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Some further good news - this time from Scotland. The ABC is going to be broadcasting LIVE sessions from the Scottish Parliament featuring; committee meetings and news relating to pensions and benefit claimants. This will of...

The Resolution Foundation has pointed out - real earnings growth has finally returned, but far stronger pay rises will be needed to beat inflation and sustain the pay recovery next year, the Resolution Foundation said today (Wednesday) in response to...

Wish List by Katherine Soper, who currently works in a perfumery on Regent Street in London, was today – 17 November 2015 – announced as the winner of the 10th anniversary Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2015 – Europe’s biggest playwriting...

Recent Welsh figures have showed that between April and September 2015 the number of people in who were supplied three days' emergency food by foodbanks stood at 39,245, up from the same time last year. The figures have been described as a reflection...

Storm Barney, the UK's second named storm, has arrived and is affecting parts of Wales and southern England with gusts in excess of 70mph. If you like gadgets please check out WindyTV. We love it.  Click on the image below:  Stay safe!

All eyes will be on the Labour party this week as Plaid Cymru acts once again to ban the use of zero hour contracts in Wales. The Party of Wales has tabled amendments to the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care Bill in a bid to outlaw the use of...

A report by the Resolution Foundation says: Over half of all employers (54%) say the new National Living Wage (NLW) will have an effect on their wage bill, with three in ten of those organisations that will be affected by the new higher wage floor pl...

The blame game has kicked off, French national unity did not last long. Poverty and unemployment in Belgium and the role it played radicalizing young muslims involved in the Paris atrocities is getting much attention.  Inside  — the Be...

The Paris attacks are bad news for the economic recovery in the Eurozone – the attacks could slow the pace of world economic recovery, and in particular, slow the economy of France as the government focuses on other issues. At least 129 people were k...

Asda this week announced that it would be introducing a new click and collect service, called ToYou.  With 614 stores around the UK, Asda’s ToYou service offers an interesting option. The difference with this collect in store...