View from a broad
Hurrah for men! Their jobless figures are down 5,000 in a month. Fantastic news. But the unemployment figures are at their highest for three years. How can this be?
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Unemployment rises at fastest rate since 1990s
The number of people drawing unemployment benefit has risen at its sharpest rate since the recession of the early 1990s, figures revealed yesterday.
The figures, which p...
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Student protesters clash with riot police
Protests spread across France today as thousands of students marched against controversial government reforms intended to reduce unemployment among young people.
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UK unemployment continues to rise
Britain's jobs market weakened in February as the number of people claiming unemployment benefits rose by 14,600, official figures showed today.
The Office for National ...
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21 million calls to government go unanswered
Twenty-one million callers seeking advice on unemployment and disability benefits failed to get through to new government contact centres last year, a report by the Natio...
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British Airways abandons the high street
British Airways will close all 17 high street travel stores as well as its Belfast call centre, it announced today.
The move, which reflects the rise of internet booking...
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Wanted: one keen clock-watcher
If you're the sort of person who dreams of turning your passion into your life's work, there might be one or two better jobs - curator of a steam train museum, say, or ch...
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Where are all the headteachers?
A goodly portion have taken themselves off to the tranquil golden beaches of early retirement. Others resign in search of a job that won't require so much in the way of d...
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Fathers fight for family flexi-time
Growing numbers of men are rejecting the culture of working long hours in favour of spending more time at home, according to a study which reveals a social revolution is ...
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Anger as top college drops chemistry
The following apology was printed in the Observer's For the record column, Sunday March 19 2006
We repeated a news agency error in the article below when we incorrectly ...
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