UK sees biggest increase in poverty for 30 years
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe energy price crisis caused the sharpest increase in UK absolute poverty in 30 years, new figures show. Read More
Lords to get £100 a day of taxpayer money to pay for hotel stays in London... On top of the £342 they already receive for appearing in the Upper House
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePeers can now charge taxpayers for hotel stays for the first time. Read More
These are the baby foods with the highest amounts of toxic metals
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn investigation by a consumer watchdog looked at 14 popular baby foods and compared levels of lead, arsenic and cadmium in seven…
Kenyan doctors stop providing emergency services at public hospitals as strike enters second week
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteKenyan doctors stopped providing emergency services at public hospitals on Thursday, as they escalated a national strike that entered its second week. …
Turkey's central bank hikes rate to 50% as inflation rises
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTurkey’s central bank hiked its key interest rate on Thursday, resuming its tightening cycle as one of the world’s highest inflation rates…
No 10 declares ‘migration emergency’ after record day for crossings in 2024
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteRishi Sunak’s Government is dealing with a “migration emergency” after the busiest day for Channel crossings since the start of 2024. Read…
Bank of England keeps interest rates on hold, but shows signs of cuts to come
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bank of England has voted to keep interest rates unchanged, but showed what was perhaps the clearest sign in years that…
French police stop four migrant boats from heading to the UK a day after British crews came to the rescue of packed vessel after it motored away from French coastguard
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrench National Police this morning ground to a halt the departure of four migrant boats seeking to make a crossing into the…
Binance executives remain in detention after Nigeria court appearance, families say
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTwo executives from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, will remain in detention for at least two more weeks in Nigeria after…
Naira eyes N1300/$1 at parallel market as speculators offload FX
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNaira may be on track to regaining N1300/$1 as the dumping of hard currencies warehouse by speculators turns the foreign exchange (FX)…