Charles Dickens was facing a return to the destitution that had blighted his childhood, and it was this which drove him to write the remarkable best-seller which changed the politics of Christmas ...

PALESTINE Action activists smashed sledgehammers into the walls of an Israeli weapons manufacturer’s factory on Christmas Day ...

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak warns government that people working people desperately needed to see ‘tangible change’ ...

A combination of Northumberland folk duo The Brothers Gillespsie, classical group Trio Mythos and polyphonic Occitan vocal ...

THOUSANDS of Land Registry staff have voted for strike action over working from home arrangements. Around 3,800 Public and ...

DAVID YEARSLEY argues that Bach’s most beloved seasonal offering, the Christmas Oratorio, is anything but music of peace and ...

WILDLIFE could be “disappearing in the dark,” with three-quarters of England’s habitats, wildlife and natural features not ...

CHRISTMAS can be a tough time for anyone living or working in our prisons. While others eat, drink and make merry with loved ...

SCOTLAND’S communities are at risk while the axe hangs over libraries, Green MSP Mark Ruskell has warned. The member for ...

From Zimbabwe’s provinces to Mali’s streets, nations are casting off colonial labels in their quest for true independence and dignity in a revival of the pan-African spirit, writes ROGER McKENZIE ...

JUST 20 companies have made a staggering £483 billion in profits since the start of the energy bill crisis, while thousands live in cold, damp homes, fuel campaigners have warned.

ISRAELI warplanes broke the ceasefire with Hezbollah today by conducting three air strikes deep into eastern Lebanon. This was the latest Israeli violation of the truce that ended the war between ...