The UK unemployment rate has climbed to 5% in the three months to September, reaching its highest level since early 2021, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The increase marks a sharper rise than expected, surpassing the 4.9% projected by analysts ahead of the 26 November Budget. It signals that the UK labour […]
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A man accused of blackmailing three people out of thousands of pounds has told a jury why they made large transfers to his bank account. Twaha Kaana, 26, allegedly pressured a couple into paying him £7,000 between 2020 and 2021 after turning up unannounced at their flat in Rednal and initially asking for £100 to
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More than 150 business leaders have warned that Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s plan to impose an exit tax on wealthy emigrants could push investment away from Britain and deter entrepreneurial activity. Founders of some of the UK’s most successful start-ups and investors wrote to Reeves saying the tax would “not only tell founders that their ideas
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Fresh plans have been submitted for an 85-home development in the rapidly expanding Norfolk town of Loddon. Cripps Development has lodged a bid with South Norfolk Council detailing the design and layout of the nine-acre site north of Beccles Road. The proposed scheme includes six one-bedroom, 25 two-bedroom, 31 three-bedroom, and 19 four-bedroom homes, with
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UK households are being urged to keep children indoors on Wednesday as fireworks-related injuries rise in the lead-up to Christmas. Children’s burns specialists and firefighters have warned families to take extra precautions, highlighting that injuries caused by fireworks and sparklers can be “life-changing”. The Royal Hospital for Children (RHC) in Glasgow and the Scottish Fire
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The number of state pensioners facing a crippling 62 per cent marginal tax rate has more than doubled, as frozen tax thresholds push thousands of older Britons into higher tax bands. Official HMRC figures show that in 2024–25, around 77,000 pensioners earned between £100,000 and £125,140, the income range where personal allowance tapering creates an
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Britain recorded the largest increase in asylum claims across Europe last year, with more than 108,000 people seeking refuge in 2024. The figure represents a 28 per cent rise from the 84,000 claims lodged in 2023 and is the highest since records began in 1979, surpassing the 103,000 claims in 2002. Data from the Organisation
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A key rail route in Norfolk was blocked for more than two hours after a shopping trolley was left on the tracks and struck by a train. The incident occurred when the 6.55pm Greater Anglia service from Norwich to Sheringham hit a shopping trolley near Hoveton and Wroxham station on Monday evening. The impact caused
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A pregnant British teenager detained in Georgia on drug smuggling charges has been released from prison after months in custody. Bella May Culley, 19, from Teesside, was arrested at Tbilisi International Airport in May after authorities alleged she attempted to smuggle 12 kilograms of marijuana and 2 kilograms of hashish into the country. Wearing a
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One of Britain’s most beloved fish and chip shops, No 1 Cromer, is set to close temporarily this November for essential maintenance and refurbishment works. Located on New Street, the award-winning seaside restaurant announced that different sections of its premises will close on select dates throughout the month to allow for upgrades ahead of the
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