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Starmer U-turns on benefits cuts after Labour backlash

Cuts to some disability benefits will only hit future claimants, not those already on it.

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Starmer U-turns on benefits cuts after Labour backlash

Cuts to some disability benefits will only hit future claimants, not those already on it.

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Faisal Islam: How much will U-turn on disability benefits cost?

The changes could cost up to £3bn which will have to come from higher taxes or cuts elsewhere, given the chancellor's self-imposed borrowing rules.

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UK car production plunges to 76-year low for May

Exports to the US halved as President Donald Trump's tariffs caused some UK car makers to halt shipments.

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‘We can’t do without these people’: Trump’s migrant crackdown has businesses worried

President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigrants could have serious economic repercussions.

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UK car production plunges to 76-year low for May

Exports to the US halved as President Donald Trump's tariffs caused some UK car makers to halt shipments.

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Baby bank supports 11,000 families with essentials

The charity has given out nearly half a million items such as nappies and clothes since it was set up.

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‘Fairy godmother’ gifts 1,000 prom dresses to girls

Stefanie Lakin's mission is for every girl and boy to go to the ball.

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Nike pledges to cut reliance on Chinese factories

Company executives say the sportwear giant will cut its reliance on producing goods in China to ease the impact of US trade policies.

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Should we be letting flies eat our food waste?

In Lithuania and Australia, hungry fly larvae are used to process food waste into useful protein.

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