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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.
March29thDaily 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.
March28thUnion 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.
March25thWoman 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.
March25thMouth-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.
March23rdPharmaceutical site jobs to be axed
Up to 550 jobs are to go at a UK site of a Swiss pharmaceuticals firm.
March18thUnemployment level hits record high
The unemployment rate has hit a 17-year high with 2.53 million people now out of work, figures reveal.
March17thPfizer 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.
March16thBDO 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.
March14thBen 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.
March14thOddbins 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.
March9thUnion 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.
March8thUniversity 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.
March7thFox 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.
March4th1,042 jobs axed at Auto Windscreens
More than 1,000 workers at Auto Windscreens have been made redundant.
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