Labour leader Ed Miliband defends his party’s decision to support a pay freeze for public sector workers, despite union criticism.

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Miliband defends pay freeze move

Unions accuse Labour of failing to speak up for “ordinary people” after Ed Balls indicates it will support a pay freeze for public sector workers.

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Union dismay on Labour pay stance

Unions accuse Labour of failing to speak up for “ordinary people” after Ed Balls indicates it will support a pay freeze for public sector workers.

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Union dismay on Labour pay stance

The government has made no savings by raising the public sector pension age to 67, says a leading pensions consultancy.

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‘No saving’ in upping pension age

The chief secretary to the Treasury will update MPs on public sector pension negotiations, after broad agreements were reached with some unions.

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MPs to hear pensions row update

The Irish government begins to outline a fresh round of austerity measures, including a 6,000 drop in the number of staff employed in the public sector.

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Budget cuts announced in Republic

The downgrading of Britain’s growth forecasts has made the case for public sector pensions reform more urgent, Labour peer Lord Hutton tells the BBC.

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Pension deal urgent, says Hutton

The government’s public sector pensions policy is given a major boost following a ruling at the High Court.

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Pension inflation move ‘lawful’

The BBC receives more than 23,000 complaints over Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson’s remarks that striking public sector workers should be shot.

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Clarkson complaints reach 23,000

Trade union Unison calls on the BBC to sack Jeremy Clarkson following his “appalling” comments about killing striking public sector workers.

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Unison calls for Clarkson sacking

The government and the unions attempt to resolve the dispute about changes to public sector pensions, which led to widespread strikes.

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Public sector pension talks begin

Public sector workers strike over pensions

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In pictures: Public sector workers strike

LONDON — Airline passengers arriving in Britain escaped chaos early Wednesday despite dire predictions of long waits, as border staff joined teachers, hospital workers and weather forecasters in the country’s largest strike in decades. The one-day strike has been called to oppose government demands that public sector staff work longer before receiving a pension and contribute more money each month — plans which form part of a package of austerity measures designed to get a grip on the country’s high borrowing levels. Read full article > >

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British border staff, teachers, weather forecasters join 1-day strike over pension reform

Business groups are counting the cost of the public sector pensions strike, although none have estimated the cash damage.

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Business assesses cost of strikes

Up to two million public sector workers start a 24-hour strike, in what looks set to be the biggest walkout for a generation.

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Up to two million set to strike