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‘Rally the troops’ to defeat Sunak’s Rwanda Bill, urges Lord Falconer
Lord Falconer has urged peers to “rally all our troops” to try to defeat Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Bill.
3-min read - PoliticsThe Telegraph
Trump may have assets seized after failing to raise £357m fraud case bond
Donald Trump cannot finance the $454 million (£357 million) bond for his New York civil fraud case, his lawyers have claimed, raising the prospect the state could begin seizing his assets.
2-min read - BusinessThe Telegraph
The companies that tried the four-day week and failed
If you’ve recently spent hours on hold to HMRC, your GP or almost any other state-run entity, you will likely have concluded that there is room for improvement. Yet questionable efficiency hasn’t stopped a series of public sector outfits pushing for a four-day work week – while remaining on full pay.
9-min read - NewsThe Telegraph
Watch: Driver jailed for ramming motorcyclist off bridge
A BMW driver who violently rammed a motorcyclist off a bridge in a fit of road rage, leaving him with serious injuries, has been jailed for more than four years.
1-min read - NewsThe Telegraph
Roads at ‘breaking point’ despite pothole repairs hitting eight-year high
Britain’s crumbling roads are reaching “breaking point” despite the rate of pothole repairs hitting an eight-year high, roadbuilders have warned.
3-min read - NewsThe Telegraph
Part-time nursery places cost up to £218 a week, survey finds
A part-time nursery place costs up to £218 a week, a survey has found.
3-min read - CelebrityThe Telegraph
David Seidler, childhood stammerer who won an Oscar for his screenplay for The King’s Speech – obituary
David Seidler, the screenwriter, who has died aged 86, was inspired by his experiences of struggling with a childhood stammer to write the true story of how King George VI overcame his own crippling speech impediment with the help of Lionel Logue, an Australian speech therapist, to give his first radio speech after the outbreak of the Second World War.
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