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Over-16s can register for referendum

Teenagers who will be 16 or older when next year’s independence referendum is held can now begin registering to take […]

Minimum wage increases to £6.31

The national minimum wage rises to £6.31 for adults in the UK, an increase of 12p an hour, and by […]

Teachers in strike action over pay

Members of the biggest teaching unions strike in 49 local authority areas of England, in a row over pay, pensions […]

Thatcher's story in prize shortlist

Six titles, including books about bees and Margaret Thatcher, make the shortlist for the Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction.

Labour rules out Royal Mail buyback

Labour says it cannot promise to renationalise Royal Mail, which is due to float on the stock market, but will […]

Osborne in 'work for benefits' plan

People out of work for more than two years will have to go on work placements in return for their […]