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Annual rate returns to double digits in September as households face cost of living pressures Business live updates: UK inflation back to double digits Inflation in the UK has risen above 10% for the second time this year as households come under pressure from the sharpest annual rise in food prices for more than 40 years amid the cost of living crisis. The Office for National Statistics said the consumer prices index rose to 10.1% in September, returning to double digits after a slight dip to 9.9% in August. The figure was last higher in 1982. City economists had forecast…

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The 1% Study says more must be done to address representation at major law firms Just 90 of more than 13,000 partners at major law firms in England and Wales are Black, according to a report, which says more must be done to address the underrepresentation. The 1% Study, named after the approximate proportion of black partners at solicitors’ firms with 10 plus partners, says the sector could learn from efforts in other industries to attract, retain, develop, and progress diverse talent to senior levels. Continue reading… ​The 1% Study says more must be done to address representation at major…

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Commons report finds organised criminals view illegal dumping fines as business expense and there is no coherent plan The government’s attitude to waste crime is “close to decriminalisation” as fines are so low, the chair of the Commons public accounts committee (Pac) has said. Organised criminals view the relatively tiny fines as a business expense, MPs have warned, as illegal waste dumping becomes a lucrative income stream for gangs. Continue reading… ​Commons report finds organised criminals view illegal dumping fines as business expense and there is no coherent planThe government’s attitude to waste crime is “close to decriminalisation” as fines…

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Test created by UCL and Innsbruck University also detects DNA markers for breast, womb and ovarian cancer Scientists have developed a more accurate test for cell changes that can lead to cervical cancer. The revolutionary test can also pick up DNA markers for some other common cancers, meaning that it could in future be used as a predictive test for breast, womb, cervical and ovarian cancer. Continue reading… ​Test created by UCL and Innsbruck University also detects DNA markers for breast, womb and ovarian cancerScientists have developed a more accurate test for cell changes that can lead to cervical cancer.The…

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Labour says people are being ‘priced out and shut out of work’ at a time of record employment vacancies The number of people who aren’t working because of caring commitments is the highest since May 2020, with the last year marking a sustained increase in stay-at-home parents and carers after three decades of decline, new analysis from the Guardian reveals. The figures are a stark warning that at a time of record employment vacancies and skills shortages, families are being “priced out and shut out of work”, said Labour’s deputy leader, Angela Rayner. Continue reading… ​Labour says people are being…

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Exclusive: Lancashire site responsible for 192 earthquakes over course of 182 days in 2018-19, Lib Dem analysis has found Fracking caused an earthquake every day at the UK’s only active site at Preston New Road in Lancashire, analysis has found. Between 2018 and 2019, the site near Blackpool was responsible for 192 earthquakes over the course of 182 days , according to analysis of House of Commons Library data by the Liberal Democrats. Continue reading… ​Exclusive: Lancashire site responsible for 192 earthquakes over course of 182 days in 2018-19, Lib Dem analysis has foundFracking caused an earthquake every day at…

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