29 h. ago Starmer pleads for government to unite in fightback after difficult week

Prime minister tells cabinet budget leaks and infighting are distracting from priorities and delivering changeUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has warned senior ministers and officials to stop briefing against one another and leaking details of the budget as he pleaded for his embattled government to unite.The prime minister told his weekly cabinet meeting that last week’s political turmoil had distracted from voters’ priorities, and ministers needed to work together and start delivering rather than talking about the government itself. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Royal Mail announces update on controversial changes to post deliveries

Ofcom fined Royal Mail £21 million last month after millions of letters arrived late across the UK

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7 d. ago Royal Mail announces update on controversial changes to postal deliveries

Ofcom fined Royal Mail £21m last month after millions of letters arrived late across the UK

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1 week ago The good news is that boys believe in gender equality. The scary question is: will they forget when they become men? | Lucy Clark

Online influencers like Andrew Tate have a smaller impact than thought but there’s still grim news about boys who hold harmful ideas about masculinityThere’s a moment in a boy’s life when it almost hurts to look at them, so beautiful and vulnerable are they. Manhood is right there knocking on their door, and these tow-headed, big-eyed boys open it and for a time there is one foot in, one foot out, trying out this new space, going back into the comfort of the old. Back and forth.It’s a vexing time. Some boys are more like men, some boys are more like babies. They vary massively in size and adult masculinity. Hormones surge, or may yet be a year away. At about the same time, they are leaving the top of the heap at primary school, where they know everyone and everyone knows them, and they go to the bottom of the heap at high school, a daunting experience for everyone, girls too.Boys need help. And, yes, men need fixing – I’m mindful of that. Males arrive in our community on the coattai...

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2 w. ago Tesco announces major new trolley and basket system at checkouts as shoppers left fuming

The supermarket giant is trialling a new system in an attempt to combat theft

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2 w. ago Tesco makes major 40p customer charge decision at all UK supermarkets

The supermarket has introduced the new charge this week, which is a decision that has already sparked some backlash, with one customer labelling the price hike as 'a joke'

Economics

2 w. ago Tesco issues statement as major service axed in Express stores

The store apologised for any inconvenience caused by the change

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2 w. ago Tesco makes major Clubcard change giving shoppers 'triple value' reward

Tesco has announced a major change to Clubcard rewards to help members save on eating out

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3 w. ago Tesco makes major change at checkouts as shoppers left divided

Some customers have welcomed the move, while others have been left frustrated

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3 w. ago Streeting: Labour needs to counter ‘growing sense of despair’ and deliver

The Health Secretary said the party must demonstrate it is delivering the change it promised at the general election.

Society

3 w. ago Tesco makes major change to deliveries impacting anyone who orders online

A Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) survey of workers found 77% were a victim of abuse and 13% were assaulted. Some 26% refused a delivery out of fear for their safety.

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3 w. ago Tesco makes major change to deliveries impacting online orders

Tesco will equip 5,000 UK delivery drivers with body cameras by 2025 to deter abuse and protect staff amid rising threats, especially during age-verification deliveries

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3 w. ago Tesco makes 'priority' change to home deliveries in new initiative

Tesco may spot the change when ordering home deliveries

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4 w. ago One Tech Tip: How to prepare for outages that impact our online lives, from banking to chatting apps

An Amazon Web Services outage on Monday disrupted many online platforms, affecting banking services, chat apps, and more

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