For the first time, the Treasury calculates how much the UK could have raised by investing North Sea proceeds.
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US orders some diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks escalate
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US orders some diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks escalate
The warning to US officials comes as at least three people die in the latest strikes at an airport and an oil field.
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Several of today's papers continue to follow the "storm" surrounding Andy Burnham's decision to approve a new gas field and what that will mean for future ones.
The real reasons US politicians are getting older
No country for young men and women: why do older politicians seem to have such a tight grip on the US political system?
The real reasons US politicians are getting older
No country for young men and women: why do older politicians seem to have such a tight grip on the US political system?
The 'trillion pound' oil fund the government believes Britain could have built
For the first time, the Treasury calculates how much the UK could have raised by investing North Sea proceeds.
The grads ditching the UK for a fresh start abroad
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Better weather, pay, more opportunities: Why graduates are ditching the UK to move abroad
With graduate jobs hard to come by, more young adults are reported to be considering emigrating.