Ministry of Defence handling of job cuts grotesque, say MPs
Committee says it is shocking that military personnel are being subjected to compulsory redundancy while civil servants are not |
UK Border Agency row should not affect targeted passport checks scheme
An MPs’ inquiry into the relaxation of border checks last year has found a ‘highly troubling’ lack of supervision and advocates reform of the border force |
Sun’s switch to Tories was ‘group decision’, says editor
Dominic Mohan tells Leveson inquiry he does not speak daily to Rupert Murdoch, unlike predecessor Kelvin MacKenzie |
Retail sales in December up 4% as bargain hunters piled into shops
British Retail Consortium said December was the best trading month of the year with a dazzling pre-Christmas week of trading |
Migrants do not affect jobless levels, say researchers
National Institute of Economic and Social Research report in sharp contrast to claim by Migration Watch |
Scotland referendum: David Cameron throws down the gauntlet to Salmond
PM takes gamble on union, telling Scotland’s first minister independence vote must be held within next 18 months |
British Airways pilots make emergency landing after feeling ‘light-headed’
London to Glasgow flight returns to Heathrow after both pilots became ‘unwell’ 20 minutes after takeoff and needed oxygen |
Morrisons Christmas sales disappoint as La Senza falls into administration
• Supermarket’s like-for-like sales up 0.7% – analysts had expected growth of 1.3% |