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French Holocaust denier Vincent Reynouard arrested in Scotland

French Holocaust denier Vincent Reynouard arrested in Scotland

The 53-year-old was arrested in the Anstruther area of Fife by officers on behalf of French authorities.

Dominic Raab ‘left junior staff scared to enter office’ while foreign secretary

Dominic Raab ‘left junior staff scared to enter office’ while foreign secretary

The former top civil servant in the Foreign Office said the under-fire Deputy Prime Minister was demeaning and abrasive to staff.

NHS workers facing real terms pay cut, TUC warns

NHS workers facing real terms pay cut, TUC warns

Unions react to reports of a 2% limit on pay rises in the public sector next year.

Covid-19 death registrations remain steady at low level

Covid-19 death registrations remain steady at low level

The figures may start to show a clear fall in future weeks.

Confidence in Tories ‘lost’ as nine in 10 say economy doing badly – poll

Confidence in Tories ‘lost’ as nine in 10 say economy doing badly – poll

At least half the public has little or no faith in either party’s ability to solve the UK’s economic problems.

Vodafone could cut jobs as part of 1bn euro cost savings plan

Vodafone could cut jobs as part of 1bn euro cost savings plan

The company said it will streamline and radically simplify the group, and accelerate the digitalisation of its operations.

Councils would need to hike council tax by 20% to plug funding gap – LGA

Councils would need to hike council tax by 20% to plug funding gap – LGA

LGA analysis suggests councils will face a £3.4 billion funding gap in the next financial year, with councils already facing unexpected extra costs.

Sunak did not raise journalist’s murder in meeting with Saudi crown prince

Sunak did not raise journalist’s murder in meeting with Saudi crown prince

Downing Street said the Prime Minister and Mohammed bin Salman met at the G20 summit in Bali.

72% of single mothers worried about running out of money in retirement – report

72% of single mothers worried about running out of money in retirement – report

Economic conditions are making it harder than ever to fix the deep inequalities that underlie the pensions gap, Scottish Widows said.

Specialist weevils deployed in Yorkshire waterways to tackle invasive plant

Specialist weevils deployed in Yorkshire waterways to tackle invasive plant

The floating pennywort weevils have been introduced at two sites to control the non-native plant choking water courses.

24% of young people ‘put hearing at risk with loud music on personal devices’

24% of young people ‘put hearing at risk with loud music on personal devices’

The authors also estimated that 48% of people aged 12-34 around the world are exposed to excessive noise in loud music venues.

Amazon preparing thousands of job cuts – report

Amazon preparing thousands of job cuts – report

The US firm would join Meta and Twitter in announcing substantial staff cuts.

Reverse poverty crisis by boosting child benefit and scrapping cap – report

Reverse poverty crisis by boosting child benefit and scrapping cap – report

The Government has a choice between inflicting a winter of ‘deepening hardship’ on families or offering a ‘lifeline to millions’, three groups say.

Ex-ambassador urges ministers not to lose interest in Alaa Abdel-Fattah

Ex-ambassador urges ministers not to lose interest in Alaa Abdel-Fattah

The British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist is on hunger strike in jail.

Climate activist, 11, accuses Lord Goldsmith of running away to avoid questions

Climate activist, 11, accuses Lord Goldsmith of running away to avoid questions

Licypriya Kangujam tracked the environment minister down at Cop27 in Egypt.

Sunak meets Saudi Arabia’s controversial crown prince at G20

Sunak meets Saudi Arabia’s controversial crown prince at G20

The PM was likely to use the encounter to encourage Riyadh to produce more oil and gas in response to the disruption of supplies from Russia.

Prince of Wales presents shirts to England squad ahead of World Cup

Prince of Wales presents shirts to England squad ahead of World Cup

Video showed William presenting the players, including captain Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka and James Maddison, with their shirts.

Unemployment rate edges higher in sign of cooling jobs market

Unemployment rate edges higher in sign of cooling jobs market

The rate of unemployment stood at 3.6% in the three months to September, up from 3.5% in the previous three months, the ONS said.

China is biggest state-based threat to UK economic security, Sunak says

China is biggest state-based threat to UK economic security, Sunak says

The Prime Minister could meet President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Bali.

Composer of Ukrainian opera says it is ‘great honour’ to see it reach UK

Composer of Ukrainian opera says it is ‘great honour’ to see it reach UK

Illia Razumeiko co-composed and co-directed Chornobyldorf alongside Roman Grygoriv.

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