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PM summons TikTok, Meta, X bosses to No 10 to push for children’s online safety

Sir Keir Starmer will say ‘looking the other way is not an option’ as he pushes social media giants to ramp up protections for young users.

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Explicit content consistently recommended to 13-year-olds on X, report finds

Campaigners urge social media site to takes ‘its responsibility to protect children seriously’

The Independent UK

The real reason behind increase in retail sales last month as shoppers remain ‘tepid’ amid Iran war

Essential spending returned to growth – up 0.5% – for the first time since July

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Rachel Reeves needs to come clean about how she plans to pay for this crisis

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW : Editorial: While we should applaud the chancellor signalling support for those who will be hit hardest by the Iran shock, she has serious questions to answer about where the money will come from

The Independent UK

Government bans retention payments and sets invoice time limit in boost for small firms

The government is aiming to crack down on late payments to small businesses

The Independent UK

How Starmer still hopes to save his premiership ahead of make-or-break elections

NEWS ANALYSIS: Keir Starmer is eyeing one last reshuffle to reset his government which could see Wes Streeting and Rachel Reeves out with Angela Rayner, Louise Haigh and Lucy Powell coming back in, writes political editor David Maddox

The Independent UK

No apologies for devolved spending, says Starmer after leaked memo

The Prime Minister had sent the memo to ministers in December, telling them to be ‘confident’ in spending directly in devolved nations.

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Tom Hayes has suffered enough, his former SFO prosecutor should back off

Hayes fought a long battle to clear his name, finally succeeding in the UK Supreme Court last year.

Evening Standard

White House war promo videos marry action movies, sports and video games to real-life combat footage

Through its social media feed, the White House has sent out a series of pumped-up videos that mix real Iran war explosions with movie action heroes, video game footage and sports heroes

The Independent UK

Engineering giant fined £13m by financial watchdog over inaccurate accounts

The UK firm was sold to Dubai-based firm Sidara late last year for £216 million

The Independent UK

Tech firms must remove ‘revenge porn’ in 48 hours or risk being blocked

Companies could face large fines or have their services blocked in the UK if they fail to comply

The Independent UK

Voices: ‘Starmer has to go’: Readers on the Mandelson files and Labour’s relentless infighting

YOUR VIEWS: Our community has been discussing the growing pressure on Sir Keir Starmer, focusing on his handling of Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment, the release of sensitive vetting files, and Angela Rayner’s dramatic Commons intervention, with many questioning his judgment and calling for new Labour leadership

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Voices: ‘Andy Burnham could save Labour’: Readers back Manchester mayor’s potential Westminster return

YOUR VIEWS: Our community has criticised Labour’s attempts to block Andy Burnham’s potential Westminster return, insisting: ‘If Burnham wants to stand, he should stand’

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What will it take for UK to rejoin customs union after rebel Labour MPs back Commons Brexit vote?

A new bill calls for the UK to open talks with the EU – here are the facts

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Labour MP Markus Campbell-Savours suspended after rebelling against Reeves’s tractor tax

Dozens of Labour MPs abstained from the vote in a fresh blow to Rachel Reeves

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Starmer has little choice but to bind himself closer to his chancellor

Ditching Rachel Reeves would put spotlight back on real context for decision to drop idea of breaching manifesto

The Independent UK

Three former Tory MPs defect to Farage’s Reform

One says he believes the Conservative Party has ‘lost touch with the people it was meant to serve’

The Independent UK

‘Being midlife women is our professional superpower’: North & Nest on starting a business post-menopause

‘At some point you stop waiting for permission and do it for yourself. Time is finite. Men often have the sports car moment. Women of our generation are choosing a different kind of shift’

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The ‘squeezed middle’ is back – and this time it could be Labour’s undoing

Last week’s budget left middle-income families anxious and angry. The party is turning its back on voters it can little afford to lose, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Police arrest 25 over ‘support for Palestine Action’ at Birmingham protest

The arrests were made at a demonstration organised by Defend Our Juries at Chamberlain Square in the city centre.

The Independent UK

From the OBR to Panorama cock-ups – what does count as a career-ending mistake these days?

IN FOCUS : Roughly one in five Brits have made what they considered a ‘critical mistake’ at work. While it may be nothing compared to the mistake at the OBR this week, which published Rachel Reeves’s budget before she had announced it, what is seen as career-ending now? Lydia Spencer-Elliott…

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Major hotel chain warns of ‘barrage of rising costs’ from Budget

The hotel group says it is now facing higher staff and tax bills

Evening Standard

Travelodge warns over raft of cost hikes and Budget pressures

The group is facing higher staff bills, property taxes and a hit from the new tourist tax.

Evening Standard

Gambling giants warn of £700 million hit from Chancellor's betting duty hikes

The OBR said it expected the changes to raise an extra £1.1 billion a year for the Treasury by 2029-30

The Independent UK

Voices: My daughter wants to go to a sleepover with boys. Should I let her?

DEAR VIX: The Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email dearvix@independent.co.uk for advice on love, work, family and relationships

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