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There are still concerns for the future of many organisations as a £57m government package is announced.

It follows concerns over use of the messaging app for government business during the pandemic.

Critics of the government say a legacy of asylum mismanagement means problems are stacking up.

Shona Robison is given the finance brief as well as serving as Humza Yousaf's deputy first minister.

Some unions are urging members to reject the deal, as the NEU announces another two potential strike days.

The prime minister argues plans to detain and deport families and minors will help reduce small boat crossings.

Shadow climate secretary Ed Miliband said a "rooftop revolution" could help meet climate targets.

The election of Humza Yousaf gives the SNP a softer political landing than a Kate Forbes victory.

Plans for a government-backed digital token, ordered to be created by Rishi Sunak, have been axed.

Figures obtained by the Labour Party show £392m has been spent from the £4.8bn fund as of last month.

The government has previously signalled it wants to end the practice of housing people in hotels.

The government has previously signalled it wants to end the practice of housing people in hotels.

The government has previously signalled it wants to end the practice of housing people in hotels.

The agreement commits firms to spending £2bn on repairs to buildings with unsafe cladding or other issues.

Emmanuel Macron says the trip could not go ahead because of pension protests during the trip.

Activist Jill Allen-King says she gripped Rishi Sunak's hand as she told him about waiting lists.

The NI secretary says the deal will not be reopened but the DUP leader says he will not give up.

A breakdown of what we know about Sir Keir Starmer's offer to voters at the next general election.

The former PM repeatedly insists he did not deliberately lie to Parliament in a marathon grilling.

The former PM repeatedly insists he did not deliberately lie to Parliament in a marathon grilling.

What were some of the significant responses in Boris Johnson's three hour question session in front of MPs?

The former PM repeatedly insists he did not deliberately lie to Parliament in a marathon grilling.

The outspoken MP is the latest Conservative to be named as a presenter on the channel.

MPs are investigating whether Mr Johnson was in contempt of Parliament.

The UK tax was paid on earnings of more than £4.7m from income and a US-based investment fund.

The ex-PM says his Partygate denials were made in good faith, ahead of a grilling from MPs on Wednesday.

The former PM faces a several hour-long grilling by MPs over claims he misled Parliament.

The former prime minister faces a grilling by MPs over accusations he misled Parliament over parties.

The party has lost its leader, its chief executive and its spin doctor - where could this row go next?

Boris Johnson faces a marathon televised hearing this week to convince MPs he did not mislead Parliament.

Conservative Gordon Henderson has represented Sittingbourne and Sheppey since 2010.

Murray Foote denied SNP membership had dropped, before the party confirmed a decline of 32,000.

Murray Foote denied SNP membership had dropped, before the party confirmed a decline of 32,000.

Ministers fear sensitive data is at risk - but TikTok denies handing information to Chinese government.

Ministers fear sensitive data is at risk - but TikTok denies handing information to Chinese government.

MPs are set to get a vote on the new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland, known as the Windsor Framework.

Unions urge nurses, ambulance staff and other members to back deal including a one-off payment.

Duty for draught pints is frozen but the average price of a pack of 20 cigarettes rises to £14.39.

Once a child is nine-months-old parents in England will be able to access up to 30-hours of free childcare.

The Levelling Up secretary urges developers to pay for repairs to homes with post-Grenfell fire risks.

The Chancellor delivered his first Budget and presented the government's plans for spending and taxation.

The gloomy forecast came as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his Budget in the Commons.

Jeremy Hunt tells the BBC his plans will kick start growth, but Labour says the UK economy is stagnating under the Tories.

The plans, aimed at encouraging parents to return to work, are expected to be announced in the Budget.

The plans, aimed at encouraging parents to return to work, are expected to be announced in the Budget.

The government will reveal how much money it will take in taxes and what it will spend it on.

Ash Regan, Humza Yousaf and Kate Forbes were speaking as they faced each other in a BBC Scotland TV debate.

The Levelling Up secretary urges developers to pay for repairs to homes with post-Grenfell fire risks.

The Levelling Up secretary urges developers to pay for repairs to homes with post-Grenfell fire risks.

The unemployment rate is close to its lowest point since the 1970s, but millions aren't working.

The former PM says modern slavery victims will be "collateral damage" under new government proposals.

Director general Tim Davie says the BBC will carry out an independent review into its social media rules.

The government will reveal how much of our money it will take in taxes and what it will spend it on.

