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Older people are missing out on £3.5bn in unclaimed benefits despite almost one in four over-65s finding it difficult to make ends meet, charity Age UK has today announced. Research from the charity found that millions of older people who were...

With a general election now called for June 8th, both Theresa May and Work and Pensions Secretary Damian Green have refused to say if they are set to ditch the triple lock, which ensures the state pension rises in line with average earnings, inflatio...

Confectionery giant Nestle is planning to cut almost 300 jobs, mainly in York and Newcastle, and move production of the Blue Riband chocolate biscuit to Poland.  

Figures released by the Trussell Trust today (Tuesday) have shown that foodbank use in Scotland has hit new record levels as the impact of failed Tory austerity continues to hit our communities.   The latest statistics from the Trussell Trust sh...

If you are already registered to vote or applied to register to vote before the deadline.  If you are not registered to vote, you will need to register to vote by Monday 22 May to vote at the UK general election. In England, Scotland and Wales y...

“The Electoral Commission has begun an investigation into Leave.EU’s EU Referendum spending return. This followed an assessment which concluded that there were reasonable grounds to suspect that potential offences under the law may have o...

The drinks company Diageo has announced plans to cut over 100 jobs in Scotland because of concerns over Brexit, it was reported today, including 70 redundancies in Fife and 35 near Glasgow.

Vince Cable, who famously predicted the credit crunch, has warned that the recent fall in retail sales are a sign the "post-Brexit honeymoon" for the UK economy is coming to an end. Figures out today have shown UK retail sales saw their biggest quart...

Amongst all the mayhem of BREXIT and the General Election we are pleased to note that out directory has been steadily growing, thanks to the input of our Essex University Student Union student team. Some of the students have continued working over th...

Assuming all goes to plan, Parliament will dissolve on May 2nd.   Colchester Member of Parliament the Rt Hon. Will Quince MP has done a very good job in looking after the ABC and myself personally. With public services run do...