'Emergency handbrake' needed on sickness benefits, Blair think tank says
The Tony Blair Institute says people with conditions like anxiety should get employment support instead of cash benefits.
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Airlines cutting fares to lure hesitant customers, says Wizz Air
Boss József Váradi says European firms want to boost flyers put off by fares inflated by jet fuel costs.
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Police step up patrols to counter dissident threat after car bomb attack
Assistant Chief Constable Davy Beck says the public can expect to see increased vehicle checkpoints and patrols following a car bomb attack at the weekend.
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Husband, 92, charged with murder of wife, 87
Laurence Billam is due in court after the death of Shirley Billam in Millbrook Lane.
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'Profiting from crisis morally wrong', says Millband as BP announces huge rise in earnings
The oil and gas producing giant BP has recorded a more than doubling of profits as it benefits from high prices from the Iran war.
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Man who killed British father-of-two in Australia declared mentally unfit for trial
A man who killed a British father-of-two in a motel car park in Australia has been declared mentally unfit to stand trial.
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BP profits more than double as Iran war sends oil prices higher
The energy giant said it had seen an "exceptional" performance at its oil trading business.
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Social media restrictions for under-16s even if no ban, minister says
The government is consulting on changes as a new social media law goes through its final Parliamentary stages.
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'Taking the mickey'? £3.53 difference for same product as cheapest supermarkets for brands revealed
Asda has been named the cheapest supermarket for branded items for a second month, with shoppers paying over £3 less for one popular olive oil than at Waitrose.
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Police to step up patrols after car bomb attack
Assistant Chief Constable Davy Beck says the public can expect to see increased vehicle checkpoints and patrols following a car bomb attack at the weekend.
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Ministers rally support for PM ahead of Mandelson vote
Keir Starmer brands the vote "pure politics" and urges Labour MPs to "stand together against it".
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Football Manager fanatic travels 1,000 miles to see team in real life
Andrea Lai traveled from Italy to Northern Ireland to see Coleraine FC play after playing as the team on the video game Football Manager.
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Antiquities dealer who exposed British Museum thefts dies aged 61
Dr Ittai Gradel made global headlines after exposing the thefts of many artefacts from the British Museum.
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NI to be first part of UK to offer free sign language classes for deaf children
The bill will put a duty on Stormont to provide free classes for deaf people under-25 and their close families, guardians, and carers.
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'Some form' of social media restrictions for under-16s, minister promises
Education Minister Olivia Bailey says the government will introduce “age or functionality restrictions”.
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UK and US always find ways to 'come together', King to tell Congress
King Charles will address the US Congress on Tuesday and it is expected to express sympathy over Saturday's gun attack.
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Minister promises 'some form' of social media restrictions for under-16s
Education Minister Olivia Bailey says the government will introduce “age or functionality restrictions”.
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Oil giant BP announces huge rise in profits in first results since Iran war
The oil and gas producing giant BP has recorded a more than doubling of profits as it benefits from high prices from the Iran war.
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Teenage suicide linked to domestic abuse
A case of suicide following domestic abuse where both victim and suspect were aged under 18 has been included in official police data for the first time.
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Bid to ban fox hunting begins again at Stormont
Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where fox hunting is still permitted.
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