Cut to winter fuel allowance ‘totally unexpected’, MLAs told
NI will follow Westminster’s lead because it cannot afford to break parity with the rest of the UK, Communities Minister Gordon Lyons said.
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Cooling pay growth ‘set to smooth path for further interest rate cuts’
Many experts believe the latest jobs market data should keep the Bank of England on track to cut rates again in November.
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Public sector workers in Wales set for above-inflation pay rises
NHS staff, teachers and public sector workers in many devolved services will receive pay rises of between 5% and 6% in 2024/2025
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UK among nations with lowest spending per child on pre-primary education – OECD
The child-teacher ratio in preschool education in the UK increased by more than 5% per year, according to the study.
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Crowds flock to Pope Francis’ seaside mass in East Timor
The church service was held on the same spot where Pope John Paul II celebrated a historic liturgy during the nation’s fight for independence.
World News|Sep 10
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Jab hope for people with genetic disorder that increases cancer risk
The team will begin by analysing pre-cancer cells from patients with Lynch syndrome.
UK News|Sep 9
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Kate’s cancer update: The timeline of her ‘incredibly tough’ nine months
The princess has finished chemotherapy, but said her ‘path to healing and full recovery is long and I must continue to take each day as it comes’.
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Government plans to introduce VAT on private school fees deeply misguided – Tice
Reform UK’s deputy leader Richard Tice says state schools face ‘capacity crisis’ from the influx of pupils leaving private institutions from January.
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Man in court accused of murdering woman last seen more than a year ago
Khasha Smith, 35, was last seen in October and reported missing in January.
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Legacy Act row ended up retraumatising some Troubles victims – Morgan
The ICRIR was created by the Conservative government’s Legacy Act which halted scores of civil cases and inquests into Troubles deaths.
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Mental health deaths inquiry to probe alleged failings on a ‘shocking’ scale
Chairwoman Baroness Kate Lampard said ‘we may never have a definitive number of deaths put forward within the inquiry’s remit’.
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Jeremy Kyle Show guest ‘distraught’ after recording, landlady tells inquest
Steve Dymond, 63, is thought to have taken his own life in 2019 several days after filming of the ITV show.
UK News|Sep 9
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Guernsey pull off sensational comeback to win Men's Inter-Insular
IT WAS glory in the gloom yesterday as Guernsey produced a comeback to rival the ‘Miracle of Medinah’ to win back the Men’s Inter-Insular Trophy in the wind and rain at L’Ancresse.
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Body set up to investigate Troubles cases to probe 1974 Guildford pub bombings
The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information (ICRIR) has registered 85 enquiries since becoming operational earlier this year.
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Jannik Sinner conquered mental challenge to claim US Open title
The world number one put an anti-doping scandal behind him to win in New York for the first time.
UK Sport|Sep 9
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