The chairman of the Garda Ombudsman Commission is to step down.

The British Government today warned that further rises in unemployment were expected before the summer as figures showed those claiming jobseeker’s allowance soared to the highest level since Labour came to power in 1997.

The guardian of the Boots pension fund attacked the company today for backing a £11.1bn (€16.3bn) takeover before agreement had been reached on funding for future retirement benefits.

The British government today faced fresh demands in the North for a pension which all citizens would be eligible for and could afford to live on.