内容摘要：The number of people on payrolls fell by 55,000 between March and April and is forecast to drop a further 109,000 in May.

The number of people on payrolls fell by 55,000 between March and April and is forecast to drop a further 109,000 in May.

Reversing the welfare cuts would wipe out around half of it.And many economists expect the chancellor's projected headroom to be further eroded by the OBR in any case in the Autumn Budget as a result of downgraded growth forecasts and an increase in government market borrowing costs in recent months.

A plastic surgeon has been jailed for life for attempting to murder a colleague he wanted "out of the way" because he was a witness against him in disciplinary proceedings.Jonathan Peter Brooks broke into Graeme Perks's home in Halam, Nottinghamshire, in the early hours of 14 January 2021, wearing camouflage gear and armed with a crowbar, cans of petrol, matches and a knife.A trial in Loughborough heard Mr Perks had a "95% chance of dying" after being stabbed by Brooks.

attempted murder, attempted arson with intent to endanger life and possession of a bladed article, was told he would serve at least 22 years in prison.During the sentencing hearing on Monday, Judge Edward Pepperall said Brooks's life had been "falling apart" in January 2021 - with the surgeon anticipating losing his job and house following the disciplinary action at work.

Addressing Brooks, who specialised in burns and plastics, he said: "You were fixated on your employment difficulties. Whatever the rights and wrongs of those difficulties, you blamed Graeme Perks."

He said Brooks's "simmering sense of grievance" towards Mr Perks developed and he subsequently went out prepared for a "murderous expedition".When Trump announced sweeping tariffs on imports from a number of countries earlier this year, China was the hardest hit. Beijing responded with its own higher rates on US imports, and this triggered tit-for-tat increases that peaked at 145%.

In May, talks held in Switzerland led to a temporary truce that Trump called a "total reset".It brought US tariffs on Chinese products down to 30%, while Beijing slashed levies on US imports to 10% and promised to lift barriers on critical mineral exports.

The agreement gave both sides a 90-day deadline to try to reach a trade deal.But since then, relations appeared to have soured. Last month,