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Germany to close loophole to allow police to seize small boats in Starmer migrant deal
It comes a week after the prime minister signed a ‘one in, one out’ migrant deal with France’s Emmanuel Macron
Summer droughts throw future of 1,000-year-old Robin Hood tree into question
The tree is reputed to have been a hiding place for Robin Hood and his band of outlaws
UK unemployment rises to highest in four years due to slowing wage growth
The figures point towards further pressure in the UK labour market
Job scams have jumped 237% since January. Here’s how to keep yourself safe
Young job seekers are often targeted and later ghosted or blocked by ‘recruiters’
Moment man dumps rats outside Sheffield mosque in hate crime
This is the shocking moment a man releases rats outside a mosque in Sheffield as part of a series of racially motivated hate crimes.
Labour voters back doctors over five-day strike and think Wes Streeting should meet pay demands
Martin Lewis urges more than a million pensioners to claim benefit worth at least £3,800
Over one million eligible pensioners could be missing out, according to the money expert
Acid attacks skyrocket by 10% as campaigners warn of rise in violence against women and girls
Almost a quarter of all attacks took place in Northumbria in 2024