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The Business Secretary said the speculation was ‘all a distraction’.

An investigation was launched by UNRWA amid allegations several staff members were involved in the October 7 attacks.

Bowel cancer death rates for men and women aged 25 to 49 are expected to rise.

The UK franchise of the US hospitality brand said the ambitious growth plan represented its biggest year of expansion since launching in 2018.

The sector has experienced the highest number of bankruptcies of any industry in the UK for the past three years.

The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee is widely expected to keep interest rates at 5.25% for the fourth time in a row.

It is hoped increasing the number of workers going to offices on Fridays would raise revenue for the hospitality sector.

Humza Yousaf will attend a belated Burns Supper, as well as participating in a roundtable with ambassadors from the 27 EU countries.

One in five respondents said they plan to spend more money on travelling over the course of this year.

The idea was inspired by one of the magazine’s vendors in London.

The Highway Code, which contains advice and rules for people using Britain’s roads, was amended to provide more protection for vulnerable road users.

Some 42% of privately educated 35 to 44-year-olds said they reviewed or reassessed their pension pot at least once a year, a survey indicated.

Aslef members will launch a fresh wave of industrial action which will cause more travel chaos from Monday.

The Education Committee published a report into Ofsted’s work with schools and highlighted the need for ‘more action’.

The British Property Federation has called for 30,000 new build-to-rent homes to be constructed every year.

Singing was also linked to better brain health, the researchers said.

Rocket Factory Augsburg is one of several firms planning to use launch pads at SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst.

A British-Israeli woman whose parents were taken hostage by Hamas said it ‘pains her to see some Britons ‘almost celebrating’ the October 7 attacks.

Here are the stories making headlines this Sunday.

Philippe Lazzarini said the United Nations Relief and Works Agency is depended upon by more than two million people for their survival.