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Will AI save the UK government £45bn a year?
Ministers believe that increased use of artificial intelligence can help fix the public finances but experts have their doubtsFinancial Times - Mar. 14 -
Plea for man suspected of student's murder to return to UK
Farouk Abdulhak fled to Yemen within hours of Martine Vik Magnussen's death in 2008.BBC News - Mar. 14 -
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What went wrong with the UK’s welfare system?
Factors behind sharp rise in incapacity and disability benefits are complex and at times counterintuitiveFinancial Times - Mar. 16 -
Reeves to restrict UK competition watchdog’s merger investigations
Chancellor wants probes by the Competition and Markets Authority to be faster and more predictableFinancial Times - Mar. 17 -
Nearly 42,000 UK asylum seekers waiting on appeal
Refugee Council said the number increased by five times in two years and those appealing still require accommodation.BBC News - Mar. 17 -
Net zero by 2050 'impossible' for UK, says Badenoch
The Tory leader says the target is impossible "without a serious drop in our living standards".BBC News - 6d -
How the UK’s welfare cuts will change claimants’ lives
Radical changes that will cut income for 1mn people may not get many more into work, say analystsFinancial Times - 6d -
Santander to close almost a quarter of UK branches
The bank will start closing branches from June, putting 750 jobs at risk.BBC News - 6d -
UK hosts military leaders to work on Ukraine plans
The prime minister is expected to attend the meeting of senior military officers on Thursday afternoon.BBC News - 5d -
UK wage growth holds steady at 5.9%
Figures come as Bank of England is expected to hold interest rates on ThursdayFinancial Times - 5d -
Apprenticeships can help fix the UK’s growth problem
A clear commitment to train young people for work will help the government’s economic agendaFinancial Times - 4d -
Why is UK wage growth so strong?
Pay is out of line with the state of the economy, puzzling analysts and worrying the BoEFinancial Times - 4d -
British Museum most visited UK attraction in 2024
Other top 10 attractions last year included Windsor Great Park and the National Museum of Scotland.BBC News - 4d -
Why was a white balloon flying across the UK?
Onlookers spot a mysterious hot air balloon travelling across skies and question where it is going.BBC News - 4d -
UK statistics agency admits more figures are flawed
Delay to release of price indices will deepen concerns about reliability of ONS dataFinancial Times - 4d -
The non-dom brain drain is starting to hit the UK
At a time of political turmoil elsewhere, Britain should be offering stabilityFinancial Times - 3d -
The UK’s inflation basket is a casual vibe check
Collecting price data on meat pies and VR headsets is a strange exerciseFinancial Times - 3d -
Amoore ties UK mark as Wildcats avoid collapse
Senior guard Georgia Amoore ties the program tournament record with 34 points as Kentucky nearly blows a 17-point, second-half lead before outlasting Liberty.ESPN - 3d -
Grassroots anger tests Farage's grip on Reform UK
Disquiet in the ranks of the rapidly growing party might run deeper than leader Nigel Farage is prepared to admit.BBC News - 2d -
UK ministers launch investigation into blaze that shut Heathrow
Airport has reopened but flights have been cancelled because planes and crews are in the wrong placeFinancial Times - 2d -
Will the UK Chancellor announce more spending cuts?
