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Whereas 80% of the vouchers issued in October and 73% of November’s vouchers have been redeemed, indicating a sharp drop in redemption this month.

Joe Chappell, Daniel Kelly and Kaine Wright are alleged to have posed as a customers to gain entry to the store in 2015.

Saju Chelavalel is charged with the murders of Anju Asok, 35, Jeeva Saju, six, and Janvi Saju, four, at his home in Petherton Court, Kettering.

One ambulance worker described as ‘excruciating’ the pressure faced by health trusts.

The Royal College of Nursing said 82% of its members had voted against the pay deal offered by ministers.

Gillian Keegan said in some parts of the country they were in the top 10% of earners.

The Confederation for British Industry’s (CBI) latest monthly survey showed an improvement in sales volumes in the run-up to Christmas.

Hundreds of members of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association at CrossCountry, Great Western Railway and West Midlands Trains will walk out.

The Home Secretary did not rule out the idea when she was questioned by a Lords committee on Wednesday.

The UK is also continuing to see a long-term shift towards an older population.

The media watchdog said it had received more than 36,000 complaints this year.

Horace Panter said the band had been due to record a new reggae album in Los Angeles in November this year.

The group said hourly pay for retail staff will rise by 10.1% outside London to £11.15 and by 8.1% in London to £12.32 from January.

South East Coast Ambulance Service allegedly told staff not to speak to reporters on picket lines during their industrial action.

Recent weeks have seen questions grow over the pay review process as ministers and trade unions clash over how independent the system is.

The Royal College of Midwives said the offer goes nowhere near addressing the rising cost of living.

Steve Barclay said in the Daily Telegraph that unions had made a ‘conscious choice to inflict harm’ on patients.

Jay Currie of Cullen, Moray, passed his test to follow in the footsteps of his brother and father.

Damien Bendall killed Terri Harris, her children Lacey Bennett and John Paul Bennett, and Lacey’s friend Connie Gent.

The girl was shot dead in Liverpool’s Dovecot area on August 22.