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Struggling to get your first job? Here are five tips to get you started

19 hours ago Star McFarlaneBusiness reporter The UK unemployment rate among 16 to 24-year-olds is at the highest it's been in more than a decade. And the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training (Neet) is edging closer to one million. Careers experts say there …

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Jersey approves assisted dying law - where do proposals for change stand in the UK?

Jersey passes assisted dying law - but what stage has proposal reached in UK's parliaments? 18 hours ago Fergus WalshMedical editor A law to allow terminally ill adults the right to choose to end their own lives has been approved in Jersey. The votes in Jersey and Cardiff mean there …

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The Papers: 'Invisible welfare state' and 'Huntley fights for life'

'Invisible welfare state' and 'Huntley fights for life' The early editions of Friday's papers came out before the result of the Gorton and Denton by-election. The tabloids focus on the attack on child murderer Ian Huntley in prison. "I've done it! I've done it!" headlines the Sun, quoting the apparent …

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Bridgerton's first East Asian family is a beautiful thing, say cast

Bridgerton's first East Asian family is a beautiful thing, say cast 17 hours ago Abu Bakar Yasin ,BBC Newsbeat and Naomi de Souza ,BBC Newsbeat Bridgerton having its first East Asian family is a "beautiful thing", say the newest stars of the hit Netflix show. As part two of season …

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Pokémon at 30: Fans explain what the series means to them

Pokémon at 30: Fans explain what the series means to them Have you caught 'em all? It's 30 years since a little game called Pocket Monsters launched in Japan - marking the start of a phenomenon that would evolve into a behemoth. An animated TV series, movies, a trading card …

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Weekly quiz: How did this baby monkey break the internet's heart?

This week, the war in Ukraine entered its fifth year, Nasa delayed the launch of its mission to the Moon again, and Olivia Dean and Sam Fender reached number one in the charts a staggering 35 weeks after their single was released. But how much attention did you pay to …

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MoD launches review into whether Epstein used RAF bases

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched a review into whether RAF bases were used by Jeffrey Epstein. It is expected the review, first reported by the Telegraph, will look into records and emails, while Defence Secretary John Healey was said to have ordered officials to turn over every stone …

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Netflix drops bid for Warner Bros, clearing way for Paramount takeover

Netflix has backed away from its proposal to buy Warner Bros Discovery, clearing the way for Paramount Skydance to win a months-long battle for one of Hollywood's most storied studios. Warner Bros, which put itself up for sale last year, on Thursday said Paramount's latest bid was "superior" to the …

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American citizen among those killed in Cuba boat shooting, US official says

6 hours ago Maia Daviesand Chris Graham At least one American citizen was shot dead and another injured by Cuban officials intercepting a speedboat off its coast on Wednesday, a US official has said. Border guards shot dead four people and injured the remaining six aboard the Florida-registered speedboat. Cuba …

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Instagram investigating AI profiles 'fetishising' disabled people

Instagram investigating AI profiles 'fetishising' disabled people 5 hours ago Jacob EvansBBC News Instagram's parent company, Meta, is investigating AI-generated social media accounts that sexualise disabled people appearing on its platform. It comes after the BBC flagged dozens of profiles showing AI-generated images of women with disabilities, including Down's syndrome …

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