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Budget "not as severe as predicted" but little help for sky-high energy bills, say Welsh business leaders

One business leader said the Chanceller was "playing a long game"

Birmingham Post

Why so few UK homes are installing air-source heat pumps – and how to encourage takeup

Burning gas is a common but environmentally damaging way of heating our homes. Gas-fired heating systems produce up to the equivalent of 380g of CO₂ for each kilowatt hour (kWh) of heat generated. In general, for each kWh of heat generated, an air-source heat pump using energy from non-renewable sources…

The Conversation

Climate crisis threatens truffle production but could put UK species back on the menu

Truffles, the prized fungi coveted worldwide by chefs and food connoisseurs, have long been held in high regard.

The Conversation

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Hunt’s budget shows Britain is doing less badly – that’s not the same as doing well

Chancellor delivers ‘budget for growth’ but UK is battling rising interest rates, rising taxes and a cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK

'You can work at McDonald’s for more money': Striking civil servants protest in Cardiff over pay offer

The UK Government has urged strikers to recognise, 'what is reasonable and affordable'

Wales Online

Budget could add extra £30 cost to holidays as flight taxes set to rise

The impact of an in-line-with-inflation rise in Air Passenger Duty announced during Jeremy Hunt's budget will be felt most by those who can afford to fly long-haul to far away destinations

Daily Mirror

Tax break for UK airlines leads to spike in heavily polluting domestic flights

A cut in Air Passenger Duty from April 1 will lead to a big rise in warming emissions from domestic aviation, the Government's figures and Mirror analysis shows

Daily Mirror

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‘Near-automatic sign off’ – Hunt pledges £10m to speed up access to new drugs

The Chancellor said that £10 million would be awarded to help streamline approvals for new medical products.

The Independent UK

Childcare and tax breaks for businesses lead Jeremy Hunt's Budget

Chancellor said the UK would avoid a recession this year but Labour said the Budget was "as bare as the salad aisle in our supermarket"

Chronicle Live

Jeremy Hunt accused of 'shafting Scotland' by failing to fund north east carbon capture scheme

The SNP said the Acorn Scottish cluster project in Peterhead had faced a decade of broken funding pledges from Westminster governments.

Daily Record

AUKUS confidence remains despite Keating attack: Marles

Richard Marles maintains his confidence in the AUKUS security pact despite former Labor prime minister Paul Keating's blistering attack against it.

AAP

Court: Ukraine can try to avoid repaying $3B loan to Russia

The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled that Ukraine can try to avoid repaying $3 billion in loans it said it took under pressure from Russia in 2013 to prevent it from trying to join the European Union

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 385 of the invasion

US Reaper drone forced down into Black Sea after collision with Russian fighter; Russian diplomat says Moscow does not want ‘any confrontation’

The Guardian - AU

UK to avoid recession but see living standards 'drop to levels not seen since 1950s'

The UK economy is set to avoid a recession but people are still expected to face the biggest fall in living standards on record, according to the…

The National (Scotland)

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Wales Online

No recession, but Brits are still facing biggest ever fall in living standards

Things are looking better than thought, but it's still not rosy

Daily Mirror

Horror photos show devastation after a 'tornado' tore through a UK village

A freak storm in a UK week this week saw trees fall 'like dominoes', forced a school to close and even killed a pedigree bull, with an investigation now underway to find out if it can be classed as a genuine tornado

Newsroom.co.nz

Supermarket promotions cost less but we pay for it with our health

The Government’s hands-off approach to regulating industry places responsibility on individuals to choose healthier options. All the while, our healthcare expenditure on treating diet-related diseases increases

Evening Standard

Spring Budget: The announcements and what they mean for you

Jeremy Hunt’s fiscal package included increased childcare support and measures designed to tackle cost-of-living pressures.

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The Conversation

Spring budget 2023: experts react to UK government's plan to get the economy moving

Jeremy Hunt’s 2023 spring budget covers employment, energy, enterprise and much more besides. The plan has already been dubbed his “back to work budget”, although he has called it a “budget for growth”.

Glasgow Live

Martin Lewis confirms Energy Price Guarantee rise postponed but bills still to increase

Martin Lewis has explained the Energy Price Guarantee - EPG - rise has been postponed from April until July in great news for billpayers across the UK. Despite this, there will still be a slight increase.

Liverpool Echo

Budget 2023: Free childcare and nine other things you need to know

We round up the key announcements from Jeremy Hunt's budget

The Guardian - UK

UK university staff make breakthrough in strike dispute with employers

Unions and UCEA declare agreement ‘on terms of reference for detailed negotiations’ on pay and conditions

Al Jazeera

UK unveils budget plans as thousands of workers stage strikes

Finance minister Jeremy Hunt unveils measures aimed at boosting workforce as strikers demand better wages, conditions.

ABC News

Moscow reveals details of high-level calls after US drone went down in encounter with Russian jets

The incident between a US surveillance drone and Russian jets prompted rare telephone conversations between the two countries' defence ministers and military chiefs, a statement from the Kremlin reveals.

The Independent UK

Ivors Academy warns BBC of ‘damaging consequences’ of classical music cuts

A letter was signed by 462 composers and musicians showing their support for the BBC performing group musicians.

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