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US, UK unveil plan to arm Australia with nuclear-powered subs, eyeing China
Mar 14, 2023 09:36The Biden administration has unveiled details of a joint agreement with Britain and Australia to supply Canberra with nuclear-powered submarines as part of a trilateral security pact between the three countries.
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Faced with ‘mutiny', BBC forced to reinstate sports presenter Lineker
Mar 13, 2023 11:59The BBC has been forced to reinstate Gary Lineker after facing a full-on sports mutiny in the wake of his suspension due to criticizing the government’s new asylum policy.
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One in five students at top UK universities consider dropping out, feel suicidal, over cost-of-living crisis, survey reveals
Mar 13, 2023 11:56One in five students at UK top universities are considering dropping out due to the worsening cost-of-living crisis across the country, and a quarter are regularly going without food and other essentials, a new survey has revealed.
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UK junior doctors launch three-day strike amid worsening cost-of-living crisis
Mar 13, 2023 06:24Tens of thousands of members of the British Medical Association (BMA) are walking out of their jobs in England in the longest-ever period of industrial action by junior doctors as the cost-of-living crisis weighs on Britons’ lives.
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Protesters in London back health staff as doctors prepare to strike
Mar 13, 2023 06:21Thousands of protesters marched through London to the British prime minister’s residence to demand a better healthcare system in the UK.
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BBC boss says will stay put as Lineker removal sparks chaos
Mar 12, 2023 10:40The BBC’s director general, Tim Davie, has said he will not resign after the broadcaster's sports coverage was thrown into chaos following ex-England soccer captain Gary Lineker's removal from 'Match of the Day' program.
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Massive march to defend underfunded UK health service
Mar 12, 2023 01:58Despite the cold winter day, a huge turnout by thousands of NHS workers and their supporters calling for action in a dispute about inflation-matching pay … but really so much more than just that.
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Londoners rally to back NHS doctors ahead of planned three-day strike
Mar 11, 2023 14:12Thousands of British people took to the streets in London to support healthcare workers, who are set to launch a three-day strike over pay and conditions in the state-funded National Health Service (NHS) across England.
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Ex-England soccer captain banned from BBC after comparing UK government to Nazis
Mar 11, 2023 06:15Former England soccer captain Gary Lineker has been taken off the air by the BBC after criticizing the British government’s new asylum policy in a Twitter post, comparing lawmakers’ language about migrants to that used in Nazi Germany.
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UK cost-of-living crisis: One in seven Britons skip meals, sit in cold homes, as prices soar
Mar 07, 2023 10:52One in seven people in the UK skip meals and sit in cold homes due to the worsening cost-of-living crisis, a leading investigation company on consumer affairs has warned.