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The UK’s jobless rate ticked up to 4.6% in April while payrolled employment has fallen sharply since, according to official figures covering the period when budget tax hikes on businesses came into effect.

Fifteen years after the Sizewell C nuclear power station was proposed, the government will announce a £14.2bn commitment to the Suffolk site.

The long and the short of it: Is Tinder’s new height filter helping love or hurting it?Tinder’s trial of a premium ‘height preference’ feature has divided social media. While some say it empowers users to find compatible matches, others argue it reinforces shallow biases and disadvantages shorter individuals. The move has sparked broader questions about whether dating apps are helping people connect — or merely filter out potential partnersThe dating app Tinder is shown on a mobile phone in this picture illustration taken September 1, 2020. File Image/Reuters

The FTSE-100 cigarette-maker British American Tobacco (BAT) is preparing to kick off the search for a new chairman.

JioBlackRock Asset Management Co launches early access program, new websiteThrough the early access program, users can register on the company’s website to preview its digital offerings. The platform will offer educational material on investment basics and share updates on upcoming productsJioBlackRock joint venture has launched its website and has rolled out an early access initiative. Agencies

The Australian financial giant Macquarie is close to snapping up a stake in London City Airport – the capital’s fifth-biggest – amid a wider shake-up in its ownership structure.

Argentex Group, the currency management firm caught in the financial crossfire of Donald Trump’s tariffs crusade, has rejected an effort to gatecrash its emergency sale to rival IFX Payments.

A for-profit social enterprise which counts HRH Princess Beatrice among its directors will this week announce a funding boost and the appointment of one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent figures to its board.

Two UK tech firms have agreed takeovers by US rivals on the day Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has spoken of the importance of tech and AI to the UK economy.

Top US and Chinese officials are meeting in London on Monday in the hope of making further progress in easing the trade war between the world’s two largest economies.