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Police open to probing sexual misconduct claim against Andrew

Detectives at Thames Valley Police said they had been in contact with the lawyer of a potential victim after reports that a woman was brought to Windsor, north of London, in 2010 “for sexual purposes”.

Migration
UK

Asians top UK emigration figures as net migration falls to 171,000

The ONS said Indian students and workers topped the exit trend, with around 51,000 Indians who had come for study reasons leaving the UK, along with 21,000 who had arrived for work and 3,000 for other reasons.

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Business

UK inflation falls to 2.8 per cent in April

“There was a notable fall in annual inflation led by lower electricity and gas prices,” ONS chief economist Grant Fitzner said.

Burnham
UK

Burnham would beat Starmer in Labour leadership vote, poll finds

The survey also found Burnham would beat former health secretary Wes Streeting by 80 per cent to 10 per cent in a contest to replace the prime minister.

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Business

UK unemployment rises to five per cent

“The labour market remains soft, with vacancies at their lowest level in five years and unemployment higher than a year ago,” said Liz McKeown, director of economic statistics at the ONS.

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UK

Nandy attacks Streeting over call to rejoin EU

Nandy said: “If rejoining the EU is the answer, then essentially what we’re saying to people is ‘life was fine in 2015, we just need to go back there’.”

Tube strike
UK

Tube strikes to go ahead after talks fail over four-day week dispute

Transport for London (TfL) said the strikes were “disappointing” and maintained that drivers could remain on a five-day working pattern.

 Keir Starmer
UK

Lammy says Starmer will not announce departure timeline

Labour’s losses in the May 7 local elections led almost a quarter of the party’s lawmakers to call for Starmer to step down.