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 The Government promised to publish a tobacco control plan “later this year” but the Guardian said ministers are expected to break the commitment. The Government promised to publish a tobacco control plan “later this year” but the Guardian said ministers are expected to break the commitment. 

Jobless level is at lowest level since 1974 but pay growth still failing to keep pace with soaring inflation The number of working-age adults in Britain who are not in the jobs market because they are long-term sick has increased to a record high, official figures show, amid concerns over shortages of workers in the UK economy. The Office for National Statistics said unemployment in the UK fell to 3.5% in the three months to August from a previous level of 3.8%, dropping to the lowest level since February 1974. Continue reading… ​Jobless level is at lowest level since 1974…

​  Jamie Oliver was catapulted to fame at the age of 23, with series The Naked Chef in 1998. He went on to be the face of Sainsbury’s and lead a healthy eating movement with Jamie’s School Dinners in 2005 and won an MBE for his efforts. Jamie is married to wife Jools and the couple have four kids. Jamie Oliver was catapulted to fame at the age of 23, with series The Naked Chef in 1998. He went on to be the face of Sainsbury’s and lead a healthy eating movement with Jamie’s School Dinners in 2005 and won…

A knee injury looks to force Liverpool forward Luis Diaz out of action until December.

Supermarket price inflation at record high, adding £643 a year to average family’s grocery bill Households are turning to “wonky” vegetables and frozen food in an attempt to keep costs down as grocery prices soared by a record 13.9% last month. Inflation in supermarkets is at the highest level since at least 2008 when the market research group Kantar began collecting data, adding £643 a year to the average family’s grocery bill, which now exceeds £5,200. Continue reading… ​Supermarket price inflation at record high, adding £643 a year to average family’s grocery billHouseholds are turning to “wonky” vegetables and frozen…

The Bank of England has once again been forced to step in again to boost its emergency bond-buying scheme.

Transform Trade charity says British-based companies are among main bringers of cases based on bilateral investment treaties UK companies operating overseas are afforded far greater legal protections than the citizens of the countries they invest in, leading to corporations getting away with human rights and climate change abuses, a report has found. The Transform Trade charity says the majority of UK bilateral investment treaties (BITs) contain no mention of climate change, the environment or human rights, meaning companies are not held accountable for violations. Continue reading… ​Transform Trade charity says British-based companies are among main bringers of cases based on…

Red Bull have been found guilty of breaching Formula One’s budget cap regulations. Red Bull It  has hit back at the FIA after they were found guilty of breaching the sport’s cost cap in 2021 and have hinted that they will appeal the decision. Christian Horner’s team have confirmed they will consider ‘all the options available to us’ as they reel from the shock of being found guilty.  It had been confident they would avoid any sanction for breaching the cost cap, given their firm belief they had fallen below it however this was quashed by the FIA. The sport’s governing…

Siva Kaneswaran completes the 2023 line-up (Picture:Getty/REX) The Wanted’s Siva Kaneswaran has been confirmed as the final celebrity taking part in Dancing On Ice 2023. The Glad You Came hitmaker, 33, will join the likes of The Vivienne, actress and DJ Patsy Palmer, football’s John Fashanu, Love Island winner Ekin-Su Culculoglu, Olympic gymnast Nile Wilson, Coronation Street’s Mollie Gallagher, Towie star Joey Essex, and comedian Darren Harriott. Liberty X singer Michelle Heaton and Hollyoaks actress Carley Stenson are also on the bill. Talking about the upcoming gig on Tuesday’s Good Morning Britain, he told presenters Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid: ‘ Honestly I don’t know…

Jess has moved on with her new man (Picture: Matt Monfredi Ltd) Married At First Sight UK’s Jess Potter has announced she’s in a new relationship after calling things off with Pjay Finch, who she met and married at the altar. Jess and Pjay – despite their love for Harry Potter – had a pretty turbulent relationship on the show, starting with Jess and her mother-in-law making it pretty clear they weren’t impressed with Pjay’s job as a stripper. So much so in fact that Jess herself stormed off at the revelation, threatening not to go on their honeymoon. While…