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2h Ministers offer pay deal to health unions to end strikes
1h Protesters clash with riot police in Greece after fatal train disaster
21m TikTok banned from UK government phones over security
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4h Double strike misery with delayed Tube re-opening and national walkout
5h No staff bonus at John Lewis as partnership plunges to hefty losses
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Politics

Forget post-election tax cuts, we’re stuck in a lost decade, says IFS

The IFS has cast its eye over Jeremy Hunt’s Budget as millions of Britons face being dragged into paying more income tax

London

Double strike misery with delayed Tube re-opening and national walkout

Also many thousands of London pupils faced a second day at home

Health

Ministers offer pay deal to health unions to end strikes

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt indicates that Treasury has found more money for pay rises for health workers

Politics
39m

Grant Shapps insists he will keep using TikTok on personal phone

The Energy Secretary took inspiration from the Wolf Of Wall Street as he informed his followers: “I will not be leaving.”
UK
30m

TikTok banned from UK government phones over security

Ban announced on Thursday afternoon follows similar moves by EU and US

Health
37m

Covid-19 levels remain on ‘uncertain’ trend in much of UK

Infections are still some way from the peak reached during the Christmas 2022 wave.
UK
50m

Jeremy Clarkson’s farm workers wear bodycams to record angry locals

Some villagers are opposing the television presenter’s expansion plans, council hears

Health
53m

GMB Scotland members narrowly accept NHS pay offer

The union represents health staff including those in the Scottish Ambulance Service.
Crime

Friend of teen knifed outside school told police he had ‘joined a gang and left’

Khayri McLean, 15, was killed in a ‘well-planned and targeted attack’ at the entrance to North Huddersfield Trust School, a court has been told.
Politics

Government biodiversity ambitions at ‘worrying divergence with expert advice’

Natural England said the current target around restoring habitats would not meet internationally agreed commitments nor stop the decline of nature.
Crime

Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder: No CCTV recovered from suspect’s home, court told

Manchester Crown Court heard that electrical devices at suspect Thomas Cashman’s home had been disconnected.
Health

Ambulance handover delays climb to highest level since start of year

Around one in eight patients waited more than an hour.
UK

Political stability needed to protect union, says Tony Blair

Speaking to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, the former prime minister gave his analysis of the current political situation.
Crime

Stepmother who filmed stepson dying after fatal attack jailed

Leila Borrington inflicted a broken arm on Harvey Borrington four months before fracturing his skull at their Nottinghamshire home

Politics

SNP leadership race has become a ‘squabble’, says Starmer

The Labour leader said the SNP are ‘talking and arguing with themselves’.
Crime

Tech tycoon Mike Lynch must wait to find out if he will be extradited to the US

Mr Lynch is accused of inflating the value of his company, Autonomy, before selling it to Hewlett Packard in 2011.
Politics

Sturgeon: Extra £320m for Scotland in Budget not nearly enough

Holyrood ministers will be allocated the additional funding through Barnett consequentials in light of the Chancellor’s spending plans for England.
Crime

Two more men charged over funeral drive-by shooting

The men are expected to appear in court on Thursday.
Showbiz

Amber Gill and Jen Beattie make red carpet debut as a couple

The former Love Island star, 25, and footballer Beattie, 31, were all-smiles as they posed for the cameras at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend launch party

Politics

Hunt defends alcohol duty hike after criticism from Scotch whisky sector

The Scotch Whisky Association is demanding an urgent meeting with the Chancellor after he announced a 10.1% increase in alcohol duty from August.
Politics

More than fifth of pupils ‘persistently absent’ from lessons last year – data

The Department for Education figures indicate an increase of 10.4 percentage points on 2020/21’s figures.
UK

Scientists concerned boom in labs handing deadly germs not matched by regulation

There are more than 100 labs around the world working with dangerous pathogens, according to a new report.
Politics

MPs to be given vote on key part of new Brexit deal

Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt said the relevant secondary legislation would be published on Monday, ahead of the vote on Wednesday.
Politics

Windsor Framework is ‘most practical way’ to deal with Brexit, says Tony Blair

The framework is the most ‘practical way forward’ to deal with difficulties caused by Brexit in Northern Ireland, the former PM said.
Politics

MP calls for hygiene bins in men’s toilets for those experiencing incontinence

Margaret Ferrier told the Commons that a typical side effect of treatment for prostate cancer is the loss of bladder control.
Crime

Second panel member recused from hearing Christian’s sacking appeal

Andrew Morris is a former senior official with the National Education Union and was due to hear an appeal by Kristie Higgs over her sacking.
Politics

Unaccounted for spending would bust Chancellor’s debt rules, says OBR chief

Richard Hughes, chairman of the fiscal watchdog, said the UK Government was ‘gaming’ the figures to meet its fiscal targets.
Politics

We back social care, says minister after report warns sector is ‘on precipice’

It comes as a new research laid out the funding difficulties and workforce challenges faced in adult social care.
Politics

UK Government could have saved life of Jordanian executed in Saudi Arabia – MP

Conservative former Cabinet minister David Davis accused ministers of making ‘only low-level attempts’ to talk to the Saudis about the case.
World

List of countries that have banned TikTok

The video-sharing app is expected to be banned from UK Government phones later today

Crime

Rugby player Rufus McLean handed community payback order for domestic abuse

The 22-year-old admitted pushing, hurling abuse at, and tracking his former partner.
UK

When does child benefit stop?

Child Benefit will continue if your child stays in approved education or training.

Politics

Doctors ‘want to cancel retirement’ after tax break on pension savings

The measure is primarily aimed at NHS consultants who have been leaving the health service.
UK

Mother’s Day 2023: Why is it celebrated on different days?

Unlike Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and Halloween, Mothering Sunday falls on different dates in different countries every year

Crime

Man in court accused of stabbing woman because ‘he believed she worked for GCHQ’

Joshua Bowles was charged with attempted murder after an investigation by counter-terror detectives.
Diary

Theresa May says she will address the Windrush scandal in her new book

Windrush was not mentioned when the book was announced earlier this week

UK

Hundreds of officers will be brought in to police Biden visit – Byrne

PSNI chief constable Simon Byrne said the visit of the US President was a unique policing operation.
UK

What is corporation tax and who pays it? Rate set to raise

Former prime minister Boris Johnson and business owners have criticised the plan.

UK

Refugees attacked outside hotel which saw anti-migrant protests

Merseyside Police are investigating hate crimes
London

Which lines are running today amid rail strikes?

RMT and Aslef union members had walked out yesterday but ended their 24-hour strike at 7.30am this morning

London

Commuters hit with fresh strike misery amid national rail walk out

Walkouts at 14 train operators will cripple rail services as Tube hit by suspensions

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