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Few English local authorities report a rise in state school pupil numbers with a corresponding fall in private enrolment in 2024-25View the full article

Home improvement retailer blames sales slowdown on sluggish housing market and less destructive hurricane seasonView the full article

Study by independent committee announced as concerns grow that immigration crackdown will hit fiscal plansView the full article

National Audit Office studied sample of 5,000 people and said it was impossible to know their whereabouts due to poor internal systemsView the full article

Leadership failures at UK government department criticised by cross-party Commons committee View the full article

Shabana Mahmood calls on Defend Our Juries to call off London rally in wake of Thursday’s terrorist incidentView the full article

Labour’s planned overhaul of retail market aims to ‘end nasty surprises’ that often scupper house transactions View the full article

Estate agents say ‘bunching’ practice likely to pick up pace ahead of start of surcharge in April 2028View the full article

‘Mansion tax’ set to affect more than 100,000 properties, mostly in London and the south-eastView the full article

Police record rise in shoplifting and big jump in robberies from business propertiesView the full article

Relations between bosses soured as Honda grew frustrated with Nissan’s restructuringView the full article

Billionaire media boss found guilty on charges of conspiring to commit sedition and foreign collusionView the full article

Chinese territory enjoys surge of investment from mainland as wealthy spread assets across different jurisdictionsView the full article

Worries about Chinese economy and enthusiasm for HK tech stocks drive record high flows into city from mainlandView the full article

Expansion of carried interest regime could mean zero levies on performance fees at hedge fundsView the full article

Billionaire media tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner faced up to life imprisonment on national security chargesView the full article

Authorities struggle to win mandate for ‘patriots only’ system of governance as only 31.9% of voters cast ballotsView the full article

World ‘on borrowed time’ to avert crisis as higher gas prices squeeze fertiliser production View the full article

Any ceasefire negotiations must include a humanitarian carve-out for such shipmentsView the full article

Industry has second-highest employment growth for over-50s as it offers flexibility and social connection View the full article

Data adds to fears that climate change is accelerating, as La Niña phenomenon fails to cool global temperatures View the full article

Wage growth has outstripped property price rises, official figures show View the full article

Cheaper areas show more resilience in capital’s ‘two-speed market’ View the full article

Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea property valuations sink close to 2013 levels View the full article

January increase reverses sharp contractions in previous monthsView the full article