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Women in the North miss out on £158m in wages every week compared to rest of England
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Women

Women in the North miss out on £158m in wages every week compared to rest of England

Women in the North are earning less, living shorter lives and are more likely to be out of work due to long-term sickness than women living in other parts of England, according to Health Equity North's latest figures
These are the UK regions set to be hit hardest by Trump's tariffs
Donald Trump

These are the UK regions set to be hit hardest by Trump's tariffs

'Poverty takes years off your life': Men in Blackpool now have lowest life expectancy in Britain
Life expectancy

'Poverty takes years off your life': Men in Blackpool now have lowest life expectancy in Britain

Women in North of England live shorter lives, more likely to be in poverty and work harder for less
The North

Women in North of England live shorter lives, more likely to be in poverty and work harder for less

Surge in babies dying before their first birthday, study finds – especially in deprived areas
Health inequality

Surge in babies dying before their first birthday, study finds – especially in deprived areas

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Seven things Labour needs to do to make levelling up actually work
Keir Starmer Labour Levelling Up
Levelling Up

Seven things Labour needs to do to make levelling up actually work

What people are saying about the long-awaited levelling up white paper
levelling up
Levelling up

What people are saying about the long-awaited levelling up white paper

A Tory peer received £330,000 to fix potholes from the government levelling-up fund
Levelling up

A Tory peer received £330,000 to fix potholes from the government levelling-up fund

Levelling up: Government delays plans to fix ‘worst regional inequalities in developed world’
boris johnson gives a levelling up speech
Levelling up

Levelling up: Government delays plans to fix ‘worst regional inequalities in developed world’

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