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A Help Wanted sign is posted at a restaurant amid a still-robust labor market on February 2, 2023, in Los Angeles, California.Mario Tama / Getty Images The January jobs report was far stronger than had been predicted, with the economy adding 517,000 jobs.There was also a big increase in the length of the average workweek from 34.4 hours to 34.7 hours, which led to an extraordinary 1.2 percent rise in the index of aggregate hours.

May's trio of bank holidays failed to get shoppers spending as sales growth slowed to its lowest level in six months, latest figures show.Total UK retail sales increased by 3.9% last month, against a decline of 1.1% in May 2022 and below the three-month average growth of 4.7%, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.

UK pubs, bars and restaurants revealed their average bills have surged 81% over the past year as firms make further pleas to the Government for support.Industry bodies have revealed that less than a third of hospitality businesses are optimistic about their future after swallowing mammoth energy price increases, as well as more expensive food and wage bills.

Rishi Sunak is reportedly set to ask retailers to place price caps on basic foods items, such as bread and milk, in an attempt to battle skyrocketing food inflation.Downing Street aides are plotting a deal with supermarkets, similar to an agreement in France, where consumers are charged the lowest amount possible for food staples it is claimed.

Inflation fell to 8.7 per cent in April - down from 10.1 per in the previous month, official figures show.The Office for National Statistics said the drop was driven by a fall in sky-high gas and electricity costs.The fall in inflation, or rising prices, will be welcome news for households across the country struggling with the cost of living squeeze.

Architectural studio LOHA has transformed an agricultural building in California into the light-filled Sandi Simon Center for Dance with polycarbonate walls that evoke the "ephemeral nature of performance".Located on the campus of Chapman University in Orange, the educational and performing arts venue is housed within a former agricultural building listed on America's National Register of Historic Places.

Hear me out.Lights brighten a room literally, plants brighten a room emotionally.A room can look absolutely boring and dead with just four plain walls and some furniture.Add a plant or two to the mix, however, and the room literally comes to life.The hint of greenery from the plant just adds a little zest to any interior, no matter whether it's minimalist, nordic, maximalist, bohemian, or midcentury.

Architecture studio SDA has completed the Floating House, a concrete-framed home on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City that is elevated above ground to mitigate the impacts of flooding.The home occupies a verdant site in the Thu Duc district that is often flooded by a nearby river, requiring Vietnamese studio SDA to elevate its lowest level above ground by one metre.

Architecture studio The DHaus Company has completed The Arches, a row of six brick-clad townhouses in a north London conservation area.Replacing a derelict petrol station, the terrace is named after the monumental arches that form the facades of each partially sunken, three-level home.The DHaus Company designed the row to echo its surroundings, which include Georgian-era housing named Grove Terrace and a row of Victorian railway arches.

Local studio Ryan Leidner Architecture renovated a 1940s home in the Bernal Heights neighbourhood of San Francisco, resolving entry access with a bridge over the front garden.Ryan Leidner Architecture completed the 2,500-square-foot (230-square metre) Hosono House in 2021, cladding the house in charcoal-stained cedar siding with a copper, standing seam roof.

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Alex Goode has secured his future by signing a new contract at Saracens, but says it has been "worrying" watching former team-mates "suffering" during a turbulent season for other clubs.

London's cheapest boroughs where renting a home is less than 1,500 revealed (Image: Canva/PA) Rent in London is known to be costly with many choosing to save some money and move to commuter towns outside the capital.But now new research has revealed the cheapest places to rent a home in London with some costing 1,000 less than the most expensive in the region.

Data has been released on the percentage of smokers who reported they successfully quit between April 2021 and March 2022 (Image: Newsquest archive) More than half of smokers in five east London boroughs successfully quit over a 12-month period, according to data.Figures from the NHS's Stop Smoking Services in England between April 2021 and March 2022 found nationally 54.8 per cent of people reported they successfully quit.

Britain's inflation rate dropped its lowest level in more than a year in April as the effects of last year's surge in energy prices started to ease.Consumer prices in Britain rose 8.7 percent from a year earlier, the slowest pace since March 2022, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday.

Emmanuel Macron has come under fire for appearing to remove his luxury watch during a television interview about his pension reforms which have sparked furious protests across France.Further angering his critics, the embattled French president could be seen briefly putting his hands beneath the table and apparently taking off his watch during a prime-time national television broadcast, in which he vowed to press ahead with plans to hike the pension age from 62 to 64.

Thanks to state lawmakers, families in Illinois may have a little extra cash soon in the form of a state-run child tax credit.The move is not without precedent.States across the country have worked to instate some sort of family tax credit since the dissolution of the federal Expanded Tax Credit in December 2021.

This article originally appeared in First Mover, CoinDesk's daily newsletter putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context.Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day.The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued crypto exchange Binance and founder Changpeng Zhao on Monday on allegations the company knowingly offered unregistered crypto derivatives products in the U.S. against federal law.

Expectations of increased U.S. dollar liquidity to support the banking sector following a string of forced closures has helped bitcoin (BTC) rally, but other factors are also at play, Morgan Stanley (MS) said in a research report Sunday.Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has gained 69% year-to-date.

Only 9% of Britons now consider Brexit more of a success than a failure, according to new polling.Some 62% of people describe it as more of a failure, a YouGov survey shows.The public opinion and data company said Bregret has reached new highs, as the number of Britons saying it was right to vote to leave the European Union in 2016 dropping to its lowest level ever, at 31%.

