The UK inflation rate fell sharply to 0.2% as Eat Out to Help Out scheme pushed down restaurant prices.
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Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab confirms the rescue mission, saying it was “the right thing to do”.
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Unite warns of a ‘miserable Christmas’ for workers without an extension of government jobs support.
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Two officers posted clips of themselves “shouting offensive language” and dancing “inappropriately”.
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The justice secretary hails changes to criminal tariffs as a “fundamental shift” to punish offenders.
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock tells MPs there has been a “sharp rise” in those seeking a test.
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The unemployment rate increases to 4.1% from 3.9%, its highest level for two years.
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