Matthew Cooper

6 days ago | the-independent.com | Matthew Cooper

Workers celebrated and waved flags to mark the end of more than 650 days of work by TBM Mary Ann to link Water Orton in Warwickshire with Birmingham. From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing.

6 days ago | independent.co.uk | Matthew Cooper

Workers celebrated and waved flags to mark the end of more than 650 days of work by TBM Mary Ann to link Water Orton in Warwickshire with Birmingham. A giant HS2 boring machine has broken through to complete the first section of a 3.5-mile tunnel on the route’s approach into Birmingham.

6 days ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Matthew Cooper

Birmingham’s striking bin workers have received backing from the leaders of Aslef and the National Education Union (NEU) at a collective action “megapicket” outside a depot and recycling centre. Around 200 people gathered in Ebury Road, in the Kings Norton area of the city, to hear NEU general secretary Daniel Kebede describe the all-out strike by members of Unite, which began almost two months ago, as a fight against “a race to the bottom” on working people’s wages.

6 days ago | standard.co.uk | Matthew Cooper

Business | Business NewsA ‘megapicket’ was held outside a household recycling centre in Birmingham, as the city’s all-out bin strike continues. Bin workers began an all-out strike almost two months ago in a fight for better wages (Jacob King/PA)PA WireMatthew Cooper4 minutes agoSign up for our email featuring expert insight and funding opportunities for entrepreneurs and SMEsI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.

1 week ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Caitlin Doherty |George Lithgow |Matthew Cooper |David Lynch |David Hughes

Sir Keir Starmer was pulled away from the second half of his beloved Arsenal’s semi-final to firm up the final details of the US trade deal with Donald Trump. The Prime Minister admitted that he “didn’t know the exact day” the agreement with the White House would come, but less than 24 hours after he was watching that Champions League semi-final, Sir Keir had been beamed into the Oval Office to virtually confirm the new transatlantic trading arrangements.