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• FCC closes 'sponsored data' inquiries

  03-02-2017 21:15
  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Friday it was closing inquiries into sponsored data programs and TV services offered by AT&T Inc, Verizon Communications Inc , Comcast Corp , T-Mobile USA Inc undertaken during the Obama administration without taking any action. Under Democratic control, the FCC had sent letters raising concerns about whether some data practices by AT&T and Verizon violated net neutrality rules.
  
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• Tax ‘cliff edges’ remove incentive to work, save and invest, say finance experts

  07-03-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Effective marginal tax rates discourage higher earners from pursuing career advancement
  
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• Ministers could ban relatives of overseas students on some courses, adviser warns

  07-03-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Steve Smith says restrictions may follow if enrolments to research masters programmes continue to rise
  
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• Britain is now the home of the Middle Man

  07-03-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Rules don’t even have to be effective to provide gainful employment for advisers
  
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• Tory peer quits after Lords probe into PPE deals

  06-03-2026 20:57 via bbc.com
  It comes after a Lords standards probe into his contacts with ministers and advisers during the pandemic.
  
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• Parliament refurb chair defends potential £40bn costs

  06-03-2026 20:39 via bbc.com
  Simon Thurley says the estimated cost does not seem like a "completely ridiculous figure" to him.
  
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• Starmer’s pledge to cut living costs rocked by Middle East war

  06-03-2026 20:01 via ft.com
  Conflict dashes hope of interest rate cuts and leaves prime minister under fire from left and right
  
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• Ministers offer Tories more peers to end hereditary bill standoff

  06-03-2026 18:29 via bbc.com
  It comes as the government tries to pass a bill to end hereditary peerages ahead of a spring deadline.
  
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• Badenoch presses Starmer to strike Iranian missile sites

  06-03-2026 17:55 via bbc.com
  RAF jets have been shooting down missiles fired by Iran, but are not taking part in strikes on its sites.
  
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• Labour whip restored to farm tax plan rebel MP

  06-03-2026 17:39 via bbc.com
  Markus Campbell-Savours says he is relieved after rebelling against the government's farm tax plan.
  
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• It’s time to end Britain’s first-past-the-post election lottery

  06-03-2026 17:00 via ft.com
  The Gorton and Denton by-election confirmed just how capricious our electoral system has become
  
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• Police return passport to Mandelson after arrest

  06-03-2026 15:59 via ft.com
  Metropolitan Police says investigation into former cabinet minister is ongoing
  
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• Mandelson's bail conditions lifted after misconduct in public office arrest

  06-03-2026 15:05 via bbc.com
  Lord Peter Mandelson has had his passport returned by police, his lawyers say.
  
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• Iran shock for Starmer

  06-03-2026 14:48 via ft.com
  Trump lambasts Starmer over UK airbase access; plus Labour’s hard line on immigration
  
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• UK police search home of lobbyist and ex-Labour MP in China spy probe

  06-03-2026 13:49 via ft.com
  Lobbyist James Robinson, husband of former Labour MP Gloria De Piero, disclosed the search on Friday
  
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• British strikes on targets in Iran would be lawful, says deputy prime minister

  06-03-2026 12:53 via ft.com
  David Lammy says deploying RAF jets to protect British nationals and staff would be ‘entirely legal’
  
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• Are you financially ‘prepped’ for higher inflation?

  06-03-2026 12:53 via ft.com
  Don’t panic about gyrating markets, work through this personal finance checklist instead
  
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• Economic history suggests welfare reform will take a while

  06-03-2026 10:30 via ft.com
  High-impact decisions of the Thatcher and Major eras show policies need time to bear fruit
  
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• UK must obey international law over Iran, says Thornberry

  06-03-2026 08:09 via bbc.com
  The conflict in the Middle East could continue "for some time”, the UK prime minister has warned.
  
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• UK to delay difficult decisions on AI copyright rules

  06-03-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Government goes back to drawing board after its proposals triggered backlash from creative industries
  
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• Labour MP 'voluntarily suspends herself' amid China spy probe

  05-03-2026 21:35 via bbc.com
  Joani Reid said she had temporarily stood down from the party after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China.
  
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• Iran crisis shines spotlight on ‘threadbare’ Royal Navy

  05-03-2026 20:19 via ft.com
  Delay in deploying HMS Dragon to Cyprus has triggered criticism of UK’s defence capability
  
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• PM stands by decision not to join strikes on Iran and sends more jets to Qatar

  05-03-2026 20:01 via bbc.com
  The PM said the best way forward was a "negotiated settlement with Iran where they give up their nuclear ambitions".
  
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• Reform UK's Welsh manifesto explained in under 60 seconds

  05-03-2026 20:00 via bbc.com
  The manifesto includes income tax cuts, scraping the nation of sanctuary and building a relief road
  
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• Starmer tries to reassure as Iran crisis deepens

  05-03-2026 19:35 via bbc.com
  The PM acknowledged people are worried about family abroad, the economy, and potential further escalation.
  
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• What did Keir Starmer say about the Iran conflict?

  05-03-2026 19:18 via bbc.com
  The conflict in the Middle East could continue "for some time”, the UK prime minister has warned.
  
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• MP's husband and two political advisers bailed after arrests over alleged China spying

  05-03-2026 18:30 via bbc.com
  One of those arrested is the husband of Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid.
  
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• The transatlantic tussle over UK drug pricing

  05-03-2026 18:01 via ft.com
  Plus, the gap between Rachel Reeves’ rhetoric and her spending plans
  
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• Starmer calls for de-escalation and defends his leadership over Iran attacks

  05-03-2026 17:34 via ft.com
  PM says conflict will ultimately have to involve negotiation and outlines efforts to bring home stranded UK nationals
  
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• UK police search journalist’s home in China spy probe

  05-03-2026 17:16 via ft.com
  Police take away phone and laptop during raid
  
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