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Britain’s jobs market is facing growing strain as hiring slows and unemployment edges towards its highest level in more than a decade. Businesses warn the cost of taking on staff has become increasingly difficult to absorb, deepening the slowdown across the labour market.The warning comes from recruitment firm Robert Walters, which reported annual losses of £19.6million and said it cut nearly a quarter of its UK workforce last year.Chief executive Toby Fowlston said Britain’s employment market is now experiencing its longest downturn on record.He said the current slump is worse than the periods following the 2008 financial crisis and the…

Strictly Come Dancing professionals Amy Dowden and Carlos Gu have responded to the widespread speculation about multiple dancers being dropped from the hit BBC show.The speculation centres on several well-known names from the professional roster potentially facing removal from the programme.According to reports, Nadiya Bychkova, Gorka Marquez, Luba Mushtuk, Michelle Tsiakkas, Katya Jones and Karen Hauer are all understood to be at risk of losing their places on the Saturday night favourite.A source claimed to other publications that producers view the situation similarly to managing a football squad, explaining that even successful teams regularly refresh their line-up to maintain their…

A Stellantis boss has called for support from the Government to help “create the right level of demand” for electric cars amid a warning that car brands are losing money on EV sales.Speaking at SMMT Electrified, held by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, in London, Eurig Druce, group managing director of Stellantis UK, highlighted how Stellantis has 60 models on the UK market.He emphasised how electric vehicles from the brand are being manufactured in the UK at Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port facility, with expansion plans being accelerated following a £50million boost last year.Mr Druce said the UK’s Zero Emission…

Travellers are facing mass disruptions after a fire broke out near Glasgow Central Station on Sunday. The blaze is reported to have started at a vape shop, spreading to engulf a four-storey Victorian building. The station remains closed until further notice, as firefighters continue to tackle the blaze. ScotRail says no trains will operate in or out of the the station on Monday.

“Since acquiring the club in 2023, our priority has been to stabilise Wigan Athletic after a period of significant turmoil, and we are proud of the progress made,” the statement added.”Earlier this year, the Danson family took the decision to explore options for bringing additional investment into the club to support its long-term ambitions. This was a decision taken by the ownership, not the wider board.”What we can say clearly is this: we will not hand this club to anyone who does not share our commitment to its stability, its community role, and its future.”The Danson family remains fully engaged…

An investigation has been launched by the British Horseracing Authority following allegations of racism stemming from a confrontation between two jockeys at the Cheltenham Festival yesterday.The incident, which was broadcast live on ITV, involved Nico de Boinville and Declan Queally clashing before a race on the second day of the prestigious meeting.De Boinville, who had opened the Festival with victory aboard Old Park Star on Tuesday, was riding Act Of Innocence for trainer Nicky Henderson when the altercation occurred.Queally was mounted on I’ll Sort That when television cameras captured de Boinville shouting at him.The BHA has now confirmed it is…

A council has threatened Britons with up to five years in prison for feeding birds.In Kilburn, north west London, notices from Brent Council threatened that residents and tourists feeding birds could face an unlimited fine or five years in prison. The signs were written in English and five other south Asian languages, which warned feeding birds was a “crime against our streets”. Spotted in Kilburn’s leafy Christchurch Avenue, the notices stated the “penalty” if caught, meant “up to five years in prison or an unlimited fine” and the “reward” of not feeding our feathery friends was “cleaner streets”. One wildlife…

Peter Mandelson should hand over his five-figure payout to a charity that supports victims, a senior Labour minister has told GB News. The former UK ambassador to the US received a £75,000 taxpayer-funded payout after initially demanding £550,000. The eyewatering severance payment was revealed in the first batch of documents on Lord Mandelson.The 147-page dossier, which was released shortly before Darren Jones updated MPs on the vetting process yesterday, also noted Lord Mandelson posed a “general reputational risk”. However, Lord Mandelson’s payout figure, which was described as “good value for money” by Foreign Office boss Sir Oliver Robbins, fell well…

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Primark has confirmed that every one of its stores across England, Wales and Northern Ireland will close for more than 24 hours next month as part of its Easter trading arrangements.The budget fashion retailer, which operates more than 190 stores across the UK, announced that only its Scottish locations will open to customers on Easter Sunday.A Primark spokesperson said: “On Easter Sunday only stores in Scotland will be open and all stores in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be closed.”The temporary closure will affect the vast majority of the retailer’s clothing outlets, which normally welcome shoppers throughout the week.The…