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Cost doubles in some poor urban districts, driven in part by mortgage rate rise, UK-wide study showsPeople living in the most deprived areas of Britain have seen their rents increase by 52% over the past four years – while for tenants in the wealthiest…
Black applicants to ‘Uplift’ drive in England and Wales had 7.3% pass rate, compared with 18.7% for white people, analysis showsBlack people applying to police forces across England and Wales under a government recruitment drive had a significantly hig…
The companies paid their employees a median wage of $31,672 in 2022, while their CEOs took home an average $15.3mThe CEOs of the top 100 companies paying the lowest wages made an average of $601 for every $1 earned by the average worker last year as ex…
Thinktank says increasing capital gains tax rates to same as employment tax would raise £10bn extraA graduate earning £35,000 a year pays almost double the average tax of someone with same income from rent on property, according to a study of inequalit…
Financial insecurity is driving a 28-point gap in the polls, after decades in which the Conservatives were more trusted with the UK economyLabour has opened up a huge lead over the Tories among women voters, many of whom are turning to Keir Starmer’s p…
Grades reveal return to pre-pandemic results and uneven impacts of disruptions in schoolsA-level results – latest updatesStudents have today been awarded their A-level and level 3 technical or vocational qualification results, and grades are now beginn…
Number of black and minority ethnic workers in low-paid and insecure jobs doubled in past decade, figures revealsThe number of black and minority ethnic (BME) workers in insecure work has more than doubled, from 360,200 to 836,340, between 2011 to 2022…
Fresh fruit and vegetables from Europe will be more expensive as drought and wildfires shrink suppliesA healthy diet in the UK will be put at risk by climate breakdown as European droughts shrink fresh fruit and vegetable supplies, experts have said.Fr…
People in care homes, narrowboats and park homes have missed out because they do not have a supplierMore than 30 of Britain’s largest housing associations have called on ministers to give a second chance to 750,000 households that missed out on governm…
Rush to push results back to pre-pandemic levels will hit England’s school leavers hard this year, say education expertsThis year’s school leavers could be among the most disadvantaged by the pandemic, according to education experts, as data reveals tw…