Just about managing? 1 in 8 workers are skipping meals to make ends meat
1 in 8 workers (13%) are skipping meals to make ends meet, according to new TUC polling aimed at highlighting the impact of stagnant...
HIV Has Changed Campaign
The HIV Has Changed campaign launches today, in Manchester and About Manchester is please to support the event. Join us at 2pm today if...
Broken Britain-Economic growth no longer leading to rising earnings,
The UK economy no longer translates economic growth into rising earnings, finds a new report published today. Gains from growth have gone largely into...
Taxpayers forced to subsidise planning application costs by £1 billion over the next five...
Local taxpayers will be forced to spend £1 billion covering the cost of planning applications by 2022, the Local Government Association warns today.
Planning fees...
Fear of crime and of parents struggling to pay the bills blights our children’s...
Fear of crime is damaging the well-being of 2.2 million teenagers in the UK, with one in three teenage girls fearful of being followed...
Morale in Greater Manchester Police said to be one of the lowest in the...
Greater Manchester Police force has the lowest morale, an annual survey by the Police Federation has found with with way police are treated being the...
Credit card firms pushing people into long term debt, warns Citizens Advice
Major new research by Citizens Advice finds that nearly 1 in 5 people struggling with debts has had their credit card limit raised without...
Planes fuelled by waste could take off from British airports
Planes could take off from British airports using fuels made from rubbish that gets sent to landfill, under a new government scheme.
The plans are...
Coming to a store near you-the six pack mini avocado
First world problems? Yes shoppers have been hit this summer by the shrinking avocado but Tesco have come up with a solution for the fruit...
Clampdown on pension scammers announced
Private pensions cold calling, including emails and text messages, is to be banned under plans announced by the government this morning.
The measures, say the...