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BP OIL SPILL SPOTLIGHTS SAFELTY ISSUES
Houston: UK oil major BP has uncovered a spill on a pipeline in Alaska, which, following major corrosion and resulting spills revealed in 2006 at the field, is likely to raise the ire of regulators.
The rich live ever longer, as age divide deepens in Wales
PEOPLE in affluent areas of Wales can expect to live more than five years longer than those in the poorest regions – and the gap is growing, according to new figures.
NEW LABOUR MOVEMENT OUT
Tony Hall was a lifelong trade union member of the NGA and produced hundreds of cartoons for the labour movement.
MINERS' STRIKE BOOK LAUNCH
MINERS' STRIKE UNFINISHED BUSINESS BOOK LAUNCH
Recession reduces paid overtime
The number of people working paid overtime has fallen by almost half a million in the last year, making them the "hidden victims" of the recession, new research shows.
These cuts are the pits
Hundreds of thousands of retired miners and their widows face pension cuts because the Government is imposing miserly new rules.
Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith wants private pensions to rise in line with the Consumer Prices Index rather than the Retail Prices Index. It doesn’t soun
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Fraud 'a cover for hurting the poor'
Trade unionists have accused David Cameron of using benefit fraud as "cover for swingeing cuts to genuine claimants."
Speaking last week Mr Cameron described benefit fraud and error as "the one area of ingrained waste that outranks all others."
However the TUC said that, while all fraud should b
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These cuts won't hurt a bit. Unless you're young or poor
This is only the appetiser, not even the first course, just the amuse-bouche to whet the appetite. With a hint of lip-smacking relish for the coming cuts, George Osborne and David Laws today sharpened their knives. There were no expressions of regret, not even a crocodile tear or two for the real
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INDIA' RELIANCE ON COAL
India claimed to be a front-runner among developing nations for emissions disclosure today with its first national survey of greenhouse gases in more than a decade.
The government study based on 2007 data showed a sharp increase in industrial activity since the last assessment in 1994 has made Indi
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