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UK inflation jumps to 3% in blow to Rachel Reeves
Inflation in the UK rose faster than expected last month to its highest level in nearly a year, casting doubt on the Bank of England’s capacity to lower borrowing costs and dealing a fresh blow to Rachel Reeves’s growth push.
Cancer patients not getting right care, say doctors
Senior doctors responsible for monitoring cancer care in England and Wales are concerned failings in NHS services are contributing to up to half of patients are not getting the right treatment for some cancers.
Doctor Who ‘faces the axe while Time Lord Ncuti Gatwa is on the verge of quitting amid a drop in ratings over fan fury at woke storylines’
Doctor Who is reportedly facing the axe, while lead actor Ncuti Gatwa is thought to be on the verge of quitting.
My night out at Starmer’s favourite pub
It’s seven o’clock on Thursday and the regular crowd has shuffled in. There’s no piano man and certainly no Davy in the navy. Through the battered double wooden doors and velvet curtain, the pub is filled with exactly what you’d expect in a north London boozer.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle hit back at Donald Trump with blunt statement
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s charitable foundation has donated huge sums to organisations linked to Donald Trump’s rivals the Democrats.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/prince-harry-meghan-markle-hit-34690566
Universities double investment in diversity staff over three years
The cost of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) salaries at British universities has doubled in three years and is now costing the sector £28 million per year, according to new research.
Starmer: I am ready and willing to put British troops in Ukraine
Sir Keir Starmer has announced he is “ready and willing” to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine to enforce any peace deal.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/02/16/keir-starmer-ready-to-put-british-troops-in-ukraine/
How to catch a glimpse of rare blood moon over UK during partial lunar eclipse
The UK will be treated to the rare sight of a blood moon appearing in the sky in the next few weeks. This strange sight is the result of a partial lunar eclipse, in which the full moon passes out of the sun’s rays and into the shadow cast by the Earth.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-uk-march-2025-b2699151.html
Starmer’s peacekeeping plan is doomed to fail
February 20, 2025
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Michael Holland
Sir Keir Starmer says his proposal to deploy British forces to Ukraine in the event of a peace deal brokered with Moscow is designed to safeguard Ukraine’s sovereignty.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/19/starmers-peacekeeping-plan-is-doomed-to-fail/
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