UK veterans minister has apologised to a former army officer turned away from a polling station today, as new voter ID rules leave many unable to cast a ballot
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Nigel Farage insists he is not a politician - after Ofcom concerns that his GB News programme may have breached impartiality rules. But within rightwing populist party Reform UK’s “unusual” structure - he is kingmaker. Reporting by Rafe Uddin on.ft.com/3webiKf

Half the population of Gaza is now experiencing “catastrophic” food insecurity - this excellent data visual explains what is causing the disastrous logjams that mean just over a fifth of the trucks needed are getting in each day - by FT Data ig.ft.com/gaza-aid/

Only in Britain would news of a sausage roll seller’s payment fault at lunchtime make prime national news… #Greggs
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Cambridge university has paused its donations from Shell and BP - the first time a UK university has done so. “A moment” in the campaign for better scrutiny of how fossil fuel money influences academic research. Story by Kenza Bryan on.ft.com/4afuh5j

Only 10% of UK levelling up funds spent, say MPs on.ft.com/3wUSvUp Boris Johnson’s promise to Red Wall voters - who delivered him a landslide victory - was to raise their economic prospects. But the money has been delayed. Story by Jennifer Williams

Get the sense that the real business of govt in the UK has taken a back seat recently? Well, that’s because it has. The working day of MPs has hit a 25-year low, with members calling out a “zombie parliament”. Story by Lucy Fisher on.ft.com/43kKdB7

🚨MPs have launched a probe into the health risks posed by abandoned mines in Wales - after the FT revealed that 129 sites were ‘certainly/ highly likely’ to be leaking harmful metals. Story by Laura Hughes on.ft.com/3Tuls25

New investigation: Hundreds of tonnes of toxic metals from abandoned mines leak into Welsh land and rivers each year, contaminating livestock and food supply. MPs demand 'urgent attention' from Welsh & UK govts. Reporting by Laura Hughes ft.com/content/af7d0c…

It's Budget Day - for live news and incisive analysis from the FT's experts and economics reporters, click here... ft.com/uk-budget-2024

In 2007, Putin chose the Munich Security Conference for declaring what would become his war against the West. Now, with this war in full swing, Putin has been excluded from the conference, but the murders committed by his regime dominate the proceedings. newyorker.com/news/postscrip…

At a time when Britain should be doubling down on its green ambitions it’s stepping back. Labour’s decision today to slash its £28bn green investment pledge sends a signal that its commitment to net zero is, actually, up for negotiation

1 in 10 nursing vacancies remain *unfilled* in England - but parents who want to qualify are being forced to quit training due to high childcare costs. Experts warn 'patients will suffer' without more support in the govt's spring childcare package ft.com/content/f08063…

Quite something to complain about how not enough American journalists are reporting on the Russian side of Putin's invasion of Ukraine when two of them – Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva – are *in jail right now* for doing just that

NEW: Factories in west Africa are grinding up reams of whole fish into flour & oil — snatching away food from a region that vitally needs it.

For the first time, we traced the salmon fed this stuff to shelves of UK retailers inc Tesco, Aldi, Lidl & Asda

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This is absolutely fascinating

Fascinating investigation by Sunday Times today on secret routes into top UK unis for intl students with poor grades

Comes after Financial Times scoop this month on York uni lowering its entry requirements for some overseas students - who pay far higher fees - due to ‘financial challenges’

Fujitsu has stopped all bids on public sector contracts - *four days* after the FT reported the Cabinet Office had wanted to using the company on the basis of past performance

An amazing opportunity: We are hiring a China correspondent. You get to work with an incredible team of China journalists, and to report and write with seriousness and depth on one of the world’s most important stories economist.com/incoming/2024/…

Politicians who ignore generational inequality in this election year do so are their peril