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It’s due to a serious ankle injury Andy Murray is set for an “extended spell” on the sidelines after he suffered a serious ankle injury during his defeat to Tomas Machac at the Miami Open. Murray lost a marathon encounter to the Czech player by a 5-7 7-5 7-6 (5) score, but has seemingly left […]

The Wider Service Medal has been approved by the King A new military medal has been announced by the Defence Secretary to recognise personnel who fulfil “crucial operational roles” but are not necessarily exposed to physical threats. According to the Ministry of Defence, the Wider Service Medal (WSM) will be the first award for those […]

That’s according to data from Kantar Grocery price inflation has dropped to a new two-year low but almost a quarter of British households say they are still struggling financially, according to latest figures. Supermarket prices were 4.5% higher than a year ago in March, the lowest inflation rate since February 2022 and a significant drop […]

That’s according to a new report from consultancy, Newton There is likely to be an explosion of demand for steel in the UK, and the potential price spikes that could follow could delay key projects, such as the expansion of offshore wind, a report has claimed. British projects will have to start relying on foreign […]

It was nationalised in 2008 and 2009 The Government’s stake in NatWest Group has dropped to below 30% for the first time since the bank was nationalised in the 2008 financial crisis. A stock exchange announcement on Monday confirmed that the Treasury’s stake in the bank, which also owns Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and […]

It has come from the Government’s free speech tsar Universities in England could be told to terminate their arrangements with foreign countries if freedom of speech and academic freedom is undermined, the Government’s free speech tsar has said. Professor Arif Ahmed, director for freedom of speech and academic freedom at the Office for Students (OfS), […]

Contestants will face a set of old and new “extraordinary” challenges MasterChef contestants will embark on a set of old and new “extraordinary” challenges as the long-running cooking show celebrates its 20th series. The BBC One programme, in which John Torode and Gregg Wallace look to discover the UK’s best amateur cook, will include a […]

That’s according to the British Heart Foundation The number of people seeking advice about heart care has soared as patients face “frightening delays”, a charity has said. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) said that demand to its helpline has “soared amid ongoing delays to people’s heart care”. One patient described a 72-week wait for heart […]

The call comes from the consumer group, Which? Tougher action is needed to stop copycat websites posing as banks, Which? has urged. The consumer champion asked the DNS Research Federation (DNSRF) to check industry blocklists – lists of websites that have been reported as hosting illegal content. It provided DNSRF with a list of major […]

The jobs market is “turning a corner” following steep falls in vacancies in recent years, research suggests. Jobs site Adzuna said there were more than 860,000 advertised vacancies last month, only a slight fall compared to January, driven by increasing openings in sectors such as travel and maintenance. Adzuna said this marks the first indication […]



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