The UK labour market has shifted sharply from the post-Covid hiring boom, with rising unemployment, falling vacancies and declining payroll numbers raising concerns that the jobs market could deteriorate further this year. In the spring and summer of 2022, UK businesses were attempting to recruit around 1.3 million workers, the highest level since records began […]
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A former criminology lecturer who branded herself “the UK’s poshest thief” has avoided immediate jail for a second time after stealing nearly £12,000 worth of alcohol to fund a drug addiction. Pauline Al Said, 35, was convicted of stealing £11,964 worth of prosecco, wine, vodka and gin during a nine-month shoplifting campaign primarily targeting Sainsbury’s
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Laws criminalising the creation of non-consensual sexual deepfakes will come into force this week following growing concern over AI-powered “digital undressing” tools linked to Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot. The move was confirmed by Liz Kendall, the technology secretary, who told MPs on Monday that the legislation passed last year would now be implemented amid mounting
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A cowboy builder who led police on a high-speed pursuit before fatally striking a woman golfer has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud, a court has heard. John McDonald admitted conspiring to defraud victims between February and April last year, alongside his two passengers, Johnny McDonald, 23, and Brett Delaney, 35. The trio targeted
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A Poole care home resident has had a long-held wish fulfilled after seeing her late father’s artwork on public display at a Bournemouth museum. Myrna, who lives at Marjorie House in Lilliput, a care home run by not-for-profit charity Care South, visited the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum as part of the organisation’s Make a
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Almost all parents allow their two-year-olds to watch screens every day, despite World Health Organisation (WHO) guidance recommending strict limits for under-fives, according to new government research. The study found that 98 per cent of two-year-olds in England watch television, videos or digital content daily, with average screen time reaching 127 minutes a day more
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A senior Google employee has told an employment tribunal that she was made redundant after reporting her manager for sexually harassing female clients, alleging the company subjected her to a sustained campaign of retaliation. Victoria Woodall, a former senior executive in Google’s UK sales and agencies team, claims she was penalised for blowing the whistle
The Duchess of Sussex is reportedly considering a return to Britain for the first time in four years to attend an Invictus Games event in Birmingham later this summer, according to reports. Meghan Markle is expected to accompany her husband, Prince Harry, to the event if his UK police protection is reinstated. The Sun on
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The UK government is urging pub-goers to avoid drinking any alcohol if they plan to drive, as part of a new road safety strategy aimed at cutting road deaths and serious injuries by 65% by 2035. The strategy, the first in more than a decade, proposes lowering the drink-drive limit in England and Wales from
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The UK and its NATO allies must bolster their military capabilities to effectively deter Russia, a former UK military chief has warned. In a report for the Policy Exchange thinktank, Sir Jock Stirrup, ex-chief of the Defence Staff, said Britain’s reliance on an “outdated nuclear doctrine” is insufficient, and deterrence requires a spectrum of conventional
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