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Blow to Chancellor as UK economy shrank unexpectedly in May
The UK economy contracted unexpectedly in May, marking the second month in a row of falling output and heaping further p...
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France migrant return scheme numbers ‘not fixed’, says Home Secretary
Yvette Cooper has declined to say how many migrants would be returned under a new deal with France aimed at stopping sma...
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The Thistle: A Win or a Waste?
It’s been six months since Glasgow’s safer drug consumption room – known as The Thistle – opened its doors in th...
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Workers still struggling to make ends meet, research suggests
Workers are still struggling to make ends meet, with many struggling to pay bills, according to research....
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Exercising throughout adulthood lowers risk of early death by up to 40%
Exercising throughout adulthood slashes the risk of early death by 30% to 40% – but any activity is better than none, ...
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RAF’s most advanced jet a ‘disappointing return’ on £11 billion cost
The £71 billion programme for Britain’s most advanced warplane has been hit by delays, shortages of equipment and a l...
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Almost 1.7m children in households caught up in two-child benefit cap
Campaigners have made renewed calls to scrap the two-child benefit limit after the latest figures showed the number of c...
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School suspensions and exclusions in England reach record high
Suspensions and exclusions from schools in England have risen to a record high for recent times, Government figures show...
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Abandon strikes or risk ‘fragile’ NHS recovery, Streeting warns resident doctors
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has called for resident doctors to “abandon their unreasonable rush to strike” after ...