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As the ‘Beast from the East’ hit the south last week, East Hampshire District Council was working tirelessly through the conditions to ensure all rough sleepers were offered accommodation in the freezing temperatures and snowy conditions....

More women, disabled and BAME entering high skilled training places The number of people starting a modern apprenticeship has increased by over 500 since the same period last year, latest stats show - as Scotland marks Apprenticeship Week. When compa...

Cold weather payments have kicked in across large parts of the UK. Low temperatures mean if you live in one of the postcodes below you could be in line for a payment of £25. Cold weather payments are a right if you are claiming certain ben...

Benefit Claimants in Dundee were reportedly left crying as a lack of communication left them in the dark over sanctions on their benefits. Job seekers made the journey through the appalling weather to the JobCentre Plus office, near the Wellgate Cent...

Further Cold Weather Payments as temperatures drop The latest spell of cold weather has triggered a further round of Cold Weather Payments for parts of Northern Ireland. A further £1million will be paid automatically to approximately 43,000 peo...

Brexit will enter into force on 29 March 2019. Without an agreement on the terms of future relations between the European Union and the United Kingdom, the UK will revert to accessing the EU single market under WTO rules and reestablishing customs co...

The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) has calculated that if the proportion of GDP made up by wages were the same now as in the early 1990s, working people in the EU would have earned an extra €1,764 in 2017, rising to an extra €4,1...

For the estimated 8,100 rough sleepers in London today and those around the country. This is the coldest day so far, hitting the giddy heights of -3C at midday amid further heavy snow showers. Upping the ante further is the arrival today of Storm Emm...

Engineering firm Dyson has announced it is seeking 300 new employees for its electric car project. The company, best known for high-powered vacuums and hairdryers, has already created 400 jobs in the UK to help build its battery engine. The company,...

Due to extremely adverse weather conditions, the Care Quality Commission contact centre will be operating at limited capacity today (28 February) and tomorrow (29 February). The phone lines are closed, however they  are responding to emails - pl...