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It is not vanity, say researchers.

Rushing the withdrawal of funding for applied general qualifications could narrow student choice, the Education Committee said.

The union said it has rejected a ‘risible’ 4% pay offer from the 16 train companies it remains in dispute with.

The Office for National Statistics said a rise in gun crime was largely down to the growing presence of imitation weapons.

The director of Tate Britain Alex Farquharson announced the shortlist on Thursday morning.

The company said it saw a 1.46 billion dollar (£1.17 billion) decline in sales of drugs linked to the Covid-19 virus over the first quarter.

He will be reunited with Indira Varma, who will play Lady Macbeth.

People may believe they are saving money, but repairs could end up being more costly and compromise the vehicle’s safety, experts are warning.

Rain Newton-Smith stressed that when she saw sexual harassment she acted on it and supported staff.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said the global shortage of semiconductors had started to ease.

Ben & Jerry’s and Hellman’s owner Unilever said its sales grew by more than 10th in the first quarter as it continues to lift its prices.

The Competition and Markets Authority said it had prevented the deal over concerns in the cloud gaming sector.

The Foreign Secretary said there is no guarantee of further evacuation flights once a ceasefire expires.

Civil servants have ‘raised concerns’ about Health Secretary Steve Barclay’s alleged behaviour towards them, according to the Guardian.

Tens of thousands of members of the National Education Union walked out.

The UK’s second largest grocery chain reported underlying pre-tax profits of £690 million for the year to March 4, down 5% on the previous year.

Lucy Frazer, the Culture Secretary, says that gambling apps on mobile phones have for some become “a trapdoor to despair and isolation”.

The bank said its pre-tax profit of £2.6 billion was the highest quarterly profit on record since 2011, when accounting standards changed.

‘Seeing how much the funds raised last year have helped the Ukrainian children in Poland, I knew I had to do another fundraiser,’ said Gabriel Clark

A wide variety of stories featured across the British front pages on Thursday.