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Job vacancies have fallen to a fresh five-year low as small firms continue to hold back from hiring amid soaring wage costs, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said there were around 8,000 fewer vacancies quarter on quarter in the three months to August, at 702,000, which remains the lowest since spring 2021, or, outside the Covid pandemic years, for over a decade. Small firms are […]

A rural Oxfordshire village will hold a symbolic independence “referendum” on Tuesday to protest against controversial Government plans to house more than 1,000 asylum seekers at a nearby former military base. The proposal, which would mean 1,256 male asylum seekers moving into the base near Piddington, about 4.5 miles south-east of Bicester, has sparked anger and fear among many village residents. On July 4, marking the 250th anniversary of American […]

Oasis are to return to Knebworth more than 30 years after their initial gigs at the Hertfordshire park, as part of their 38-show Live 27 world tour. The band, led by Liam and Noel Gallagher, will perform at Knebworth Park on September 11, 12, 18, and 19 as part of the new tour announced on Monday. The band played two fan favourite concerts at the venue on August 10 and […]

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has cancelled engagements today and tomorrow following the death of his father Roy, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s. Mr Burnham has spoken about his father’s illness, which meant that he did not know his son had become Prime Minister. The experience is one of the driving factors in the Prime Minister’s aim to reform the social care system. Mr Burnham had been due to host business […]

Office workers are increasingly returning to packed lunches as they seek to protect household budgets from the rising cost of living, a survey has suggested. Almost half of UK professionals (46%) now take a packed lunch to work more frequently than they did a year ago, the poll for online grocer Ocado found. The trend is particularly pronounced among younger workers, with 64% of those aged 18 to 45 saying […]

More than 800 hospitality businesses have written to the Prime Minister urging him to set out how he will introduce a lower rate of VAT. The VAT’s The problem campaign has called for the hospitality VAT rate to be reduced from 20% to 10%. Businesses involved in the campaign have signed a letter urging Andy Burnham to deliver on his public support in February for a lower rate of VAT […]

A senior union leader has called for an end to the “outsourcing rip-off” which he warned was treating hundreds of thousands of workers as second class citizens A senior union leader has called for an end to the “outsourcing rip-off” which he warned was treating hundreds of thousands of workers as second class citizens. TUC general secretary Paul Nowak said chief executives and shareholders of outsourcing companies were “raking it […]

Sir Gary Oldman, Jack Lowden and Zendaya are among the 2026 Emmy nominees, in a ceremony where HBO Max drama The Pitt is tipped for victory with 25 nods. Oscar-winning actor Sir Gary is up for outstanding lead actor in a drama series for his starring role as veteran MI5 agent Jackson Lamb in hit Apple TV series Slow Horses, which has secured nine nominations overall. The spy drama, which […]

Ore Oduba has warned that pornography “will educate our children” without intervention. Last year, the former Strictly Come Dancing winner, 40, revealed that he had a 30-year battle with porn addiction that began when he was aged just nine. He is now working with the Naked Truth Project, which educates people on the harms of pornography and offers recovery and support programmes. Speaking on Good Morning Britain on Monday, Oduba […]