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Lawyers say many of at least 27 who drowned in 2021 might have survived if rescue services had searched for longerMany of the people who drowned in the biggest ever loss of life in a migrant dinghy in the Channel could have been saved if rescue services had searched for them for longer, lawyers for their families have said.Their comments came after the independent Cranston inquiry which is scrutinising the circumstances surrounding the mass drowning, heard evidence from an expert into survivability in the water. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/17/many-victims-of-channel-dinghy-tragedy-could-have-been-saved-inquiry-hears Author : Diane Taylor Publish date : 2025-03-17 20:46:00

Jim Chalmers says nation must focus on resilience, not retaliation to Trump tariffs. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor more on the OECD’s gloomy outlook, you can see our global story.TLDR: The Paris-based boffins have downgraded the prospects for global growth this year and next, including a sharp hit to activity in the US, Canada and Mexico. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/mar/18/australia-news-live-trade-tariffs-budget-jim-chalmers-economy-inflation-cost-of-living-election-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-ntwnfb Author : Martin Farrer Publish date : 2025-03-17 19:52:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Ivy League school is latest US university to make step with aim to make it affordable to ‘more students than ever’Harvard University is offering free tuition to more students, the Ivy League school announced on Monday, joining a growing number of higher education institutions in the US to take such a step.The announcement from Harvard says that undergraduate tuition at the institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, will be free for students of families who make annual incomes of $200,000 or less. The university will also make schooling completely free for students from families with annual incomes of $100,000 or less, with

Chancellor tells financial, environmental and health watchdogs she wants to cut down on overlapping regulationRegulators will face twice-yearly performance reviews from ministers, aimed at forcing them to be more growth-friendly, as the chancellor warned that “too much bureaucracy” is holding back the economy.Rachel Reeves met financial, environmental and health regulators in Downing Street on Monday and urged them to continue to streamline their approach, to make it more pro-business. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/mar/17/rachel-reeves-tells-regulators-too-much-bureaucracy Author : Heather StewartHelena Horton Publish date : 2025-03-17 17:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.