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UK unemployment rate rises to 3.6% as recession looms

Britain’s unemployment rate rose to 3.6% in the three months leading up to September, up from 3.5% in the previous three months, according to figures from the the Office for National Statistics. The Bank of England has warned that unemployment will nearly double by 2025 as the UK goes through a tough recession. A country… Read more »

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£63m deal signed with France to step up action on migrant boats

The Home Secretary Suella Braverman is in Paris to put pen to paper on a 72m euro (£63m) deal which will see UK officials joining operations in France for the first time to halt unauthorised Channel crossings. Braverman met her French counterpart Gerald Darmanin on Monday morning and said the agreement was “a foundation” for… Read more »