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Washington-based body cuts 2023 growth forecast amid threats from inflation, interest rates, Covid and warAny fresh setback to a global economy already rapidly weakening as a result of high inflation, interest rates and war could result in a second rec…
Nearly half of Londoners hold degree or similar qualification compared with under 30% in north-east EnglandThere are stark regional differences in the level of qualifications of people in London and south-east England compared with parts of the north, …
Cornwall Insight warns reduction in support could curb businesses’ ability to invest in reducing fossil fuel emissionsThe reduction in government support for companies’ energy bills could threaten their efforts to reduce fossil fuel emissions, a leadi…
Gaping hole mysteriously appears where former PM once stood at UK space mission with business secretaryFor some, being ousted from No 10 was apparently not enough for Boris Johnson.Grant Shapps, the business secretary, posted a photo on Twitter that ap…
Exclusive: unions react furiously to proposed legislation England, Scotland and Wales that they say will allow ministers to ban strikes The government’s standoff with public sector workers has escalated with plans for a coordinated “day of action” by u…
Primary schools close on Tuesday with secondary schools to shut on Wednesday after government and unions fail to reach dealUK politics live – latest news updatesAlmost every school in Scotland will be closed on Tuesday or Wednesday as part of a fresh w…
Jonathan Ashworth calls lack of support for disabled people a ‘scandal’ and says party would change assessments regimeUK politics live – latest news updatesA Labour government would overhaul routes into work for sick or long-term unemployed people, inc…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed up wholesale prices of gas and oilThe average UK price for a litre of petrol has fallen below 150p for the first time since the outbreak of war in Ukraine.The AA said that a litre of petrol typically cost 149.74p on …
Doncaster, Hemel Hempstead and Gourock sites to close as well as seven delivery sites, as retailer prepares two new facilities Amazon has announced plans to shut three of its 30-plus UK warehouses and seven small delivery sites, affecting more than 1,…
Church to back community projects to compensate for financially benefiting from chattel slaveryThe Church of England has committed £100m to a fund it is setting up to compensate for its historical benefit from the international slave trade.A report for…