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 | 24/04/2009 2:50 pm

  • Starmer will fight attempts to replace him, allies say - Allies of the prime minister are worried his job might be under immediate threat.
  • Lib Dems call for 5% VAT cut for pubs and restaurants - The party also wants to axe the renewables levy from bills, funded by a windfall tax on big banks.
  • Northern Lights set to dazzle UK this week due to possible 'severe' geomagnetic storm - Activity on the surface of the Sun means the chance of the Northern Lights shining over the UK is high this week as Elizabeth Rizzini explains.
  • BBC must fight to restore trust, Nandy tells MPs - The culture secretary tells MPs the BBC “has faced criticism from all sides”, as Donald Trump threatens to sue for $1bn over a documentary edit.
  • Protesters break into COP30 venue in Brazil - More than 200 delegations, including senior world leaders, are attending the UN climate talks.
  • NHS manager who groomed young girls on Snapchat jailed for 28 years for rape and abuse - Paul Lipscombe used fake names and lied about his age to win over his victims.
  • Government to reconsider compensation for women not warned of pension age change - Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden says that the rethink does not mean that payouts will necessarily follow.
  • 'There was a state of terror': Sudan hospital worker describes fleeing before alleged massacre - "I have lost the people whose faces I used to see smiling," says Abdu-Rabbu Ahmed after escaping el-Fasher.
  • Moment newly opened bridge partially collapses in China - Local authorities in the southwestern province of Sichuan say there are no reports of casualties following the collapse.
  • UK toy sales up as 'kidults' buy Lego and Pokémon - Sales have risen by 6% so far this year, analysts say, after a string of post-pandemic falls.
  • Taliban order women to wear burkas to access hospitals, charity says - Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says each restriction "translates into delayed or denied medical care".
  • Hospital trust fined £500k over death of patient - Alice Figueiredo, 22, took her own life at Goodmayes Hospital, east London, in July 2015.
  • Global girl group Katseye have received 'thousands' of death threats - The band, nominated for best new act at the Grammys, discuss the "jarring" hatred they've received.
  • The Papers: 'Defiant Davie' and 'Reeves blamed over jobs bloodbath' - BBC director general Tim Davie addressing staff and the rise of the jobless rate dominate Wednesday's papers.
  • China needs its youth to spend but they are embracing frugality - Economic uncertainty is encouraging some young people to cut back on their spending.
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