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The UK wants to guarantee work or training for all young people – first it needs good jobs

Nearly 1 million young people aged 16–24 – almost one in seven – are now classified as “Neet” (not in employment, education or training), according to the Office for National Statistics. The rate has risen steadily since 2022, and growth is concentrated among young men.

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Drive-through coffee comes to Belconnen as Kickstart opens new location

Get your coffee fix without leaving the car from Monday.

The Canberra Times

‘People tell me they’re not ready to work’: how long-term sickness blighted a town

Hastings has the highest number of young people in England in bad health. But, amid a national epidemic of forced economic inactivity, there is hope

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Hands on: UGREEN DXP4800 Plus

The UGREEN DXP4800Plus delivers quality NAS hardware to compete with Asustor, Synology, QNAP and TerraMaster.

TechRadar

Edinburgh social enterprise expands into Glasgow

The aim is to create up to 30 jobs in the city over the course of the next two years

Insider UK

Bristol dad using TikTok to deter others from crime and addiction after 22 years in prison

He used to live on the streets in Bristol and struggled with addiction

Bristol Post

Companies House failures enabled a fraud which cost savers at least £3million

The names of the directors, the accounts, the registered office addresses, were all a fiction designed to snare investors

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Top UK Government award for talented Lanarkshire Kickstart worker

Myles Oliver found success in his role on the AI team at local employer, Angel Guard

Daily Record

Winners reveal pride after Durham, Sunderland and South Tyneside Business Awards

The nine winning companies who triumphed at Ramside Hall now go on to the grand final later this year

Birmingham Post

Prince Charles causes chaos at JD Sports as huge crowd of well-wishers surrounds him

Prince Charles was surrounded by well-wishers during a visit to meet young people who have been on the Kickstart scheme, which was set up during the pandemic to stave off mass youth unemployment

Daily Mirror

New start and dream job for Lanarkshire Kickstart candidate

Elivia Martin has landed her dream job as a dump truck driver through the Government scheme

Daily Record

Indian Women’s League football | Sethu coasts past ARA

Kickstart runs riot against Sirvodem

The Hindu

New Rhyl factory making wooden frames for zero carbon modular homes hopes to hit £3m in sales

The unit was set up by Creating Enterprise at the former Travis Perkins depot in Cefndy Road

Birmingham Post

Rishi Sunak's 'chaotic' DWP back-to-work scheme helps 82,000 fewer Brits than pledged

The DWP's Kickstart scheme - launched with fanfare and branded hoodies by Rishi Sunak - was designed to help 250,000 people into work placements but the total will only be 168,000 after 'early delivery was chaotic'

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Jobs scheme graduates land apprenticeships with Lanarkshire biotech firm

Over 130,000 young people have now started roles with the UK Government’s Kickstart scheme, with many staying on as apprentices

Birmingham Post

Parkdean Resorts creates 550 new jobs as Kickstart scheme relaunches

The Newcastle firm, which has 67 UK parks, has set this year's Kickstart programme in motion after it proved a success last year

Daily Mirror

Plot to fleece the Government's £2billion Kickstart jobs scheme exposed

A network of multiple "invisible" companies accused of being behind scores of fake jobs that raked in £1,500 grants a time

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