39 h. ago Nearly 20,000 serious childcare incidents including deaths occurred in England's nurseries in the past five years, figures reveal 

Nurseries made more than 4,200 reports of serious childcare incidents in 2023-24, up by 40 per cent on 2019-20, with the figures suggesting a worrying rise in child safeguarding breaches.

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54 h. ago A woman dies every two minutes globally due to failures in maternal care, shocking new figures reveal

More than a quarter of a million women around the world died during their pregnancy or within six weeks of giving birth in 2023, WHO figures reveal. Rebecca Thomas and Alicja Hagopian report

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60 h. ago Vehicles given to benefit claimants under Mobility scheme are linked to drug and sex crimes, figures reveal

Several police forces said they had collectively impounded more than 500 vehicles after they were involved in everything from drug dealing to illegal sex.

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61 h. ago Rachel Reeves' Budget disaster costs one job every NINE minutes, figures reveal

Business leaders have warned that the Government's £25billion hike in employers' NI contributions could trigger tens of thousands of job losses in the coming months.

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62 h. ago A woman dies every two minutes due to failures in maternal care, shocking new figures reveal

More than a quarter of a million women around the world died during their pregnancy or within six weeks of giving birth in 2023, WHO figures reveal. Rebecca Thomas and Alicja Hagopian report

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3 d. ago Shock figures reveal true scale of kids' deadly weapons crimes across country

As many as 3,591 knife and offensive weapon crimes by ten to 17-year-olds were dealt with by the criminal justice system in the year ending September 2024.

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1 week ago New figures reveal Perth and Kinross Council is owed £36.8m in unpaid council tax

Perth and Kinross Council is owed more than £36.8million in unpaid council tax according to new figures, which come weeks after councillors voted to hike council tax by 9.5-per cent.

Economics

1 week ago Got a broken smart meter that's gone dumb? You could be quids

Damning official figures reveal that as many as 3.5 million smart meters are currently operating in 'dumb' mode.

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1 week ago Got a broken smart meter? You can now get £40 if it's not fixed in 90 days

Damning official figures reveal that as many as 3.5 million smart meters are currently operating in 'dumb' mode.

Economics

1 week ago New figures reveal Dumfries and Galloway's property hot spots and not spots

Professional house buying firm Property Solvers have crunched the numbers to find out how long it takes homes to sell.

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2 w. ago Figures reveal that almost 1,300 West Lothian apprentices are in training

The Scottish Budget allocated a further £100 million for the coming financial year

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2 w. ago Shocking figures reveal UK spends double the defence budget on working age benefits

Analysis by The Independent has revealed the scale of Britain’s welfare bill to the taxpayer

Economics

2 w. ago Shocking figures reveal UK spends twice as much on working age benefits than defence

Analysis by The Independent has revealed the scale of Britain’s welfare bill to the taxpayer

Economics

2 w. ago Britain's biggest 'baby deserts' are revealed amid terrifying threat of 'underpopulation': Interactive map shows how many children women have in YOUR area

Alarming figures laying bare the 'baby bust' reveal some boroughs have seen a 60 per cent decline in women having children since 2013.

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2 w. ago Labour pledges to ‘tear down’ barriers after new figures reveal Brexit costing UK business £37bn a year

Exclusive: Billions of pounds worth of lost business with other European Union countries prompts calls to re-enter customs union and single market

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2 w. ago Labour pledge to ‘tear down’ barriers after new figures reveal Brexit costing UK business £37bn a year

Exclusive: Billions of pounds worth of lost business with other European Union countries prompts calls to re-enter customs union and single market

Economics

2 w. ago Box office figures reveal extent of Disney's humiliation over 'woke' Snow White car crash

Box office figures for the opening day of Disney's live-action 'woke' remake of Snow White have been revealed with critics calling it a 'painfully muddle-headed affair.'

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2 w. ago Grim figures reveal scale of problem with Wales' 'economically inactive'

More than half a million of working age adults in Wales are not seeking employment

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2 w. ago Scottish Baby Girl Names: Latest figures reveal the 13 most popular names in Scotland over the past year

There’s a new name at the top of the baby name table.

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2 w. ago New figures reveal NHS staff in Ayrshire face lowest levels of violence in Scotland

Figures released under Freedom of Information laws have revealed that NHS staff in Ayrshire face less violent incidents than their counterparts in Orkney and the Western Isles.

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