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UK productivity growing faster than official figures suggest, thinktank finds
Analysis by the Resolution Foundation suggests UK productivity is growing more strongly than official statistics indicate, hinting that the economy may finally be shaking off the long-term effects of the 2008 financial crisis. The thinktank’s findings imply that Chancellor John Healey may have inherited an economy in better shape than headline figures suggest, which matters…
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Government vows to make business rate valuations for pubs and hotels fairer
The UK government has pledged to overhaul how business rate valuations are calculated for pubs and hotels in England and Wales, following mounting pressure on Andy Burnham to support the struggling hospitality sector. An independent review will examine how the valuation system could be made fairer ahead of the next revaluation in 2029, after venues…
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Arriva bus strikes return as City close in on Bouaddi, Kejelcha smashes half marathon record
More than 1,500 Arriva North London bus drivers strike next week after talks collapsed; a report criticises a £8m Albanian prisoner transfer scheme; DR Congo and M23 agree a peace roadmap; and Man City near a €100m deal for Ayyoub Bouaddi.
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Trump’s son in law meets with top House Democrat as Republicans stare down a potential midterm disaster
Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner has held talks with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, the top Democrat in the chamber, in a sign that both sides are manoeuvring ahead of November’s midterm elections. The meeting, first reported by the New York Times, took place recently in Manhattan and was arranged through a mutual…
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Showdown at the top of Police Scotland as chief is told: ‘You’ve lost the dressing room’
Police Scotland’s chief constable, Jo Farrell, has reportedly been told by a senior colleague that she has “lost the dressing room” amid growing turmoil at the top of the force. According to sources cited by the Mail, Assistant Chief Constable Wendy Middleton raised the concerns directly with Farrell, warning her that colleagues lacked confidence in…
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STEPHEN DAISLEY: Sadly for patients, the NHS has gone down with the sickness of secrecy… a malady that starts at the very top
Columnist Stephen Daisley argues that the Scottish NHS is being undermined by a culture of secrecy that prioritises institutional reputation over patient safety, warning that this makes patients less likely to trust the healthcare system with their lives. He cites senior figures including BMA Scotland chief Dr Iain Kennedy and patient safety commissioner Karen Titchener…
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Arriva bus strikes return, Trump slams Canada, Thailand hit by arson wave
London bus drivers plan fresh strikes over hot working conditions, Trump lashes out at Canada after trade talks collapse, and Thailand faces over fifty co-ordinated arson attacks, plus Iran’s economic woes, Premier League kick-off and Mateta’s Palace contract battle.
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Devolution powers, Arriva bus strike returns, Zelensky corruption questions
Burnham pushes new mayoral powers over housing; Arriva North London drivers to strike again next week; Fedorov says Zelensky faces corruption questions; plus OpenAI’s cyber-attack warning and the Swans’ return.
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New footage emerges from inside Ryanair plane cabin in the moments after window shattered at 16,000ft and sucked a passenger out
New footage has emerged showing the moments inside a Ryanair aircraft after a passenger was partially sucked out of a shattered cabin window mid-flight. Ljubisa Karovic, 61, was seated in seat 11F on a flight from Thessaloniki, Greece, to Memmingen, Germany, on 10 July when his head, arm and shoulder were pulled through the window…
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Onshore Windfarm Applications Hit Decade High Following Labour’s Renewable Energy Policy Shift
England’s onshore windfarm sector is experiencing a significant expansion, with applications reaching their highest levels in over a decade following the Labour government’s reversal of the Conservative-era de facto ban