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More than 3,700 vendors now sell the magazine across the UK The number of people helped by the Big Issue Group in the last year has increased, including more vendors selling the magazine, according to new figures. More than 3,700 vendors now sell the magazine across the UK while hundreds of people have been helped […]

It is the latest in the Mint’s Music Legends series The coin features the singer-songwriter’s signature look from his debut solo album Faith. Designed by artist and sculptor Sandra Deiana, the new collectable coin portrays a headshot of Michael wearing his trademark sunglasses and an engraving of the refrain of Faith. The colours black and […]

The cash is being redirected from the abandoned leg of HS2 Rishi Sunak has set out how transport funding redirected from the Government’s abandoned HS2 plans will be shared across regional councils as he holds a Cabinet meeting in Yorkshire and the Humber. The North of England will be allocated £2.5 billion and the Midlands will receive […]

New research has found people in their early 20s are more likely to be out of work due to ill health than people in their early 40s People in their early 20s are more likely to be out of work due to ill health than those in their early 40s, according to a new report calling for action […]

The boss of Ryanair is warning ‘capacity constraints’ will push up prices this summer Holidaymakers will face higher air fares this summer because of capacity constraints, the boss of Ryanair has warned. Chief executive Michael O’Leary said issues limiting the number of available aircraft mean European airlines will struggle to meet demand for travel during the peak […]

The Prime Minister is coming under pressure to give his views on Mr Anderson’s controversial comments Rishi Sunak is facing calls to publicly address the fallout from remarks made by MP Lee Anderson after an Islamophobia row deepened on Sunday. The former deputy chairman lost the Conservative whip after failing to apologise for claiming “Islamists” had “got […]

It’s after workers were given an improved pay offer Three days of public transport strikes have been called off after workers were given an improved pay offer. Thousands of Translink workers on bus and rail services were due to walk out from midnight on Tuesday following the rejection of an “inadequate pay offer”. However, the […]

London Mayor Sadiq Khan says Rishi Sunak’s ‘silence’ on Lee Anderson’s comments is a ‘tacit endorsement’ Sadiq Khan has said Rishi Sunak’s “silence” amounts to “tacit endorsement” of Lee Anderson’s widely criticised claim that “Islamists” control the London mayor, despite the MP’s suspension from the Conservative Party. The former deputy party chairman lost the Tory whip after […]

He easily beat his main challenger Nikki Haley in her home state Donald Trump has won South Carolina’s Republican primary, easily beating former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley in her home state. Mr Trump’s victory means he has inched closer to a third straight nomination with the former president cleaning up at every contest that counted for Republican […]

British and American forces have again launched attacks targeting Houthi forces in Yemen The UK and US have launched another round of missile strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen after a surge in attacks around the Red Sea by the Iran-backed group. American and British fighter jets hit sites in eight locations, according to US officials. The […]



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