Brentwood and Essex news, sport and information from the Brentwood Weekly News

£15m bonus bill as Rock cuts losses

8:14am Wednesday 10th March 2010

Northern Rock will pay £14.9 million in bonuses to staff after losses narrowed last year.

£15m in bonus as Rock cuts losses

8:10am Wednesday 10th March 2010

Northern Rock will pay £14.9 million in bonuses to staff after losses narrowed last year.

Credit card fraud losses drop 28%

12:24am Wednesday 10th March 2010

Fraud losses on UK credit and debit cards fell by 28% during 2009 as a raft of industry initiatives paid off, figures have shown.

Asda offers teenagers 'real work'

4:51am Wednesday 10th March 2010

Supermarket giant Asda is to offer 15,000 youngsters the chance of a week's worth of "real" work experience rather than simply making tea or running errands, it has been announced.

BA strike deal 'touch and go'

3:35am Wednesday 10th March 2010

Hopes of a deal to avert a strike by thousands of British Airways cabin crew are hanging in the balance after a deadline to reach an agreement was extended.

Standing ovation for Phantom sequel

2:52am Wednesday 10th March 2010

Andrew Lloyd Webber and stars of Love Never Dies have received a standing ovation at the world premiere of the stage musical.

Risk warning over Baby P rules

1:14am Wednesday 10th March 2010

Rules to improve child protection introduced after the Baby P tragedy may in fact leave vulnerable youngsters at greater risk, council leaders have warned.

Crime rehab failure 'costs £10bn'

12:55am Wednesday 10th March 2010

The failure to rehabilitate tens of thousands of serial criminals is costing the country up to £10 billion a year, a report has said.

Darling set to reveal budget date

12:07am Wednesday 10th March 2010

Alistair Darling is to announce the date of the budget on Wednesday morning, the Treasury has disclosed.

Venables was 'trivial' risk: report

11:29pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

A psychiatric assessment of James Bulger killer Jon Venables compiled prior to his release said he posed only a "trivial" risk to the public, it has been reported.