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The plans, which are expected to reduce the number of people coming to the UK by up to 100,000 per year, include reforming work and study visas.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has welcomed an agreement which could provide billions of pounds of investment for UK businesses and infrastructure schemes.

About a dozen soldiers also suffered hearing damage as a result of the incident.

The Office for National Statistics said the latest official figures showed further signs of a ‘cooling’ labour market.

A 21-year-old man was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.

Dame Judith Hackitt urged ‘more people to take personal responsibility and leadership in different parts of this built environment sector’.

The figures indicate ‘growing confidence in the market,’ the National House Building Council said.

BFI chairman Jay Hunt paid tribute to Cruise’s legacy both in front of and behind the silver screen.

Prime minister Bart De Wever offered his condolences to the injured soldiers and their families.

Emergency services were called to blazes at the doors of two homes in north London within 24 hours of each other.

MPs voted 316 to 95, majority 221 at third reading in support of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.

NHS England says the ‘game-changing tool’ is being rolled out at specialist clinics where staff can monitor and provide ongoing weight-loss help.

Talks on new rules governing the border between Spain and Gibraltar have been ongoing since Britain left the EU in 2020.

A Bridget Jones director told peers that creatives could have their work used to train AI models without them knowing about it or being paid for it.

The rap trio has seen a number of performances cancelled including at the Eden Project in Cornwall.

The Elizabeth, Bakerloo, Jubilee and Northern lines were all disrupted on Monday afternoon.

The area of 1,274 hectares is on the doorstep of Bradford, one of the UK’s most nature-deprived cities, Natural England said.

Lightning strikes, heavy showers and hail lashed areas in central and southern England on Monday afternoon.

Sir Keir Starmer faced a backlash in the Commons for his comments linked to better integration in the UK.

The 85-year-old was presented with the award at a ceremony at Grosvenor House in London.