4 h. ago Council ordered to pay failed job applicant £3,000 compensation for hurting his feelings when rejecting him

James Sheehy, 29, applied for the position of town clerk in March 2024 at Lymington and Pennington Town Council in Hampshire.

Economics

5 d. ago McKinsey asks graduates to use AI chatbot in recruitment process

Blue-chip consultancy’s boss says firm has an AI ‘workforce’ of 20,000 agents operating alongside its 40,000 staffBusiness live – latest updatesMcKinsey is asking graduate applicants to “collaborate” with an artificial intelligence tool as part of its recruitment process, as competence with the technology becomes a requirement in competing for top-level jobs.The blue-chip consultancy is incorporating an “AI interview” into some final-round interviews, according to CaseBasix, a US company that helps candidates apply for posts at leading strategic consulting companies. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago West London councillor ordered to hand over £4,700 in unpaid tax

Hammersmith and Fulham Councillor Ashok Patel failed to pay council tax amid a dispute over his basement

Economics

6 d. ago Drivers ordered to pay £6,000 and left with criminal records in London council's Blue Badge crackdown

Seven Blue Badge cheats have been hauled into court by Croydon Council with 20 more prosecutions scheduled

Economics

6 d. ago Blind man given two weeks to pay £60,000 bill after council sent him letters he could not read

The ombudsman found the council ‘missed opportunities’ to assist with the man’s growing debt

Economics

1 week ago UK visa applications down by over 100,000 amid stricter immigration rules

New figures suggest the overall level of net migration to Britain is likely to continue on a downward trend

Politics

1 week ago UK visa applications down by over 100,000 amid stricter new immigration rules

New figures suggest the overall level of net migration to Britain is likely to continue on a downward trend

Politics

1 week ago Glasgow City Council ordered to pay £80,000 to man hit by falling lamppost

Colin Shaw, 50, was left with life-changing injuries after being struck on Kirklee Road, near Kelvinside Academy in the west end.

Economics

1 week ago Council ordered to pay £80,000 after man hit by falling lamppost

Colin Shaw was left with life-changing injuries following the incident in Glasgow in June 2023.

Economics

1 week ago Sharp fall in 2025 for skilled worker and healthcare visa applications

Applicants across all visa categories fell 12% from 840,000 in 2024 to 737,100 in 2025.

Events

1 week ago Beach hut owners claim they are being treated like 'wealthy NIMBYs' after being ordered to pay full council tax on 'second home'

The huts, worth around half a million pounds each, along Mudeford Spit and Hengistbury Head have fallen into the sights of the local council as it scrambles to fund local services.

Economics

1 week ago Man Utd chiefs sacked Ruben Amorim as truth behind embarrassing mess painful to swallow

OPINION: Ruben Amorim lost his job at Manchester United but those responsible for failure after failure at Old Trafford remain untouchable and unaccountable

Politics

1 week ago Owners of Britain's most exclusive beach huts to pay full council tax after council reclassifies them as second homes

Owners of Britain's most exclusive beach huts are facing a 50 percent council tax hike after penny-pinching officials decided they count as second homes.

Society

1 week ago London City Council cancels special meeting on emergency budget and pay plan

London City Council cancels special meeting on emergency budget and pay plan  WTVQ

Economics

1 week ago London City Council to hold special meeting on emergency budget and pay plan

London City Council to hold special meeting on emergency budget and pay plan  WTVQ

Economics

2 w. ago 86 London employees sue city after council passes new budget, pay scale changes

86 London employees sue city after council passes new budget, pay scale changes  Lexington Herald Leader

Economics

2 w. ago US applications for jobless benefits fell below 200,000 last week with layoffs historically low

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain low despite a weakening labor market

Politics

3 w. ago Are you worried about the rise of Reform and Nigel Farage? Take our poll and have your say

Unions have warned their policies would create job losses, and Nigel Farage has failed to explain which public services his savage near £300 billion of cuts would focus on

Politics