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Councils in England call for ‘radical’ means testing of Send school transport

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T05:00:57+00:00

Demand is rising at unsustainable rate and could cost £3.4bn by 2030-31, local authorities warnFamilies who have children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) should be means tested for school transport, according to councils in England, who say demand is rising “at an unsustainable rate”.Local authorities are urging the government to be “radical” in its Send reforms, which are expected imminently, warning that annual costs on home-to-school transport for children with Send could rise to £3.4bn by 2030-31, up from £2bn last year. Continue reading...

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Retailers in UK plan to cut staff hours and jobs amid rising employment costs

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T05:00:57+00:00

BRC survey finds finance bosses expect technology to improve productivity, with 69% pessimistic about the economyUK retailers are planning to cut staff hours and jobs amid rising employment costs and pessimism about the economy.Almost two-thirds (61%) of finance bosses at retail companies said they planned to reduce working hours or cut overtime, according to the latest survey from the British Retail Consortium (BRC), the trade body that represents most big retailers. More than half (55%) said they would cut head office jobs and 42% said they would reduce jobs in stores. Continue reading...

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Beef and lamb get 580 times more in EU subsidies than legumes, study finds

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T05:00:56+00:00

Report says common agricultural policy provides ‘unfair’ levels of support to unhealthy, meat-heavy dietsBeef and lamb receive 580 times more in EU subsidies than legumes, a report has found, despite scientists urging people to get more of their protein from less harmful sources.Analysis by the charity Foodrise found the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP) provides “unfair” levels of support to meat-heavy diets that doctors consider unhealthy and climate scientists consider environmentally destructive. Continue reading...

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US funding for global internet freedom ‘effectively gutted’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T05:00:55+00:00

Programme that funds groups building tech to evade oppressive government controls under serious threatFor nearly two decades, the US quietly funded a global effort to keep the internet from splintering into fiefdoms run by authoritarian governments. Now that money is seriously threatened and a large part of it is already gone, putting into jeopardy internet freedoms around the world.Managed by the US state department and the US Agency for Global Media, the programme – broadly called Internet Freedom – funds small groups all over the world, from Iran to China to the Philippines, who built grass

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NCC shares hit 52-week low as NHAI tender ban for 2 years

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T05:00:51+00:00

The stock fell to ₹135.00 in early trade on the NSE, its lowest point in the past year, before recovering partially to ₹149.20, down 0.37 per cent from the previous close of ₹149.76, as of around 10.09 am

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L’avion de combat franco-allemand, chronique d’un crash annoncé

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T05:00:30+00:00

Si Paris et Berlin veulent encore croire à une sortie de crise, le blocage politique et industriel compromet la concrétisation du projet de système de combat aérien du futur (SCAF) annoncé en 2017.

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Australia news live: Coles admits in court to strong-arming supplier amid ‘Down Down’ campaign

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T04:58:56+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJonno Duniam, the shadow home affairs minister, spoke about the passports this morning as the opposition seeks to hammer the government on the matter. He told Channel Seven’s Sunrise reports those in the group had travel documents was “of incredible concern, I think, to most Australians that these people want to come back to Australia”, adding:And if one person has been hit with a temporary exclusion order for going to this part of world and doing what they’ve done, why is it not the case that the others have no

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NCC shares hit 52-week low as NHAI debarment order rattles investors

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T04:55:55+00:00

The stock fell to ₹135.00 in early trade on the NSE, its lowest point in the past year, before recovering partially to ₹149.20, down 0.37 per cent from the previous close of ₹149.76, as of around 10.09 am

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PM Modi to visit Tamil Nadu on March 7; participate in NDA public meeting

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T04:55:40+00:00

Speaking to the media in Vellore, BJP State General Secretary Karthiyayini said that Prime Minister Modi's visit would bring about significant changes not only in Tamil Nadu's political landscape but also in governance

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EY India launches AI-enabled enterprise tax solutions

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T04:44:16+00:00

The new offerings are integrated under India Tax Platform, EY’s unified ecosystem for direct and indirect tax compliance

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Crude oil futures rise on fears of imminent US-Iran clash

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T04:42:53+00:00

At 9.59 am on Thursday, February crude oil futures were trading at ₹5956 on MCX during the initial hour of trading on Thursday against the previous close of ₹5903, up by 0.90%

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MCX, NSE remove additional margin on gold, silver

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T04:41:55+00:00

Gold prices have fallen significantly by 4-5 per cent from their February peak

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Google Gemini, Apple add music-focused generative AI features

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T04:34:08+00:00

Adding audio-creation tools to its mobile app can potentially strengthen Google’s consumer offerings as it remains locked in a race with OpenAI’s ChatGPT to win over users

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El chavismo retrocede, pero no emprende la retirada

Fonte: El País - Internacional · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T04:30:00+00:00

Un mes y medio después del ataque estadounidense, la revolución bolivariana ensaya una elástica apertura y trabaja en los consensos para mejorar la economía

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Bill Gates will not deliver keynote address at AI Summit: Foundation

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T04:06:37+00:00

Gates has been under fire for his alleged links with Epstein and his names featuring in his emails. He was scheduled to speak at the AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Thursday

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Poutine, Trump et l’Europe : les coulisses des négociations sur l’Ukraine

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T04:00:01+00:00

Alors qu’une nouvelle session de pourparlers vient de se terminer à Genève entre Russes et Ukrainiens, sous la médiation des Etats-Unis, Claire Gatinois et Philippe Ricard, journalistes au service International du « Monde », nous expliquent dans ce podcast les enjeux des négociations pour tenter de mettre fin à la guerre en Ukraine.

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Poutine, Trump et l’Europe : les coulisses des négociations sur l’Ukraine

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T04:00:00+00:00

Alors qu’une nouvelle session de pourparlers vient de se terminer à Genève entre Russes et Ukrainiens, sous la médiation des Etats-Unis, Claire Gatinois et Philippe Ricard, journalistes au service International du « Monde », nous expliquent dans ce podcast les enjeux des négociations pour tenter de mettre fin à la guerre en Ukraine.

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‘It’s a catastrophe’: Wellington rages as millions of litres of raw sewage pours into ocean

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T03:42:57+00:00

Abandoned beaches, public health warning signs and seagulls eating human waste are now features of the popular coastline in New ZealandA tide of anger is rising in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, as the city’s toilets continue to flush directly into the ocean more than two weeks after the catastrophic collapse of its wastewater treatment plant.Millions of litres of raw and partially screened sewage have been pouring into pristine reefs and a marine reserve along the south coast daily since 4 February, prompting a national inquiry, as the authorities struggle to get the decimated plant opera

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