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UK GDP up 0.5 per cent
UK GDP grew by 0.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2014
Conservatives polling ahead of Labour for the first time since 2011
Most people see healthcare as more important than the economy when voting
GP workforce is shrinking, says NHS
Medical training places left unfilled as pressure mounts on general practice
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Closure of London Underground ticket offices will cost the taxpayer £134m
The figures mean more controversy for the plans, which will mean the loss of almost 1,000 jobs
Unemployment down 58,000 to 1.91 million
Unemployment decreased by 58,000 in the three months to November 2014 to 1.91 million, with the unemployment rate now at 5.8 per cent, today’s labour market statistics reveal