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and late yesterday, the chancellor announced the minimum wage is to go up by more than a pound, to £11.44 per hour, from april next year. and jeremy hunt decided the rate would also apply to 21— and 22—year—olds for the first time. here's our econmics corrrespondent, andy verity. ona cold, on a cold, damp day at the south london market, ask what they want the government to do something about and you will hear two big concerns that haven't gone away. energy and food. , ., , ., , food. used to get six or seven oran . es food. used to get six or seven oranges for — food. used t...

In a pretty waterside town, residents applaud the veteran rightwinger’s stance on immigration, calling his success a ‘vote against the established order’

Chip-equipment maker ASML has warned that curbs on immigration could hit its business after a shock electoral victory by a far-right party in the...

A shock win for Geert Wilders's far-right, anti-EU Freedom Party in Dutch elections has set the stage for months of uncertainty. No party has won more than 25% of the vote, so forming a new coalition...

The Dutch economy is not in great shape but will likely avoid a recession. This is the sentiment shared by economists in anticipation of economic figures that Statistics Netherlands (CBS) will release on Wednesday. "We are in a period of muddling through," said economist Hugo Erken of Rabobank. In the first three months of the year, CBS reported a contraction of 0.3 percent. If the economy shrinks again in the second quarter, then by standard definitions, the Netherlands would technically enter a recession, marking two consecutive quarters of decline.