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Labour U-turns on plans for day-one workers’ protection against unfair dismissal
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Government scraps day-one protection from unfair dismissal in U-turn on manifesto pledge
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A stranger’s face? The unresolved questions of face transplantation 20 years on
When he saw the newspaper headlines in 2002, James Partridge was furious. Severely burned in a fire at 18, he spent his life advocating for people with “visible difference” through charities like Changing Faces and Face Equality International. Yet he found himself used as tabloid fodder in discussions about faceContinue Reading
UK mid-caps outperform in calm post-Budget trade
‘UK assets continue to hold up well in the wake of the Budget,’ said IG analyst Chris Beauchamp.Continue Reading
DWTS fans say Whitney Leavitt broke etiquette by performing freestyle on Call Her Daddy: ‘You lost’
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Arne Slot must drop three Liverpool players to save himself from Anfield sack
Not everything going wrong at Liverpool is Arne Slot‘s fault but the Dutch coach is not helping himself whatsoever. The Reds have lost three games in a row by three goals – away to Manchester City, which can happen to even the very best football teams, at home to NottinghamContinue Reading
Wes Streeting makes damning BMA claims in explosive letter to GPs
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Budget threatens jobs and venues, pub bosses warn as business rates rise
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Budget 2025 live: IFS warn Rachel Reeves she is ‘disincentivising growth’ after Starmer defends tax rises
Government rejects OBR’s estimate of digital ID cost The Independent’s political correspondent Millie Cooke reports: Downing Street said it did not “recognise” a figure putting the cost of the digital ID scheme at £1.8 billion over three years. The prime minister’s official spokesman said: “The number in the OBR forecastContinue Reading
US banking giant to build new Canary Wharf headquarters in post-Budget boost
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Global banking giant JPMorgan Chase has announced plans for a new tower in London’s CanaryContinue Reading