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UK workforce headed for crisis post-Brexit as businesses plan to cut full-time staff
Nearly two thirds of businesses plan to hire part-time staff over full-time once we leave the EU in an attempt to save money, new research has revealed. The report found that a significant majority of businesses believe the cost of hiring talent in the UK will increase post-Brexit, particularly if it limits free movement for workers. The research also suggests that not only will Brexit affect workforce requirements, but it will potentially complicate labour availability as well. More companies are...
No imminent meetings planned between EU & May admits Downing Street
Number 10 has admitted there are no imminent meetings planned between the Prime Minister and other EU leaders. However, the PM is still hoping she can secure concessions on the Northern Ireland border by next week. Theresa May is due to visit Northern Ireland tomorrow to try to win support for her new Brexit plans, but it is yet to be seen if the EU will even consider them. Angela Merkel speaking from Tokyo today said: "We want to do everything to ensure...
Police investigating allegations of sexual exploitation made by one woman arrest 33 men
The men, aged between 30 to 40 years, were arrested following an extensive policing operation which began on October 9, 2018.
Watch – ‘Remainers’ protest van displaying historic tweets by Leave.EU parked outside campaign group’s HQ
Tweets shown on digital screen include the October 2016 post: “Project Fear claims Nissan would scale back UK operation could not have been further from the truth.”
McDonald’s customer was left with life-changing injuries after he was run over – in the Drive-Thru lane
Police are hunting two thugs after the customer was mowed down outside a branch of the eatery.
Alien metal brought to Earth on meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs could cure cancer
Blasting it with a laser beam produces a poisonous form of oxygen that is deadly for tumour cells and harmless for healthy ones.
46-year-old who died in a fire on an NHS ward in north London is being treated as murder
The fire broke out in a ground floor room in a medical facility of the Whittingdon Hospital just before 6.30am on Sunday
Scale of knife crime revealed as police stop 14 year old boy with these deadly combat knives
The haul was revealed as two more teens stabbed in London and a teen gang, one only 15, are due to be sentenced for the knife murder of 17 year old Lord Promise Nkenda.
Nissan won’t build new car in Sunderland – Brexit ‘not helping’ decision
In a fresh blow to the North East economy it has been announced that Nissan won’t make the new X-Trail vehicle at their Sunderland car plant. There are a number of reasons for the decision but uncertainty over Brexit was one of the factors that contributed to the change of plans. The car maker has originally planned to build the new range in the North East, and could have led to an expansion of the workforce. Nissan's Europe division boss...