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March 13, 2023

'Scrap fake apprenticeships - under 25s are missing out'

Billion pounds of levy spent on courses for top executives

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BBC-Lineker talks 'inching forward' amid staff boycott

The BBC is locked in urgent talks with Gary Lineker to get him back to work and end the staff boycott that crippled the weekend sports schedule, The Independent broadcaster's understands.

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Lineker For PM? Now That's A Pundit Worth Voting For

Could a likeable though lightweight TV personality actually run a country? Yes. Volodymyr Zelensky had no experience of serious politics when he launched his bid for power in Ukraine.

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Firms At 'Serious Risk' From Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

UK tech companies are at "serious risk" from the collapse of the British division of Silicon Valley Bank, chancellor Jeremy Hunt has warned.

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Tories criticise plan to hold and deport child refugees

Children who arrive in the UK on small boats will be detained in immigration centres under Rishi Sunak's plan to tackle the crisis, it has emerged - sparking a backlash among senior Conservatives.

3 mins

Will Tory MPs rebel and change the small boats bill?

Nothing unites the Conservative Party quite like Gary Lineker's tweets. Tory MPs have been universal in their outrage about the Match of the Day star after he appeared to compare the government's asylum rhetoric to Nazi Germany.

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Sunak Has Grid Upgraded To Heat His Home As Energy Costs Close Public Pools

Rishi Sunak is believed to have paid for his local electricity network to be upgraded so it can accommodate a private heated swimming pool at his home.

1 min

Hunt urged to wipe £2.5bn energy bill debt before hike

Jeremy Hunt has been urged to use this week's Budget to wipe the energy bill debts accumulated by struggling families across the UK.

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Junior doctors could earn more at Pret, says union

Junior doctors' leaders have launched an advertising campaign ahead of a strike over pay, saying some NHS staff could earn more serving coffee at Pret a Manger.

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Severe cold and snow to return after brief respite

Parts of the UK are set to face heavy snow and severe cold again this week, after a brief respite from wintry conditions that have caused widespread disruption in recent days.

2 mins

Archie and Lilibet 'not yet invited' to the coronation

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's children have not yet been invited to King Charles III's coronation, it has been reported.

1 min

Same-Sex Marriages Would Cause 'Havoc' With Society, Claims Indian Government

LGBT+ couples to bring cases before Supreme Court today

2 mins

Russia Suffers Heavy Losses As Bakhmut Battle Grinds On

Hundreds of Russian troops have been killed in Bakhmut as Vladimir Putin's troops seek to wrest control of the frontline Donetsk city - with Kyiv's snipers said to have set up a "killing zone".

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China-US Tension Raised As General Made Defence Chief

Li Shangfu has been under Washington sanctions since 2018

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Hunt's Budget Will Contain Some Sweets But For Whom?

Will Jeremy Hunt use his fiscal wiggle room to prioritise public services, the economy, or the Tory party in this week's spring Budget?

4 mins

Arsenal ease past Fulham in perfect day for title push

Early and easy for Arsenal, rather than demanding everything at the death. This 3-0 win away to Fulham might not have raised the emotions of recent games but, crucially, had the exact same effect of raising hopes of the title.

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