Chancellor defends hike in duty on Scotch whisky

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-64975342 (Thu Mar 16 11:06:45 2023 )

Jeremy Hunt said that duty on whisky was at its lowest level for 100 years in real terms.

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South Gloucestershire Council 'learned lessons' from cases

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-64974087 (Thu Mar 16 11:04:50 2023 )

Social workers missed the cases of a mother who murdered her husband and a man's self neglect.

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Midhurst fire: Historic hotel 'housing refugees' engulfed by blaze

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-64975302 (Thu Mar 16 10:23:15 2023 )

The fire is believed to have started in a property in Midhurst before spreading to the Angel Inn.

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University of Derby student's hair claw clip warning after car crash

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-64966149 (Thu Mar 16 06:30:18 2023 )

Jeena Panesar's hair claw clip became lodged in her head during the crash in which her car flipped over.

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Tributes paid to 'kind' and 'generous' Cotswolds councillor

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-64975180 (Thu Mar 16 10:12:40 2023 )

Ray Theodoulou is remembered as a "real gentleman" after his recent death.

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TikTok to be banned on UK government phones

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64975672 (Thu Mar 16 09:43:36 2023 )

The company has denied passing users' information to the authorities in Beijing.

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TikTok to be banned on UK government phones

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64975672 (Thu Mar 16 09:43:36 2023 )

The company has denied passing users' information to the authorities in Beijing.

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Budget 2023: Pensions tax cut for wealthy is wrong priority, Labour says

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64972143 (Thu Mar 16 09:24:17 2023 )

The party says it would reverse changes to pensions announced in the Budget, arguing they benefit the wealthy.

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John Lewis axes staff bonus again as losses surge

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64945767 (Thu Mar 16 08:26:54 2023 )

The department store operator and Waitrose owner says shoppers 'felt the pain of inflation'.

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Childcare help will take too long, says Labour, but no timeframe offered

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64974243 (Thu Mar 16 08:27:42 2023 )

The shadow chancellor is questioned over when a Labour government would implement the new childcare support.

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So we just have to accept life will be even harder, Chancellor?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64974824 (Thu Mar 16 08:07:56 2023 )

Jeremy Hunt defends a higher tax burden to BBC Breakfast saying he has to be "responsible" with public finances.

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Scotland's papers: SNP leadership election row and Budget reaction

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-64967374 (Thu Mar 16 08:05:21 2023 )

Candidates' concerns over the SNP voting system and the chancellor's spending plans lead the papers.

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Megan Newborough: Murdered woman's family stunned by sentence decision

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-64969016 (Thu Mar 16 07:38:05 2023 )

The 23-year-old's family say her killer deserves a longer jail term before he is considered for release.

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University of Derby student's hair claw clip warning after car crash

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-64966149 (Thu Mar 16 06:30:18 2023 )

Jeena Panesar's hair claw clip became lodged in her head during the crash in which her car flipped over.

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Dream wedding 'ripped away' after castle closure

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-64965223 (Thu Mar 16 06:21:40 2023 )

Couples are left looking for new wedding venues after Airth Castle Hotel goes into administration.

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Jeremy Clarkson's farm branded 'a menace and a success'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-64964155 (Wed Mar 15 11:41:06 2023 )

Residents clash at a meeting over the future of the TV star's farm shop and restaurant plans.

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Joe Biden visit to Northern Ireland will stretch us, says police chief

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-64971992 (Thu Mar 16 06:31:14 2023 )

Simon Byrne says hundreds of officers will be drafted in from across the UK to help out.

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CCTV of Amir Khan being robbed at gunpoint shown in court

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64971148 (Wed Mar 15 19:48:30 2023 )

Footage shows the moment the former world boxing champion is robbed for his £70,000 watch.

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Cheltenham stabbing: Man charged with attempted murder after woman attacked

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-64970866 (Wed Mar 15 22:48:19 2023 )

A woman was attacked outside a leisure centre in Tommy Taylors Lane, Cheltenham, last week.

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Evacuated Afghan women's team included "false" footballers

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-64967941 (Thu Mar 16 06:01:01 2023 )

An evacuation to the UK of women footballers included those who were not the top players that it was claimed.

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