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Far-right populist Javier Milei takes shock lead in Argentina primary election

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Summary: Far-right populist Javier Milei shocks with over 30% vote in Argentina primary election . Voters express frustration with economic struggles, inflation , and poverty in the country. Milei's outsider status and different approach attract voters seeking change. Questions arise about Milei's ability to govern without strong party support. Three main candidates, including Milei, advance to the general election in October. ...

Ofgem energy price cap falls - but average household bills still expected to rise

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Ofgem energy price cap falls - but average household bills still expected to rise The energy watchdog has reduced the energy price cap to £3,280 effective from 1 April. It's currently £4,270. Despite this, bills are still expected to rise by 20% because the Government's energy price guarantee, which caps House or bills at £2,500 annually, will rise to £3,000. The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, is facing calls from opposition parties to keep the support at the current level in his spring budget next month. Let's get more on that, should we? And Goprit is here with us. So the ceiling's come down, but our bills are still going to go up. Yeah, it's a bit complicated. But when you add up all the numbers, actually the result is that households and businesses are worse off as a result of it. So this should be good news. Of jam set, something called the energy price cap. It li...

SNP leadership candidates' energy policies laid out at hustings

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SNP leadership candidates' energy policies laid out at hustings I think, certainly if I'm the leader for a future Scotland round, I don't think we should just lease, I think we should take an equity stake so that actually if companies are benefiting then that benefit, that profit is coming to us. So I will instruct for the next round at an equity stake in our renewables and I think there's also an advantage of having why do we not have a national renewable energy company? I think we should and that's something that I think again would help to make sure that the benefit of that amazing potential that we've got of renewables is not kept in the hands of profitable companies but shared with the people. Well the disgrace that Scotland is, one of the few countries that found oil and got poorer and that is why our kids are in poverty today and the lessons there are cl...

Pat Cullen: Negotiations Need To Happen 'Urgently' | Good Morning Britain

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Pat Cullen: Negotiations Need To Happen 'Urgently' | Good Morning Britain MUSIC Now, the head of the Royal College of Nursing Union is calling for a double-digit pay rise for nurses in England, which raises the stakes in their long-running dispute with the government. Pat Cullen, the general secretary of the RCN, previously told members to accept the government's offer of 5% in March, but it was rejected in a vote by 54 to 46. And Pat Cullen joins us now. Good morning, Pat. The Times reports today nurse leader criticised for pay uterine. It has the government minister Grant Shapp saying, Pat Cullen just recently was encouraging her members to settle for the pay rise that was on the table. It's frankly rather confusing now that she seems to be coming back and saying the opposite. Now, obviously, it's your job as the RCN leader to represent the views of your member...

Tom Bower: 'I was disgusted' by Boris Johnson's attempt to knight his father

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Tom Bower: 'I was disgusted' by Boris Johnson's attempt to knight his father What were your thoughts when you saw this Tom? I was disgusted. Tell me why in particular. Well because I couldn't understand for what he should be knighted. I mean as my book shared conclusively Stanley Johnson was a terrible husband to Boris's mother. She told me shortly before she died in a very long and very harrowing conversation how Stanley, her husband had regularly beat her over the years of her marriage. I mean breaking the nose as your paper reported today was just one consequence. The more important consequence was that she was driven to a nervous breakdown and went to the Maudsley for nearly four months. And not only did he beat her, but he beat her up in front of Boris. So he saw it and combined with this appalling treatment he was serially an adulterer. So she felt complete...