Unemployment falls by 51,000
Unemployment has fallen by 51,000 between February and April to 2.61 million. But the number of people claiming jobseeker's allowance last month rose by 8,100 to 1.6 million.
Unemployment has fallen by 51,000 between February and April to 2.61 million. But the number of people claiming jobseeker's allowance last month rose by 8,100 to 1.6 million.
Liam Byrne, Shadow Secretary for Work and Pensions, said the real concern he had from the unemployment figures is that "there are now very clear signs of lasting and long term damage that's come from the Government's failure to get people back to work fast enough".
A national celebration of the life and legacy of Stephen Lawrence will take place on April 22 each year, the Prime Minister has announced.
Journalists and well-wishers are once again watching the entrance to the maternity wing of a hospital waiting for something to happen.
Cloud and some springtime sunshine