Pay-freeze Britain has become a harsh reality for millions of workers this winter, as companies refuse to award pay rises to staff in struggle to survive recession... more
Benefit rules which left the taxpayer footing the £1,600-a-week rent for a former asylum seeker and her family to live in a £1.8million flat are to be changed... more
These are the MPs who have so far disclosed all or part of the content of letters received from Sir Thomas Legg, as a result of his inquiry into additional cost allowances claimed between 2004-5 and 2008-9... more
Economics analysis: Shocking figures show just how desperate the youth unemployment situation really is as the number of people under 25 and out of work smashes through one million ... more
Three Cabinet ministers including would-be Chancellor Ed Balls have admitted over-claiming hundreds of pounds on their expenses for mortgages interest... more
In a day of mixed fortunes for Labour’s golden couple, Ed Balls lost his battle to be Chancellor but his wife Yvette Cooper was in line for promotion... more
Projects to build new prisons, schools and homes in London are to be rescued by the Government after the credit crunch threatened their completion... more
The Treasury struggled to combat claims that it was “dithering” over City bonuses as ministers unveiled a year-long review into bankers’ pay and perks... more
The recession will be "longer and deeper" without urgent government action to boost the economy with tax cuts and higher borrowing, Treasury chief secretary Yvette Cooper warned... more
Labour moved to outflank the Conservatives on spending cuts with a warning that Alistair Darling will slash more than £30billion from Whitehall costs... more
Sofia Coppola's boyfriend is lead singer and they won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album this year. Now, Phoenix tell Nosheen Iqbal, they are set to conquer London
Move over, Mahiki. Nightclub entrepreneurs Charlie Gilkes and Duncan Stirling are soon to launch a new Eighties-inspired club in Chelsea, in honour of Lady Thatcher
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