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‘Fundamentally unfair’: Burnham must overhaul migration reforms, says TUC general secretary
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‘Fundamentally unfair’: Burnham must overhaul migration reforms, says TUC general secretary

Paul Nowak says changes to immigration rules risk overstretching social care and fuelling far-right sentimentAndy Burnham must overhaul Shabana Mahmood’s migration reforms or risk overstretching socia...

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Chancellor urged to fix £100k childcare ‘cliff edge’ that prompts parents to cut work
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Chancellor urged to fix £100k childcare ‘cliff edge’ that prompts parents to cut work

Threshold pushes some to reduce hours or stop working to avoid losing entitlement, report warns John Healey has been urged to fix the £100,000 childcare “cliff edge”, that means some higher-paid emplo...

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Oil prices rise above $100 a barrel for first time since July as Iran war escalates
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Oil prices rise above $100 a barrel for first time since July as Iran war escalates

Brent crude up by more than 3% after latest fire between US and Iran in Gulf and Houthi attacks on Saudi citiesThe price of oil has risen above $100 a barrel for the first time since July as the escal...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
‘Baggage reclaim was pandemonium’: passengers hit by airport IT chaos in UK recount their ordeals
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‘Baggage reclaim was pandemonium’: passengers hit by airport IT chaos in UK recount their ordeals

From hours stuck on planes awaiting takeoff, to sleeping the night on the floor at Heathrow. Here are some travellers’ experiencesMore than 2,000 flights have been cancelled after an air traffic contr...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Air traffic control boss given a week to report after UK flight chaos causes 2,000 cancellations
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Air traffic control boss given a week to report after UK flight chaos causes 2,000 cancellations

Government remains confident in under-pressure Martin Rolfe but transport secretary believes glitch was avoidableHow have you been affected by UK air traffic disruption?The head of the air traffic con...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
UK airport disruption: what are your rights if you have been affected?
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UK airport disruption: what are your rights if you have been affected?

The software failure that affected the air traffic control system on Tuesday has been resolved, but disruption continues into WednesdayNats boss summoned by UK transport secretary as flight chaos ente...

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Supercar maker McLaren to create 1,000 UK jobs in £450m tech investment
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Supercar maker McLaren to create 1,000 UK jobs in £450m tech investment

New roles at Woking-based centre a welcome boost to ailing automotive industryThe British supercar manufacturer McLaren is to create 1,000 jobs in a welcome boost to the UK’s struggling automotive ind...

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UK datacentres will create just 25% of jobs predicted by tech sector, analysis finds
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UK datacentres will create just 25% of jobs predicted by tech sector, analysis finds

Facilities likely to employ 10,400 workers, compared with 40,000 in industry estimates, thinktank saysDatacentres in the UK will create just a quarter of the jobs predicted by the tech sector, while c...

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UK air traffic control chaos disrupts flights for hundreds of thousands of passengers
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UK air traffic control chaos disrupts flights for hundreds of thousands of passengers

More than 1,000 flights cancelled with problems continuing on Wednesday and airlines calling for overhaul after third incident in just over three yearsUK airport disruption: what are your rights?Fligh...

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More than 600 UK flights cancelled after air traffic control ‘technical issue’ – as it happened
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More than 600 UK flights cancelled after air traffic control ‘technical issue’ – as it happened

National Air Traffic Services apologise for technical issue disrupting departures today, which Flightradar24 say has caused hundreds of cancellationsAir traffic control issue causes flight delays and...

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UK government pays highest interest rate on 30-year bond since 1998
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UK government pays highest interest rate on 30-year bond since 1998

High yields threaten to wipe out at least half of the £24bn headroom John Healey was expecting to have for his budgetThe UK government was forced to pay the highest interest rate for a 30-year bond si...

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UK retailers aim to create 100,000 jobs for young people out of work
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UK retailers aim to create 100,000 jobs for young people out of work

In partnership with DWP, firms such as John Lewis and M&S plan to offer 18- to 24-year-olds placements of two to four weeksUK retailers aim to create up to 100,000 jobs for young people not in employm...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Curbs on vertical drinking in Soho pubs to go ahead as Khan criticises council’s ‘breathtaking arrogance’
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Curbs on vertical drinking in Soho pubs to go ahead as Khan criticises council’s ‘breathtaking arrogance’

Exclusive: London mayor accuses council of ‘ignoring’ responses to a consultationSadiq Khan has criticised the “breathtaking arrogance” of Westminster council, which has kept restrictions on vertical...

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AI will help find cure for cancer ‘within our lifetimes’, says Arm Holdings chief
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AI will help find cure for cancer ‘within our lifetimes’, says Arm Holdings chief

Rene Haas also claims artificial intelligence could pave way for widespread use of humanoid robots within five yearsBusiness live – latest updatesThe boss of one of the UK’s biggest chip companies has...

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‘Everything is against us’: Jaguar Land Rover suppliers voice fears amid carmaker’s cutbacks
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‘Everything is against us’: Jaguar Land Rover suppliers voice fears amid carmaker’s cutbacks

Firms warn of impact of company’s decision to to axe 4,000 jobs and call for government to support sectorJaguar Land Rover confirms plan to cut 4,000 jobsDavid Roberts is not in an optimistic mood. Th...

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Billionaire Chris Rokos, who paid £330m in tax last year, to quit UK
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Billionaire Chris Rokos, who paid £330m in tax last year, to quit UK

Hedge fund tycoon is latest financier to exit amid fears among super-rich over tax risesBusiness live – latest updatesThe hedge fund billionaire Chris Rokos is poised to leave the UK, the latest in a...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Europe’s fighter jet plans are in disarray. What happens next?
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Europe’s fighter jet plans are in disarray. What happens next?

While the UK and Italy are making progress, France and Germany’s joint venture came to nothing, and the prospect of more countries pulling together seems way offWhen the former European Central Bank p...

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Policing minister makes statement on ‘intimidating and thuggish’ anti-migrant protests – as it happened
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Policing minister makes statement on ‘intimidating and thuggish’ anti-migrant protests – as it happened

Sarah Jones tells MPs ‘those responsible should expect to face the consequences’Healey says Andy Burnham set out in his statement to MPs last week what he thought had gone wrongThe fundamentals of our...

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Jaguar Land Rover confirms plan to cut 4,000 jobs over two years
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Jaguar Land Rover confirms plan to cut 4,000 jobs over two years

Decision by carmaker, which is battling Trump tariffs and fallout from cyber-attack, labelled a ‘body blow for workers’Nils Pratley: Jonathan Reynolds is right, Jaguar Land Rover doesn’t warrant use o...

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John Healey backs growth but says Labour must be honest on spending
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John Healey backs growth but says Labour must be honest on spending

Chancellor ducks questions on whether he will have to raise taxes but says he will stick firmly to fiscal rulesJohn Healey has said boosting economic growth will be his defining mission as chancellor...

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