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Figures also showed that wage growth is starting to ease back for the first time since January, while job vacancies fell for the 15th time in a row.

An average of 157 mobile phones are stolen every day in the capital.

As the storm approaches on Tuesday, forecasters said gale-force gusts could occur along the coasts of Wales and southwest England.

Central Bedfordshire Council said in July that an enforcement notice requiring the demolition of the ‘now-unauthorised’ spa block was issued.

The Trussell Trust is urging people to donate to the food banks in their local areas.

London Marathon Events aims to remove 280 tonnes at first and to increase this figure year-on-year.

Ahmed Alid, 44, from Hartlepool, has been charged with murder and the attempted murder of another man.

The conflict in Gaza continues to dominate the news cycle.

The girls, named only as Noiya, 16, and Yahel, 13, disappeared from their home in Kibbutz Be’eri after it was stormed by militants.

The former chief scientific adviser described his diary, or evening notes, as ‘a brain dump’, his lawyer Matthew Hill said.

Terrence Carney had just used a cash machine when he was attacked in Hartlepool town centre on Sunday morning.

Among his colleagues was Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP Michael Shanks.

Protesters placed posters of kidnapped Israelis on a wall opposite Broadcasting House.

The Irish president joined criticism of the EU Commission leader’s comments on the Middle East conflict.

British-Israeli soldier Nathanel Young, 20, was killed by Hamas militants on October 7.

Mr Bridgen, who joined the Reclaim Party after being kicked out of the Conservatives, demanded that Tory Crispin Blunt apologise for the ‘chop’.

His comments come as capacity in the prison estate has come under serious pressure.

The Scottish First Minister will also use his speech to the SNP conference to insist support for independence can increase to a ‘sustained majority’.

Jessica Baker, 15, and coach driver Stephen Shrimpton, 40, were killed as the vehicle overturned on the M53 in Cheshire in September.

Fadzai Madzingira was appointed by media watchdog Ofcom in June 2023 and has now been suspended.