Union leaders in the UK today voiced “serious” concerns over the labour market as new figures showed more people have stopped looking for work, while the number of manufacturing jobs dipped below three million for the first time since modern records began.

A SIGNIFICANT number of arrests for drink driving were reported over the bank holiday, as Operation Surround kicked into action for the last of the big summer motoring weekends.

UNIONS in Britain last night voiced fears that people will be forced to work until they drop under Government plans to end fixed retirement ages.