6 h. ago Welsh councils warn of massive council tax rises or 13,000 job losses

Filling a gap from Welsh Government funding could see 20% rises in council tax, they have warned

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11 h. ago High streets 'face critical moment' amid chilling warning of shop closures and huge job losses

Small shops 'part of the social fabric of Britain'

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16 h. ago Young people are biggest victims of UK’s fragile jobs market

Firms too scared to take a chance on youngsters when taxes and minimum wages are higher, expert saysUK labour market shows signs of stabilising after job lossesBusiness live – latest updatesSo much about the UK jobs market is influenced by Rachel Reeves. Without overdoing the blame, say many experts, the chancellor’s tough budget last year and the likelihood of a repeat next month hangs over employers and how they recruit and pay staff.The latest official figures show a rising number of young people out of work in the three months to August. More broadly, unemployment rose to a four-year high and the number of vacancies fell. And then there was the stubborn increase in the public sector wage bill, which outpaced the much more modest increase in private sector wages. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago UK high street bloodbath as 150,000 jobs at risk in 'critical moment' warning

The Co-op has warned that 60,000 small shops and 150,000 jobs could be lost without business rates reform in next month's Autumn Budget

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61 h. ago Chilling moment group of men chase victim before stabbing him seven times

A man was stabbed at least seven times by a group of men after they followed him and his friends in Bishopston, Bristol. Three men have been covicted of attempterd murder.

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61 h. ago Scottish Parliament unites in call to block STV North news service axe decision, in letter to Ofcom

The company has been accused of financial mismanagement since news of some 60 job losses.

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3 d. ago ‘Our job is to maximise their losses’: how Ukraine’s forces attempt to claw back against Russian advances

Along Donetsk’s frontline, a small counteroffensive by Ukrainian troops aims to help change perceptions about the war among Kyiv’s western alliesAs Donald Trump prepared to meet Vladimir Putin in Alaska in August, Russia launched an offensive in eastern Ukraine. Small groups of soldiers pushed forward near Dobropillia and, meeting little resistance, they advanced 15 to 20 km and seized a chain of villages.It is a small pocket of land, but one that has driven perceptions of the war in the last months. At the time of the Alaska summit, it was seen as proof that Russia had momentum; as Ukraine had taken back territory – albeit in the context of Russian advances elsewhere – it may have contributed to Trump’s dismissive assessment of Moscow’s military as a “paper tiger”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Terrifying moment stalker kicks down woman’s door after sending boyfriend chilling ‘I will rape your girlfriend’ threat

THIS is the chilling moment a stalker kicks down a woman's door after sending her boyfriend "I will rape your girlfriend" threats. Karl Chads subjected Grace Smith to terrifying abuse despite meeting her just three times. Horrifying CCTV footage shows the 42-year-old banging on her door, before eventually breaking in through a bathroom window. He...

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5 d. ago Chilling moment stepfather walks into police station and admits to killing mother

Derek Martin is accused of bludgeoning Chloe Bashford with a hammer and repeatedly stabbing her before knifing her spouse Josh Bashford four times and strangling him to death with a ligature.

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5 d. ago Say goodbye to nine Scots shops as high street stable shuts 88 UK stores

A MAJOR high street staple has announced a huge set of closures across the UK - including nine stores in Scotland. The announcement comes from one of the UK's recognisable charity shops, Cancer Research UK. The charity said that around 200 stores in the UK will be affected, with at least 88 shops to close...

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5 d. ago Sir Jim Ratcliffe doubles down on brutal Manchester United cost

Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has opened up on the savage job losses and brutal cost-cutting measures he claims were necessary to keep the club financially viable

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7 d. ago Chilling moment crocodile swims through river with woman between its teeth after beast snatched her off the bank

THIS is the chilling moment a woman was dragged down a river between the jaws of a crocodile. Footage of the sinister creature was caught by witnesses after 57-year-old Soudamini Mahala was snapped up as she bathed in the Kharastrota River in India. The huge reptile can be seen swimming through the water with Mahala's...

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7 d. ago Millerston Street incident: Man, 29, in 'critical' condition after early morning crash on Glasgow road

The man was rushed to hospital after the crash just before 4am.

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7 d. ago The real science of weight loss with the US’s leading nutritional scientist – podcast

Kevin Hall spent 21 years at the US National Institutes of Health and became known globally for his pioneering work on ultra-processed foods. In April he unexpectedly took early retirement, citing censorship under the Trump administration.Now he has co-authored a book with the journalist Julia Belluz that aims to bust myths and challenge wellness orthodoxy on everything from weight loss and metabolism to supplements and wearables. Hall tells Ian Sample what he wants us all to understand about diet, exercise and weight loss, and what led to his departure from the job he lovedOrder Kevin’s book from Guardian BookshopSupport the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Chilling moment terrorist’s car hurtles towards synagogue before ploughing into crowd

CHILLING new CCTV footage shows terrorist Jihad Al-Shamie speeding into a synagogue in Manchester minutes before launching a deadly attack. The dramatic security video also shows the extremist return to the area, driving his car at speed towards the Jewish temple which he attacked on Yom Kippur - the holiest day in the Jewish calendar....

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9 d. ago Chilling bodycam footage shows moment cops fatally shoot down Michigan church killer Thomas Sanford

Disturbing body camera footage showed the moment Michigan police fatally shot Thomas Jacob Sanford in the moments after he opened fire and set ablaze a Mormon church.

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9 d. ago Chilling CCTV captures moment man is kidnapped in Welsh retail park

Connor Price was kidnapped and brutally attacked by three men in a Welsh retail park

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1 week ago Spooky Ring doorbell footage captures 'ghost' walking down street

A homeowner has revealed the bone-chilling moment he spotted a ghostly figure wandering the streets opposite his home after getting a strange alert on his video doorbell.

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1 week ago Eerie Ring doorbell footage captures 'ghost' walking down street after chilling warning

A homeowner has revealed the bone-chilling moment he spotted a ghostly figure wandering the streets opposite his home after getting a strange alert on his video doorbell

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1 week ago Chilling moment sex monster stalks victim in city centre before attacking 3 women

Sex attacker Donatas Venclovas, 34, struck early in the morning after following his terrified victims through a busy city centre before grabbing them in a series of sick assaults

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