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  Amid the financial turmoil caused by former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget announcement last month, Nicola Sturgeon has said independence will free Scotland from the UK’s failing economic model. ​Amid the financial turmoil caused by former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget announcement last month, Nicola Sturgeon has said independence will free Scotland from the UK’s failing economic model. 

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Improved offer came as Unite union prepared to ballot members for industrial action Workers at London’s biggest bus operator, Go-Ahead, have secured a 10.5% pay deal, heading off the threat of more industrial action in the capital. About 7,700 bus staff, both drivers and engineers, will benefit from the increase, which is slightly ahead of current CPI inflation. Continue reading… ​Improved offer came as Unite union prepared to ballot members for industrial actionWorkers at London’s biggest bus operator, Go-Ahead, have secured a 10.5% pay deal, heading off the threat of more industrial action in the capital.About 7,700 bus staff, both…

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Research finds participants’ recall of certain material decreased after being played audio while asleep Playing sounds while you slumber might help to strengthen some memories while weakening others, research suggests, with experts noting the approach might one day help people living with traumatic recollections. Previous work has shown that when a sound is played as a person learns an association between two words, the memory of that word association is boosted if the same sound is played while the individual sleeps. Continue reading… ​Research finds participants’ recall of certain material decreased after being played audio while asleepPlaying sounds while you…

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Former member of Corbyn-loyal wing of party was target of tabloid stories during time in parliament Labour has blocked the former Kensington MP Emma Dent Coad from the longlist to fight the seat at the next election, a move which has sparked outrage among local campaigners. Dent Coad, who was elected in 2017 in a shock victory over the Conservatives by just 20 votes, is the leader of the Labour group on the council, and lost her seat in 2019 to the Conservatives. Continue reading… ​Former member of Corbyn-loyal wing of party was target of tabloid stories during time in…

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