Sir Keir Starmer set to give teachers and nurses bumper payrises
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to give an above inflation 5.5 per cent pay rise to teachers and nurses. Read More
Inflation at Bank of England's 2% target for second straight month
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The main measure of inflation is bang on the Bank of England’s official target for the second consecutive month according to official…
Nigeria's inflation hit new 28-year high in June, may have peaked
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Nigeria’s rate of inflation rose to a new 28-year high of 34.19% in annual terms in June, official data showed on Monday,…
Keir Starmer to let mayors 'take back control' as Sadiq Khan seeks more power over commuter rail services
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Keir Starmer’s government vowed to let Britain’s mayors “take back control” as Sadiq Khan pushes for more power over London’s commuter rail services and a £2.2…
Macron’s gamble has kept the far right out of power, but plunged France into chaos
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Reading Time: < 1 minute “I threw my live grenade at their feet” is how French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly saw his call for snap elections after…
Revealed: Poverty-stricken workers who made the Next jacket worn by Gary Lineker on his BBC Euros show are paid just 44p an hour
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Reading Time: < 1 minute When Gary Lineker wore a green jacket from Next while presenting coverage of the Euros, he was accused of flouting BBC guidelines by plugging his…
More years of financial pain for mortgage holders says Bank of England
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Reading Time: < 1 minute As many as three million households are set to experience more financial pain as their mortgage payments rise in the next two…
Peoples’ Revolt: Nigeria May be Next After Kenya, Commodore Olawunmi Cautions Tinubu
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Following the wave of uprising and peoples angst directed at government authorities across Africa, the latest being Kenya, a plea for caution…
Rough sleeping in London hits new record high, with almost 12,000 street homeless in last year
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A record high number of people slept rough in London over the last year – including more than 1,200 former private renters –…
Kenya braces for fresh protests despite president’s tax climbdown
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Kenyan police put up roadblocks on streets leading to the presidential palace on Thursday as some protesters vowed to “occupy State House”,…