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Press Release Archive
News Archive
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Increase in car finance purchases
People are buying more new and used cars on finance compared with the market's expected level of such purchases, according to a new report.
March30th -
Northern Rock job losses announced
Around 680 more jobs are expected to be axed at Northern Rock as the bank presses ahead with cost-cutting measures, it has been announced.
March29th -
Daily Mail publisher cuts 188 jobs
The Daily Mail and General Trust, the publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday, revealed it has made almost 200 new job cuts in its newspaper publishing division as it attempts to offset the effect of declining regional sales.
March28th -
Union attacks councils' jobs policy
Union officials have claimed that a growing number of local authorities are dismissing staff before re-engaging them on worse pay and conditions.
March25th -
Woman falls 30ft trying to save cat
A teenager became stranded on a cliff ledge when she slid 30ft while trying to rescue her cat on the Isle of Wight.
March25th -
Mouth-to-mouth saves house fire dog
A mongrel called Sunny has had one of the most unusual escapes ever experienced by a dog after a firefighter used mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to save her after a house fire.
March23rd -
Spending cuts 'affect school staff'
A union leader has highlighted the adverse effects of spending cuts on school staff, warning that teachers may lose their jobs due to the changes.
March21st -
Pharmaceutical site jobs to be axed
Up to 550 jobs are to go at a UK site of a Swiss pharmaceuticals firm.
March18th -
Unemployment level hits record high
The unemployment rate has hit a 17-year high with 2.53 million people now out of work, figures reveal.
March17th -
Pfizer plots job salvage operation
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer is holding talks with various companies to prevent the potential loss of more than 2,000 jobs due to the closure of its UK research and development (R&D) centre in Sandwich, Kent, in two years' time, a report has revealed.
March16th -
Accident side effects for Cracknell
One of the sad side effects from the near-fatal injuries suffered by Olympic gold medallist James Cracknell is that he is not allowed to be alone with his children.
March16th -
BDO warning over interest rate hike
Britain's economic recovery could be derailed if the Bank of England increases interest rates too soon, a business advisory group has warned.
March14th -
Ben Fogle launches deaf pup scheme
Adventurer and TV personality Ben Fogle has helped to launch Hearing Dogs for Deaf People's new Puppy Sponsorship scheme.
March14th -
Next model 'cheaper than add-ons'
Car valuation experts have said it is more cost-effective to choose the next model up in a range, rather than loading a car with higher specification add-ons.
March10th -
Oddbins set to close 39 stores
Oddbins has revealed that 39 of its stores will close as the loss-making business looks to secure its future.
March9th -
Union warns over council job cuts
A leading union has warned that councils could face legal challenges over job cuts on equality grounds as a result of incomplete impact assessments.
March8th -
University plans may see 95 jobs go
A Scottish university has given the green light to restructuring proposals which could see up to 95 jobs lost.
March7th -
Women 'unhappy with insurance law'
Nearly eight out of 10 women are unhappy with a European Court of Human Rights ruling banning insurance companies from using gender-based statistics when setting their prices, a survey has revealed.
March4th -
Fox defends redundancy decision
Defence Secretary Liam Fox has been forced to defend the decision to make 11,000 redundancies in the armed forces, insisting that personnel who have recently returned from Afghanistan will not be sacked.
March4th -
Gender insurance ruling condemned
A ruling preventing gender use in setting insurance premiums has been condemned as "a victory for boy racers" by an MEP.
March3rd -
1,042 jobs axed at Auto Windscreens
More than 1,000 workers at Auto Windscreens have been made redundant.
March1st