72 m. ago New rules for workers include paid leave from day one and 52 weeks off

Day-one rights to statutory sick pay, a ban on zero-hour contracts and new protections for new mothers and pregnant women are also included

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80 m. ago Call to ban UPFs as they are 'leading cause of chronic disease'

Most people say it is now impossible to avoid UPFs when shopping

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1 hour ago The areas of Scotland where patients are waiting more than five years for hip and knee replacements

Scottish Labour freedom of information requests showed that one patient waited 2,049 days for a hip replacement.

Science

1 hour ago Reform will win councils in London at May local elections, says Tice as it races to recruit 1800 candidates

Nigel Farage’s party is hoping to gain control of a string of councils in Outer London

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1 hour ago 'Dangerous dogs' breed ban change plan update as Government responds

A parliamentary petition on breed bans has now received more than 11,000 signatures

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2 h. ago George Floyd and Renee Good: 5 years between Minneapolis videos, and confusion has increased

Five years after video of George Floyd's killing on a Minneapolis street, video of another law enforcement action in the northern city is central to another American debate

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4 h. ago Labour's 'banter ban' could cost firms at least £60million to enforce

Under the new system, businesses will be made liable for 'harassment' of their staff by third parties such as customers.

Economics

5 h. ago EU to demand a 'Farage clause' payout if Reform axes Brexit reset

Nigel Farage on Sunday warned he will not pay compensation to the EU for tearing up Labour's Brexit reset.

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6 h. ago Even if net migration reaches zero, voters will not forgive Labour while thousands keep crossing the Channel: STEPHEN GLOVER

What would happen to the prospects of Reform UK if net migration were to dip to almost zero, as some forecasters are saying could happen as soon as the end of this year?

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6 h. ago Trump's free speech tsar compares UK to Putin's Russia over threats to ban X 'to protect Brits from AI bikini pictures'

Sarah Rogers, President Donald Trump's free speech tsar, has compared the United Kingdom's threat to block X to Vladimir Putin's Russia.

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7 h. ago Collapse in confidence after Budget sets up bleak year for jobs and business

In a report that piles more pressure on Rachel Reeves, the accountancy group BDO said morale among firms fell to its lowest level in nearly five years last month.

Economics

7 h. ago London homeowners more likely to sell at a loss than any others in the UK

Homeowners in London are more likely to sell at a loss than any other part of the country, new analysis by property firm Hamptons has revealed.

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7 h. ago Average home seller last year ‘gained £91,260 more than they paid’

Rising gains in the North have helped offset shrinking returns in the South, property firm Hamptons said.

Economics

7 h. ago Woman blinded by rare condition can see again after breakthrough treatment ‘pumped up’ her eye

A WOMAN blinded by a rare condition can see again after breakthrough treatment which “pumped up” her eye. Nicki Guy, 47, suffers from hypotony — low eye pressure — and was the first patient injected with a low-cost gel. Londoner Nicki said results of the pioneering procedure at the capital’s Moorfields Eye Hospital were “phenomenal”....

Economics

7 h. ago A Minneapolis church holds a service of 'Lament and Hope' amid fears over immigration crackdown

A Minneapolis church opened its doors for a special Sunday service of ‘Lament and Hope’ amid the ongoing federal immigration crackdown in the city

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8 h. ago Immigration arrests and tense confrontations in Minneapolis, in photos

Immigration arrests and tense confrontations with activists continued Sunday in the Twin Cities. That’s four days after the fatal shooting by an immigration officer of a local woman, Renee Good, who stopped during an enforcement operation.

Events

9 h. ago Starmer hails parental leave changes as putting ‘dignity back at heart of work’

The Government states this will offer an additional 1.5 million parents increased flexibility to share childcare responsibilities

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9 h. ago Meta blocked nearly 550,000 accounts in first days of Australia’s under

Tech giant says ongoing compliance will be a ‘multi-layered process’ as UK Labour faces pressure to bring in similar ban for teenagersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMeta has deactivated more than half a million accounts for teenagers across Facebook, Instagram and Threads as a result of Australia’s under-16s social media ban, the company has announced.Just over one month since the ban came into effect, Meta announced on Monday that between 4 December, when the company began deactivating accounts, and 11 December, 544,052 accounts Meta believed to be held by users under 16 were deactivated. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago America’s Private Equity Legal Experiment is Coming for London Law Firms—And Their Clients

America’s Private Equity Legal Experiment is Coming for London Law Firms—And Their Clients  Law.com

Economics

11 h. ago Putin's ruthless Chechen warlord pal Kadyrov 'is in a coma and family members are flocking to his side'

The 49-year-old head of Russia's Chechnya republic has reportedly suffered kidney failure, with doctors said to be avoiding making any firm predictions on condition.

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