Admit it. You saw Big Society in that headline, and you expected a gag or two. Something about volunteer surgeons, or some other LOL-worthy hand grenade aimed at the heart of David Cameron's policy?... more
Hundreds of thousands of London's most vulnerable people are living in dire conditions because they are not claiming benefits to which they are entitled... more
Vulnerable pensioners are set to lose thousands of pounds worth of services every year as a result of swingeing public spending cuts, a charity warned... more
Pensioners are failing to claim up to £5.4 billion in benefits every year even though many of them are struggling to make ends meet, research indicates... more
Gordon Brown was at bay in the Commons today over claims that Labour is planning a 'death tax' of up to £20,000 to pay for the care of elderly people... more
The humble cheque is set to disappear from the banking system within the next eight years after a meeting of the country's major banks and payment processors... more
It's a hard time to be young right now, at least in economic terms. Unemployment figures released today suggest that one in five people under 25 is without work ... more
The big chill tightened its grip on London and the South-East with temperatures as low as -10C - colder than parts of Greenland and the Antarctic... more
Company pensions have taken a massive hit in the recession, with billions of pounds wiped off the value of schemes to support retiring employees... more
Private clubs lottery supplier Gamingking has agreed a reverse takeover of the country’s second largest supplier of fruit machines and snooker tables to pubs... more
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