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The News Matrix: Monday 5 August 2013
Monday 05 August 2013
Arrest after tourist dies in car rampage
Anthony Hilton: Recovery will tip many families over the edge
Saturday 03 August 2013
At a media breakfast on Tuesday Andrew Sentance, the in-house economist for Pricewaterhouse-Coopers, pointed out an oddity in the national income figures.
Retired renters pay the price for selling up
Friday 02 August 2013
Retirees turning their back on the housing market in the pursuit of ready cash to settle debts are paying the price in accommodation costs, the latest figures suggest.
Buckingham Palace employs summer staff on 'zero-hours' contracts
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Part-time staff are not guaranteed any hours but have to agree not to work for anyone else
Reason to be cheerful: official 'life satisfaction' survey reveals happiness is up and anxiety down
Tuesday 30 July 2013
Amid Olympics and the Diamond Jubilee celebrations the UK decided to look on bright side of life
It’s hard to know what to think about immigration. But not impossible
Tuesday 30 July 2013
Having watched politicians have their numbers debunked lately, we're well acquainted with the sight of MPs overcooking statistics - but not Government departments
Suspicious or unexplained deaths among men 'more likely' to be reported by doctors than among women
Tuesday 30 July 2013
Inquests into reported female deaths are half as likely, and there is less chance of doctors referring women's deaths to coroner in the first place
Sports Direct employs nine out of 10 of staff on 'zero-hour contracts'
Monday 29 July 2013
UK's biggest sports retailer keeps 20,000 employees on 'casual terms' with no guarantee of work
Jim Armitage: Take our economies off their stimulants and they aren't really growing at all
Friday 26 July 2013
Outlook: We are right to take some cheer from the latest run of official statistics. The evidence is mounting that our economy is, albeit very slowly, moving in the right direction.
David Blanchflower: Hold off on the bunting – 0.6 per cent growth does not a recovery make
Thursday 25 July 2013
Osborne is surely putting more pressure on Mark Carney to do more QE and soon
Sterling and FTSE blow despite economy’s revival
Thursday 25 July 2013
Financial markets gave the latest GDP figures a downbeat reception, despite the official confirmation that the recovery strengthened in the second quarter of the year.
Thousands of unexplained and unexpected deaths among elderly revealed in leaked Government analysis
Thursday 25 July 2013
Labour calls for “urgent investigation” amid fears more old people are dying because of cuts to public funding
9.5 sick days - the yearly average for NHS workers (5 more than for the average worker)
Tuesday 23 July 2013
'The simple fact is the NHS environment has become more challenging for everyone'
George, James, Alexander or Richard? Bets come flying in on the name of the royal baby
Tuesday 23 July 2013
George remains the firm favourite as thousands head to place bets on the name chosen by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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