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Nuclear submarines needed due to China's military expansion, AUKUS task force head says

The head of Australia's AUKUS task force says China's military expansion justifies the purchase of new nuclear-powered submarines, while reassuring Australians the nuclear reactors on board the vessels will be safe.

ABC News

Unemployment rate in North East hits record low, new figures show

The North East's unemployment rate is still above the national average, but has seen the largest fall in the UK over the last year

Chronicle Live

Unemployment rate remains at 3.7% but job vacancies fall for eighth month in a row

Record number of people outside the job market due to long-term sickness

The Independent UK

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‘If we leave, Nepal will suffer’: embattled hospitals fear impact of UK job offers

As Nepali nurses weigh up the benefits of an NHS salary, any staff drain will worsen shortages in the country’s creaking healthcare system

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: How British-Somali citizens are disappearing to ‘culture rehabilitation centres’

A report published by the Observer tells the story of young people of Somali descent being held against their will to be ‘de-westernised’

The Guardian - UK

AUKUS submarine plan will be the biggest defence scheme in Australian history. So how will it work?

The agreement to deliver Australia nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS tripartite security pact was announced today with great fanfare at United States Navy facilities in San Diego, California.

The Conversation

Aukus: US, UK and Australia sign landmark nuclear submarine deal

The UK’s submarines will mainly be built by BAE Systems at Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, and Rolls-Royce

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Penny Wong hits back at China’s claim Aukus nuclear submarines will fuel an arms race

Foreign minister set to visit south-east Asia and the Pacific to reassure countries Australia does not seek to escalate military tensions

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: All you need to know about the Aukus deal; ex-players sue the AFL; and learning to love Shepard avocados

Get the key details of the Aukus deal and a landmark class action against the AFL

The Guardian - AU

Budget 2023: Jeremy Hunt to create 12 new low-tax ‘investment zones’ across UK

Government scales back Liz Truss plans for low-tax, low regulation zones

The Independent UK

The UK company developing a way to stop ‘space bullets’ destroying satellites and causing billions in damage

ODIN Space wants to build a network of sensors up in space to map almost invisible bits of debris

Birmingham Post

Joe Biden hails nuclear attack submarine deal as 'historic day' in UK and USA 'partnership'

Biden met with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Point Loma naval base in San Diego yesterday (March 13)

Wales Online

Arachnophobes urged to join London Zoo scheme with 99% success rate of curing fear of spiders

London Zoo's Friendly Spider Programme is searching for the 30 most terrified arachnophobes in the UK to mark its 30-year anniversary

Wales Online

Russian ambassador to the US says Moscow does not want confrontation after drone crash – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Map shows cold front that will bring widespread frost to northern UK

A cold front is expected to push through overnight

The Guardian - AU

What is the Aukus submarine deal and what does it mean? – the key facts

The four-phase plan has made nuclear arms control experts nervous … here’s why

Daily Mirror

UK weather: Brits to freeze in -12C snow blast as severe warnings predict travel chaos

The UK is set to freeze over the next few days, with the Met Office issuing a yellow warning from Monday to Wednesday for ice and snow

Liverpool Echo

‘Professional' shoplifter stole alcohol worth £27k from Asda and Tesco

Cristian Miron was sentenced alongside his two co-defendants

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Al Jazeera

Russia, China creating world of ‘danger, disorder, division’: UK

Updated defence and foreign policy paper highlights ‘threats’ that Russia and China pose to the UK and world order.

The Independent UK

Sunak and Biden discuss China’s ‘increased assertiveness’ and agree to visits

The pair met at the Point Loma naval base in San Diego, California.

The Guardian - AU

Labor accuses Peter Dutton of using Aukus submarine plan as ‘excuse’ to back NDIS cuts

Opposition leader offers broader bipartisan support for Aukus project, but criticises other defence spending cuts

Tribune News Service

Convicted pedophile and former glam rock star Gary Glitter hauled back to UK prison after early release

Notorious pedophile and British glam rock star Gary Glitter was recalled to a United Kingdom prison after violating the terms of his release, the country’s Probation Service announced Monday.

ABC News

AUKUS deal: Jim Chalmers announces $8 billion HMAS Stirling naval base expansion

Western Australia will be home to Australia's nuclear powered submarines from the early 2030s, as part of an $8 billion expansion of Perth's naval base.

ABC News

What is AUKUS and when are we getting nuclear submarines?

The final details of Australia's first nuclear submarine fleet have been unveiled — along with the price tag. Here's the plan and when we might see them in the water.

Al Jazeera

Why Australia wants nuclear-powered submarines

Acquiring nuclear-powered submarines described as ‘the single biggest leap’ ever in Australia’s defence capabilities.

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