The National Education Union declared seven days of walkouts in February and March after nine out of 10 union teacher members voted for strike action.

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Inflation-pinched British consumers cut their shopping by the most in the key month of December in at least 25 years, official data showed on Friday, dashing hopes for a Christmas boost for the country's flagging retail sector.

Nordstrom Inc slashed its annual profit forecast after heavy discounting failed to sway people shopping at its off-price Rack stores, leading to weak holiday sales and pushing its shares down 6% in after-hours trading on Thursday.

Luxury retailers Richemont and Burberry said they were optimistic that consumers in China would start spending again, helping offset three years of upheaval from the government's strict COVID-19 lockdowns and soaring infections.

The reality TV star is already a mum to three of her children with ex-boyfriend Scott Disick.

European shares slipped on Tuesday, taking a breather from their sharp rally since the start of this year, after China posted its weakest annual economic growth in nearly half a century, stoking investors' fears of an economic slowdown.

The 62-year-old announced that he emailed the Duchess of Sussex on Christmas Day to apologise.

British clothing and food retailer Marks & Spencer plans to open 20 new, bigger stores in its 2023-24 year as part of a radical overhaul of its store estate that will see it invest 480 million pounds ($587 million).

Britain's economy unexpectedly grew in November as consumers splurged during the World Cup, official data showed Friday, but analysts warned that it remains on course for recession due to the cost-of-living crisis.

Britain's biggest retailer Tesco said it would focus on offering customers better value deals in January as it does not believe inflation has peaked, preparing for a tough 2023 after shoppers defied the cost of living crisis and spent big at Christmas.

British shoppers spent freely at Christmas, piling their trolleys with party food, drink and clothing as they enjoyed the first holiday season free of COVID worries for three years, but retailers warned most will tighten their belts in 2023.

British retailer Marks & Spencer reported strong Christmas sales, with demand for turkeys and sparkling wine delivering its highest ever share of the food market and sequin-decorated partywear boosting its clothing sales.

Mortality rates showed that Christmas week was the deadliest in England and Wales in almost two years.

Global stock markets mostly rallied Wednesday as investors were buoyed by optimism over China's reopening and looming data expected to show a further slowdown in US inflation.

Sainsbury's, the first listed British supermarket to update on Christmas trading, forecast full-year profit at the upper end of its guidance after shoppers spent more than expected on festive treats despite a deepening cost-of-living crisis.

Weak confidence around personal finances and a squeeze on disposable income will hold back growth in food retail sales to around 5% in 2023, according to market researcher NielsenIQ.

Updates next week from Britain's biggest retailers including Tesco, Sainsbury's and Marks & Spencer are expected to confirm that while Christmas was not the disaster that some had feared, consumer demand is set to weaken in 2023, denting profit.

The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits dropped to a three-month low last week while layoffs fell 43% in December, pointing to a still-tight labor market that could force the Federal Reserve to keep hiking interest rates.

2023 is shaping up as a challenging year to be a woman or minority working in the tech sector, or even a person with one too many years under their belt.

British grocery sales rose 9.4% to a record 12.8 billion pounds ($15.3 billion) in the four weeks to Dec.

The loved-up couple has been pictured kissing in public even in front of her kids.

US Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was a simple up-or-down vote from realizing his dream of becoming one of the country's top statesmen on Tuesday -- in a cliffhanger worthy of TV drama "House of Cards" that could as easily end with his career in tatters.

Three white men have been arrested in connection with the assault of two Black teenagers at a resort pool in South Africa.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex accused members of the royal family of working with the British tabloids against them.

The princess and her husband Jack Brooksbank are parents to one-year-old son August Philip Hawke Brooksbank.

The singer spoke about the challenges she faced in 2022.

Britain's cost-of-living crisis has turned into a bitter winter in households trying to keep their energy bills down.

Various councils in England are giving help in the form of free cash and supermarket vouchers from a £500 million support fund.

Alexandra Eckersley, the adopted daughter of former Major League Baseball player Dennis Eckersley, left her newborn baby out freezing in the cold.