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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon made it one of her key aims to reduce the gap between the most and least well off pupils across the country.

A key gauge of U.S. consumer prices in November posted the smallest monthly advance in more than a year, indicating the worst of inflation has likely passed and validating an anticipated slowing in the pace of Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes.

Wage demands likely to cool as inflation starts to head down and unemployment rises

The toll is set to surge as industrial action ramps up, with Tuesday marking the start of a month-long wave of rail disruption, with nurses also set to strike. This comes on top of strikes this month by other emergency staff, such as ambulance crews and paramedics, as well as…

As Christmas approaches, not everyone is celebrating. American families — hit hard by inflation, wage stagnation and layoffs — must confront another challenge: an expired child tax credit.

The unemployment rate in the region had been at record lows in the previous two months

New figures also signal more people are choosing to return to work

Jeremy Hunt warned inflation needed to be tackled otherwise it would 'prolong the pain'

A high-profile report on inflation to be released Tuesday morning could show another month of cooling prices and add to evidence that the pressures on American households are gradually easing