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GB Energy announces permanent Aberdeen headquarters

It will move into offices in Marischal Square by the end of the year.

Evening Standard

Tories: Starmer throwing top civil servant ‘under a bus’ with expected dismissal

Sir Chris Wormald is believed to be on his way out imminently.

Evening Standard

UK pledges more than £500 million in missiles and defence support for Ukraine

The announcement comes as John Healey co-hosts meetings in Brussels with the 50-nation Ukraine Defence Contact Group and Nato defence ministers.

Evening Standard

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Ratcliffe made ‘mistake’ with immigration comments, says Swinney

The Manchester United and Ineos boss said the UK has been ‘colonised’ by immigrants.

Evening Standard

Near 40% annual jump in homeowner mortgaged properties being repossessed

The annual total for 2025 is significantly lower than the 44,100 homeowner repossessions in 2009.

Evening Standard

Rail fare freeze announced by John Swinney ahead of first vote on Budget

Ticket prices are usually increased every April.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham piles pressure on Man United co-owner Ratcliffe over migrant claims

The Labour mayor said Sir Jim Ratcliffe had made comments which ‘go against everything for which Manchester has traditionally stood’.

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Minister and Burnham escalate row with ‘hypocritical’ Ratcliffe over claim UK colonised by immigrants – politics live

Labour mayor of Greater Manchester joins those criticising Ratcliffe over his comments

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Britain backs Ukraine with new £500million missiles and defence systems deal

1,000 lightweight multirole missiles, manufactured in Belfast, will be delivered to Ukraine under the deal

Evening Standard

Jim Ratcliffe migration claims ‘hypocritical’ after Monaco move, minister says

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Wednesday night described the comments as ‘offensive and wrong’ and called on Sir Jim to apologise.

Evening Standard

'Biggest prize is with the EU,' says Rachel Reeves in LSE speech

The Chancellor tells an event at the London School of Economics the UK’s future is ‘intrinsically bound’ with Europe

Evening Standard

‘We’re on a cliff edge’: the struggle to keep youth services alive in Knowsley

Despite high needs, the Merseyside borough has more youth work ‘black holes’ than any other local authority in England

The Guardian - UK

Vetting process for Mandelson needed more awkward questions, expert says

System used for civil servants not thorough enough for those with ‘baggage’ of years in politics or business, Peter Ricketts says

The Guardian - UK

Youth work ‘black holes’ in half of all council areas in England, study finds

First mapping of youth centres in decades shows poorer areas in north worst affected by cuts since 2010

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Who is Antonia Romeo and why is she tipped to be the next cabinet secretary?

With Chris Wormald being forced out, Romeo is a frontrunner with a reputation for being forthright

Reason

Politicians Want To Avoid Reforming Social Security and Medicare. You Will Pay the Price.

Inflation is a silent tax—and the most painful way to finance government promises.

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RBA urges more high-rise amid home-building constraints

Builders are telling the Reserve Bank that it is 'very challenging' to get high-rise projects approved in NSW, but houses are at least becoming faster to build.

Reason

Oral Testimony at the House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on the "Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act"

It was notable that the GOP members and witnesses made little effort to actually defend the legislation in question.

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Book Review of "The Digital Fourth Amendment"

Now out in the Harvard Law Review.

Reason

The U.S. House Just Voted To Stop Trump's 'Emergency' Tariffs on Imports From Canada

But the numbers are a long way from a veto-proof majority, so Wednesday's vote may be a purely symbolic victory for free traders.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer faces fresh questions over judgment after Lord Doyle controversy

Lord Doyle has had the Labour whip removed.

The Guardian - UK

Parents of children taken in to care should get more help, say experts after Victoria Marten death

Review says trauma-informed support could help interrupt ‘destructive cycles’ and reduce risk of harm to future babies

The Guardian - UK

One in 14 children who die in England have closely related parents, study finds

Exclusive: Calls for ‘urgent action’ as study also finds stark ethnic and socio-economic disparities in child mortality and consanguinity

Evening Standard

Finance Secretary Robison urges MSPs to back Budget ahead of first vote

The Budget has increased the Scottish Child Payment and paved the way for a levy on private jets and a so-called ‘mansion tax’.

Evening Standard

‘Clearly not’: Lucy Powell asked if she would have ennobled Lord Doyle

The peer, who has had the Labour whip removed, earlier apologised and said he believed Morton’s initial assertions of innocence.

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