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Broadcaster says corporation wants to bring in new people, and says he does not regret criticism of Tory asylum policyGary Lineker has suggested the BBC wanted him to leave Match of the Day, ahead of his departure next month after more than a quarter of the century at the helm of the show.In an interview with Amol Rajan for the BBC, Lineker discussed his departure from the football highlights programme, which was announced late last year. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/apr/22/gary-lineker-bbc-match-of-the-day Author : Jamie Grierson Publish date : 2025-04-22 07:13:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Pope Francis, an outsider Jesuit pontiff from Argentina, is being mourned across the globe – here is the front-page reaction in BritainThe death of Pope Francis has reverberated around the world, with the Catholic leader remembered by millions as a Jesuit pontiff who pushed for social and economic justice.Here is how the major British newspapers responded to the news. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/apr/22/pope-francis-death-newspaper-front-pages-headlines-around-the-world Author : Guardian staff Publish date : 2025-04-22 04:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

University fights back against threats to cut about $9bn in funding for school after it refused to comply with demandsHarvard University has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging it is trying to “gain control of academic decision-making at Harvard”.The university is fighting back against the administration’s threat to review about $9bn in federal funding after Harvard officials refused to comply with a list of demands that included appointing an outside overseer to ensure that the viewpoints being taught at the university were “diverse”. Harvard is specifically looking to halt a freeze on $2.2bn in grants. Continue reading... Source

Sources says government is ‘not going to find a way’ to ditch cap despite predictions that child poverty levels will soarMinisters are privately ruling out scrapping the two-child benefit cap despite warnings from charities that a failure to do so could result in the highest levels of child poverty since records began.Government sources said charities and Labour MPs who were concerned that wider benefit cuts would push more families into poverty should “read the tea leaves” over Labour’s plans. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/22/ministers-privately-ruling-out-scrapping-two-child-benefits-cap Author : Pippa Crerar Political editor Publish date : 2025-04-21 23:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content