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week aheadFinancial Times - 2d -
Spring Statement brings day of reckoning for UK
Plus, US-Russia talks on Ukraine, new Bundestag convenes and further details expected on China’s stimulus plansFinancial Times - 1d -
Injured Butler wills UK 'underdogs' to Sweet 16
Lamont Butler battled through multiple injuries Sunday to help Kentucky reach the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2019 and in Mark Pope's first season as coach.ESPN - 1d -
UK detects bird flu in sheep for the first time
Authorities play down risks to livestock but urge precautions to avoid mass outbreaks seen in USFinancial Times - 1d -
‘Etched in my mind’: witness to South Carolina firing squad execution describes killing
Brad Sigmon was executed on Friday for the murders of his ex-girlfriend’s parents in 2001. A reporter for the Associated Press who watched as South Carolina executed a convicted murderer by firing ...The Guardian - Mar. 8 -
Andrew Gutman, Leonardo Barroso rally Fire to 3-1 victory in home opener for Dallas
Defenders Andrew Gutman and Leonardo Barroso scored two minutes apart late in the second half of Barroso’s league debut and the Chicago Fire spoiled FC Dallas’ home opener with a 3-1 victoryABC News - Mar. 8 -
NC State fires coach Kevin Keatts a year after improbable ACC title and Final Four run
N.C. State fired men’s basketball coach Kevin Keatts on Sunday, an abrupt end to an eight-year tenure coming less than a year after the Wolfpack’s improbable run to the Atlantic Coast Conference ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 9 -
Fired special counsel: 'I don't think we have watchdog agencies anymore'
The ousted head of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) said his removal by President Trump is among a series of firings that have taken a wrecking ball to oversight of his administration. Special ...The Hill - Mar. 10 -
Stepmom held man captive for decades until he set house on fire, officials say
A Connecticut man alleged to have been held captive and starved by his stepmother for more than two decades escaped the small room he had been locked away in by setting their house on fire, ...NBC News - Mar. 13 -
Man says he was held in room 20 years, set fire to escape; stepmother charged
An emaciated man, 32, says he was held in his room for 20 years and set it on fire to gain his freedom, according to police. His stepmother was charged with cruelty and kidnapping.CBS News - Mar. 13 -
Details on judge's ruling that some government workers must be reinstated after mass firings
A federal judge in Maryland has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily reinstate thousands of probationary federal employees who were recently fired. CBS News congressional reporter ...CBS News - Mar. 14 -
Judges rule against mass firings and Tricare bills couple over $100K: Morning Rundown
Judges reverse Trump's federal mass firings. Keith Kellogg absent from Ukraine-Russia talks. Over $100,000 in denied medical bills. Supercharging gut health.NBC News - Mar. 14 -
Megastorm may bring blizzards, tornadoes, flooding and even fires across much of US: Where, when it will hit
More than 100 million people in the U.S. will be in the path of an intense March storm starting Friday as the sprawling multi-day system threatens fires, blizzards, tornadoes, and flooding as it ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
White House vows to fight ruling that requires government reinstate fired probationary workers
The White House on Friday vowed to appeal the federal court rulings that required the Trump administration to reinstate probationary government employees who judges said were fired unlawfully at ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
American Airlines plane catches fire on tarmac of Denver airport after emergency landing
After an American Airlines plane with 178 people aboard made an emergency landing at Denver International Airport Thursday night, the aircraft caught fire on the tarmac, causing chaos as the ...CBS News - Mar. 14 -
Hugo Cuypers scores winner late in 1st half as Fire defeat Toronto 2-1
Hugo Cuypers scored the go-ahead goal right before halftime and Chris Brady made it stand up for the Chicago Fire in a 2-1 victory over FC Toronto on Saturday. Cuypers took a pass from rookie ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15 -
UNLV fires coach Kevin Kruger, one of the program's links to its glory-day past
Coach Kevin Kruger, who led UNLV to the Sweet 16 as the team's point guard in 2007 while playing for his father, Hall of Famer Lon Kruger, was fired by the Rebels on Saturday. Kruger went 76-55 in ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15 -
French league game in Montpellier is abandoned after fans throw flares and start fire in a stand
A French league match between bottom side Montpellier and fellow struggler Saint-Etienne was abandoned Sunday when a fire broke out in a stand after flares were thrown by home fans. Montpellier ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
Appeals court denies Trump's bid to immediately reverse fired federal workers' reinstatement
A federal appeals court in a 2-1 decision Monday declined to immediately block a judge’s order that the Trump administration reinstate fired probationary employees at six federal agencies. The new ...The Hill - Mar. 17
