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Half Of Secondary Pupils Avoided School In Past Year Due To Anxiety

Half of secondary pupils have avoided school in the past year because of anxiety, a poll has found..

Shoppers Turning To Alternative Payments Such As Buy Now Pay Later

Shoppers increasingly turned to “alternative” ways to pay in 2024, such as buy now pay later methods, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)..

UK Economy Contracts For Second Month Running In October

The UK’s economy contracted for the second month running in October, defying expectations for a rebound as car manufacturing only made a slight recovery from the Jaguar Land Recovery cyber attack.

Reward Of 20000 Offered To Help Find Grandmothers Killer

A £20,000 reward is being offered to help find the killer of a grandmother found dead in her home..

Three Jailed For Life For Murder Caught On Doorbell Camera

Three men have been jailed for life after an an innocent grandfather was shot through his living room window in a murder which was caught on a doorbell camera..

Council Deeply Saddened By Theft Of More Than 600 Items From Museum Collection

A city council says it is “deeply saddened” by the theft of more than 600 artefacts from its museum collection..

Flu Cases In NHS Hospitals Jump 55 In One Week Figures Show

The number of people in hospital in England with flu remains at a record level for this time of year and has jumped by 55% in a week, NHS figures show..

Liverpool Tops Generous Cities List In 2025 According To Fundraising Platform

Liverpool is the most generous city in the UK this year, according to figures from a fundraising platform..

Targeted Support Could See 18 Million Savers Offered Help In Next Decade

At least 18 million people could be offered extra help with their investments and pensions over the next decade with the “game changing” introduction of targeted support, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said..

Trump Says US Has Seized Oil Tanker Off Coast Of Venezuela

President Donald Trump has announced that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela amid mounting tensions with the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro..

Social Media Firms Must Do More To Stop Underage Image Sharing

Social media platforms must do more to stop explicit images of children being shared online, a police chief has said..

Doctors Strike Over Christmas Would Have Different Degree Of Risk Streeting

The Health Secretary has warned that a resident doctors’ strike over Christmas would have a “much different degree of risk” than previous walkouts, adding that he “cannot think of a single other trade union in this country that would behave this way”..