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Unemployment rate ticks up to 5% and wage growth slows
The UK's jobless rate has ticked up to 5% and the pace of basic wage growth has eased further as the country faces down a fresh energy-led price shock.
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UK waters down Russian oil sanctions amid jet fuel crisis brought on by Strait of Hormuz closure
The UK government has watered-down sanctions on Russia, allowing diesel and jet fuel from Russian crude oil to enter the UK if it is refined in other countries.
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UK to head international coalition tackling violence against women and girls, foreign secretary announces
The UK will convene a group of countries in efforts to end violence against women and girls around the world, the foreign secretary has announced.
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SNP leader John Swinney re-elected as Scotland's first minister
John Swinney has been re-elected as Scotland's first minister, vowing to "work every day to repay the trust" the nation's people have placed in him.
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HS2: World's 'most expensive' high-speed rail line to be slower and cost more
A high-speed train line between London and Birmingham will be more expensive, take longer to make and go slower than previously announced.
