UK Economy Contracts for Second Straight Month
Britain's economy shrank 0.1% in October, marking the first back-to-back monthly falls since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, impacting new finance minister Rachel Reeves, and defying economists' predictions of 0.1% growth.
UK Economy Contracts for Second Straight Month
Britain's economy shrank 0.1% in October, marking the first back-to-back monthly falls since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, impacting new finance minister Rachel Reeves, and defying economists' predictions of 0.1% growth.
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44% Bias Score
Starmer's Unlikely Targets: Ambitious Goals Cloud Labour's Future
Keir Starmer's speech at Pinewood Studios outlined ambitious yet potentially unattainable targets for economic growth, NHS waiting times, housing, clean energy, and policing; experts doubt their feasibility given current constraints.
Starmer's Unlikely Targets: Ambitious Goals Cloud Labour's Future
Keir Starmer's speech at Pinewood Studios outlined ambitious yet potentially unattainable targets for economic growth, NHS waiting times, housing, clean energy, and policing; experts doubt their feasibility given current constraints.
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72% Bias Score
Farmers Protest Inheritance Tax Changes in London
Thousands of farmers protested in London against the UK government's proposed changes to inheritance tax affecting farms, with celebrity Jeremy Clarkson among the protestors.
Farmers Protest Inheritance Tax Changes in London
Thousands of farmers protested in London against the UK government's proposed changes to inheritance tax affecting farms, with celebrity Jeremy Clarkson among the protestors.
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UK Job Vacancies Plunge to Pandemic Lows Amidst Business Confidence Slump
UK job vacancies fell at the fastest rate since the start of the pandemic in November 2023, driven by decreased business confidence following the October budget's tax increases, signaling a potential economic contraction.
UK Job Vacancies Plunge to Pandemic Lows Amidst Business Confidence Slump
UK job vacancies fell at the fastest rate since the start of the pandemic in November 2023, driven by decreased business confidence following the October budget's tax increases, signaling a potential economic contraction.
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UK Small Boat Arrivals Exceed 20,000 Since Starmer Took Office
Since Keir Starmer became Prime Minister on 4 July, 20,110 people have arrived in the UK via small boats, significantly exceeding the rate under his predecessor; the Home Office cites unusually calm autumnal weather as a key factor.
UK Small Boat Arrivals Exceed 20,000 Since Starmer Took Office
Since Keir Starmer became Prime Minister on 4 July, 20,110 people have arrived in the UK via small boats, significantly exceeding the rate under his predecessor; the Home Office cites unusually calm autumnal weather as a key factor.
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40% Bias Score