Jobseekers Allowance claimants fall better employment news in region - Bennion

The number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance in the West Midlands region dropped by 1,800 over the last month, according to the latest ONS figures.

Apprenticeships are a vital tool in the campaign to create a million new jobs, says Phil Bennion.

MEP is 'Apprentice for the Day' at Steelite International

Phil Bennion has spent a day as an apprentice at Steelite International in Stoke as part of the Lib Dem campaign to double the number of apprenticeships - and push their needs up the agenda in government and in the EU.

Phil practising sponging and fettling teapots with 17-year-old apprentice Bethany Foster at Steelite.

EU plans 22 billion euro boost for innovation and research

The European Commission has announced a plan to team up with the private sector and national governments to invest 22 billion euros in research over the next seven years.

The funding will be part of the new EU research and innovation programme "Horizon 2020," which is due to be voted on in the European Parliament in September.

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