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Ninety per cent of schools hit by crumbling concrete scandal have not had RAAC removed
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Nearly 90 per cent of schools receiving government support to remove dangerous concrete have not had work carried out, The IndependentContinue Reading
Nick Clegg quits Meta after selling nearly $19m in shares
Nick Clegg, the former British deputy prime minister, has stepped down from his post as president of global affairs and communications at Meta, having sold almost $19m (£15m) worth of the tech giant’s shares during his six-year tenure. Clegg, 57, still retains close to 39,000 Meta shares, worth around $21mContinue Reading
Pound sinks to nine-month low as recession fears grip UK manufacturing
Sterling has tumbled to its weakest level since April following stark warnings from an influential survey that Britain may be on the brink of an industrial recession. The pound dropped by 1pc against the dollar on Thursday, slipping below $1.24, amid growing concerns that the UK economy is faltering. InContinue Reading
Perry the donkey, who inspired Eddie Murphy’s animated Shrek character. dies aged 30
Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter A donkey said to have provided the inspiration for the famous Shrek character, Donkey, has died aged 30. Perry – shortContinue Reading
Farage defends Elon Musk over grooming gang attacks on Starmer
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Nigel Farage has launched a defense of Elon Musk’s incendiary social media attacks on Keir Starmer, claiming that “free speech isContinue Reading
Grieving mother orca whale carries dead baby — again
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Tahlequah, a mother orca who gained fame in 2018 for carrying her deceased calf on her back, has lost another childContinue Reading
Why more kids are getting kidney stones – a disease of ‘white, middle-aged men’
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email More children around the U.S. are getting kidney stones, a condition now wrongly associated with “white, middle-aged men”, experts say. TheContinue Reading
Wimbledon champion withdraws from Australian Open last-minute
The Australian Open have confirmed that reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova has pulled out of the Grand Slam on the eve of the tournament. The official tournament list stated that just before the draw was made for qualifying, Krejcikova had withdrawn and will be replaced by Rebecca Marino in theContinue Reading
‘(Don’t) stay out of my territory!’ Breaking Bad home hits the market for $4 million
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Streeting vows NHS App upgrade will slash waiting times and give patients more choice
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Wes Streeting has promised to pull the NHS “into the digital age” with plans to give more patients needing planned careContinue Reading