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UK Ends "Any Job" Policy, Shifts to Personalized Job Support Amid Welfare Cuts

The UK government announced an end to its "any job" policy for jobseekers, shifting to personalized career support with a £1 billion yearly investment and the use of AI to improve coach availability, but faces potential parliamentary defeat and concerns over its limited impact on poverty.

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52% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
theguardian.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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National Trust's Neptune Campaign Protects 896 Miles of Coastline

Celebrating its 60th anniversary, the National Trust's Enterprise Neptune campaign now protects 896 miles of coastline across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, exceeding previous estimations by 116 miles, showcasing success at sites like Devon's Wembury Point.

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Life on Land
dailymail.co.uk
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Smart Motorway Breakdown Rate Three Times Higher Than Conventional Motorways

In 2024, smart motorways in England saw a breakdown rate nearly three times higher than conventional motorways, with 56% of all motorway breakdowns occurring on these stretches despite comprising only one-fifth of the network, resulting in 387 daily incidents and prompting calls for their removal.

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Sustainable Cities and Communities
theguardian.com
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UK Eases EV Rules, Risking Higher Emissions

The UK government's April weakening of vehicle sales rules, driven by car industry lobbying, could result in 500,000 more polluting plug-in hybrid vehicles by 2030, according to the Climate Change Committee, contradicting government claims of negligible impact on emissions and delaying the phase-out...

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Climate Action
dailymail.co.uk
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Bournemouth Arson Attack: Police Release CCTV Footage

Two masked individuals threw bricks and a petrol bomb at a Bournemouth home on May 15th at 1:05 AM, resulting in minor injuries to a resident; Dorset Police released CCTV footage to identify suspects.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
dailymail.co.uk
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Charity Shop Owner Installs Facial Recognition After Assault Amidst Soaring Retail Crime

Tone Jarvis-Mack, a charity shop owner in Waltham Cross, is tackling rising retail crime and violence by installing facial recognition technology after being assaulted by a customer; this follows a 20 percent surge in shoplifting offences across England and Wales in 2024, reaching 516,971 incidents.

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Reduced Inequality
politico.eu
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UK and EU to Negotiate Market Access in Post-Brexit Deal

The UK and EU agreed to start negotiations on several key areas, including electricity and agri-food market access, after the UK conceded 12 years of fishing rights in a deal aimed at improving post-Brexit relations. This marks a shift from the previous "cherry-picking" rhetoric.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
dailymail.co.uk
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London Police Speed Up E-scooter, E-bike Destruction in Phone Theft Crackdown

London's Metropolitan Police are implementing a new policy to destroy e-scooters and e-bikes used in phone snatchings within 48 hours, alongside using invisible DNA spray to track offenders, in response to 66,528 phones stolen in the capital in the year leading up to September 2024.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
dailymail.co.uk
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Misdiagnosis Leads to Terminal Melanoma in British Mother

A 32-year-old British mother, Katie Cooper, was misdiagnosed with a virus after experiencing pain, leading to a terminal melanoma diagnosis after the cancer spread to her bones, spine, liver, lungs, abdominal wall, and ovaries; highlighting the importance of persistent medical attention.

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Good Health and Well-being
bbc.com
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Paramedic Struck Off for Exploiting Medical Emergency for Sexual Advances

A Berkshire paramedic, James Birdseye, has been struck off the medical register after exploiting a medical emergency to make inappropriate sexual advances toward a student paramedic in June 2019, including unwanted touching and manipulative scheduling.

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Gender Equality
bbc.com
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Miss World Contestant Highlights Knife Crime Prevention in Wales

Millie-Mae Adams, a 22-year-old medical student and Miss Wales 2023 contestant, is using the Miss World platform to raise awareness about knife crime in Wales by teaching young people how to deal with stabbings through her work with StreetDoctors, a charity that operates in 20 UK cities.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
dailymail.co.uk
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On-the-Run Convict Charged with Murder of Woman Walking Dog

On July 24, 2023, Anita Rose, 57, was murdered in Brantham, Suffolk, during a dog walk by Roy Barclay, 56, an on-the-run convict who had been evading authorities for two years. Barclay was apprehended and charged with murder.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

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