Motorists should ‘fill up as normal’ despite fuel prices soaring, minister says | Politics News

Motorists should “fill up as normal” as the government is “well prepared” for disruption, a senior minister has said as fuel prices soar. Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, told Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips the public should listen to trade bodies, such as the RAC, as the cost of petrol climbed above an average of…

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Farage no longer wants a deal with the Tories, he wants to destroy them | Politics News

It’s a windy March morning and I’m standing in the forecourt of a small service station that has been re-dressed in Reform teal. Across the petrol station’s price board in giant lettering reads Reform Refuel: 25p off with Farage. A gaggle of journalists, TV cameras, and photographers have gathered, alongside some curious locals. Alan Graves,…

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Countless horror stories linked to social media – but a ban for children isn’t cut-and-dried case | Science, Climate & Tech News

For months, the UK has felt like it’s barrelling towards banning under-16s from social media. Spurred on by Australia’s ban, campaigners and MPs have brought the idea of a teenage ban into the UK’s mainstream, and now the government is consulting the public on what it thinks should happen. Among adults, it’s a popular idea;…

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