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Supreme Court decides whether trans women are protected under women’s rights laws in the UK

Posted on Nov 30, 2024Dec 3, 2024 by Dakota Bragato
Trans flag flies on a UK federal building. Photo by Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office. The Supreme Court heard a...Read More

Vape tax and ban target teens – but teen vaping in London is already low

Posted on Oct 31, 2024Jan 11, 2025 by Dakota Bragato
Photo by Mayukh Karmakar Vaping liquid will now be taxed by an additional £2.20 per 10ml, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced...Read More

Islington Council Passes Buyback Initiative

Posted on Nov 30, 2023Dec 7, 2023 by Ethan Hylton
  Islington Council has agreed on a measure to purchase 310 ex-Right-to-Buy properties. Last month, Islington Council members unanimously voted...Read More

Caroline Woodley made history as the first female Mayor of Hackney

Posted on Nov 29, 2023Nov 29, 2023 by Annie Orfanidou
Caroline Woodley has been elected the new Mayor of Hackney borough in East London in the emerging elections that took...Read More

Southwark campaigners demanded public toilet provision

Posted on Nov 28, 2023Nov 30, 2023 by Chia-Yu Wang
Southwark Council invited campaigners to deliberate on the public toilet provision plans to enhance public health and boost the local...Read More

New census release shows unemployment rate at 4.5%

Posted on Jan 12, 2023Jan 12, 2023 by Sara Romanin Jacur
Unemployment figures hit 4.5 per cent, as captured in the 2021 census. Though this data is an increase from the...Read More

Street harassment to be made criminal offence in the UK

Posted on Dec 13, 2022Dec 13, 2022 by Sneha Choudhur
Photo by Johannes Roth on Unsplash Street harassment could now be a crime with jail time of up to two...Read More

100 UK firms switch to four-day working week to change how Brits work

Posted on Dec 13, 2022Dec 13, 2022 by Sneha Choudhur
Photo by Alex Kotliarskyi on Unsplash Making a major change in the way Brits work, 100 UK companies have switched...Read More

Maudsley Hospital staff workers rally for entitled pay rise

Posted on Dec 8, 2022Dec 8, 2022 by Diya Joseph
(Photo Credits: Diya) Cleaning and catering staff at Maudsley Hospital staged a demonstration over rejected pay claims at its entrance...Read More
Picture Credits - Brett Jordan

Vox Pop: Is the government’s recommendation to increase minimum living wage by roughly 10% enough in this cost-of-living crisis?

Posted on Nov 29, 2022Dec 6, 2022 by Diya Joseph
(Photo Credit: Brett Jordan) Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has approved a recommendation to increase the minimum national living wage by 9.7...Read More

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