3 h. ago One million young people will soon not be in education or employment for first time in a decade

The number of so-called ‘Neets’ has risen by nearly 200,000 over the past two years

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3 h. ago One million young Brits set to be out of work or education for first time in more than a decade

A MILLION young people are set to be out of work or education for the first time in more than a decade, a study says. Ministers are now under pressure to abandon plans to raise minimum wage levels for the under-21s to get youngsters back into the workplace. The Resolution Foundation warned the government should...

Economics

10 h. ago Greater Manchester town getting its own real Christmas ice rink for the first time in decades

The town hasn't had a festive ice rink for around 20 years

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13 h. ago Man shaves beard for first time in decades and ends up 'looking 20 years younger'

A man has revealed what he looks like after shaving off his beard for the first time in 20 years, and the transformation is truly unbelievable

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18 h. ago Gary Neville reveals prediction for Manchester United season after Liverpool win

Red Devils victorious at Anfield for first time in a decade thanks to Harry Maguire’s late goal

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4 d. ago Sumo wrestlers slam into London for the first time in decades

Sumo wrestlers slam into London for the first time in decades  NBC News

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4 d. ago Katie Price named attacker 16 years after vowing not to tell police

Katie Price has publicly named the famous man who allegedly raped her two decades ago, for the first time, while on stage during a performance of An Evening with Katie Price and Kerry Katona earlier this week.

Events

5 d. ago Milan Olympic hockey arena delays may leave NHL stars on untested ice

Main Milan arena won’t host December test eventNew 16,000-seat venue still under constructionWomen’s hockey could open it on eve of GamesForget about thin ice. For now, there’s no ice.With NHL players preparing to return to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade, construction on the main hockey arena for the Milan-Cortina Games is going down to the wire. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago US supreme court appears poised to weaken key pillar of Voting Rights Act

Dispute over Louisiana district returned to justices after long legal saga – and could have far-reaching implicationsA 160-year-old campaign against civil rights heads to the supreme courtUS politics live – latest updatesThe conservative majority on the US supreme court appeared poised to weaken a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act after a lengthy oral argument on Wednesday.“This court’s cases in a variety of contexts have said that race-based remedies are permissible for a period of time. Sometimes for a long period of time, decades in some cases, but they should not be indefinite and should have an endpoint. What exactly do you think that endpoint should be?” asked Justice Brett Kavanaugh, a key swing vote in the case, to Janai Nelson, a lawyer for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, who was defending the maps. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago US falls out of world’s 10 most powerful passports list for first time in 20 years

Declining strength of US passport, tied with Malaysia’s at 12th, signals ‘shift in global mobility’, says index creatorFor the first time in two decades, the US has dropped out of the world’s top 10 most powerful passports, marking a significant dethroning for the global superpower.According to the latest Henley Passport Index, a ranking that measures how many countries a traveler can visit without needing a visa, the US passport now ranks 12th globally, sharing the position with Malaysia. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago FA Cup first round draw LIVE: Time and TV channel as Cardiff City learn opponents

Cardiff City are in the first draw for the first time in decades after their relegation from the Championship last season

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7 d. ago FA Cup first round draw in full as Cardiff City to face League One opponents

Cardiff City were in the first round draw for the first time in decades after their relegation from the Championship last season

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7 d. ago Where The Inbetweeners cast now — from new romance to career U

The Inbetweeners cast could be reuniting for the first time in over a decade for a reboot after all four lead characters have agreed to take part in a revival

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7 d. ago The famous European attraction free of scaffolding for first time in decades

Tourists can now enjoy the ancient temple without the scaffolding

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7 d. ago A new start after 60: I realised I had autism – and suddenly my life made sense. I have never been so happy

After decades of loneliness and depression, Cathleen Caffrey had come to think of herself as a bad person. Then she learned about others who had struggled to fit in When she was 39, Cathleen Caffrey saw a brochure at her Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. It showed people who’d got sober in their 70s, talking about “how wonderful their lives were. That gave me a hope that I hung on to for a long time,” she says. Caffrey turned 80 this year, and is decades into her sobriety, but only now feels at peace with herself.All her life, Caffrey had assumed she was “a bad person, not a lovable person, not a likable person”. Her parents separated when she was 10, and “at that point, some voice in me said, ‘Nothing’s ever gonna work.’” Continue reading...

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8 d. ago A Scottish island's unique hospitality finishes as last remaining residents leave for good

For the first time in decades, Rona’s population will go from two to zero this month.

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9 d. ago Famous European attraction free of scaffolding for first time in decades

Tourists can now enjoy the ancient temple without the scaffolding

Politics

9 d. ago SNP conference LIVE as Nationalists gather to debate Scottish independence strategy

The Nationalists are determined to stretch their time in power at Holyrood into a third decade when a crunch Scottish election rolls around in May next year.

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9 d. ago SNP conference LIVE as John Swinney sees off party rebellion on IndyRef2 plans

The Nationalists are determined to stretch their time in power at Holyrood into a third decade when a crunch Scottish election rolls around in May next year.

Society

9 d. ago Greece's famed Parthenon free of scaffolding for first time in decades

Visitors to Athens can now enjoy an unobstructed view of the Parthenon

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