UK is worst-performing market for JD Sports as youth unemployment hits sales 20. November 2025 (16:59) Lack of spare cash among under-25s feeds slide in sales with annual profits to be at lower end of expectationsUnemployment among young people in the UK is hitting sales growth and profits at JD Sports, the owner of the trainer and sportwear chain has said, amid warnings about the high number of under-25s not in work, education or training.The UK was the worst-performing market for JD Group, which also owns Blacks, Go Outdoors and a number of US and European sports chains. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Migrants to UK will not get benefits until becoming citizens under new plans 20. November 2025 (16:55) Refugee Council says plans would create ‘expensive bureaucracy’ and keep people in limboUK politics live –latest updatesPeople who migrate to the UK will be eligible for benefits and social housing only when they become British citizens and those who arrive by small boats could wait up to 30 years for long-term residency under new plans outlined by the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood.The plans could result in migrants only becoming eligible for benefits and social housing if they first become British citizens, rather than upon being granted settlement as is currently the case. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
