It has being dubbed the SSIA of the jobs plan — the idea of paying employers one euro of every four to hire those out of work.

Tomorrow’s National Hunt meeting at Newton Abbot has been abandoned due to a waterlogged track.

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton begins a week-long trade and investment mission to the West Coat of the United States tomorrow.

Timmy Murphy sustained a suspected shoulder injury following a fall in the Clovelly Lifeboat Juvenile Novices’ Hurdle at Newton Abbot.

Further evidence of the UK’s reliance on oil imports emerged today after rig contractor Abbot Group warned of an uncertain outlook for North Sea production.