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Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (R) and Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt do electrical work during a visit to a college in north London on November 20, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Daniel Leal-WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (R) and Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt do electrical work during a visit to a college in north London on November 20, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Daniel Leal-WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt waits for the start of a speech by the prime minister at a college in north London on November 20, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Daniel Leal-WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt waits for the start of a speech by the prime minister at a college in north London on November 20, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Daniel Leal-WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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Article thumbnail: DARLINGTON, ENGLAND - JULY 05: Conservative Party leadership candidate and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt meets local business leaders and party supporters during a breakfast meeting at Headlam Hall Hotel before the Darlington hustings on July 05, 2019 in Darlington, England. Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt are the final two MPs left in the contest to replace Theresa May as leader of the Conservative Party. The winner will be announced on July 23rd 2019 and will also take up the post of Prime Minister of the UK and Northern Ireland. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: DARLINGTON, ENGLAND - JULY 05: Conservative Party leadership candidate and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt meets local business leaders and party supporters during a breakfast meeting at Headlam Hall Hotel before the Darlington hustings on July 05, 2019 in Darlington, England. Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt are the final two MPs left in the contest to replace Theresa May as leader of the Conservative Party. The winner will be announced on July 23rd 2019 and will also take up the post of Prime Minister of the UK and Northern Ireland. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech during a visit to the Enfield Centre, part of the Capital City College Group, in north London. Picture date: Monday November 20, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Budget. Photo credit should read: Daniel Leal/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech during a visit to the Enfield Centre, part of the Capital City College Group, in north London. Picture date: Monday November 20, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Budget. Photo credit should read: Daniel Leal/PA Wire

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Article thumbnail: A laboratory staff works at Genethon, a non-profit gene therapy R&D organization in Evry on May 10, 2022. - Genethon, a non-profit gene therapy R&D organization founded by the French Muscular Dystrophy Association (AFM-Telethon) is dedicated to the conception, clinic and preclinic development of drugs of genic therapy for rare diseases. (Photo by Eric PIERMONT / AFP) (Photo by ERIC PIERMONT/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: A laboratory staff works at Genethon, a non-profit gene therapy R&D organization in Evry on May 10, 2022. - Genethon, a non-profit gene therapy R&D organization founded by the French Muscular Dystrophy Association (AFM-Telethon) is dedicated to the conception, clinic and preclinic development of drugs of genic therapy for rare diseases. (Photo by Eric PIERMONT / AFP) (Photo by ERIC PIERMONT/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Britain former Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance will appear before the inquiry on Monday. (Photo: Tolga Akmen / AFP)
Article thumbnail: Britain former Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance will appear before the inquiry on Monday. (Photo: Tolga Akmen / AFP)
Article thumbnail: EMBARGOED TO 0001 MONDAY OCTOBER 30 File photo dated 08/05/2017 of an elderly man holding a walking stick. Dr Alex Allinson who is behind a Bill which could see the first place in the British Isles come a step closer to legalising assisted dying said he is "cautiously optimistic" a vote this week will go through. PA Photo. Issue date: Monday October 30, 2023. The Isle of Man parliament will vote on the Bill on Tuesday in what campaigners called a 'landmark vote'. See PA story POLITICS Dying. Photo credit should read: Joe Giddens/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: EMBARGOED TO 0001 MONDAY OCTOBER 30 File photo dated 08/05/2017 of an elderly man holding a walking stick. Dr Alex Allinson who is behind a Bill which could see the first place in the British Isles come a step closer to legalising assisted dying said he is "cautiously optimistic" a vote this week will go through. PA Photo. Issue date: Monday October 30, 2023. The Isle of Man parliament will vote on the Bill on Tuesday in what campaigners called a 'landmark vote'. See PA story POLITICS Dying. Photo credit should read: Joe Giddens/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 7: Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch (L), and Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities in the UK, Anneliese Dodds (2nd R), arrive to attend the State Opening of Parliament at the Houses of Parliament on November 7, 2023 in London, England. The speech delivered by the monarch but written by the government sets out the government's priorities for the coming year. This session of parliament will lead up to the next general election. (Photo by Ian Vogler - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 7: Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch (L), and Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities in the UK, Anneliese Dodds (2nd R), arrive to attend the State Opening of Parliament at the Houses of Parliament on November 7, 2023 in London, England. The speech delivered by the monarch but written by the government sets out the government's priorities for the coming year. This session of parliament will lead up to the next general election. (Photo by Ian Vogler - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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Article thumbnail: EMBARGOED TO 0001 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 25 File photo dated 12/09/18 of a teacher and students in a classroom. A Holyrood committee has launched an inquiry into the provision of additional support for children in education. PA Photo. Issue date: Wednesday October 25, 2023. The Education, Children and Young People Committee asked for views of those with experience in accessing additional support at school. See PA story SCOTLAND AdditionalSupport. