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270,000 civil servants begin 48-hour walkout today

8. March 2010

The union said courts, job centres, driving tests, tax offices, border controls and passports could be affected today

Up to 270,000 civil servants have today begun a 48-hour strike over redundancy pay, with courts, tax centres and emergency police call centres hit by the walkout. The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union said the strikers would not stand for the government "tearing up the contracts of low paid civil and public servants". In a statement [...]

Former Sugarbabe applies for ownership of band name

4. March 2010

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Former Sugarbabe applies for ownership of band name

A former member of the popular girl group the Sugarbabes has applied for legal ownership of the band’s name. Mutya Buena has filed for registration of the Sugarbabes name through the European Trademarks Authority – allegedly claiming that because there are no original members of the band left the name no longer applies to them. Keisha Buchanan [...]

Police charge one man and three teens with murder of shopkeeper

4. March 2010

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Gurmail Singh, 63, was attacked with a weapon when robbers targeted his store on February 20th

Three 17-year-old boys and one 20-year-old man have been charged with robbery and the murder of a Huddersfield shopkeeper. Gurmail Singh, 63, was attacked with a weapon when robbers targeted his store on February 20th. Mr Singh suffered serious head injuries and died in hospital the next morning. Police confirmed that last night three 17-year-old males and [...]

Young girl seen on CCTV in New Zealand ‘not Madeleine McCann’

4. March 2010

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Young girl seen on CCTV in New Zealand 'not Madeleine McCann'

A young girl seen on CCTV footage in New Zealand is not the British schoolgirl Madeleine McCann, reports today claim. On Wednesday it emerged the files containing information about Madeleine’s disappearance, including a CCTV image of a ’sighting’ in New Zealand, had been leaked from the Portuguese police’s closed investigation. The reported CCTV footage allegedly showed [...]

Young people ‘being forced into countryside exodus’

4. March 2010

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Young people 'being forced into countryside exodus'

There are concerns the future of the countryside could be at risk because young people are unable to find jobs or afford homes in rural areas. The government will today be told by their rural advocate, Dr Stuart Burgess, that evidence he has gathered about rural communities paints a worrying picture for the future of [...]

Young people ‘being forced into countryside exodus’

4. March 2010

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There are concerns the future of the countryside could be at risk because young people are unable to find jobs or afford homes in rural areas. The government will today be told by their rural advocate, Dr Stuart Burgess, that evidence he has gathered about rural communities paints a worrying picture for the future of [...]

British jobs market ‘looking better’ but concerns remain

3. March 2010

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British jobs market 'looking better' but concerns remain

The UK employment market is ‘continuing to improve’ but public sector job cuts could cause ‘irreparable damage’, a new report has today warned. Earlier this week a BBC report found councils could slash 25,000 jobs as spending cuts necessitated by the recession made job losses a reality. And today the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG [...]

British jobs market ‘looking better’ but concerns remain

3. March 2010

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The UK employment market is ‘continuing to improve’ but public sector job cuts could cause ‘irreparable damage’, a new report has today warned. Earlier this week a BBC report found councils could slash 25,000 jobs as spending cuts necessitated by the recession made job losses a reality. And today the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG [...]

Councils ‘to cut’ 25,000 jobs in England, report claims

1. March 2010

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Some ten per cent of England’s council workforce could be cut over the next five years, a report has today claimed. The BBC survey said councils are struggling to deal with the effects of the recession and at least 25,000 council jobs in England could be under threat. The report also warned that libraries and nurseries [...]

Corus starts mothballing Teeside plant as workers plan strike

19. February 2010

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Corus starts mothballing Teeside plant as workers plan strike

Steelmaker Corus is to start mothballing its Redcar plant in Teesside today after 170 years of production at the site, as unions ballot workers for strike action. The industrial plant, Teesside Cast Products (TCT), was first threatened last year, when an international consortium pulled out of a 10-year contract with the steelworks. The government has said [...]