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OPINION - The Standard View: The UK economy is stuck in a low-growth trap

The UK economy is not in recession but it is stuck in a low-growth trap. GDP in the three months to June registered a 0.2 per cent jump, marking the fifth successive quarter in which the economy has kept its head above water since a 0.5 per cent advance in…

Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2023

Channel crossings: 100,000 since 2018 and new daily record set for 2023

It comes weeks after sweeping asylum reforms became law and while the Government fends off legal challenges over its Rwanda deal and migrant housing.

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

Levelling up: how Gabrielle Zevin’s gaming novel became the book of the summer

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow overtook titles by David Walliams and Colleen Hoover to become the UK’s number one bestseller. The author, booksellers and fans reflect on how it became a literary phenomenon

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2023

S&P Futures Tick Lower Ahead of Key U.S. PPI Data

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are trending down -0.04% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices finished the regular session slightly higher as market participants digested milder-than-feared U.S. consumer inflation report while also bracing for crucial U.S. PPI data.

Barchart · Aug 11, 2023

8 hidden costs of parenthood (and #3 can be significant)

Being a parent can be expensive at the best of times, but don't forget to factor in these hidden expenses to keep your budget in check

GoodToKnow · Aug 11, 2023

Bibby Stockholm: Most asylum seekers housed on ‘deterrent’ barge are not small boat migrants

Labour says it’s ‘frankly laughable’ to claim barge will reduce small boats when most residents flew to UK

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

London business groups team up to deliver plan for ‘higher-paying jobs’

Unemployment in London has consistently been higher than the UK average, despite the capital being the main driver of the UK economy

Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2023

PS5 price cut was a success everywhere except the UK, according to Sony

Gamers worldwide had an appetite for Sony's recent PS5 price drop, but apparently not in the UK.

TechRadar · Aug 11, 2023

Housing asylum seekers on barge ‘untenable’ after legionella discovery, says charity – as it happened

Asylum seekers removed from Bibby Stockholm after legionella bacteria found in water system onboard

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2023

Health spending in UK lagging behind European neighbours

THE UK’s health spending lags behind other countries in north-west Europe, research commissioned by the SNP has found.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 11, 2023