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The misery index is an economic indicator that measures a country's unemployment rate and inflation rate together.

<p>Conservative leader launches Welfare That Works policy document outlining benefit reductions of £36bn</p><p><strong>Badenoch </strong>and<strong> Whately</strong> are now taking questions.</p><p><em>Q: [From Rob Powell from Sky News] We are running a report on the Netherlands, where youth unemployment is much lower than in the UK, but the amount they spen

With most homes damaged or destroyed by the war, Gazans are facing worsening humanitarian conditions due to heavy rain.

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Blockade prompts warnings of a 'catastrophe' as food, water, fuel and medical supplies are unable to reach city.

Completion of the multibillion-dollar freeway upgrade will end disruption for motorists who have had to navigate repeated lane changes during construction.

Manchester United ​and embattled manager ​Michael Carrick endured more misery as the Red Devils finished with ⁠10 men in a 2-0 Premier ⁠League defeat at Chelsea on Saturday. United fell to their ninth straight game without a win in ⁠all competitions, pushing manager Carrick closer towards the exit . The club board had decided to stick with Carrick for the ma

Saturday: Chelsea v Manchester United (4.30pm) Chelsea missed out on a third consecutive league win when they fell to a London derby defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, which also saw Cole Palmer sent off. Then on Wednesday, the Blues lost to Liverpool in the League Cup on penalties . Man United manager Michael Carrick's job is hanging by a thread after a dismal ru

Codebreakers, forensic accounts and cyber experts will work beside detectives in a new Organised Crime Command to target organised crime bosses.

A horror start to the Premier League season continued with a humbling home loss to Bournemouth.

Saber Zaquot awoke early one morning recently to find a foul, sewage-like smell filling the house in Nuseirat camp, central Gaza , where his family lives. At first, the family checked for the most likely sources. “We became anxious and thought the smell might be coming from the bathroom, or even from the children while they were asleep,” Mr Zaqout told The N