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Teenagers Healthier and Happier With Both Parents

14May

A new study suggests that a shared care arrangement is the best outcome for teenagers following a family break up.

Cycling Championships Come To Teesside

13May

Teesside cycling lovers are celebrating the news that Stockton will host the 2016 British Cycling Championships.

What To Do When Things Go Wrong On Holiday

08May

It’s getting closer to that time of year when many of us jet off for ...

Worker’s Memorial Day Highlights Asbestos Danger

07May

The continuing impact of asbestos in the workplace has been highlighted after campaigners marked Worker’s Memorial Day.

How The Election Could Transform The Workplace

06May

Employment has been a major theme in the run up to the General Election, with zero-hours contracts and plans to create new jobs featuring in the headlines.

Quarrel Underlines Need To Choose Attorneys Carefully

05May

Case of two sisters who have been revoked as their elderly mother’s attorneys after long-running feud illustrates the need to choose attorneys carefully.

Global Oil Crisis Results In Teesside Job Losses

29Apr

Job cuts announced by DeepOcean, following a global reshuffle, will result in Teesside job losses.

North East Businesses On Low Pay List

28Apr

A Darlington hair salon and a Middlesbrough pub have been named on a government list of 70 firms who have been paying their employees low pay.

More Workers Report Having Zero Hours Contracts

27Apr

New figures reveal 1.8m people in the UK were employed on zero hours contracts last summer, an increase of 400,000 compared to January 2014.

Widow Free To Sue Over Inheritance

24Apr

The family’s application to strike out the widow’s claim for inheritance has been refused and she has been given permission to attempt to sue.

Top Judge Calls For No-Blame Divorces

23Apr

Under current laws, divorcing couples who have not been living separately for more than two years must rely on either adultery or unreasonable behaviour to prove a marriage has irretrievably broken down so as to obtain a divorce.

Warning As Comic’s Family Face Inheritance Tax Bill

22Apr

The family of comedian Rik Mayall could face a massive inheritance tax bill following his sudden death last June.

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