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Jobless rate above predicted peak as budget tax hikes kick in
The UK’s jobless rate ticked up to 4.6% in April while payrolled employment has fallen…
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Thunderstorms and ‘intense rainfall’ possible this week – and temperatures could break heatwave thresholds
Thunderstorm alerts could be issued this week – with forecasters anticipating “intense rainfall” across parts…
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People do still want to have children, but many can’t – here’s why
Two in five people over 50 say they have not had as many children as…
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Heading to Germany or Switzerland? You’ll soon be able to take the train
Eurostar has announced plans to launch direct services from London to Germany and Switzerland.
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Paternity pay in UK is one of the lowest in the developed world, MPs say
The UK has one of the “worst statutory leave offers for fathers and other parents…
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Govt commits £14.2bn to new nuclear power station
Fifteen years after the Sizewell C nuclear power station was proposed, the government will announce…
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Norma – grandmother who had millions of fans on TikTok – dies aged 91
A grandmother who found fame on TikTok for posting funny videos with her granddaughter has…
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Boy stabbed to death was ‘funny, caring and hardworking’, family say
A “funny, caring and hardworking” 14-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed in north Manchester has…
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The five key issues from chancellor’s winter fuel payment U-turn
There are considerable problems with the winter fuel payment U-turn, but perhaps the political argument…