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Historic buildings will be put at risk by plans for a fire service reorganisation, say its opponents. The restructuring will affect in the region of 90,000 residents in the city of York.

The UK government needs to rethink its economic strategy – that’s the message coming from the Welsh government according to a spokeswoman.

Weapons giant BAE Systems will fire 3,000 staff over at least 13 sites and Royal Air Force bases across the UK because of cuts to defence spending. The manufacturing firm warned even more jobs could go in a bid to become “more competitive”.

David Cameron has said discipline and rigour were needed to mend a “broken society”. In a keynote speech, the Prime Minister said: “That’s why I have asked our social policy review to look into whether we should cut t

On Monday (October 3) the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union began consulting on a four-year pay deal which could see some staff receive a £10,000 pay rise over four years.

Train managers said no jobs would be lost after a union revealed details of a review which recommends closing hundreds of ticket offices across England and Wales.

A leader of a council said it had to deal with the financial cards given for the 2012/13 period.

Many firms north of the border are still found to be flouting employment rules. The National Minimum Wage was made UK law in April 1999 and is currently £6.08 an hour for those aged over 21. For 16 and 17-year-olds, the figure is £3.68.

Imminent strikes could involve hundreds of thousands of public sector workers – that is the ominous warning from union sources. Local government, schools, hospitals and other services may be hit by a dispute this winter.

A North Lincolnshire factory has won a contract to supply £70 million worth of steel to a French rail project. The steel will be sent from the Scunthorpe plant to France where it will be rolled into rails which each measure 108 metres long.

A town centre would have more than 1,500 street lights turned off at night time in order to save money. County officials envisage the move would save Market Harborough £23,000 per year.

A police force explained it needs to save money which is why it is considering proposals to reduce its front desk hours. Under the plans discussed at Thames Valley Police no front desks will close completely but the force admits redundancies remain a possibility.