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I will deliver an autumn statement for growth

Jeremy Hunt has said he will address labour supply issues and business investment when he delivers an “autumn statement for growth” next week. The Chancellor claimed the Government is starting to “win the battle” against inflation – with new statistics expected on Wednesday – which he argued allows him to “focus on the next stage”. He gave a preview of the November 22 fiscal event after also dismissing Labour’s criticism of the Government’s legislative plans contained in the King’s Speech.Read More

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Braverman fires parting broadside at Sunak after sacking

Suella Braverman has accused Rishi Sunak of “betrayal” over a promise to stop small boat crossings in an incendiary letter after being sacked as home secretary. In a broadside aimed at the Prime Minister, she accused him of having “manifestly and repeatedly failed to deliver” on key policies, and said his “distinctive style of government means you are incapable of doing so”. She said Mr Sunak had not lived up to his promise to do “whatever it takes” to stopRead More

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Local News

Family ask people to search garages and sheds as Robert, 28, is still missing

The family of a missing man is asking people to search their outbuildings, garages and sheds, as concern for his welfare increases.Robert McAdam, 28, from Wormegay, was last seen in Bunnett Avenue in South Lynn at 4am on Saturday, October 28.Posters have been put up by the family all over Lynn town centre, including at the railway and bus stations, and at taxi ranks.Robert McAdam was last seen on Bunnett Avenue in Lynn. Picture: Norfolk PoliceA police search, which hasRead More

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Local News

Junior school pupils raised £400 for Children in Need in November 2013

Rock on! Some £400 was raised for Children in Need in November 2013 when a charity gig was held at Lynn’s Howard Junior School.Some of the pupils, dressed for the occasion to support Pudsey, are pictured here with the rock covers band members.Rob Ross, of On the Level (previously known as Going Quo), said: “The concert went really well with around 150 to 170 people there – friends, family and lots of the children and their parents. They are reallyRead More

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Local News

Surge pricing is coming to pubs

In his weekly The Bar Man column, Jeff Hoyle discusses surge pricing...Surge pricing. Have you heard of it? It means that prices go up when there is a greater demand. In some areas of the economy, it is common. When we used to travel regularly to see Bury FC, hotel prices around Manchester were much higher if United were at home. Look at the prices for hotels over the Christmas and New Year period if you still need convincing.Now theRead More

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National News

McDonalds faces one or two sexual harassment claims each week boss admits

The UK boss of McDonald’s said the fast-food chain faces “one or two” sexual harassment allegations from workers each week as he pledged to “eradicate” abuse claims. Alistair Macrow, chief executive of McDonald’s UK and Ireland, told MPs on Parliament’s business and trade select committee that testimonies from staff members alleging abuse or harassment at work were “truly horrific and hard to listen to”. It comes after a raft of sexual abuse, racism and bullying claims from workers were madeRead More

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National News

Cameron returns to the Cabinet table as Sunak meets his new look team

Rishi Sunak will assemble his new-look Cabinet featuring Lord David Cameron for their first meeting after the sacking of Suella Braverman in a dramatic reshuffle that triggered anger on the Tory right. In a major gamble to revive his electoral fortunes, the Prime Minister gave the former leader a peerage to bring him back from the political wilderness and promoted loyalists to the top team. Lord Cameron will be back around the Cabinet table on Tuesday for the first time since he stood downRead More

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National News

Im A Celeb campmate Nigel Farage used to dealing with snakes in Westminster

Nigel Farage says he is sure he will be able to survive the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! jungle because he is “used to dealing with snakes and other horrible reptiles” – both in the European Parliament in Brussels and at Westminster. The former Ukip and Brexit Party leader said he has been training for the ITV reality show for the past five days by abstaining from tea, coffee and alcohol. Farage also confirmed he is “notRead More

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Wages outstrip inflation at the fastest pace for two years ONS

UK wage growth has edged back from record highs but earnings are outstripping inflation at the fastest pace for two years, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said average regular earnings, excluding bonuses, increased by 7.7% in the three months to September, down from an upwardly revised and record high of 7.9% in the previous three months. The data showed that wages rose 1% after taking Consumer Prices Index inflation (CPI) into account, the highest increaseRead More

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