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Labour set to announce crackdown on social media for children within weeks

Age limits and changes to allegedly addictive design features could be in place by the end of the yearLabour is expected to announce a social media crackdown within weeks as the prime minister, Keir Starmer, on Tuesday said he...

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Next boss warns over ‘dramatic fall’ in UK entry-level jobs

Peer’s comments come as Milburn report is likely to find government has failed to tackle youth unemploymentBusiness live – latest updatesThe boss of Next has sounded the alarm about a “dramatic fall” in...

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‘I’m throwing everything at it’: one young man’s search for a job in Britain’s ‘worklessness capital’

High unemployment and a lack of support mean life can be tough in Grimsby, but 19-year-old Cohen is determined to make the best of life in this coastal townIt’s mid-afternoon in the Lincolnshire seaside town of Cleethorpes...

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Nurseries in England charging extra fees to cover funding gap, campaigners say

Head of Early Years Alliance says additional charges paid by parents represent ‘cross-subsidy’Parents of nursery children in England are being charged extra fees to cover for government underfunding of free childcare...

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Labour needs ‘system reset’ to tackle youth unemployment, report to say

Alan Milburn, who is leading review commissioned by government, says current strategy ‘going in wrong direction’Labour has failed to tackle soaring youth unemployment and must launch a “system reset”...

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To understand Britain’s new politics, look no further than this Shakespearean saga in Worcestershire | Jason Okundaye

What should be a story of Reform incompetence instead speaks to the broader refusal of Westminster to adapt to multiparty democracyIf you want a window into how a fragmented nation and a splintered party system are reshaping...

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