Warning that hospitality needs more support as 6,000 licensed premises close
UKHospitality is warning that businesses in the hospitality sector must receive further support if they are to survive the crisis and play their part...
1 in 8 forced out of the labour market due to ill health before...
The TUC has today warned that hundreds of thousands of older workers are being “consigned to poverty” due to ill health.
A new report published by the...
Stop the Squeeze-New campaign launches today demanding higher taxes on wealth
A new campaign unites civil society groups to condemn ‘failed economics of the past’ and demand bolder solutions on cost of living
The Stop the...
Government failing to ensure a decent life for older people as pensioner poverty spirals
The government is failing to ensure a decent life for older people, says the English public, according to new YouGov polling commissioned by the...
4,500 jobs at risk as William Hill announces 700 betting shop closures
Four and a half thousand jobs are at risk as the betting chain William Hill has announced plans to close 700 betting shops across...
All the lonely people
Nearly eight million people are living alone in the UK according to figures out today from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
3.9 million of...
Consumers on a countdown to Xmas as retail sales rise
The latest ONS Retail Sales Index figures, have showed a 0.7% year-on-year sales growth in October.
Non-food stores was the only main retail sector that...
Sunak’s scrap heap – more than one hundred thousand jobs in the North West...
Labour has today accused the Chancellor Rishi Sunak of consigning whole sectors of the economy, which generate billions in tax revenue and employ millions...
Government announces clampdown on domestic abuse including non fatal strangulation and revenge porn
A raft of new amendments to the Domestic Abuse Bill will be presented this week, providing greater protections for victims and further clamping down...
Nurses to be balloted on industrial action
Nurses working within the NHS are to be asked whether they’d be willing to take industrial action in an indicative ballot launching soon. ...