There are concerns that businesses in flood-hit areas may ignore insurance in future, leaving them vulnerable to collapse if there is a repeat of flooding of the magnitude experienced during December.

A bike hire business in County Durham says it could face closure after it was burgled for a fourth time.

In his Autumn Statement, Chancellor Osborne introduced the government’s new compulsory National Living Wage (NLW), which will come into force in April 2016.

The national minimum wage (NMW) is the minimum hourly pay that almost all workers are entitled to by law.

On 25th November 2015, Chancellor George Osborne delivered his Autumn Statement to Parliament.