Food inflation eases slightly in July

Food price inflation has slowed to its lowest level this year amid falling prices for staples such as oils, fish, and breakfast cereals, figures...

Junior Doctors and Consultants to strike jointly

Junior doctors and consultants in England will jointly undertake four days of strike action, beginning next month, as junior doctors today vote overwhelmingly in...

BME women 12 times more likely than men to be out of the labour...

Black, minority and ethic (BME women) are 12 times more likely than men to be out of the labour market due to caring commitments,...

How peas on toast are the new smashed avocado

High protein, gut friendly foods, low and no alcohol and canned cocktails are among trends that defined 2023 according to this year’s Waitrose report...

Without changes Royal Mail‘s universal postal service risks becoming “unsustainable” without reform

The Regulator Ofcom has said cutting Royal Mail’s six-day a week letter deliveries to five days or three are among options that could be...

Figures out this morning show softening in jobs market with worrying figures for...

The latest employment figures have been released this morning appear to show a softening in the Labour market Payrolled employees in the UK rose by...

Schools given warning to be on the lookout for Sextortion

The National Crime Agency has issued an alert to hundreds of thousands of education professionals following a considerable increase in global cases of financially...

A growing income divide between young and old finds report

The growing age divide in living standards that opened up in the mid-2000s has continued to widen last year according to a report out...

Getting stuck-Report finds Britain’s low-paid workers are permanently stuck in low-paid jobs

New analysis published today has found that Britain's low-paid workers are permanently stuck in low-paid jobs, and that social mobility in the UK will...

Anticipated Christmas spending at lowest level since 2012

The average amount that households expect to spend on Christmas has fallen again – this time to its lowest level since 2012 according to...