UK's unemployment claims rises nearly 70% in April — its highest level since 1996

· *UK's unemployment claims soared nearly 70% to its highest level since 1996 as 2.1 million people filed for unemployment benefits in April.*
· *The claimant count increase of 856,000, or 69.1%, in a single month represents a record high for the UK since records began in the early 1970s.*
· *The country's benchmark FTSE-100...