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The chancellor unveils tax breaks for British films and studios, plus theatres and orchestras. Source link

Gang leader “Barbecue” is stepping up this threats, demanding the ouster of the prime minister. Source link

Delivering his budget, Mr Hunt said: “Because the increase in energy prices caused by the Ukraine war is expected to last longer, so too will the sector’s windfall profits – so I will extend the sunset on the Energy Profits Levy for an additional year to 2029, raising £1.5bn.” Source link

The government will introduce a new vaping tax on top of measures to stop children vaping.

A major TV and film studio complex is to be built in Sunderland after the government confirmed a devolution package for the north-east of England.Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a “trailblazer” devolution deal, which will eventually unlock up to £120m towards the development of Crown Works Studios.Fulwell Cain – a joint venture between Fulwell 73 and Cain International – said it had already raised £450m in private investment to pay for its construction.About 8,500 jobs are expected to be created by the development which will be built on former shipyard sites by 2027, if planning permission is approved later this month.…

Crew members are being rescued after a loud bang and smoke were reported, a security firm says. Source link

The chancellor says changes mean 170,000 families will not pay charges on the benefit. Source link

The inquiry is shown a briefing that PHW prepared on 11 March making the case for the Welsh government to declare a major incident.It outlined predictions that Wales would see 1.5 million symptomatic cases, 200,000 requiring hospital admission, an estimated 18,000 needing mechanical ventilation and 25,000 predicted deaths.The briefing also said that a “recurring theme of lessons learned” from past situations was that “major incidents are not declared soon enough”.Sandifer tells the hearing: “I just felt we needed to lay our cards on the table and say to Welsh government ‘this is how we see it, are you going to…

The Nobel Prize-winning author’s son explains why the “betrayal” of his father’s wishes is justified. Source link

The protests are resuming after they were suspended the end of February over the death of a farmer. Source link