Train Disaster Is a Blow to Spain’s Leader, Already an Election Underdog
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wanted to campaign on inequality and housing, but the second major rail accident this year has put his government’s compe...
Public sector an ‘afterthought’ to North Sea oil jobs, says Unison leader
Andrea Egan calls for same political focus on teachers, care sector and NHS and says Jackdaw decision ‘a serious misstep’UK politics live – latest upd...
TUC leader expects wave of union recognition in private sector over coming year
Paul Nowak says ‘hundreds, if not thousands’ of employers could sign access agreements as ‘transformative’ rules come into forceThe TUC general secret...
Hong Kong’s leader apologises for residential fire that killed 168 people
Blaze last year was deadliest housing fire globally since 1980 and some ex-residents and victims’ families say they still need justiceHong Kong’s lead...
Israeli leader Netanyahu accused of using ‘ugly’ smear tactics to cling to power
Prime minister claims Arab Israeli parties used foreign backing to steal elections, in which his coalition lost its majority• Israel election – latest...
Tributes pour in for labor leader Dolores Huerta: ‘Fought for farm workers to the very end’
Lawmakers, activists and union leaders across the US remember the co-founder of United Farm Workers unionFollowing the news that Dolores Huerta – the ...
Dolores Huerta, California labor leader and civil rights champion, dies aged 96
Huerta co-founded United Farm Workers union with Cesar Chavez, improving pay and conditions for farm workersSign up for the Breaking News US newslette...
Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96
Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation's fruit and vegetable fields and coined the phrase "Sí, se...
Serbia’s Student List preparing for talks on forming government despite no clear leader
Non-hierarchical movement is seeking to ‘rebuild society’ in Balkan country after years of authoritarian ruleEurope live – latest updatesSerbia’s triu...
Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić concedes defeat in fiercely contested parliamentary election
Vučić’s 12-year reign looks to have been ended by record turnout of voters in election provoked by student-led protests Serbia’s veteran leader Aleksa...
Exiled Venezuelan opposition leader announces her return
Nobel laureate María Corina Machado’s return after almost a year in exile is unlikely to please interim president Delcy RodríguezThe Venezuelan opposi...
Nationals leader Matt Canavan eyes move to lower house as pollster warns of One Nation wipeout
Michelle Landry announces she will not recontest her Queensland seat of Capricornia at the next electionMatt Canavan could attempt a switch to the Hou...
