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October 25, 2021

‘Prosperous' seats of seven cabinet ministers in line for £1.5bn development cash

Seats held by seven cabinet ministers are in line to receive tens of millions of pounds of development cash despite previously being judged to be not in need of the funds, triggering fresh accusations of bias in “levelling up”.

4 mins

British scientists being ‘frozen out' of EU research

A delay in the UK’s participation in EU research programmes because of a row about the Brexit deal is beginning to hurt British science, MPs have warned.

2 mins

End ‘dither and delay' over plan B rules, urges Labour

Labour has called on Boris Johnson’s government to bring in its so-called “plan B” restrictions to tackle the surge in Covid cases. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said ministers must listen to scientific advisers asking for tougher curbs – including the mandatory wearing of masks in public places and a return to work from home guidance.

2 mins

Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband on second hunger strike

The husband of jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is once again staging a hunger strike in protest at the government’s failure to secure his wife’s return to the UK.

3 mins

Primary school pupils up to 6 months behind on reading

Most schools have said that primary pupils are three or more months behind with reading after the pandemic, a new poll has found.

2 mins

Is there any point to an ethical insurance syndicate?

Now more than ever, businesses are paying attention to how they are perceived in terms of their ESG (environmental, social, governance) record.

3 mins

Website Habito is trying to make home-buying easier

Daniel Hegarty tells Andy Martin that an entrepreneur should fix broken things – such as the mortgage market

4 mins

Pakistan smash India to claim World Cup scalp

Captain Babar Azam led by example as Pakistan beat India in a World Cup showdown for the first time ever with a 10-wicket romp in a Super 12 blockbuster at the Twenty20 World Cup yesterday.

1 min

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