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Wigan indie band The Lathums score second UK number one album

The Lathums beat Northampton rapper slowthai and singer-songwriter Mimi Webb to the top spot

Manchester Evening News · Mar 10, 2023

Tech firms pour cash into Revolut and Wise amid Silicon Valley Bank demise

UK tech firms are pouring cash into Revolut, Wise and other London fintechs after scrambling to withdraw funds from Silicon Valley Bank amid fears they may lose access to their deposits, the Standard has learned.

Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2023

Eight-year-old girl battling Stage 4 cancer stars at Crufts

Freya Harris, from Horncastle in Lincolnshire, was united with Australian Shepherd puppy, Echo, by her parents last year after being diagnosed with Wilms’ tumour, a form of kidney cancer that only affects around 80 children in the UK a year

Wales Online · Mar 10, 2023

Oil giant BP slammed for handing fatcat boss £10million pay and perks bonanza

BP CEO Bernard Looney's £10million pay and perks bonanza is a 'kick the teeth' for struggling Brits, a campaigner has said - the oil giant is among those to have benefitted from a surge in wholesale energy prices in the wake of Russia ’s invasion of Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Mar 10, 2023

The rise and rise of property guardianship and what it says about our broken housing system

With homeownership slipping out of reach for millions and soaring rents, the dearth of genuinely affordable homes is seeing property guardianship on the rise.

The Conversation · Mar 10, 2023

A brief history of the UK's Winchcombe meteorite

On 28 February 2021, for the first time in 30 years, a meteorite fell in the UK and was later recovered by scientists. Today, there’s an international effort to study this space rock and learn more about its place in the early solar system.

The Conversation · Mar 10, 2023

The people who care for and educate our children deserve better pay - here's why that would help us all

Pressure on working parents has been building for a long time, with daycare costs increasing as places become more scarce. Two recent reports clearly illustrate the dysfunctional nature of England’s system of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC).

The Conversation · Mar 10, 2023

The reason Gary Lineker is taking a 'step back' from BBC's Match of the Day

It comes after Gary compared the UK Government's new llegal Migration Bill to language used by 'Germany in the 30s'.

Chronicle Live · Mar 10, 2023

Best mattress deals in Amazon Spring Sale 2023: Offers on Simba, Emma, Silentnight and more

You’ll sleep more soundly on a discounted bed

Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2023

Gary Lineker spoke his mind. Now we should too: fate could have put any one of us in those migrant boats

The BBC presenter’s sidelining will delight ministers eager for a distraction. The last thing they want is for us to see refugees as real people, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2023