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Pat McFadden, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, said the figures “show the resilience of our labour market” with the UK’s employment rate “now the third highest in the G7, despite a backdrop of global uncertainty”.However, he said that “too many young people still find themselves locked out of employment”.The government is working with industry “to bring young people back into the labour market and prevent them from drifting into the welfare system”, he added.The latest ONS figures showed the unemployment rate for those aged 16 to 24 was 15.6% in the June to August quarter. While that…

On October 16, King Mohammed VI of Morocco appointed a new government headed by Prime Minister Fatima Zohra Al Mansouri. This is the first time in Moroccan history that a woman is leading the government – a precedent that was covered widely in international media.In the Moroccan context, however, what is important is that Al Mansouri hails from the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), which won the most seats in parliamentary elections in September. The party was founded by Ali Himma, a close associate and adviser to the king.PAM, which has formed a coalition with three other parties, dominates the…

A Canadian man has been found guilty of animal cruelty after he took a flamingo from its enclosure in Las Vegas and brought it back to his hotel room during an alcohol-fuelled bender. Mitchell Fairbarn, who was visiting the US city, took the Chilean flamingo named Peachy from the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino in March.Videos shown at his trial showed a smiling Fairbarn carrying the bird by the neck as he took a lift to his room. He testified that he had drunk 30 to 40 beers before the incident and said he never meant to harm the…

Stacey Dooley: Down the K-Hole9pm, BBC Three To be clear, Stacey Dooley says she has never taken ketamine. But it is one of the most popular recreational drugs among those under 24, so she is meeting some of the long-term users who are living with the consequences. From learning about “ket bladder” (passing blood or parts of an eroding bladder in the urine) to hearing how much the drug helps them to “dissociate”, the conversations are eye-opening and often heartbreaking. Hollie RichardsonThe Great British Bake Off8pm, Channel 4 It’s dessert week in the tent, which brings newness in round one:…

A group of parents claims local admission policy boosts Black and Latino students while constraining Asian applicants.Published On 20 Oct 202620 Oct 2026The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case about the role of race in admissions to selective Maryland middle schools after a group of parents claimed policies discriminated against Asian students in favour of Black and Latino students.The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear the parents’ plea on four academically rigorous “magnet” schools in Montgomery County, a suburb on the outskirts of Washington, DC, in the neighbouring state of Maryland.Recommended Stories list of 3…

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Mogadishu, Somalia – Nearly a year after a suspected US strike in southern Somalia left shrapnel embedded in her son’s body, Maryam Haji Abdi Guled still feels compelled to accompany him to school.She fears another child might push him while playing, disturbing a fragment of metal lodged near his hip. Doctors have warned that removing it could leave him paralysed.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“I hold his hand, take him to school, and I bring him back myself. I watch over him,” she told Al Jazeera.Her son, Abdiqadir Salah, was seven when he was injured during a November…

Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey has dismissed calls from some Labour MPs to increase Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when he hands down his first Budget.Cabinet ministers Wes Streeting and Louise Haigh both previously voiced support for raising CGT before Andy Burnham became prime minister in July. Ahead of next week’s Budget, Healey ruled out lifting CGT – which is imposed on the profit people make when they sell an asset that has increased in value, such as shares in a company or properties which are not primary residences.The move followed warnings that it could end up costing the government…

The Welsh government is to examine the powers councils have and how authorities work together regionally, the first minister has announced.At a speech at Cardiff University, Rhun ap Iorwerth announced that this could lead to new legislation after the next election in 2030.He is due to meet Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who says ministers in Cardiff should hand more powers to local authorities, later this month.Ap Iorwerth denied offering a quid pro quo to the prime minister, who the Plaid Cymru leader is hoping will give the Cardiff government more powers and funding.In the same speech, he also called on…

America has been fighting the War on Drugs for decades, but the drug cartels, the suppliers and the dealers appear to be always one step ahead of the authorities. President Trump has declared the cartels, “terrorists” and labelled fentanyl, the powerful synthetic opioid, a “weapon of mass destruction”.But the drug supply is changing, with other deadly synthetics being added to the mix, including strong animal tranquillisers, known on the streets as “tranq”.While overdose deaths are falling, the potency of the new drugs has recovery workers worried. For some the answer might lie in reducing demand, giving users support and helping…