Redundancies are continuing to take place in the media sector with news that the Daily Mail is axing four sub-editors from its sports department.

There should be more legal protection for the public under sale and rentback schemes, it has been argued.

People can change their wills and how they place their money in order to avoid big inheritance tax (IHT) bills being placed on their estates after they die, it has been pointed out.

Changes to the national minimum wage should be calculated by a formula to help employers, it has been argued.

Prenuptial contracts should now be officially recognised in law, it has been argued.

An attempt to challenge the legal right of employers to oblige workers to retire at 65 has been defeated.

The new information line announced by the government to provide help on rights issues to employees and employers alike has been welcomed by working practices enhancement body WorkWise UK.

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are less optimistic about their prospects than larger firms, the Forum for Private Business (FPB) has said.

The Guardian Media Group has been threatened with strike action over fears of redundancies.

The director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer has said that new legal guidance on assisted suicide provides "no guarantees" that those who help somebody to die overseas will not be prosecuted.