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Age profile of Catholic and Protestant communities ‘key to understanding shifts’

Age profile of Catholic and Protestant communities ‘key to understanding shifts’

The Protestant community is on average older than the Catholic community.

Calls for Liz Truss to honour pledge to put £13bn into social care

Calls for Liz Truss to honour pledge to put £13bn into social care

It comes as Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng said the nation insurance hike will be reversed from November.

Rambler returns to climb Ben Nevis with woman who saved his life there

Rambler returns to climb Ben Nevis with woman who saved his life there

Trevor Botwood suffered a cardiac arrest on the mountain in August 2020.

Travelodge set to recruit hundreds of housekeeping staff

Travelodge set to recruit hundreds of housekeeping staff

The company said the positions are ideal for parents looking for a job that works around the school run.

Cries of approval meet suggestion for Queen statue in Trafalgar Square

Cries of approval meet suggestion for Queen statue in Trafalgar Square

Shouts of “hear, hear” were heard from some MPs in the chamber after Conservative former minister Sir John Hayes floated the idea.

Rees-Mogg criticises SNP and wades into Edinburgh waste collection strike row

Rees-Mogg criticises SNP and wades into Edinburgh waste collection strike row

The Business Secretary said that ‘as an administration turns from Conservative to socialist the rubbish piles up in the streets’.

Boy, 16, held on suspicion of murder after 15-year-old stabbed near school gates

Boy, 16, held on suspicion of murder after 15-year-old stabbed near school gates

A murder inquiry was launched after the teenager died in hospital following an attack close to the entrance of North Huddersfield Trust School

Interest rate jump ‘will add nearly £600 per year on average to some mortgages’

Interest rate jump ‘will add nearly £600 per year on average to some mortgages’

Thursday’s Bank of England base rate hike could add to the struggles of first-time buyers, among others.

Astronomers detect hot gas bubble around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole

Astronomers detect hot gas bubble around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole

The finding helps to us to better understand the mysterious environment of the black hole called Sagittarius A*.

Channel crossings to the UK in 2022 pass 30,000

Channel crossings to the UK in 2022 pass 30,000

The figure is well above the total for the whole of 2021, when 28,561 crossings were recorded.

Ofgem warns Utilita and Scottish Power over failure to protect customers fully

Ofgem warns Utilita and Scottish Power over failure to protect customers fully

The regulator’s action follows Utilita’s lack of support for vulnerable customers and Scottish Power’s debt repayment plans.

Travellers urged to use £30m of unspent vouchers

Travellers urged to use £30m of unspent vouchers

Consumers who fail to act by September 30 are putting their money at risk, the Civil Aviation Authority said.

Midwives to vote on industrial action in bid for ‘fair and just pay award’

Midwives to vote on industrial action in bid for ‘fair and just pay award’

Royal College of Midwives members have overwhelmingly rejected the Government’s below-inflation pay offer.

More families becoming homeless or threatened with homelessness

More families becoming homeless or threatened with homelessness

There have been significant rises in households facing homelessness due to fleeing domestic abuse or after receiving a no-fault eviction notice.

Liz Truss risks Tory backlash over end to fracking ban

Liz Truss risks Tory backlash over end to fracking ban

Liz Truss’s Government has abandoned the Tory 2019 commitment to maintain a ban on fracking until there was scientific proof it was safe.

UK ‘in recession’ as Bank of England hikes interest rates to highest since 2008

UK ‘in recession’ as Bank of England hikes interest rates to highest since 2008

Bank bosses predicted a 0.1% fall in GDP for the current quarter, meaning the economy is in a technical recession.

William and Kate thank staff during first engagement since Queen’s funeral

William and Kate thank staff during first engagement since Queen’s funeral

The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at Windsor Guildhall to meet volunteers and staff.

Woman died from allergic reaction to dairy-contaminated Pret vegan wrap

Woman died from allergic reaction to dairy-contaminated Pret vegan wrap

Celia Marsh, who had an acute dairy allergy, died less than two hours after eating a flatbread from the sandwich chain.

Average earners £500 worse off despite Government aid say economists

Average earners £500 worse off despite Government aid say economists

The Institute for Fiscal Studies said Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng cannot ‘magic away’ the pain of soaring energy bills.

Labour failed in its duty of care towards me, says MP Apsana Begum

Labour failed in its duty of care towards me, says MP Apsana Begum

The member for Poplar and Limehouse in London has been off work since June.

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