Retail giants Debenhams and Peacocks are among 360 businesses named and shamed by the Government for underpaying thousands of workers a total of almost £1 million.more
EU lawmakers backed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (Ceta) by 408-254 votes despite crowds of protesters contesting the deal outside.more
Two Eastern European men from EU countries who were sleeping rough in UK city have been arrested - and are now set to be removed from the UK because they are a "a burden on the social assistance system of the UK" - even though the UK has not left the EU yet.
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The European Commission is being asked to consider issuing EU passports to British people in danger of losing their right to free movement after Brexit.more
It's hard enough for a couple pooling their wages to get onto the property ladder in London. Now, a new report reveals it's practically impossible to buy if you're single.more
A controversial scheme requiring landlords to check the immigration status of new tenants is fuelling discrimination and should be scrapped, a report claims.more
Four in ten working Britons do not think that they will ever retire fully. A survey by Mintel, the market research company, found little optimism about retirement. Just over a third of Britons thought that they would stop working entirely.more
A businessman who owns a number of houses being rented by up to 40 people at a time claims he is doing nothing wrong, saying: "There is nothing unusual about this... sure what happens when you have 40 kids in a school?"more
The National Crime Agency (NCA) said a number of holdalls were found at Hopton-on-Sea on Thursday, and a 'small number of packages' were discovered at Caister-on-Sea on Friday.more
The WikiLeaks boss has been hiding inside the country's London building since summer 2012. But he may be given a month's notice to leave soon, according to Ecuadorian politicians.more
Britain said Thursday it was concerned by the conviction of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. "We are concerned at the conviction handed down to Russian opposition politician, Alexei Navalny," a spokesman for Britain's Foreign Office said. "The judgement once again raises questions about the selective application of the rule of law in Russia."more
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble wants to cut child allowance for migrants from within the European Union in an effort to crack down on benefit fraud, according to a document seen by dpa on Friday.more
Madeleine McCann's parents have not been ruled innocent when it comes to their daughter's disappearance, a judge in Portugal's highest court has said.more
Police failed to record tens of thousands of crimes, including 59 alleged rapes, because they did not understand the rules on reporting offences, a watchdog has found.
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High street banks are hitting customers with exorbitant fees for unauthorised overdrafts, research has found. Customers needing to borrow as little as £100 could be charged up to £180 in fees - almost eight times more than if they went to a payday lender.more
Hospitals will be legally obliged to charge migrants and other foreign patients before they are treated in an attempt to curb health tourism in the NHS. The Department of Health will announce regulations today under which patients will be refused treatment if they fail to provide proof of eligibility. Staff could be issued with card readers to take payments at hospital bedsides.more