The PM says the UK will increase defence spending because "the world has become more volatile".

The PM says the UK will increase defence spending because "the world has become more volatile".

Director general Tim Davie says the BBC will carry out an independent review into its social media rules.

Director general Tim Davie says the BBC will carry out an independent review into its social media rules.

Director general Tim Davie says the BBC will carry out an independent review into its social media rules.

Director general Tim Davie says the BBC will carry out an independent review into its social media rules.

It is hoped there will be a resolution soon but not all issues are "fully resolved", BBC News understands.

President affirmed US government's support for Belfast Agreement at a St Patrick's Day event in 2022.

The spending boost is included in a new UK foreign and security strategy to be published on Monday.

It is hoped there will be a resolution soon but not all issues are "fully resolved", BBC News understands.

It is hoped there will be a resolution soon but not all issues are "fully resolved", BBC News understands.

Football coverage has been scaled back as walkouts in support of the Match of the Day host continue.

Football coverage has been scaled back as walkouts in support of the Match of the Day host continue.

Football coverage has been scaled back as a staff walkout in support of the Match of the Day host continues.

Deputy First Minister John Swinney is the most senior party figure to endorse the health secretary.

The announcement in next week's Budget is part of government plans to encourage people back to work.

The BBC chairman is under renewed pressure with the broadcaster in the grip of a major impartiality row.

Boeing Co said on Friday it would set up a facility in India to convert 737 passenger planes into dedicated freighters to tap into regional and global demand for the service. The investment, which adds to the US manufacturer’s expansion into India on top of a record plane order by Air India, comes despite a global economic slowdown that has weakened the global air cargo market. Boeing Co said on Friday it would set up a facility in India to convert 737 passenger planes into dedicated freighters to tap into regional and global demand for the service. The investment, which adds to the US manufacturer’s expansion into India on top of a record plane order by Air India, comes despite a global economic slowdown that has weakened the global air cargo market.

“New York Times had long back dropped all pretensions of neutrality while publishing anything about India. NYT’s so-called opinion piece on freedom of press in Kashmir is mischievous and fictitious, published with a sole motive to spread a propaganda about India and its democratic institutions and values,” Thakur said on Twitter. “New York Times had long back dropped all pretensions of neutrality while publishing anything about India. NYT’s so-called opinion piece on freedom of press in Kashmir is mischievous and fictitious, published with a sole motive to spread a propaganda about India and its democratic institutions and values,” Thakur said on Twitter.

Forty years after he was arrested on murder charges, the Supreme Court acquitted a man who had been convicted by the high court in 2008 and sentenced to life imprisonment. The HC had overturned a 1987 verdict by the trial court which had cleared the man of all charges. Forty years after he was arrested on murder charges, the Supreme Court acquitted a man who had been convicted by the high court in 2008 and sentenced to life imprisonment. The HC had overturned a 1987 verdict by the trial court which had cleared the man of all charges.

The “scam” pertains to a period during 2004-09 when Lalu was railways minister in the Congress-led UPA government and involves his alleged misuse of office to hand out jobs to persons in exchange for land plots that were transferred at nominal prices to the kin of the RJD boss. The “scam” pertains to a period during 2004-09 when Lalu was railways minister in the Congress-led UPA government and involves his alleged misuse of office to hand out jobs to persons in exchange for land plots that were transferred at nominal prices to the kin of the RJD boss.

Following talks between US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo and commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Friday, there are also indications that the US may act as the testbed for homegrown 5G connectivity programme. Further, external affairs minister S Jaishankar and Raimondo launched “strategic trade dialogue” to address export controls, explore ways of enhancing high technology commerce, and facilitate technology transfer between the two countries. Following talks between US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo and commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Friday, there are also indications that the US may act as the testbed for homegrown 5G connectivity programme. Further, external affairs minister S Jaishankar and Raimondo launched “strategic trade dialogue” to address export controls, explore ways of enhancing high technology commerce, and facilitate technology transfer between the two countries.

The need for stronger defence, security and trade ties dominated the India-Australia summit on Friday with both leaders, PM Narendra Modi and his counterpart Anthony Albanese, calling for a stable, open, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific, a region where Chinese assertiveness remains a source of anxiety for many countries. The need for stronger defence, security and trade ties dominated the India-Australia summit on Friday with both leaders, PM Narendra Modi and his counterpart Anthony Albanese, calling for a stable, open, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific, a region where Chinese assertiveness remains a source of anxiety for many countries.

