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Retailers suffer disappointing January as consumers brace for more bill rises

That’s according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-KPMG retail sales monitor Retailers have suffered a disappointing January as consumers kept a tight rein on spending ahead of another round of household price rises. Total UK retail sales increased by 4.2% in January – less than half the 11.9% rise seen a year earlier and below […]

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Judge blasts malign influence of men like jailed rapist Met Pc David Carrick

The disgraced former Met officer has been given a life sentence and will spend at least 30 years behind bars A judge has condemned the “malign influence” of men like rapist Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick as she jailed him for at least 30 years. Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said the disgraced Pc, 48, acted like he was

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Prime Minister carries out Whitehall shake up as he reshuffles ministers

Four new departments have been created, and Greg Hands is the new Tory Party Chairman Rishi Sunak has carried out a sweeping shake-up of Whitehall, creating a new department for energy security and net zero amid promises to cut household bills and halve inflation. The creation of four new Government departments, aimed at boosting economic

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Foreign Secretary says three British nationals missing after earthquake

More than 5,000 people are now confirmed to have died following the quake which hit Turkey and Syria Three British nationals are missing after a huge earthquake in Turkey and Syria. It comes as UK aid charities say reports of the devastation are just the “tip of the iceberg”. In a statement in the Commons on Tuesday,

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Rapist Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick faces life sentence

Rapist Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick is facing a life sentence after committing “violent and brutal sexual offences” against a dozen women. Carrick, who joined the Met in 2001 before becoming an armed officer with the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command in 2009, pleaded guilty to 49 charges, including 24 counts of rape. Mrs Justice

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One in five November energy vouchers expired without being claimed PayPoint

About one in five people did not redeem the £66 energy support voucher they were sent by PayPoint in November, the company has said. PayPoint had sent out hundreds of thousands of vouchers in November under a Government support scheme. But only 81% of those vouchers had been redeemed on Sunday when they ran out

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Rescue specialists due to leave UK for Turkey imminently

A team of British search-and-rescue specialists heading to Turkey will leave the UK “imminently”, a Government minister has said. A flight had been scheduled to leave Birmingham on Monday night, carrying personnel and equipment to help with relief efforts, after the earthquake claimed thousands of lives. The death toll has surged past 4,000 as rescuers

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Officials warned they did not have enough time to assess energy support plans

Civil servants warned ministers that they did not have enough time to properly assess some of the energy support packages that will together cost the taxpayer about £69 billion, an official report has found. The programmes were rushed through after ministers had held off announcing extra support because they were waiting for the Conservative leadership

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