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By Robert PlummerBusiness reporter, BBC News image copyrightGetty Images As the UK economy emerges from the effects of the pandemic, various sectors are reporting shortages of staff. The lockdown easing has prompted employers to start recruiting. UK job vacancies have hit their highest level since the start of the pandemic. …

By Kevin PeacheyPersonal finance correspondent, BBC News image copyrightPA Media Rail passengers face a dizzying array of prices to travel on trains around the UK at the moment. In fact, there are tens of millions of different fares. Proposals aimed at making train travel more attractive have been published under …

By Jake HortonBBC Reality Check image copyrightGetty Images President Joe Biden says the US economy has made historic progress since he came into office in January, despite lower-than-expected job figures in April. We’ve looked at some of his claims and put the latest economic numbers into context. Joe Biden: ‘We’ve …

Manchester United are second in the Premier League About 200 Manchester United fans broke on to the Old Trafford pitch to protest against the Glazer family’s ownership of the club. The protest took place before United’s home Premier League game against Liverpool, which is scheduled to kick off at 16:30 …

English football clubs and institutions will boycott Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for four days Premier League, English Football League and Women’s Super League clubs will join in a four-day boycott of social media platforms in an effort to combat abuse and discrimination. The boycott will start on 30 April. The …

Florentino Perez says the ESL was created “to save football” Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says the 12 clubs that agreed to join a new European Super League have “binding contracts” and “cannot leave”. Nine of the 12 teams, including all six Premier League clubs, withdrew from the proposed tournament …

Chelsea’s intentions to leave the European Super League game as fans protested their involvement outside the Stamford Bridge Manchester City have withdrawn from the European Super League (ESL) and Chelsea are also preparing to do so. Efforts to leave come just two days after both were announced as two of …

By Alex CockeramBBC News image copyrightRob Seawardimage captionRob says the original valves on his Murphy A146 still work today When we think of technology our imagination usually takes us to images of the future. But for some, technology links us to the past – whether for nostalgia or for personal …

QPR dropped Football Index as their shirt sponsor after the company went into administration Football Index, an online betting company that bills itself as a “stock market” for football, has entered administration and had its gambling licences suspended. Betting has been suspended and customers are unable to make deposits or …