UK unemployment shows surprise fall to 4.9% as pay growth drops to lowest in five years

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20/04 11:55 - First Thing: US military seizes Iran-flagged ship trying to pass strait of Hormuz blockade 20/04 11:25 - Electric car sales soar 51% in mainland Europe as Iran war drives up fuel prices 20/04 11:23 - Russia claims Ukraine-linked bomb plot foiled, German woman arrested 20/04 11:23 - Russia claims Ukraine-linked bomb plot foiled, German woman arrested 20/04 11:13 - Quarter of a million people could lose job by middle of 2027 as UK ‘flirts with recession’, analysis says 20/04 11:03 - Moscow-friendly Rumen Radev wins absolute majority in Bulgarian elections 20/04 11:00 - US urges contractor to evacuate workers from Kuwait and Iraq over worries of Iran-backed attacks 20/04 10:46 - ‘Technofascism’: Critics accuse Palantir of pushing AI war doctrine 20/04 10:46 - ‘Technofascism’: Critics accuse Palantir of pushing AI war doctrine 20/04 10:42 - News24 | ANALYSIS | The Chagos conundrum – a high-stakes game of brinkmanship 20/04 10:40 - Gulf nation warns US it could ditch petrodollar for yuan – WSJ 20/04 10:15 - Rumen Radev, pro-Russia ex-pilot who wants to give Bulgaria wings 20/04 10:01 - Dialogue with Russia ‘must be restored’ – Bulgarian election winner 20/04 09:57 - Ukraine police chief resigns after officers reportedly fled Kyiv shooting 20/04 09:26 - Magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes northern Japan; tsunami warning issued 20/04 09:26 - Magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes northern Japan; tsunami warning issued