The Union health ministry on Friday advised states to be on alert after two H3N2 deaths were reported from Haryana and Karnataka. There are four types of influenza viruses: A, B, C, and D. Influenza A and B viruses cause seasonal epidemics of disease in people almost every year in January to March and the post-monsoon season in India. The Union health ministry on Friday advised states to be on alert after two H3N2 deaths were reported from Haryana and Karnataka. There are four types of influenza viruses: A, B, C, and D. Influenza A and B viruses cause seasonal epidemics of disease in people almost every year in January to March and the post-monsoon season in India.

A division bench of the Jammu and Kashmir high court on Friday set aside a single-judge order cancelling the examinations conducted by J&K Service Selection Board (JKSSB) through Mumbai-based Aptech Ltd, a firm blacklisted in the past for facilitating malpractices in public examinations, and referred the petition back to the writ court to decide the matter afresh. A division bench of the Jammu and Kashmir high court on Friday set aside a single-judge order cancelling the examinations conducted by J&K Service Selection Board (JKSSB) through Mumbai-based Aptech Ltd, a firm blacklisted in the past for facilitating malpractices in public examinations, and referred the petition back to the writ court to decide the matter afresh.

A 26-year-old Hindu dentist was found dead in Jammu on Holi-eve along with her wounded Muslim boyfriend who is now critical, sparking accusations of murder and “Love Jihad” by Bajrang Dal and other outfits that have hit the roads in protest. Sumedha Sharma had stab injuries in her abdomen and Johar Ganai had similar, but fewer, wounds when cops broke into his house in Jammu’s Pamposh Colony on March 7, the police said. A 26-year-old Hindu dentist was found dead in Jammu on Holi-eve along with her wounded Muslim boyfriend who is now critical, sparking accusations of murder and “Love Jihad” by Bajrang Dal and other outfits that have hit the roads in protest. Sumedha Sharma had stab injuries in her abdomen and Johar Ganai had similar, but fewer, wounds when cops broke into his house in Jammu’s Pamposh Colony on March 7, the police said.

The inside story of Britain’s biggest Bounce Back Loan fraud - £10m stolen by one criminal gang.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka on Sunday during which he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of projects worth around Rs 16,000 crore, his office said Friday. This will be Modi's sixth visit to poll-bound Karnataka this year. Assembly elections in the state are due in April-May. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka on Sunday during which he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of projects worth around Rs 16,000 crore, his office said Friday. This will be Modi's sixth visit to poll-bound Karnataka this year. Assembly elections in the state are due in April-May.

The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will repeat its alliance with the Samajwadi Party (SP) in UP for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The NCP had contested the Anupshahr assembly seat (in Bulandshahr) in alliance with SP in the 2022 assembly elections. The party’s UP in-charge and national general secretary, KK Sharma, had contested from Anupshahr seat on the NCP symbol but lost. The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will repeat its alliance with the Samajwadi Party (SP) in UP for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The NCP had contested the Anupshahr assembly seat (in Bulandshahr) in alliance with SP in the 2022 assembly elections. The party’s UP in-charge and national general secretary, KK Sharma, had contested from Anupshahr seat on the NCP symbol but lost.

A day after the Congress took a swipe over Prime Minister Narendra Modi being gifted a photo of himself ahead of the India-Australia Test match, government sources on Friday dismissed it as "senseless noise" and said it was a special gesture to gift photos of the PMs made up by a collage of all cricketers who played for the two nations in the last 75 years. A day after the Congress took a swipe over Prime Minister Narendra Modi being gifted a photo of himself ahead of the India-Australia Test match, government sources on Friday dismissed it as "senseless noise" and said it was a special gesture to gift photos of the PMs made up by a collage of all cricketers who played for the two nations in the last 75 years.

The Centre on Friday said that it is keeping a close watch on the H3N2 subtype of seasonal influenza after an 87-year-old man from Karnataka became India’s first victim of the virus. The Union health ministry in a statement said that it is monitoring the situation in various States/UTs through the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) network on a real-time basis. The Centre on Friday said that it is keeping a close watch on the H3N2 subtype of seasonal influenza after an 87-year-old man from Karnataka became India’s first victim of the virus. The Union health ministry in a statement said that it is monitoring the situation in various States/UTs through the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) network on a real-time basis.