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Parents of one and two-year-olds are expected to be happy with the latest budget announcement.

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Wednesday’s front pages lead with expectations and predictions for the Spring Budget – set to be announced at noon on Wednesday by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.  Spring Budget 2023 – Chancellor Hunt to unveil at noon The Financial Times reports that the Chancellor will unveil plans to boost business investment, labelling it a “budget for growth” and pledging billions of pounds towards this end. However, a Conservative official has warned that the statement will be deliberately cautious, and right-wing MPs have been cautioned not to expect significant tax cuts. Meanwhile, the Daily Telegraph suggests that…

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It was a firm ‘no’.

London hit by 24-hour combined strike by Tube drivers and station staff A 24-hour strike by Tube drivers and station staff has caused major disruption to commuters in London on Wednesday. Transport for London (TfL) advised passengers to check their route before travelling, as almost all of the Underground network was closed and other services were likely to be busier and subject to delays. Roads were expected to be congested, particularly in areas where buses were slowed down. TfL also warned of possible disruption on parts of the Elizabeth Line and London Overground where stations are shared with Tube stops. …

Alan Sinclair hopes for life after clinical death in deep freeze at a cryogenic facility in the US.

Pakistan police fire teargas after protesters try to prevent arrest of Imran Khan Police in Pakistan have employed water cannons and tear gas to disperse supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who gathered outside his house in a bid to prevent his arrest by officers. Khan was removed from his position through a vote of no confidence in the previous year and has faced a sequence of legal battles as he advocates for early elections and his comeback to the office. This marks the second occasion in recent weeks that police have been sent from Islamabad to Khan’s residence…

Is it nearly time for a time change?

RAF and German jets intercept Russian aircraft In the first ever joint operation of its kind, RAF and German fighter jets have intercepted a Russian aircraft near Estonian airspace. The interception involved two Typhoons, which were scrambled to intercept an Il-78 Midas refuelling plane that was flying between St Petersburg and Kaliningrad and had failed to communicate with air traffic control in Estonia. The interception was part of planned joint Nato air policing by the British and German air forces in the region. While the incident was routine, it comes amid heightened tensions between Nato and Russia over the Russian…

OpenAI launches GPT-4 – the latest version of ChatGPT The latest version of ChatGPT – the world-famous AI chatbot, has been launched by OpenAI. GPT-4 is the newest model and is capable of processing images, generating captions and providing recipe suggestions from photos of ingredients. The latest version can also process up to 25,000 words, eight times more than ChatGPT. ChatGPT has been wildly popular since its launch in November 2022, with many users asking for help with marketing copy, computer code and homework. The newest version – GPT-4 will initially only be available to ChatGPT Plus subscribers who pay…