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DWP State Pension payments 'should rise to £427 a week to reflect fairness'
Labour Party
The DWP's New State Pension is currently worth £11,502 a year
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People reveal 'weird' jobs that 'paid surprisingly well' and one is a clear favourite
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A number of people have opened up about the 'weird' jobs they've had in the UK that paid well and one clear favourite has emerged as people look to boost their personal finance
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Plans for better Huddersfield to Sheffield rail links take next step
Kirklees Council
Rail journey times between Huddersfield and Sheffield will be down to 'well under an hour'
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HMRC warning over tax code UK households must get off as soon as possible
Your Money
HMRC has sent out tax codes for the new tax year which started at the beginning of this month
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DWP Universal Credit loopholes that mean you can get extra cash
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Universal Credit is a payment to help with your living costs and is paid monthly
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Most popular jobs in your area mapped
Employment
Our map reveals the top industries with the most jobs in each parliamentary constituency
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Full list of UK areas you're most likely to be too sick to work - including in Yorkshire
Employment
DWP figures show the areas where you're most likely to not have a job due to illness
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Vodafone staff 'lose jobs in 210-second call' with roles 'moved to Egypt'
Employment
Vodafone has reitereated its commitment to its Stoke-on-Trent office after it emerged that 80 workers have taken voluntary redundancy
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New employment tribunal and redundancy rules announced by Labour
Employment
The ban on zero-hour contracts will apply to agency workers under Labour Party government plans to strengthen workers' rights
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New 'nightmare' 24-hour McDonald's 'causing chaos' in small UK town
Employment
The new 24-hour McDonald's in Crediton, Devon, is already causing chaos, according to some of the town's residents who have shared their concerns over the restaurant
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Full list of UK store closures in March from Homebase to WHSmith
Employment
The British Retail Consortium has warned that new costs in the Budget and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic will cause 160,000 retail job losses by the end of 2026
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HMRC cash boost worth £125 for people who work from home
Employment
Thousands of workers could get £125 'refund' from HMRC for working from home
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DWP rules tweak for Universal Credit and ESA claimants who work from home
Employment
The DWP has carried out a survey that suggests 200,000 people claiming health and disability benefits are ready to start work now
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DWP could force benefits claimants under the age of 50 back into work
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People under the age of 50 are particularly at risk of being forced back to work as part of a crackdown
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West Yorkshire railway upgrade is 'right thing to do' for the North
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Lord Peter Hendy visited the project's sites at Ravensthorpe today
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DWP scraps major Universal Credit rule for anyone who rents their home
Your Money
The DWP has been ordered to introduce tenant safeguards
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Workers face annual salary increase being 'slashed' amid tax raid
Labour Party
A poll by the Federation of Small Businesses at the end of 2024 found that 33 per cent of small employers expect to reduce headcount
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Huddersfield trains boost to end years of 'unreliable services and overcrowding'
Huddersfield
The Secretary of State for Transport gave a Transpennine Route Upgrade update
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Forklift driver, 30, dies after being trapped 'by the neck' under 150kg railings
North Yorkshire
A senior coroner is calling for action and answers from the haulage firm following an inquest
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Staff in every Yorkshire prison as numbers hit records
Yorkshire
Union members have raised some concerns
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Sheffield ordered to find more land for 3,500 houses - including on green belt
Sheffield
The government say the council needs to do more
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Why Chancellor Rachel Reeves about to make unemployment even worse
Employment
Just six months into Keir Starmer's leadership, concerns are emerging that rising, persistent unemployment may become the hallmark of his term
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Stores closing in February including Yorkshire sites
Labour Party
A number of stores have closed already this month, as the high street faces a tough year ahead
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Huddersfield bus strikes cancelled
Huddersfield
First Bus drivers in Huddersfield were planning to strike later this month
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