Higher-level apprenticeship funding to be scrapped as focus shifts to under-22s
The government will no longer fund some courses for older learners in order to boost entry level training places. Read More
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Beef drives food inflation to highest in a year
The British Retail Consortium says the annual rate of food price rises hit 2.8% in May. Read More
Tesco shoppers mock ‘VAR’-style cameras at self-checkout
The supermarket’s latest use of technology to crack down on shoplifting has led to both jokes and complaints. Read More
Thousands in line for payouts over forced meter fittings
More than £70m is being paid to customers who were forced to switch to prepaying for energy. Read More
Hopes of motherhood crushed after IVF embryos destroyed in Israel’s Gaza offensive
Couples in Gaza using IVF to help them conceive “left with nothing” after 4,000 embryos at an IVF clinic were destroyed. Read More
How political chaos helped forge South Korea’s presidential frontrunner
A political implosion turned controversial politician Lee Jae-myung into a presidential favourite. Read More
Arrests over French cryptocurrency kidnapping plots
The arrests follow several kidnapping plots targeting cryptocurrency executives and their families. Read More
Crowds overrun US-backed group’s new aid distribution site in Gaza
Videos show people walking over torn-down fences at the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s site in Rafah. Read More
Russian advance in Ukraine’s north east may be attempt to create ‘buffer zone’
The advance may be linked to Moscow’s attempts to create “buffer zones” along the border, Ukrainian regional authorities say. Read More
Norway ship refloated after near miss with house
House owner Johan Helberg says he “wouldn’t have traded this experience for anything” after the ship became stuck in his garden. Read More