New cases of severe long COVID appear to be dropping – and vaccination is probably key

UK inflation has eased on lower motor fuel costs but remains close to 40-year peaks, official data showed Wednesday as the nation faces more strikes over a cost-of-living crisis.

Britain's jobless rate hit its lowest since 1974 but the drop was due mostly to a fall in the size of the workforce and there were other signs that the country's jobs boom is petering out, adding to the Bank of England's inflation headache.

Britain's economy grew by less than expected in July, raising the risk that it is already in a recession, with the sharp climb in energy tariffs hurting demand for electricity and a leap in the cost of materials hitting the construction sector.

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The International Energy Agency expects Russia to meet 25% of EU gas demand in 2022, down from over 40% in 2021. There are fears that Russia will stop supplies all together.

British government energy bill rebates for households cannot be viewed as lowering inflation, official statisticians said on Wednesday, ruling out the possibility of a modest reduction to rates of price growth that are running at 40-year highs.

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Manchester United have reached an agreement with Ajax to sign Antony for €100m - a move that has not sat well with the Eredivisie side's boss Alfred Schreuder.

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The Bank of England has raised its benchmark rate from 0.1% to 1.75%, whereas until the financial crisis of 2008 it ranged from 5% to 15%.

Chelsea want to sign Wesley Fofana, Anthony Gordon and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang this summer but are unable to agree deals with their respective clubs.

Vaccination status, treatments that reduce the risk of severe disease in COVID patients (like antivirals) and the variant that caused the initial infection may all affect a person's risk of long COVID.

Taxation has turned out to be the main issue dividing the two candidates in the current Conservative Party leadership contest.

British retail sales surprisingly rose overall in July but consumer confidence is at a record-low level as the UK heads towards recession under a new leader.

Britain borrowed more than expected in July, official data showed, underscoring the challenge facing the country's next prime minister over how to provide more support to consumers hit by rocketing energy costs.

British shoppers spent more than expected last month after being enticed by online shopping deals, official figures showed on Friday, but sales volumes look set to resume their decline as households face the highest inflation in 40 years.

Manchester United are confident of signing Casemiro with Real Madrid expected to accept the Red Devils' €60m offer after Carlo Ancelotti's approval.

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British trade union membership is currently around 6.5 million, but was more than double that in the late 1970s, when unions worked together to bring the UK to a standstill.

UK inflation hits new 40-year high as food prices rocket

Chelsea are hoping Barcelona will aid them in convincing Frenkie de Jong to quit the Camp Nou and move to England this summer.

Mikel Arteta is keen to make further additions before the end of the transfer window with a winger and midfielder top of his wanted list.

A spike in wholesale energy prices has fed into retail charges for businesses and households.

Britain's economy shrank in the second quarter, official data showed Friday.

Britain's economy contracted by less than feared in June, when public holidays had been expected to exert a big drag.

UK households have faced unprecedented blows to their living standards in 2022.

Manchester United look to have given up hope of signing Frenkie de Jong with the club now using the allotted funds to land Adrien Rabiot and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.

There's good evidence for the connection between continuous employment and positive mental health, while job loss and unemployment have detrimental effects on a person's mental wellbeing.