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Millions of workers seeing real terms pay fall ‘sharply’ as inflation bites
Millions of workers are seeing real terms pay fall “sharply” as soaring inflation bites, official figures revealed on Tuesday.They showed that growth in real regular pay (which excludes bonuses and adjusted to inflation) fell in January to March, compared to a year earlier, by 1.2 per cent.Strong bonuses meant that when they are included real …
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Price of women’s clothing increasing much faster than men’s – here’s why
Everyone in the UK is feeling the pinch from rising prices, but the pain is not being felt evenly.Women face larger price hikes than men in categories like clothing and toiletries, according to Sky News analysis of data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Womenswear prices have increased 37% over the last five years, while …
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Fall in real wages intensifies and jobless rate hits lowest level since 1974 as more seek work
Real wages have dropped by 1.2% as regular pay growth fails to keep up with soaring inflation, according to the latest official figures, suggesting the cost of living crisis may also be forcing the unemployed to seek out work at record levels.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that the fall in regular pay, which …
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Bank of England governor warns of ‘apocalyptic’ food prices as he defends inflation policy
The governor of the Bank of England has warned of “apocalyptic” food prices, as he said there is nothing the Bank could have done to prevent soaring inflation.Andrew Bailey hit back at criticism that the Bank acted too slowly to tackle inflation, blaming a “bad situation” on the impact of the war in Ukraine and …
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Chelsea sale ‘at risk’ as ministers press Abramovich for fresh assurances over sale
The £4.25bn takeover of Chelsea Football Club has been thrown into fresh doubt amid a renewed impasse between owner Roman Abramovich and Whitehall over the deal’s terms.Sky News understands that government officials have doubts about whether a special licence needed to approve the sale will be issued before a deadline at the end of the …
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One in four people skipping meals over rising cost of living worries, poll for Sky News suggests
Rising bills have meant one in four people have resorted to skipping meals, according to a survey of more than 2,000 Britons.More than four in five are concerned about the rising cost of living in the coming months, according to the Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Sky News. Data also show that slightly more people …
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McDonald’s to exit Russia and sell all of its restaurants due to Ukraine war
McDonald’s will sell all of its restaurants in Russia, making it one of the biggest global brands to exit the country after its invasion of Ukraine. The world’s biggest burger chain said that holding on to its business in Russia “is no longer tenable, nor is it consistent with McDonald’s values”, citing the humanitarian crisis …
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Google sued for using the NHS data of 1.6 million Brits ‘without their knowledge or consent’
Google is being sued over its use of confidential medical records belonging to 1.6 million individuals in the UK.The company’s artificial intelligence arm, DeepMind, received the data in 2015 from the Royal Free NHS Trust in London for the purpose of testing a smartphone app called Streams. The claim is being brought by Andrew Prismall …
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Bitcoin slips back below $30,000 as European regulators renew crypto warnings after Terra Luna crash
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Nearly 10,000 Bristol jobs to be created by 2023, study finds
Bristol’s economy is expected to fall out of the UK’s regional top 10 but still expand by £500m and add almost 10,000 new jobs by the end of next year, according to a new report. The city has been predicted to see year-on-year growth of 2% in the fourth quarter of 2023 in terms of …
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Hundreds of roles available at huge jobs fair for Manchester Airport
Hundreds of jobs based at Manchester Airport will be available at a huge jobs fair next week. Wythenshawe Forum will host the event from 10am to 1pm on Tuesday, May 24. Manchester Airports Group has arranged the event in partnership with Manchester City Council, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Manchester Airport Academy. …
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Evening Standard
Little Lion’s Tom Lionetti-Maguire: The actor who blagged his way into an immersive theatre hit
Seven years ago, Tom Lionetti- Maguire was working as a jobbing actor — including becoming the face of Skyn condoms in France — when he scored a role in an immersive show, Heist, where the audience was induced to commit robbery.The show changed his life: “I saw first-hand that people were losing their minds for …

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