A Labour youth survivor of Anders Behring Breivik's massacre in Norway has said the killer's failure to murder him has only strengthened his belief in democracy. More »Breivik Witness: It Was A Mistake To Spare Me
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian mass killer … More »Norway's Breivik posed like bodybuilder …
Protesters took to the streets of Madrid and several other Spanish cities on Thursday … More »New protests in Spain against labour …
Protesters took to the streets of Madrid and several other Spanish cities on Thursday against a government reform of the labour code that makes it cheaper and easier to fire workers. More »New protests in Spain against labour law reform
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's tax revenues rose again in April, finance ministry data showed on Thursday, indicating that Europe's powerhouse economy is still performing strongly despite the euro zone sovereign debt crisis. In its monthly report, the finance … More »Strong jobs market boosts German tax take in April
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's main opposition faction hopes to secure support for energy, fiscal and labour market reforms by December if its candidate who is well ahead in the polls wins the presidency, a senior official in the Institutional Revolutionary … More »Mexico's PRI eyes jump-start to reforms if victorious - aide
David Cameron and Ed Miliband have clashed in the House of Commons over the controversial report commissioned by the Prime Minister which called for changes in the law to make it easier for businesses to sack staff. More »Clash over 'easier sacking' report
David Cameron branded Ed Balls a "muttering idiot" in an angry outburst during PMQs today. More »Cameron lashes out: Ed Balls branded a "muttering idiot"
Labour will back David Cameron if he chooses to fight an ultimatum issued by human rights judges giving Britain six months to change the law on prisoners' voting rights, shadow chancellor Ed Balls has said. More »Balls: We'll back prisoner battle
LONDON (Reuters) - MP Tom Watson, an outspoken critic of Rupert Murdoch who played a prominent role in exposing phone hacking at his British newspaper business, said on Tuesday politicians had been scared of being targeted by the media mogul's tabloids. … More »MPs scared of News International - Watson
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said it had not offered General Motors any special treatment to persuade it to build the next generation of its Astra compact in England rather than Germany. General Motors, which operates under the Vauxhall brand in Britain, … More »Britain says GM given no special deal over Astra
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish teachers went on strike on Tuesday to protest against cuts in education spending that labour unions say will put 100,000 substitute teachers out of work but that the government says are needed to tackle the euro zone debt crisis. … More »Teachers strike across Spain, protesting cuts
Youth joblessness is almost back at its peak following the outbreak of the global economic crisis and is unlikely to ease until at least 2016, the International Labour Organization warned Tuesday. More »Youth joblessness 'won't ease until 2016'
Ed Miliband has sought to play down speculation that he will promise a referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union if he takes power - insisting it was not his priority. More »Miliband plays down EU poll talk
ALMATY (Reuters) - Six people were convicted on Monday for taking part in deadly labour riots in Kazakhstan that were seen as a major challenge to the authority of President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Another six people were cleared of rioting during the two … More »Six convicted over Kazakhstan oil riots - court
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's beleaguered media minister Jeremy Hunt, under fire over his contacts with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, came under renewed pressure on Monday after a parliamentary watchdog said it would investigate allegations he had failed … More »Watchdog to probe Hunt in News Corp row
Plans to strip down labour rights and make it easier for firms to sack under-performing staff have been labelled "complete nonsense" by Business Secretary Vince Cable. More »Cable Attacks Plans To Make Sackings Easier
Ed Miliband has accused the Government of taking backward steps on social mobility by allowing inequality to grow and denying bright youngsters from poor backgrounds the chance to succeed. More »Miliband attacks social inequality
Plans to cut employment red tape by stripping down labour rights and making it easier for firms to sack under-performing staff have been blasted as "complete nonsense" by Business Secretary Vince Cable. More »Cable condemns labour rights reform
BOCHUM, Germany (Reuters) - The head of General Motors' Opel said he would present a plan for the German carmaker's Europe-wide business to its supervisory board on June 28, denying any decision had already been made to close one of Opel's factories in … More »Opel CEO to present Europe-wide plan on June 28
FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) - The head of General Motors unit Opel sought to allay workers' fears that the automaker plans to shut one of its four German plants as it pulls production of the Astra, its best-selling model, from the country. Opel Chief … More »Opel CEO faces workers over possible plant closure
There needs to be a "credible plan for growth" both in Britain and Europe to help rebuild confidence and avoid more countries tipping into recession, former Labour chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling has warned. More »Darling calls for growth plans
Ed Miliband's personal rating has overtaken David Cameron's for the first time, according to a new poll. More »Miliband rating overtakes Cameron
Ed Miliband's personal rating has overtaken David Cameron's for the first time, according to a new poll. More »Miliband rating overtakes Cameron
SINDLEFINGEN, Germany (Reuters) - A key regional branch of Germany's IG Metall union clinched a deal for a 4.3 percent wage increase over a 13-month period early on Saturday, sources told Reuters, an agreement that will likely set the benchmark for 3.6 … More »German labour union IG Metall agrees 4.3 percent pay deal: sources
The Health Secretary has challenged Labour to bring forward the evidence that shows waiting-time rules are being breached across the NHS. More »Waiting-time breaches evidence call
SOHAG, Egypt (Reuters) - Democratic fervour is gripping Egypt's big cities ahead of a presidential election but in the provinces many are nostalgic for the autocratic past. In Sohag, a town 250 miles (400 km) up the Nile from Cairo, residents have been … More »Egypt's cautious provinces make vote hard to call
LONDON (Reuters) - Conservatives are losing their reputation for economic competence, according to an opinion poll issued on Wednesday, bad news for a party that has staked its reputation on an austerity plan to tackle the budget deficit. In the Ipsos … More »UK begins to doubt Conservatives on economy - poll
David Cameron has attempted to brush off an attack from Labour over his closeness to former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks. More »PM brushes off attack over Brooks
Leading figures from the worlds of media, politics, and the arts have gathered to pay emotional tribute to "bravest of the brave" war correspondent Marie Colvin. More »Memorial service for Marie Colvin
Ed Miliband has mocked David Cameron for claiming new French president Francois Hollande as an ally in this week's prime minister's questions. More »PMQs: Cameron claims ally in Socialist Hollande
ROME (Reuters) - Italy has made strong progress in shoring up its public finances and making structural reforms since the arrival of Prime Minister Mario Monti but must do more to revive economic growth, a senior IMF official said on Wednesday. "Italy … More »IMF says Italy on right track, must not let up on reform
Sky News' deputy political editor Joey Jones is analysing the exchanges between David Cameron and Ed Miliband during Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons. More »PMQs Live: Cameron And Miliband Face Off
LONDON, MAY 16 - The number of Britons out of work fell at the fastest pace in nearly a year in the three months to March, official data showed on Wednesday, pointing to some underlying resilience in the economy. ANALYSTS' REACTION VICKY REDWOOD, CAPITAL … More »Instant View - UK jobless claimant count posts surprise fall
Mothers will receive one-to-one care from a named midwife during labour and birth as part of Government plans to combat postnatal depression. More »NHS introduces 'named midwife' plan
NEW YORK, May 15 (Thomson Reuters Accelus) - CtW Investment Group, a labour-backed shareholder group, last year warned JPMorgan Chase & Co that its risk management committee was not up to the task and sought to remove one of its members, Ellen Futter, … More »JPMorgan was warned risk management not up to task
Labour leader Ed Milband has vowed to scrap the most controversial aspects of the Government's NHS plans if he won the next election. More »Ed Miliband Vows To Reverse NHS Reforms
Labour left-winger Job Cruddas has been promoted to coordinator of the Labour party policy review by Ed Miliband. More »Left-winger promoted in Miliband's mini-reshuffle
Labour leader Ed Miliband has called on NHS staff and patients to hold the Government to account for difficulties resulting from its controversial reforms to the health service. More »Miliband in NHS whistleblower call
Labour has denied backing industrial action by doctors after a shadow health minister expressed sympathy with the complaints behind the proposed action. More »Labour denies doctor action support
Ed Miliband is to praise nurses as the "first line in the defence of the NHS" when he encourages them to continue resisting the coalition's reforms later. More »Miliband urges on nurses against NHS reforms
Labour is enjoying its biggest poll lead over the Conservatives since the YouGov firm was created in 2002. More »Labour builds record 14-point poll lead
LONDON (Reuters) - Employers plan to increase staffing for the first time in a year, a survey showed on Monday, raising hopes that higher employment may boost morale and consumer spending. However, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development … More »Employment to rise for first time in a year - poll