The European Parliament approves a bill giving agency workers the same employment rights as permanent staff.

Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren signs up to star in a big-screen adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest, says reports.

Full-back Marika Vakacegu scores the vital try as much-changed Cornish Pirates beat bottom club Manchester.

Photo gallery of Exeter Chiefs' triumph over Cornish Pirates in the South West rugby derby.

A union criticises Nottingham City Council's £8.5m spend on temporary staff in one year.

The GMB union criticises Lincolnshire County Council's £54m spend on temporary staff last year in a new report.

Students use original sketches by artist Rex Whistler to recreate stage outfits from Shakespeare's Tempest.

Dutch recruitment agency Randstad agrees to buy local rival Vedior in a deal worth 3.51bn euros.

"The Scottish FA is turning into a temp agency"

From Vietnamese spoon music to the first ever recording of bird song, the BBC presides over an extensive sound archive. The fact it almost wound up on a scrap heap only to be saved by a "temp" is one of the great untold stories of broadcasting history - until now.

Claude Monet's painting Waterloo Bridge, Temps Couvert doubles its estimated selling price at auction.

Workers queue for work before dawn in scenes reminiscent of 1930s dock workers, a union says.

Christmas temporary workers are urged to take action against 'Scrooge' bosses who pay below the minimum wage.

Police quiz a 20-year-old man over a car crash which claimed the lives of three friends from a North Yorkshire school.

Primary school children in the Highlands will be denied access to PE and music lessons from visiting teachers.

An agency temp admits to leaking salary details of BBC stars like Terry Wogan to the press.

Women in temporary jobs are most likely to have their employment terminated if they are off sick, a study suggests.

As part of our Write For Us series, Katy Smythe tells of the challenges facing arts graduates looking for a job.

A smoker employed as a temp at a Somerset firm is told she cannot work for the business as it does not employ smokers.

Working conditions for some of the UK's 600,000 temporary workers are reminiscent of the "dark ages", unions say.