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: EMBARGOED TO 0001 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 25 File photo dated 12/09/18 of a teacher and students in a classroom. A Holyrood committee has launched an inquiry into the provision of additional support for children in education. PA Photo. Issue date: Wednesday October 25, 2023. The Education, Children and Young People Committee asked for views of those with experience in accessing additional support at school. See PA story SCOTLAND AdditionalSupport. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: Many parents mistakenly believe their childcare situation will improve once their child starts school - but often realise the juggling act becomes even worse. Carly Osman-Holme and Heidi McVay are just two of the many affected parents around the UK (Photos: supplied)
Article thumbnail: Many parents mistakenly believe their childcare situation will improve once their child starts school - but often realise the juggling act becomes even worse. Carly Osman-Holme and Heidi McVay are just two of the many affected parents around the UK (Photos: supplied)
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Article thumbnail: Nissan employees make final checks to cars on the production line at Nissan's plant in Sunderland, north east England on July 1, 2021. - Japanese auto giant Nissan today announced plans to build the UK's first car-battery "gigafactory", where it will build a new electric vehicle. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Nissan employees make final checks to cars on the production line at Nissan's plant in Sunderland, north east England on July 1, 2021. - Japanese auto giant Nissan today announced plans to build the UK's first car-battery "gigafactory", where it will build a new electric vehicle. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (R) speaks with speaks to Sam Altman (L), CEO of OpenAI, during a plenary session at the UK Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Summit at Bletchley Park, in central England, on November 2, 2023. (Photo by Alastair Grant / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALASTAIR GRANT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (R) speaks with speaks to Sam Altman (L), CEO of OpenAI, during a plenary session at the UK Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Summit at Bletchley Park, in central England, on November 2, 2023. (Photo by Alastair Grant / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALASTAIR GRANT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: File photo dated 15/09/23 of Tata Steel's Port Talbot steelworks in south Wales. An expected announcement on the future of the country's biggest steel plant is not being made on Wednesday. Unions had been expecting confirmation of thousands of job losses at Port Talbot in South Wales. Issue date: Wednesday November 1, 2023. PA Photo. The board of steel giant Tata met in India and was expected to give details of job losses under plans to produce steel in a greener way. The government has said it will give up to ?500 million and Tata will spend hundreds of millions of pounds in a development aimed at securing the future of the plant. See PA story INDUSTRY Steel . Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: File photo dated 15/09/23 of Tata Steel's Port Talbot steelworks in south Wales. An expected announcement on the future of the country's biggest steel plant is not being made on Wednesday. Unions had been expecting confirmation of thousands of job losses at Port Talbot in South Wales. Issue date: Wednesday November 1, 2023. PA Photo. The board of steel giant Tata met in India and was expected to give details of job losses under plans to produce steel in a greener way. The government has said it will give up to ?500 million and Tata will spend hundreds of millions of pounds in a development aimed at securing the future of the plant. See PA story INDUSTRY Steel . Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: Shoppers in Covent Garden, central London, as the Christmas shopping period begins for retailers. Picture date: Friday November 17, 2023. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: James Manning/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: Shoppers in Covent Garden, central London, as the Christmas shopping period begins for retailers. Picture date: Friday November 17, 2023. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: James Manning/PA Wire

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Article thumbnail: BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 16: Actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley attend The New York Times' TimesTalk & TIFF In Los Angeles Presents "The Immitation Game" at The Paley Center for Media on February 16, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 16: Actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley attend The New York Times' TimesTalk & TIFF In Los Angeles Presents "The Immitation Game" at The Paley Center for Media on February 16, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
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Article thumbnail: Rupert Murdoch sits with eldest son Lachlan (left) at the US Open tennis. Lachlan will be confirmed as sole head of News Corp and Fox at a board meeting (photo - Getty)
Article thumbnail: Rupert Murdoch sits with eldest son Lachlan (left) at the US Open tennis. Lachlan will be confirmed as sole head of News Corp and Fox at a board meeting (photo - Getty)
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