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Government to look at noisy fireworks concerns after calls to limit sales

Under existing rules, members of the public must not buy fireworks louder than 120 decibels.

Evening Standard

Gig economy firms warned by UK government they may be operating illegally

Companies supplying ‘freelance’ workers contacted by minister over practices that could breach employment law

The Guardian - UK

UK competition watchdog investigates Apple and Google’s mobile platforms

CMA examining impact of tech firms’ operating systems, app stores and browsers on consumers and businesses

The Guardian - UK

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Competition watchdog role for ex-boss of Amazon UK ‘a slap in face’, say unions

Business minister denies government ‘in pocket of big tech’ after hiring Doug Gurr to chair CMA

The Guardian - UK

Labour considering ban on use of NDAs to hush up sexual misconduct at work

Ministers prepared to back change in law to prohibit misuse of gagging clauses by employers, it is understood

The Guardian - UK

SNP minister calls for action as Scots fork out £44m on delivery surcharges

AN SNP minister has written to his Labour counterparts in London demanding action after figures showed Scots had forked out £44 million in…

The National (Scotland)

UK minister promises to force companies to end subscription traps

Legislation will be drafted to ensure consumers find it easy to exit unwanted signups and to get a refund

The Guardian - UK

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Warning not to buy e-bikes and e-scooters from rogue online retailers after deadly fires

The Department for Business and Trade said faulty parts have resulted in hundreds of fires across the UK

Evening Standard

Warning over e-bike and e-scooter fire risk

The Department for Business and Trade said faulty parts have resulted in hundreds of fires across the UK.

The Independent UK

Inside the MPs v journalists football match at Labour conference

His party is hoping to shake off allegations of cronyism and sleaze over senior figures repeatedly accepting freebies and gifts from donors, including thousands of pounds worth of clothing

The Independent UK

Teesworks review criticises freeport project’s secrecy and value for money

Government-backed scheme overseen by Tory mayor cleared of cronyism and corruption, but transparency found wanting

The Guardian - UK

Do more to protect old pubs to stop another loss like Crooked House, MPs told

Conservative MP Marco Longhi told the Commons that more needed to be done to protect historic public houses.

The Independent UK

‘Just a gimmick’: Suella Braverman criticised over plans to tag migrants

Home Office officials are mulling ankle tags as a way to prevent migrants who cannot be housed in limited detention sites from absconding

The Independent UK

Royal Mail cuts hours at half its customer service points

Critics fear the change could negatively affect businesses and workers who already struggle to collect their post and packages

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Daily Mirror

Surge in zero hours contracts with North East hit by biggest rise in insecure work

The Tories vowed to tackle precarious zero hours contracts five years ago but the Government has failed to deliver on its promise

Daily Mirror

Tories accused of 'workers rights plot' after scuppering bid to stop them expiring

Tory MPs voted down a move to prevent laws protecting the right to paid holidays, rest breaks and maternity rights from expiring in a 'Brexit bonfire'

The Guardian - UK

‘We’ve got no choice’: locals fear life as lab rats in UK hydrogen heating pilot

In Whitby, just outside Ellesmere Port, residents wait to hear whether their village will be chosen

Wales Online

NHS has ‘collapsed’ say frontline healthcare workers

The Government has been urged to 'grip this crisis'

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The Independent UK

Health Secretary is told frontline staff believe NHS has ‘collapsed’

Health Secretary Steve Barclay sought to play down the concerns raised by senior frontline clinicians.

Daily Mirror

'Dickensian Tories trapped in the past expect public to grovel like Oliver Twist'

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps' refusal to meet union bosses and treatment of striking workers exposes the Tories as a party who don't care about the public, writes Kevin Maguire.

Liverpool Echo

Hundreds of jobs could be saved at Ellesmere Port factory

CF Fertilisers announced the closure of their plant in Ince last month

Liverpool Echo

'Eyesore' former pub could be turned into Co-op

The old Marquis pub, in Great Sutton, has lain empty for several years

Liverpool Echo

Boris Johnson slammed by MPs but residents split on whether PM should go

Birkenhead MP Mick Whitley said Boris Johnson has the 'haunted look of a dead man walking'

Daily Mirror

'Crackdown' calls on firms as £12billion lost to Covid fraud - but no one faced court

Rogue traders claimed for subsidised meals never served under the Eat Out to Help Out scheme and for furlough cash to non-existent staff. Labour business spokesman Justin Madders is calling for a crackdown

Liverpool Echo

Merseyside MPs 'delighted' to be hit by Russian sanctions

One Member of Parliament said it was a 'badge of honour' to be sanctioned by Putin's regime

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