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Tory candidate Susan Hall forced to defend criticism of free school meals at TV hustings
Tory candidate Susan Hall was forced to defend her wish to restrict free school meals to poorer children in the first TV debate of the 2024 mayoral race.The ITV London hustings on Tuesday night also saw Sadiq Khan insist it was “untrue” that he was planning to introduce pay-per-mile road pricing. His full manifesto is expected to be published on Thursday.Mr Khan came under attack from Lib-Dem candidate Rob Blackie for the Met police’s failure to catch rapists and sex offenders – and for recycling a failed pledge from the 2021 election to bring in rent controls.Ms Hall said last week that Mr Khan’s £140m-a-year scheme to provide free lunches for all London primary school pupils meant that Londoners “on the breadline” could be paying for food “for people who may be millionaires’ children”.Asked by ITV presenter Charlene White how many children of millionaires were eating for free in State schools, Ms Hall said: “It’s the theory of it – it’s not necessarily millionaires. It’s people who can afford to feed their children.
Sky News
Julian Assange's wife accuses US of 'weasel words' after providing assurances in extradition bid
Julian Assange's wife has accused the United States government of "blatant weasel words" as she tries to stop her husband being sent to America to stand trial. The US wants the WikiLeaks founder to be extradited from the UK to face 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse stemming from his website's publication of classified documents nearly 15 years ago. American prosecutors allege Assange, 52, put lives at risk when he helped former US army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning steal diplomatic cables and military files that WikiLeaks put online in 2010.
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The Daily Beast
Mike Johnson Gambles Speakership on Ukraine. He May Lose.
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesRep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) spent Tuesday offering his two cents on Republican speakers of the House—starting with Mike Johnson (R-LA).Massie announced during a closed-door GOP meeting that he was joining perennial GOP agitator Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) in her crusade to oust Johnson. Massie said the current speaker has failed to deliver conservative wins and it’s time to go, reciting a talking point that’s bounced around ri
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He's A WHAT?!? Stephen Miller Schooled For Truly Weird New Claim About Trump
The former White House advisor dialed his toadying up a notch during a wild interview.
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Strip former Stonewall chief of peerage for role in ‘transgender scandal’, say campaigners
Campaigners are calling for the former chief executive of Stonewall to be stripped of her peerage following the Cass report.
The Telegraph
Post Office plotted to raid sub-postmasters’ pensions, inquiry hears
Post Office bosses plotted to raid convicted sub-postmasters’ pensions to make up account shortfalls, an inquiry heard.
Sky News
Rishi Sunak badly burnt by Tory rebellion as jostling for leadership begins
Rishi Sunak has been badly burned by a Commons rebellion by nearly 60 Tory MPs who voted against his flagship Tobacco and Vaping Bill. In an ominous but entirely predictable warning shot to the PM, the list of rebels included a roll call of the right-wing contenders for the Tory crown, both serving and former cabinet ministers. Don't forget, it's the predominantly elderly, right-wing, nanny state-hating - possibly even cigar or pipe-smoking - Conservative Party members who will elect Mr Sunak's successor.
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Five lesser-known driving mistakes that could land you with a hefty fine
A survey has found that just over two-thirds (69 per cent) of drivers are confident they know all the regulations in the Highway Code.
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Trump Media stock plunges after sharing live streaming plans
Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) shares have declined by over 30% in the past week, its valuation also falling by $3 billion. The stock continued to tumble lower in Tuesday's trading session, closing the day 14% lower. Yahoo Finance monitors the media company's losses ahead of the closing bell, noting its plans to roll out a live TV streaming platform on Truth Social while former President Trump's criminal trial centered around hush money payments enter into its jury selection process. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Market Domination Overtime. This post was written and updated by Luke Carberry Mogan.
The Independent
‘The decisions you’re making are going to end with a smoking hole in the ground’: Inside the Boeing catastrophe
‘They were always caught flat-footed by some terrible problem that many people in the workplace knew would happen... And that happened over and over and over and over and over again.’ Io Dodds reports on a corporate nightmare
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Voting technology company settles lawsuit against far-right news outlet over 2020 election claims
A voting technology company targeted by bogus fraud claims related to the 2020 presidential election settled a defamation lawsuit Tuesday against a conservative news outlet. The settlement between Florida-based Smartmatic and One America News Network is the latest development in a larger legal pushback by voting equipment companies that became ensnared in wild conspiracy theories falsely claiming they had flipped votes and cost former President Donald Trump reelection.
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iPhone sales are plunging. Here’s why
Apple’s smartphone sales tumbled 10% last quarter, according to market research firm IDC, as sales in China fell sharply.
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What time is The Apprentice on TV? When to watch the final on BBC
The Apprentice final airs on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Thursday (April 18) - see what time to tune in.
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How Africa's first caviar won over Michelin-starred restaurants in Europe
In 2009, French entrepreneurs took a massive gamble: building a luxury industry in one of the world’s poorest countries. Before Acipenser, no companies had successfully farmed caviar in Africa. Today, its caviar is served in Michelin-starred restaurants in Europe. How did they get customers from around the world to take a chance on African caviar? And why is it so expensive to raise sturgeon for "black gold"?
Birmingham Live
British Gas slaps customer with £57,000 bill and warns to pay in 'weeks'
Katie Coyne and her husband Richard were warned they had just weeks to pay the eye-watering bill..
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Kazakhstan’s Compensation Claims Against Kashagan Oil Firms Jump to $150 billion
(Bloomberg) -- Kazakhstan has increased its arbitration claims against international oil companies that developed the Kashagan oil field to more than $150 billion, demanding compensation for lost revenue in addition to a dispute over costs, according to people familiar with the matter.Most Read from BloombergDubai Grinds to Standstill as Cloud Seeding Worsens FloodingWhat If Fed Rate Hikes Are Actually Sparking US Economic Boom?China Tells Iran Cooperation Will Last After Attack on IsraelPowell
Reuters
EU countries to pledge help for solar sector, but no trade curbs on China, draft shows
Most European Union countries are set to commit more support to help Europe's ailing solar panel manufacturers on Monday, but steer clear of restrictions on cheap panel imports from China, a draft document showed. While Europe is installing new solar panels at record speed, most come from China, and Europe's few panel manufacturers are struggling to compete, prompting some to cut production or make plans to shift investments to the U.S. A draft 'European Solar Charter' set to be signed by the European Commission and most EU countries on Monday said governments would consider using more EU funding and national aid to back solar manufacturing projects.
The Telegraph
Boiler firms axe price increase after Energy Secretary pressure
Homeowners will no longer pay up to £120 in extra charges for their boiler after manufacturers reversed their decision to raise prices in anticipation of paying millions of pounds in new penalties.
