UK regulators failed to spot threat from pension scheme borrowing, say peers
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MPs reject Lords' amendments to Rwanda bill - as crunch week for legislation begins
news.sky.com/story/mps-reject-lords-amendments-to-rwanda-bill-as-crunch-week-for-legislation-begins-13116185
First Minister condemns Iran attack on Israel as PM to make statement: Israel said Iran launched 170 drones, more than 30 cruise missiles and at least 120 ...
news.stv.tv/politics/first-minister-condemns-iran-attack-on-israel-as-pm-to-make-statement
Wikileaks founder soon free? Biden announces a bang in the case of Julian Assange
fr.de/politik/assange-wikileaks-biden-russland-australien-london-prozess-gericht-auslieferung-zr-93002165.html
Quick Glance: Contemplating Prosecution Cessation for Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange
- President Joe Biden is contemplating Australia's request to cease the long-standing U.S. effort to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for revealing American classified documents.
- There is a disparity in the treatment of Assange and Manning, with Obama shortening Manning's sentence while Assange remains under indictment. Supporters of Assange argue he is a journalist protected by the First Amendment who exposed U.S. military misconduct in Iraq and Afghanistan.
US to reduce licensing by 80% for UK, Australia to boost AUKUS: The U.S. Commerce Department is scaling back export control requirements for Australia and the ...
reuters.com/world/us-reduce-licensing-by-80-uk-australia-boost-aukus-2024-04-18/
‘The situation is crying out for redress… I just don’t exist, pension-wise,’ says woman forced to resign due to marriage bar
independent.ie/irish-news/the-situation-is-crying-out-for-redress-i-just-dont-exist-pension-wise-says-woman-forced-to-resign-due-to-marriage-bar/a270068470.html
Something blue: British kits for Paris 2024 stripped back and traditional: Team GB and ParalympicsGB official kits have been unveiled by adidas with no sign of ...
theguardian.com/sport/2024/apr/18/paris-2024-team-gb-paralympicsgb-official-kit-olympics
Jeremy Paxman says Parkinson’s ‘makes you wish you hadn’t been born’ : BBC presenter made statement as Parky Charter – a list of recommendations about condition ...
theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/11/jeremy-paxman-says-parkinsons-makes-you-wish-you-hadnt-been-born
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