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The unemployment rate increased to 5.2 per cent in the three months to December, compared with 5.1 per cent in the period to November, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The figures released on Tuesday will come as a blow to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who has pledged to improve opportunity and rebuild the economy. It’s the highest level of unemployment the UK has seen since January 2021, with the number of pay-rolled employees in the UK falling by 121,000 (0.4 per cent) last year.This latest release is the latest sign that the jobs market is continuing to deteriorate. The…

Referee Chris Kavanagh and his assistant Nick Greenhalgh have not been selected for a Premier League game this weekend.The pair were heavily criticised for their decisions in the fourth round FA Cup tie between Aston Villa and Newcastle United on Saturday, in which there was no video assistant referee.VAR will not be brought in until the fifth round.Referees’ body Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO) bases its selections on factors including post-match performance assessments conducted by an independent Key Match Incidents panel, ensuring accountability for officials.Among the errors, Kavanagh and Greenhalgh missed a clear offside against Tammy Abraham for Villa’s opening…

The head of Britain’s largest police force has demanded that courts stop granting bail to repeat phone thieves who reoffend after walking free.Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley is pushing judges to keep serial offenders locked up rather than releasing them onto the streets.He has also urged mobile phone manufacturers and telecoms firms to make it harder for criminals to wipe and resell stolen devices.His intervention came as new figures revealed that tens of thousands of phones are still being stolen on the streets of the capital every year.However, new stats revealed phone thefts in London dropped from 81,365 in…

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The Welsh social network Tŵt is set to introduce its new mobile app later this month. The Cardiff event on 28 February represents a significant milestone for the long-standing, community-owned platform. Having built a strong early user base over eight years, Tŵt is now focusing on delivering a seamless and user-friendly experience designed for wider public adoption. The launch concludes the Pethau Bychain campaign, a six-week initiative that has engaged thousands in discussions around a more inclusive and accessible social web. Guests will be offered an advance demonstration before the app opens to the public on Dydd Gŵyl Dewi. Jaz-Michael…

Jamaica’s Mica Moore, from Newport in south Wales, finished four places ahead of Nicoll in 14th and was delighted with the outcome following her switch in 2022 from representing GB after claiming she had witnessed “damaging and offensive behaviour”.Moore told BBC Sport: “I’m so happy. It has been a real tough journey to get here, it hasn’t been easy at all. I guess to me it is just a story of not giving up. “I had a really difficult time with Great Britain and that is not secret at all and I’m just so proud I didn’t give up on…

A nine-year-old boy from Northampton has made medical history as the first child in Britain to undergo surgery to lengthen his leg.Alfie Phillips was born with fibular hemimelia, a rare condition affecting fewer than one in 40,000 births that left his right leg more than an inch shorter than his left.Surgeons at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool fitted a lengthening nail to the surface of his right thigh bone.The device was gradually pulled apart using magnets, helping Alfie gain three centimetres in height.Before this treatment became available, his only option was an external frame attached with pins or wires,…

League One side Mansfield Town will host 14-time winners Arsenal in the FA Cup fifth round.The Stags defeated Premier League stragglers Burnley 2-1 on Saturday afternoon, producing a remarkable second-half comeback at Turf Moor.Elsewhere, Manchester City will visit Newcastle in one of two all-Premier League ties, in a repeat of one of this season’s League Cup semi-finals. Sunderland face a second successive away trip in the competition as they were drawn against Port Vale or Bristol City – that fourth-round tie was postponed until Tuesday, 3 March (19:45 GMT) because of a waterlogged pitch.Meanwhile Championship promotion chasers Wrexham welcome eight-time…

A family was left “disgusted” after a waiter labelled them “depressed f***s” on their receipt during a wake.Hannah Pharoah’s family had gathered at a Dorset coffee shop after the funeral of her father, Steve, who died in January aged 67. Around 30 mourners attended the gathering, which included tapas and drinks.The offensive label was discovered the following day when Hannah examined the receipt her mother had tucked away in her purse without checking.Ms Pharoah branded the 17-year-old waiter’s behaviour “disgusting” and called the receipt message a “sick joke”.The cafe has since issued several apologies – and confirmed “disciplinary action” had…

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