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Michael Beale calls for killer instinct when Rangers head for Motherwell

Michael Beale wants to see a more ruthless Rangers against Motherwell at Fir Park on Saturday lunchtime. The Light Blues go into the cinch Premiership match having booked a Scottish Cup semi-final place against Celtic with a 3-0 victory over Raith Rovers at Ibrox last weekend, after healthy wins over Kilmarnock (3-1) and Hibernian (4-1), albeit they remain nine points behind the Hoops at the top of the table. However, the Gers boss is on the lookout for more. BealeRead More

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Russia to award pilots involved in US drone incident

Russian fighter pilots involved in an incident with a US drone which resulted in its crash will be given state awards, the defence ministry has announced. The move appears to signal Moscow’s intention to adopt a more aggressive stance toward future US surveillance flights. The US military said it ditched the air force MQ-9 Reaper in the Black Sea on Tuesday after a pair of Russian fighter jets dumped fuel on the surveillance drone and then one of them hitRead More

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Government criticised over free pass for employers a year on from PO sackings

The TUC say ministers had failed to act on a series of breaches of the law and had not closed loopholes in minimum wage law Unions are accusing the Government of failing to strengthen workers’ protections a year after the sacking of hundreds of P&O Ferries employees, saying rogue employers are being given a “free pass to act with impunity”. The TUC said ministers had failed to act on a series of breaches of the law and had not closedRead More

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Emma Raducanu not part of Great Britains Billie Jean King Cup Finals team

Emma Raducanu will not feature in Great Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals qualifying tie against France next month. Captain Anne Keothavong has named the same team which reached the semi-finals in September and said former US Open champion Raducanu was “unavailable” for the tie in Coventry from April 14-15. Raducanu said after her opening victory in Indian Wells that she did not even know when the tie was, a comment which did not appear to go down well withRead More

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Half a million people expected to attend St Patricks Day parade in Dublin

A sea of green made up of half a million people is to descend on Dublin City centre for a St Patrick’s Day parade that organisers are predicting will be “the biggest and best”. Celebrations are also set to take place across the island of Ireland with massive crowds turning out to mark March 17 in towns and cities. Many more will watch Dublin’s 2023 parade on television, which will involve 4,200 performers including marching bands, aerial acrobats and vibrantRead More

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Aldi hands shopworkers another pay rise to 1140 per hour

Aldi has handed workers another pay increase to a minimum of £11.40 per hour. The discount supermarket, which employs more than 40,000 UK staff, said that all store assistants will receive the new rate nationally from July 1. Workers within the M25 will see their pay rise to £12.85 an hour. It comes only two months after a pay increase came into force, which handed store assistants £11 an hour. Aldi said the series of pay increases means that staffRead More

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Raab It is improper to discuss bullying inquiry

Dominic Raab has suggested the rules surrounding the inquiry into whether he bullied officials may have been breached by witnesses speaking to the media. The Deputy Prime Minister said on Friday it is “improper” to discuss his conduct after giving evidence to the inquiry being carried out by lawyer Adam Tolley KC. Mr Raab has pledged to resign if he is found to have bullied staff, as the investigation is expected to be drawing to a close after the CabinetRead More

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Goodwood organiser striving to make motorsport events carbon neutral

The Duke of Richmond, organiser of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, says he is focussed on making his petrol-powered events more sustainable. The man behind the popular motorsport events says he wants to promote the ‘joy of second hand’ as he looks to boost his shows’ environmental credentials. Speaking to the PA news agency, the duke said he believed Goodwood’s motorsport events could ‘definitely become carbon neutral soon’ thanks to efforts made elsewhere across his estate. He said: “There isRead More

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Openreach pauses launch of broadband discounts after Ofcom delay

The UK’s communication regulator has delayed the conclusion of its investigation into a new Openreach pricing plan. Openreach confirmed on Friday that it will hold back the launch of the Equinox 2 pricing offer as a result. The watchdog said its consultation into the new wholesale price plan, for telecom providers such as Sky, TalkTalk and Vodafone, closed on March 4. It had planned to unveil a decision on the consultation by the end of the month but said itRead More

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