The UK’s labour market is coming under intense strain as the number of applications per advertised job surges dramatically, reflecting deep-rooted economic uncertainties…
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Landlords appear to be shrugging off the Government’s latest tax increases, according to fresh data suggesting that buy-to-let investors are now accounting for…
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When Olivia Lott left her London job for a village in rural Devon, she expected a calmer pace of life—but not the near…
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Padel Social Club (PSC) has welcomed Brit Award-winning, multi-platinum artist Stormzy as its newest investor, a move that underscores PSC’s growing influence in…
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Young workers twice as likely to take mental health leave as new UK research reveals scale of crisis
A surge in mental health-related absences among Britain’s youngest workers has underscored the urgent need for employers to rethink their approach to employee…
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TalkTalk is set to cut hundreds of jobs in a sweeping effort to slash costs by £120m, as the debt-burdened broadband provider embarks…
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Royal Mail enters foreign ownership for the first time in five centuries as Czech billionaire strikes £3.6bn deal
Royal Mail is set to pass out of British hands for the first time in its 500-year history, after ministers approved a £3.6bn…
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Bitcoin has surged to a fresh record high, briefly breaking through the $106,000 (£83,700) mark, after President-elect Donald Trump hinted that his incoming…
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Reeves’s business inheritance tax shake-up ‘will cost exchequer £1bn more than it raises’ warn economists
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s planned inheritance tax overhaul on family businesses and agricultural land risks backfiring by leaving the Exchequer £1bn worse off than…
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Surrey County Council has admitted it does not have enough state school places to accommodate children transferring from private schools, following the government’s…