Jobless In Britain

Britain's unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, official data showed today, but the government warned of headwinds from weak growth at home and abroad.

It seems jobless Britons are willing to go to the end of the Earth to find work, for data has revealed that record numbers of unemployed tradesmen are applying for jobs at the South Pole.

Recruiters at the British Antarctic Survey are on course to receive more than 3,000 applications for just 36 jobs from plumbers, electricians, chefs and carpenters.

Britain's unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, official data showed today, but the government warned of headwinds from weak growth at home and abroad.

It seems jobless Britons are willing to go to the end of the Earth to find work, for data has revealed that record numbers of unemployed tradesmen are applying for jobs at the South Pole.

Recruiters at the British Antarctic Survey are on course to receive more than 3,000 applications for just 36 jobs from plumbers, electricians, chefs and carpenters.