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Pregnant women in England will be induced when they are just ONE week overdue to ...

The Daily Mail 04 Nov 2021

Babies are due at about 40 weeks, and currently women are offered induction on the NHS if they do not go into labour naturally by 42 weeks ... Currently about one in five labours in the UK are induced, which is when contractions are started artificially through drugs ... WHAT IS INDUCED LABOUR? ... Every year, 1 in 5 labours are induced in the UK.

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Support exists among MPs for new Afghanistan inquiry, says ex-defence minister

Belfast Telegraph 04 Nov 2021

UK governments should be legally required to review major British military campaigns, a former defence minister has said amid calls for an Afghanistan inquiry ... The UK’s 20-year military mission in the country ended in August. A total of 457 members of the UK armed forces were killed, with hundreds more personnel suffering life-changing injuries.

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UK meat producers sending carcasses to EU for butchering amid worker shortage

ITV 04 Nov 2021

British meat processors are exporting animal carcasses to the EU for butchering and importing them back to the UK amid the labour shortage crisis ... It is therefore "logical", he said, for the UK to make use of the butchers abroad, particularly when the UK's temporary visas for foreign seasonal workers are still being processed.

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The return of Keith Vaz? Locals fear disgraced former Labour MP wants to replace Claudia ...

The Daily Mail 04 Nov 2021

Claudia Webbe's conviction for threatening to throw acid at a love rival could open the way for shamed ex-Labour MP Keith Vaz to attempt a return to national politics, locals fear ... The former Europe minister was replaced as MP at the election that year by Ms Webbe, but remains chairman of the local constituency Labour Party (CLP).

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Sainsbury’s says well-placed for Christmas after 23% profit rise

FX Empire 04 Nov 2021

British retailers are grappling with delays in their international supply chains that are compounded by labour shortages in the UK transport and warehousing networks ... “Our industry faces labour and supply chain challenges.

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More than 3,300 military personnel living in high-rises with flammable cladding

Belfast Telegraph 04 Nov 2021

Almost 2,500 military personnel based at the home of the UK’s nuclear deterrent are housed in high-rise buildings with flammable cladding, new data reveals ... Labour said fire crews at the site must be restored to “their full strength” and there must be “firm deadlines” to remove the cladding ... Latest UK.

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Lawyer of the week: Richard Arthur, who led a team acting for Unite members who were offered inducements to bypass union negotiations

The Times/The Sunday Times 04 Nov 2021

Persuading judges how a European Convention-compliant set of trade union rights is effective in a UK labour law setting that is hostile to trade unions.

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Bank holds interest rates, but says hike due ‘in months’ to cool inflation

Belfast Telegraph 04 Nov 2021

It said most MPC members believed there was “value in waiting for additional information on near-term developments in the labour market… before deciding when a tightening in monetary policy might be warranted” ... “There has also been some signs of weaker UK consumption demand.”. The UK economy continues to recover from the effects of Covid ... Latest UK.

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Britain’s Currys in ‘good shape’ for peak trading

Metro USA 04 Nov 2021

British retailers are grappling with delays in their international supply chains that are being compounded by labour shortages in the UK transport and warehousing networks.

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How I’d start earning passive income in 3 months

The Motley Fool 04 Nov 2021

Among my favourite passive income streams are UK dividend shares. I like them because they typically pay out regular dividends and, instead of relying on my labour, they benefit from the efforts of large workforces at leading companies ... Payment timing can be important but I wouldn’t buy UK dividend shares on that basis.

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Sainsbury's weathers supply chain stress with 23% profit rise

RTE 04 Nov 2021

British retailers are grappling with delays in their international supply chains that are being compounded by labour shortages in the UK transport and warehousing networks. Supermarkets are also facing tough comparisons against record sales during COVID-19 lockdowns ... .

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Miliband warns over ‘shifting the goalposts’ on climate action at Cop26

Belfast Telegraph 04 Nov 2021

Focusing on other things risked big emitters being “let off the hook”, the former Labour leader said. Mr Miliband, who led the UK’s delegation at troubled UN climate talks in Copenhagen in 2009 as climate change secretary, said there had been definite progress on the issue in recent years – but it was still not enough ... (PA Graphics) ... / ... Latest UK ... .

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Zero Carbon Sooner—Revised case for an early zero carbon target for the UK

Resilience 04 Nov 2021

The broad aim of the paper is to establish how soon the UK should aim for (net) zero carbon emissions. The paper first derives a ‘fair remaining carbon budget’ for the UK ... A first key finding is that a target date for zero carbon is not sufficient in itself to determine whether the UK remains within its carbon budget ... A Fair Carbon Budget for the UK.

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Bank of England says interest rates rises 'necessary over coming months' to contain inflation

ITV 04 Nov 2021

Meanwhile global supply chains are struggling to cope with the increase in consumer spending - on goods in particular - as lockdowns have lifted ... The Bank forecasts that prices will continue to out-strip pay and that real post-tax labour income will fall in 2022 and 2023.The UK economy is being hit by two economic shocks ... .

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UK’s Labour Party hit by third-party data breach

Computer Weekly 03 Nov 2021

Data on Labour Party members, registered and affiliated supporters, and others who have provided their personal information to the political party has been compromised in a major security breach at a third-party organisation that handles and processes data on Labour’s behalf.