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UK job vacancies fall at a slower pace while wage growth holds steady

Payrolled employment decreased by 8,000 in July compared with June, the smallest decline since a modest rise in January.

Euronews · Aug 12, 2025

Business news live: UK unemployment at four-year high with firms ‘feeling the heat from raft of cost-pressures’

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The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

UK employers cut back on bonuses and hiring as economic slowdown hits jobs market

Unemployment remains steady but vacancy rates drop and pay growth slows

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2025

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Major DVLA Driving Licence Changes 2025: Thousands Will Be Affected - What You Need To Know

Over-70s face mandatory medical checks to renew, aiming to boost road safety amid 1,633 deaths in 2024

International Business Times UK · Aug 12, 2025

UK unemployment remains at four-year high as job vacancies shrink

UK job vacancies tumbled by 44,000 over the three months to July to 718,000 – the lowest number of job openings since April 2021.

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

Unemployment in the UK at four-year high as number of job vacancies plummet

The country’s unemployment rate hit 4.7% in the three months to June, new figures reveal

Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2025

US inflation unexpectedly stays at 2.7%; UK ministers appoint advisers for Thames Water collapse ‘contingency plans’ – as it happened

US and China extend 90-day tariff truce; UK labour market slows as employers hold off hiring

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2025

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FTSE 100 Live 12 August: Builders boosted by Bellway update, Entain lifts guidance

A 13% bounce for Spirax shares and a confidence boost for housebuilding stocks today provided the FTSE 100 cheer ahead of US inflation figures.

Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2025

London set for sweltering 34C heatwave today as experts warn of a water shortage

The capital will see some of the hottest temperatures in the UK amid its fourth heatwave of the summer

Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2025

Tuesday briefing: Why England’s homes are built to bake – and what’s being done about it

In today’s newsletter: Hotter houses are likely to become the norm, with the dangerous health impacts facing society’s most vulnerable

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2025

Voices: ‘Deport now, appeal later’ is proof we haven’t learned from Windrush

COMMENT: Sending non-British criminals home before they can plead their case against removal sounds tough – but it will only lead to another deportation scandal, says immigration lawyer Jacqueline McKenzie

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

Warm weather and England’s Euros success lifted UK retail sales in July

Sunnier picture clouded by warning that mooted higher taxes could lead to shop closures and job losses

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2025

‘Do not buy these flats’: residents warn about unbearable heat inside London new-builds

Experts say many new homes being built in the UK not designed to withstand extreme summer temperatures

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2025

Trial begins in Utah for a man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges

A jury trial has begun in Utah for a man accused of faking his death and fleeing to the United Kingdom to avoid rape charges

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2025

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Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2025

Parts of UK forecast to hit 34C during fourth summer heatwave

The highest temperatures will be felt in southern parts of the UK.

Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2025

Starmer set to speak to Trump alongside European leaders ahead of Putin meeting

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer warned on Monday that peace ‘must be built with Ukraine, not imposed upon it’.

Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2025

Egypt drops plans for halal certification on all UK dairy exports

Egypt’s decision to drop the changes followed talks with the UK Government at a time of heightened uncertainty over global trade agreements.

Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2025

‘Outdated guidance’ sees thousands at risk of prostate cancer ‘overtreatment’

Overtreatment of the disease can lead to side effects such as erectile dysfunction or incontinence, charity Prostate Cancer UK said.

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Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2025

Retail sales boost of 2.5% ‘barely touching the sides’ of costs, sector warns

The uptick in the UK’s total retail sales was against growth of 0.5% last July and the 12-month average growth of 1.9%, figures show.

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2025

Why mounting costs mean recent retail growth ‘barely touches the sides’

July retail sales were up 2.5 per cent on 2024 but they were not close to covering the the last budget’s £7 billion in new costs on the sector

Reason · Aug 11, 2025

Lower Crime Hasn't Stopped Gun Control Push

Plus: The National Guard deployed to D.C., the Trump-Putin meeting on Ukraine, Texas Democrats flee the state, and a listener question on free speech in the U.K.

We Got This Covered · Aug 11, 2025

‘Putin only acts under pressure’: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz forces Donald Trump’s hand ahead of Ukraine summit

Europe is finally stepping in.

Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2025

Peace cannot be ‘imposed upon’ Ukraine, Starmer says

In a phone call with Canada’s Mark Carney, the leaders agreed Ukraine’s future ‘must be one of freedom, sovereignty and self-determination’.

The Conversation · Aug 11, 2025

How the neoliberalism of ‘Hayek’s Bastards’ changed the world – and fuelled the rise of the populist right

Neoliberalism has had an enormous influence on the world, driving policy and governance at the national and international level, particularly since the 1980s, when it was championed by the Reagan administration in the United States and the Thatcher government in the United Kingdom.

Space · Aug 11, 2025

Skyrora becomes 1st British company to get license to launch from the UK

Scotland-based Skyrora has received the first U.K.-issued vertical launch license for a homegrown company, enabling rocket launches from SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands.

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