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 | 24/04/2009 2:50 pm

  • Labour drops plan to give workers protection from unfair dismissal from first day in a job - Employees will instead get the right after six months - the promise was a key pledge in the party's manifesto ahead of last year's general election.
  • Households face 'dismal' rise in spending power, says IFS, as Starmer defends Budget - Average disposable income is set to grow by "only" 0.5% annually over the next five years, the think tank says.
  • Who are the winners and losers from Rachel Reeves' Budget? - BBC Verify has examined what we know about how the Budget is likely to financially affect different groups.
  • 'Hang in there': Agonising wait for the missing after Hong Kong blaze - Families are desperate for news of loved ones, after a huge fire engulfed seven tower blocks.
  • Putin doubles down on demands for Ukrainian territory ahead of talks with US in Moscow - The Russian president accuses Kyiv of wanting to fight "to the last Ukrainian" - which he says Russia is also "in principle" ready to do.
  • Three arrests after BBC investigation into criminal network on High Street - Two Iranian men and a British man are held after raids in Birmingham and the West Midlands.
  • Sharp fall in UK net migration with drop in arrivals for work and study - Provisional figures for net migration to the UK show levels dropped to 204,000 in the year to June 2025.
  • Track the latest migration numbers - including asylum, visas and small boats - Use our interactive tracker to explore the latest migration statistics for the UK
  • Ban harmful social media content instead of us, say Australian teens challenging ban - From 10 December, social media firms must ensure Australians aged under 16 cannot have accounts.
  • National Guard shooting suspect worked with CIA in Afghanistan - The suspect had been recruited to Unit 03 of the Kandahar Strike Force, a former military commander told the BBC, coming to the US after the withdrawal.
  • Man, 31, arrested over Manchester synagogue attack - Police detained the man earlier at Manchester Airport on suspicion of terror offences.
  • Sally Rooney books may be withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action ban, court told - Rooney has said she intended to use royalties from her work "to go on supporting Palestine Action."
  • Chris Mason: Starmer could have scrapped child benefit cap last year - why did he wait? - Keir Starmer has always said he wanted to end the benefit cap but the money was not available - until now.
  • Simon Jack: Businesses left asking - what happened to growth? - Significant pro-business measures were thin on the ground in this year's Budget.
  • I already feel judged for having a Motability car - the Budget didn't help - Rachel Reeves has removed tax breaks on insurance and advance payments for high-end Motability cars.
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