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  The Conservatives committed to the state pension triple lock in the 2019 election manifesto. ​The Conservatives committed to the state pension triple lock in the 2019 election manifesto. 

  Vladimir Putin has continued ramp up fears Russia could resort to using nuclear weapons if its occupied territories are threatened. ​Vladimir Putin has continued ramp up fears Russia could resort to using nuclear weapons if its occupied territories are threatened. 

British government lawyers tell asylum seekers that unless they go back to Sri Lanka they will be removed to undisclosed country Tamil refugees seeking asylum from the British-claimed Chagos Islands face being forcibly removed to a third country under Rwanda-style plans drawn up by the UK government. Government lawyers have told the asylum seekers that if they cannot be returned to Sri Lanka they will instead be removed to another undisclosed country. Continue reading… ​British government lawyers tell asylum seekers that unless they go back to Sri Lanka they will be removed to undisclosed countryTamil refugees seeking asylum from the…

Bank of England dismisses FT report over planned multibillion-pound sell-off as ‘inaccurate’ UK business live – latest news updates UK government borrowing costs have risen after the Bank of England dismissed a report that it could delay the sale of billions of pounds of bonds in an attempt to boost market stability after the mini-budget. The yield – or interest rate – on 10-year government bonds rose by more than 0.1 percentage points to trade above 4% after the central bank said the report in the Financial Times was inaccurate. Continue reading… ​Bank of England dismisses FT report over planned…

CMA says takeover of gif creation website limits choice for social media users Facebook’s parent company, Meta, has been ordered by the UK competition watchdog to sell the gif creation website Giphy, the first time the regulator has blocked a deal struck by a big Silicon Valley company. The Competition and Markets Authority told Meta in November that the only way to resolve competition concerns was to dispose of Giphy, the largest supplier of animated gifs to social networks such as Snapchat, TikTok and Twitter, which it acquired two years ago for $400m (£290m). Continue reading… ​CMA says takeover of…

  POW swap involved 108 Ukrainian women and 110 Russian civilian sailors and military personnel ​POW swap involved 108 Ukrainian women and 110 Russian civilian sailors and military personnel 

  Angry motorists vented their fury at climate change activists during another rush hour sit down protest. ​Angry motorists vented their fury at climate change activists during another rush hour sit down protest. 

‘I’m absolutely devastated and I feel like I’ve been robbed of time.’

PM meets cabinet as her popularity nosedives in poll The Independent says The prime minister’s popularity took a nosedive as a new poll revealed 80 per cent of Britons had an unfavourable view of Liz Truss. Ms Truss’ net favourability plunged to minus 70 according to a YouGov survey – a 14-point drop since last week with just 10 per cent of Britons having a favourable opinion of the prime minister. Among Tory voters, her support also continues to plummet: 20 per cent had a favourable view of their party’s leader, with 71 per cent having an unfavourable view. The…

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