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UK unemployment rate sees surprise fall to 4.9%
Most analysts had predicted the rate would remain unchanged at 5.2%. Source link
Pop-up shop helps families cope with rising costs
Customers receive tokens to claim up to 10 free items, from clothing to everyday home essentials. Source link
Charity offers 'stigma-free' food poverty service
The Devon charity shop lets food bank users select items rather than be given pre-prepared parcels. Source link
'Supercharger' call for threatened ceramics firm
A petition is calling for struggling Denby Pottery to be added to a government support scheme. Source link
'Price of red diesel is putting us in the red'
Lincolnshire grower says rising costs have forced her to reconsider her son’s nursery fees. Source link
The 20-somethings juggling three jobs to make ends meet
While UK unemployment is at a five-year-high, increasing numbers of those in work have more than one job. Source link
Petrol thefts surge as Iran war pushes up fuel costs
One petrol retailer says he is experiencing about five drive-offs a week at each forecourt, costing him thousands. Source link
Are insider traders making millions from the Iran war?
The BBC has found suspicious trading patterns that correlate with some of the president’s most market-moving statements. Source link
Trump tariff refunds begin but consumers likely to miss out
Businesses can apply online through a portal for refunds expected to total $160bn. Source link
New media space opens in Hull to help city's creatives
Hull’s creative scene has a new home, with green screens, cameras and a mini radio studio. Source link