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A Westminster committee said public service broadcasters are often priced out of events like international football.

Around 39,600 mortgages were approved for house purchase in January, marking the fifth month in a row of dips, according to the Bank of England.

Schools are closed across the country for the second day in a row on Wednesday as teachers walked out.

Iceland executive chairman Richard Walker said sales of frozen vegetables were up 25% since the shortages began.

Former health secretary Matt Hancock denied overruling clinical advice recommending comprehensive testing for people going into care homes.

The singer said the experience had helped shape his latest album.

It is said to be the first complaint against a major tech firm for allegedly breaching the ‘age-appropriate design code’.

Dominic Raab said the Government would be establishing an Independent Public Advocate to support those affected by major disasters.

Katie McCloskey shared A Book Of Lovely Men On Holiday with her Twitter followers.

Department for Transport figures show 216 people were killed in collisions involving HGVs in Britain in 2021.

The building society said it was the first annual decline recorded since June 2020.

Maxwell has called for her conviction and the underlying indictment to be thrown out, or failing that, a new trial or a re-sentencing.

Politics dominates Wednesday’s front pages.

The TV chef said it is his ‘priority’ to ensure that all under-privileged children receive free school meals.

The hearing will be the first in Wales to be filmed since cameras were allowed into criminal courts for the first time last year.

Sabrina Faith and Leanne Maiden are planning to row 3,000 miles from the Canary Islands to Antigua in the Caribbean.

The research revealed the complex nature of flamingo societies and could help in the management of captive flocks.

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.

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The National Education Union has estimated that 200,000 members will strike over three days of action this week.