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HMRC worker Denise Forbes, 46, of Strathgray Crescent, Invergowrie, committed the fraud over a four-year period. During that time she repeatedly told bosses at the agency — which is responsible for the collection of taxes and benefit payments &...

UK workers will face the biggest real wage fall of any advanced economy in 2018, according to OECD figures released today (Wednesday). The figures show that UK real wages will fall by 1.1% in 2018 – putting the UK and Finland at joint-bottom of...

The PM started her day in London this morning and is expected to go to the South Coast, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire and the West Midlands. Mr Corbyn, will speak at rallies in England, Scotland and Wales, leading with "there are 24 hours to save the NHS"...

Research by the Liberal Democrats has shown that over 10,000 operations were cancelled due to hospital beds being unavailable in 2016, up almost 60% from two years ago. Across 40 NHS trusts in England, the number of operations cancelled due to beds n...

Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood will cast her vote in the 2017 UK election When: 10am, Thursday June 8th 2017 Where: Soar Centre, Tylacelyn Road, Penygraig, CF40 1JZ Contact: Helen Bradley 07888754754

Friendship cliques and tensions over workplace gossip have been outed among the most common causes of office conflicts in Britain, according to a new study. In a survey of over 1,000 full and part-time employees, by Cascade HR, gossip and rumours was...

Siobhan Sharpe, star of the BBC’s hit comedy programme W1A, features in the Women’s Equality Party’s latest general election campaign film, released today. You can see the film below. “We are grateful that Siobhan took time ou...

RUTH Davidson has said “the money will be there” to fully fund the winter fuel allowance when the lifeline benefit is devolved to Holyrood. The universal welfare payment, worth up to £300 a year, will be means-tested in England unde...

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said he wants to cut VAT. “If I can reduce the burden of taxation on middle and low earners I will do it as we grow the economy. I will do it.” He told the Observer that VAT hits low and middle earners par...

Just days before the General Election, Britain’s biggest pensioner organisation, the National Pensioners Convention (NPC), is staging its annual gathering in the Winter Gardens, Blackpool from 6-8 June.   Hundreds of older campaigners from...