Water charges and rates increase could help Stormont 'raise £3bn a year'12 hours agoJohn CampbellEconomics and business editor, BBC News NIGetty ImagesThe review suggests that if the civil service was…
Simon Thake/BBCPM Law had its headquarters on Shepcote Lane in SheffieldA law firm that collapsed suddenly is being investigated over a "sophisticated suspected fraud" involving the "improper removal and misuse"…
13 hours agoNick EdserBusiness reporterGetty ImagesThe UK's unemployment rate has fallen unexpectedly, partly due to fewer students looking for work while they study.Unemployment fell to 4.9% in the three months…
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16 hours agoEmer MoreauBusiness reporteriStock/Getty ImagesRoyal Mail will allow part-time posties to pick up more hours to improve delivery performancePart-time Royal Mail postal workers will be offered the option to…
22 hours agoJames GrantNorthamptonshire, Drovers Hall, KetteringJames Grant/BBCEmma Reeds from LIVE Kettering said the service started because of the increasing cost of livingA project offering free essentials is helping people…
Charity offers 'stigma-free' food poverty service22 hours agoJane DouglasSouth West, OkehamptonBBCRebecca Green has been involved in food projects in Okehampton and across the country for 30 yearsA charity shop has…
'Supercharger' call for threatened ceramics firm22 hours agoGeorge TorrandMatthew Barlow,DerbyBBCHayley Baddiley set up the petition for the ceramics industry to be included in the British Industrial Supercharger schemeMore than 40,000…
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Two thirds of advertisers' websites were found to be in breach of prescription only medicine advertising rules following an investigation by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). A total of 123…
Donald Trump's choice to lead the US Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, has stressed that he would not be controlled by the president as he fielded questions on his assets and…
Retail sales in the US soared past expectations in March, government data showed today, as gasoline prices surged on fallout from war in the Middle East. Sales rose by 1.7%…