Activist Disrupts Leader’s Speech at Labour Party Conference
Clare Hymer
An activist stormed the stage at the start of Keir Starmer’s conference speech and covered him in glitter.
Not ‘Fair’ to Block Massive New Oil Field, Says Labour Decarbonisation Lead
Simon Childs
Labour politicians have been cosying up to oil and gas 'partners' at conference by promising their party would provide big business the 'stability' it needs. Simon Childs reports.
There Were No Complaints About Trans Women on Hospital Wards, Investigation Finds
Simon Childs
An investigation asked 102 NHS trusts how many complaints there had been about trans women on women’s wards. There were none.
Drax Is Getting More Sneaky With Its Labour Conference Lobbying
Simon Childs
The massive wood-burning power plant won’t hold any greenwashing events this year - but a network of industry bodies will be pushing its policies.
Years Later, Wildfires Blaze on in Survivors’ Minds
Charlie Hertzog Young
Three-quarters of survivors of Australian bushfires struggle with anxiety two years on. Charlie Hertzog Young reports.
Free Travel Is Being Used to Make Outsourced Transport Staff Work Harder
Polly Smythe
The measure which was supposed to ‘ease the pressure’ on low paid workers is actually making their lives harder.
The Home Office Is Forcing Child Refugees to Share Bedrooms With Adult Strangers
Sophie K Rosa
Unaccompanied children are being made to share bedrooms with adult strangers while waiting for the Home Office to decide about their asylum claims. Sophie K Rosa reports
Cramming 40 People Into a Four-Bed House Wasn’t Enough to Get This ‘Rogue Landlord’ Added to the Government Database
Hajar Meddah
Banning orders and a ‘rogue landlord database’ are among an arsenal of enforcement tools technically available to local authorities. But they’re abysmally underused, while slum landlords run rampant. Hajar Meddah reports.
Mick Lynch Asks Unions to Step Up to Defy Anti-Strike Legislation
Polly Smythe
The TUC has voted not to comply with minimum service levels, but how far unions will go remains to be seen. Polly Smythe reports from TUC congress.
Rory Stewart Slams Keir Starmer for ‘Disgusting’ Treatment of Jeremy Corbyn
Rivkah Brown
In an interview with Novara Media, the ex-Tory MP says “it’s mad” that Corbyn was suspended, saying the “controlling” Starmer “lacks confidence”. Rivkah Brown reports.
This Landlord Used a Legal Loophole to Boot Out His Renters in Just 11 Days
Rivkah Brown
Paul Odell backtracked on a contract at the last minute, giving his tenants just days to get out. Rivkah Brown reports.
Network Rail Gives Bonuses to Scabs
Polly Smythe
The RMT and TSSA have vowed to challenge the decision to withhold bonuses for workers who took strike action.
Hackney Mayor Partied With Councillor He Knew Had Been Arrested for Possessing Child Abuse Images
Simon Childs & Rivkah Brown
New images prove Philip Glanville went to a party with Tom Dewey knowing of his arrest, leading local politicians to demand an inquiry. Simon Childs and Rivkah Brown report.
Solicitor Brings ‘Unfair Dismissal’ Claim Against Law Firm Run by His Own Mother
Polly Smythe
A trade union organiser has described her ‘shock’ at the ‘cold and callous’ actions of Biscoes Solicitors.
Exclusive: Company Received Hundreds of ‘Critical’ Safety Warnings Before Oil Spill
Andrew Kersley
Oil firm Perenco had 237 outstanding safety critical notices from regulators months before it leaked 200 barrels of oil into an environmentally protected zone.
University Docks Pay From Lecturer for Strike While He Was Having Heart Surgery
Andrew Kersley
SOAS has been accused of ‘gross incompetence’ after deducting pay for lecturers over a strike that they didn’t actually take part in.
Israeli Forces Are Deliberately Shooting at Palestinian Paramedics
Daisy Schofield
Amid the deadliest year on record for Palestinians in the West Bank, paramedics tell Novara Media Israeli soldiers are driving them away from casualties with sniper fire, targeting ambulances with live ammunition and confiscating their bulletproof vests.
Manchester Police Drop Discriminatory Carnival Bans
Moya Lothian-McLean
Greater Manchester Police abandoned plans to ban people from a local Caribbean carnival after Novara Media revealed that Black people were eight times more likely to be targeted.