The number of people aged between 16 and 24 and not in employment, education or training, so-called Neets, rose to 1.01 million.
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Changes to the price cap from July amount to an increase of £18 a month for the average household using both electricity and gas.
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Customers of the bank can join a waiting list for the mobile service that is built on the Virgin O2 network.
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People are already struggling to pay their bills at the lower rate, charities have warned, after a 13% price hike was announced.
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The biggest risers on the FTSE 100 were JD Sports Fashion, up 4.14p at 85.42p, Marks & Spencer, up 15.1p at 363.6p, Burberry, up 36p at 1,192p, Intercontinental Hotels Group,…
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AI is ‘unstoppable force’ that the UK must harness for good, spy chief warns
by News Roomby News RoomAnne Keast-Butler gave the inaugural GCHQ annual lecture at Bletchley Park on Wednesday.
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Speed up plans to close import tax loophole on small parcels, British firms say
by News Roomby News RoomThis so-called “de minimis” threshold has become a “structural advantage for overseas retailer without a footprint in the UK, who undermine retailers that employ millions of people across the country,…
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Oil and gas has long-term future if UK Government backs industry, report says
by News Roomby News RoomThe decline of the North Sea is being accelerated unnecessarily, the Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce said.
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Spy chief to warn of ‘relentless’ Russian cyber attacks on UK and Europe
by News Roomby News RoomShe is expected to highlight the organisation’s efforts in “disrupting Russia’s efforts to smuggle western tech, fending off cyber attacks, and countering reckless sabotage and assassination attempts”, adding, “as we…
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BP removes chairman Albert Manifold after ‘serious concerns’ over conduct
by News Roomby News RoomAmanda Blanc, senior independent director at BP, said the board deemed his conduct to be ‘unacceptable’.