Unemployment hits highest rate in nearly five years
The unemployment rate has increased again - to the highest level in nearly five years, according to official figures.
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UK unemployment rate hits five-year high of 5.2%
It marks the highest rate since the Covid pandemic, official figures show.
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Temperatures dip below freezing as arctic air sweeps across the UK
More than 65 flood warnings have also been issued by the Environment Agency after heavy rain.
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Boy becomes first in UK to have surgery to make him taller
Alfie Phillips, 9, had the pioneering treatment at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
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Free tuition under threat without revenue boost, report warns
Scotland's more generous benefits and public policies may have to be reconsidered, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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British skiers killed in Alps avalanche named
Two British skiers who died in an avalanche at a French Alps ski resort last week have been named.
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Councils face 'uphill struggle' to be ready for local elections
Thirty councils across England now have to organise local elections after the government abandoned plans to delay.
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Farage claims 'victory' as councils face 'race against time' after elections U-turn
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has claimed a "victory" after the government abandoned plans to postpone 30 local elections - a decision ballot organisers say has left councils in a "race against time".
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Bailiffs used to pursue NHS staff over pay errors
Thousands of NHS workers were pursued by debt collectors after salary overpayments, the BBC finds.
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'My friend told me we would be killed if we didn't pay protection money'
One business owner says she was approached by paramilitaries before her new shop even opened.
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PM abandons plans to delay council elections after legal advice
The government has abandoned plans to postpone 30 local elections in May following legal advice.
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Why Starmer's latest U-turn may see him lose more than just face
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Tube passengers targeted in text scam, court told
London Underground passengers received scam messages that aimed to "plunder their bank accounts", jurors hear.
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Muir fourth in big air in another medal near-miss
Freestyle skier Kirsty Muir once again comes heartbreakingly close to a Winter Olympic medal for Team GB with her second fourth-place finish of the Games.
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Doctor who called junior colleague 'bad girl' and squeezed her waist is struck off
Dr Velmurugan Kuppuswamy is struck off after sexually harassing and objectifying female colleagues.
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Jet2 hands passengers life ban after mid-air brawl
Flight LS896 from Turkey to Manchester had to make an emergency landing in Brussels.
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Gang jailed after cocaine found hidden in books
A gang has been jailed for a total of 12 years for their part in exporting books to Australia with cocaine hidden inside.
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Six of Sarah Ferguson's companies winding down
The move follows further revelations over her friendship with the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
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Disability and LGBT hate crimes set to become aggravated offences
The proposed change has been set out in an amendment to the government's Crimes and Policing Bill.
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BGT dancer Kerri-Anne Donaldson took her life days after arrest over alleged sexual offence, inquest hears
A dancer who appeared on Britain's Got Talent was found dead three days after being arrested on suspicion of a sexual offence, an inquest has heard.
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