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Financially desperate Britons are increasingly turning to gambling as a quick fix as wealth levels fall to historic lows, a study suggests.The annual LifeSearch Health, Wealth and Happiness Index compiled by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) fell 11 per cent over the last year to lows not seen since the height of the pandemic.

As anyone with a mortgage can attest, the cost to borrow money has gotten a lot more expensive this year.Banks were swift to pass on the rate hikes the Bank of Canada implemented as part of its aggressive campaign to tame inflation.Variable rate home loans routinely top five per cent right now, more than twice what they were a year ago.

Marriages in England and Wales fell in 2020 to the lowest ever recorded, according to statistics which lay bare the full impact of the pandemic on weddings.There were 85,770 marriages in the two nations that year the lowest number since the first full year of marriage records in 1838.The 2020 figure was down 61.0% from 219,850 in 2019, which is the largest annual decrease ever recorded.

Rishi Sunak must stand firm against calls from Scotland's First Minister to scrap the increased tax hike on whisky, a health expert has warned.A blanket freeze on alcohol duty comes to an end in August, increasing by 10.1%.All alcoholic drinks will fall under this method except for beer.The increase will be based on how much alcohol by volume (ABV) a drink has, with alcohol with a higher percentage like whisky increasing more.

New home sales rose in January from December, as mortgage rates eased off their highs of the past year at the start of 2023.Sales of newly constructed homes were up 7.2% in January from December, but fell 19.4% from a year ago, according to a joint report from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development and the US Census Bureau.

Optimism spread across the mortgage industry at the start of 2023.Signs that the disinflationary process was working raised hopes that the Federal Reserve may stop the federal funds rate hikes sooner rather than later.Mortgage rates also dropped about 30 basis points in January, hitting the lowest level since September 2022.

Expectations that high inflation may persist for longer than previously projected put pressure on mortgage rates last week.In turn, it affected borrowers' appetite for home loans.The latest Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) survey showed that mortgage loan application volume declined 7.7% for the week ending Feb. 10 from the previous week.

The 2023 mortgage industry merger-and acquisition wave has hit New Jersey.Two lenders based in the state are negotiating a deal: AnnieMac is in talks to acquire Family First Funding, according to former employees and business partners.More merger and acquisition deals are expected to happen as mortgage rates surge to the 7% level and origination volumes decline even further.

Positive views of the Conservative Party have returned to their lowest level since the last election, according to a new poll.Despite a raft of policy announcements on small boats, Brexit and the Budget, pollster Ipsos found just 20% of people had a favourable view of the Tories in a poll carried out between March 17 and 20.

Satisfaction with the NHS has plummeted to a record low of just 29% amid intense public frustration with long waits for care, understaffing and lack of government funding.The striking picture of deep and growing disenchantment with the health service is mirrored by a recent spike in dissatisfaction with the NHS overall to 51% double what it was in just 2020 as well as a range of key services including GP care (42%), dentistry (42%) and A&E (40%).

French President Emmanuel Macron shunned parliament on Thursday and invoked a special constitutional power to force through a controversial pension reform that raises the retirement age by two years to 64.On March the 7th in Nice, a man wearing a mask depicting the French president.Valery Hache, AFP France braced for more transport woes and a new day of nationwide protests on Thursday after a defiant President Emmanuel Macron pledged to implement a contentious pensions overhaul by year-end.

The French government is to face two no-confidence motions amid street protests, strikes and roadblocks in opposition to Emmanuel Macron's decision to push through an unpopular rise in the pension age without a parliament vote.The no-confidence votes are taking place on Monday afternoon against a backdrop of increasing tension on the streets, after clashes between protesters and police in Paris at the weekend and demonstrations in cities around the country.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has defended plans to increase duty on Scotch whisky, despite the industry saying the rise announced in the Budget breaks a previous commitment made by the UK Government.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Fears the global economy might be hit by a fresh banking crisis wiped billions of pounds off the value of top firms on Wednesday amid growing uncertainty over the future of troubled Credit Suisse.

BEIJING China on Thursday said U.S. accusations that a downed Chinese balloon was part of an extensive surveillance program amount to information warfare against China.The Pentagon on Wednesday said the Chinese balloon shot down off the South Carolina coast Saturday was part of a program involving a number of such airships that China has been operating for several years.

The Spanish Ministry of Education and Vocational Training is presenting proposals this week for an overhaul to its vocational training programmes, known as formacion profesional (FP) in Spanish.FP courses are non-academic vocational courses that allow Spaniards to continue studying after high school, go back to school after many years, or even study alongside their careers.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sir Iain Livingstone's decision to retire as Scotland's top police officer before his contract ends has led to claims that he is leaving early, in part, because of warnings the burden on the force is unsustainable in its current form.

Health leaders need to focus on retaining family doctors, experts have warned, after new data showed the number of permanent GPs in England has dropped year on year for the eighth month in a row.There were 26,629 permanent qualified GPs working in England in January, down 1.3% from 26,985 in January 2022, NHS Digital said.

Real Estate News The rate for a 15-year mortgage, popular with those refinancing their homes, also climbed.The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate jumped this week to its highest level in five weeks, bad news for home shoppers heading into the spring buying season.Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the benchmark 30-year mortgage rate rose to 6.32% from 6.12% last week.