Govt's funded childcare rollout branded 'really ambitious game' - as '85,000 new places needed'
Thursday, 18 April 2024 About 85,000 places need to be created for the expansion of funded childcare by September 2025, the government has estimated - but campaigners warned the scheme is a "really ambitious game".
Rachel Reeves says she is "absolutely committed" to spending 2.5% of GDP on defence and will "set out a pathway" to do so "in the proper way". The chancellor adds, "a strong economy depends on strong defences". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The chancellor says the government is ready to support creative industries, after announcing film studios in England are to receive business rates relief for the next nine years. On a visit to the Warner Bros Studio in Leavesden, Rachel Reeves adds "that's something that this government wants to get behind to back growth and back British workers". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The government plans to establish daycare cancer centres in 759 districts, focusing on chemotherapy and essential medication. These centres will also screen.. IndiaTimes
The technology secretary has called for "cool, calm minds" in tackling the global challenges faced due to Donald Trump's tariffs placed on US trading partners. Peter Kyle adds the government has had to get the foundations of the economy right, which he says was achieved through the Budget, increased investment and artificial intelligence. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The Government will back a third runway at Heathrow Airport as it looks to go “further and faster” on growth, the chancellor has announced. In a speech in Oxfordshire on growth, Rachel Reeves said the west London airport’s expansion is “badly needed” because “for decades its growth has been constrained”. Reeves stated that a third runway could increase potential GDP by 0.43% by 2050 and create more than 100,000 jobs. Heathrow’s plan to build a third runway received parliamentary approval in June 2018, but has been delayed by legal challenges and the coronavirus pandemic. Report by Faragt. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
A day after Arvind Kejriwal was remanded to jail, his party MLAs met Sunita Kejriwal. Of 62 MLAs in Delhi, 55 met Sunita Kejriwal while four were out of Delhi.... IndiaTimes
British govt supports J K Rowling's stance against Scotland's hate crime law, sparking concerns about freedom of speech, gender identity, and biological sex.... IndiaTimes
PM Modi kept up the attack on Congress & DMK as he linked the Indira govt's decision to cede Katchatheevu island to SL in 1974 to Congress's "historic failures"... IndiaTimes
Thursday, 18 April 2024
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