Since August, staff at the National Coal Mining Museum have been striking in a row over pay. Many of them are ex-miners, who ...

An South Wales MP has pledged to write to the UK government seeking a meeting and urgent action over the British Coal Staff Superannuation ...

LONDON (AP) — The British government said Monday that it will hold a public inquiry into the “Battle of Orgreave,” a violent confrontation between police and striking coal miners that became a ...

David Waddington has spent years researching the mining industry and coal communities. Now he’s written a history of the pit ...

Banks Mining will not appeal against a government decision to reject its plans to develop a new coal mine in northeast England, the British company said on Wednesday.

Council funding for the National Coal Mining Museum has been "withheld" until strike action in a row over workers' pay is resolved. Staff at the tourist attraction in Wakefield, where visitors can get ...

An South Wales MP has pledged to write to the UK government seeking a meeting and urgent action over the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme investment fund.

Mick Newton, who worked at the Thoresby Colliery, says he and other campaigners are "totally frustrated" that elements of pensions injustice remain one year on from Labour pledging to end it.

After 100 days, Trump's vow to boost coal belies cuts to miner health programs. For John Robinson, a retired coal miner who spent his career in the Virginia mines helping to power America into the ...

In October 2025, Cecil Roberts will officially retire from his role as president of the United Mine Workers of America. A sixth-generation coal miner, he has led the union for 30 years. Only one man ...