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Royal news live: King Charles ‘axes’ Prince Andrew’s £1m allowance due to Royal Lodge row

Royal news live: King Charles ‘axes’ Prince Andrew’s £1m allowance due to Royal Lodge row

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Prince William confronted by founder of The Big Issue in awkward interaction Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The King will cut financial ties to the disgraced Duke of York after he refused to move out of his home, a royal writer has claimed. Prince Andrew’s £1 million “living allowance”, received every year, has been withdrawn by Charles as he continues to seek to distance himself from his younger brother. This is according to royal writer Robert Hardman, in the serialisation of a new book published by the Daily Mail. The keeper of the privy purse was “instructed to sever [Andrew’s] living allowance”. It comes after Andrew reportedly refused to move out of the 30-room Royal Lodge mansion in Windsor Great Park into the smaller Frogmore Cottage – previously inhabited by Harry and Meghan. “’The duke is no longer a financial burden on the King,’ confirms one familiar with the situation,” Mr Hardman writes. “’He claims to have found …

John Swinney axes minister for independence role | UK News

John Swinney axes minister for independence role | UK News

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John Swinney has axed the post of minister for independence from his cabinet team. The role, the first of its kind, was created last year by then first minister Humza Yousaf. Jamie Hepburn, who previously held the Scottish government post, has now taken over from George Adam as minister for parliamentary business. Image: Jamie Hepburn, then minister for independence, pictured last summer alongside then first minister Humza Yousaf and then deputy first minister Shona Robison. Pic: PA Mr Swinney was legally sworn in as Scotland’s seventh first minister at the Court of Session in Edinburgh on Wednesday morning. He unveiled a largely unchanged cabinet but did appoint Kate Forbes as his deputy. A team of 14 ministers was later announced, with the minister for independence role dropped. Image: First Minister John Swinney outside Bute House with his newly appointed cabinet. Pic: Reuters/Lesley Martin Mr Swinney was unopposed in the SNP leadership contest following Mr Yousaf’s resignation and promised a “new chapter” for the party. As first minister, he has pledged to use “respect and courtesy” …

Friday the 13th prequel series from A24 axes showrunner Bryan Fuller

Friday the 13th prequel series from A24 axes showrunner Bryan Fuller

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Friday the 13th prequel series that is being developed by A24 for Peacock has lost its showrunner over creative differences. Bryan Fuller, who previously created shows including Hannibal and American Gods, had been announced to head up the series when it was first commissioned in 2022. However, earlier today Fuller wrote on X/Twitter that he is parting ways with the project. “Adapting classic horror is something I have some experience with,” he wrote. “These shows require a vision that elevates and transforms, as well as delivers what audiences have come to expect, which is an ambitious and risky endeavor. It requires people to take the leap with me. “When it works, as with Hannibal, the results can be powerful for the storytellers and the audience. I couldn’t be more proud of the work my co-showrunner Jim Danger Gray and I were able to accomplish with our brilliant …

ITV ‘axes’ popular Saturday night game show after delaying new series

ITV ‘axes’ popular Saturday night game show after delaying new series

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails ITV is said to have cancelled a popular Saturday night series it originally said it was “resting”. The channel is the home of several successful quiz shows, including The Chase and the Lee Mack-hosted 1% Club, and in recent years has extended its roster of reality game shows to include the rebooted Big Brother andCelebrity Big Brother, as well as the forthcoming Fortune Hotel, which is hosted by Green Wing actor Stephen Mangan. But one well-liked series, which paid homage to game shows of old, will not be returning, with reports claiming ITV has swung the axe on Alan Carr’s Epic Gameshow. The series saw the comedian invite guests to play several classic game shows from over the years, including The Price is Right and Bullseye, and in 2022, it was put on hold by the channel after three series. Now, an insider has told The Sun that …

DfE axes funding for recruitment programme

DfE axes funding for recruitment programme

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Ex-DfE advisor and former education secretary criticise funding cut amid recruitment and retention crisis Ex-DfE advisor and former education secretary criticise funding cut amid recruitment and retention crisis More from this theme Recent articles The Department for Education has axed funding for a recruitment programme aimed at persuading high-flying professionals to change career and retrain as teachers. Now Teach said its £4.4 million ‘career changer programme’ contract will not be retendered by the DfE for the 2025 recruitment cycle. A final cohort, with 118 trainees signed up so far, starts in September and will complete their two-year programme as planned before the contract expires in October 2026. But the cut means the charity will likely have to stop recruiting for “2025 and beyond”. Founded in 2016 by former Financial Times journalist Lucy Kellaway and former teacher Katie Waldegrave, Now Teach said it has since “supported over 1,000 older people to retrain and become secondary school teachers for STEM shortage subjects in England”. Now Teach founder calls move ‘utter madness’ Kellaway, now an economics teacher, said: “It’s utter …

BP axes jobs and scales back its EV charging business

BP axes jobs and scales back its EV charging business

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Photo by Kindel Media on Pexels.com Oil and gas giant BP is slashing jobs at its electric vehicle charging business and pulling out of several markets as its big bet on rapid growth in commercial EV fleets “didn’t pay off,” according to company sources. BP CEO Murray Auchincloss is making the changes at its EV charging arm, BP Pulse, to quell investor doubts over its plan to shift away from Big Oil and Gas to green energy, reports Reuters. In recent months, BP Pulse has pulled out of eight of the 12 countries it was operating in, with now the focus solely on the US, Britain, Germany, and China, where it expects to see the fastest growth in the EV market. More than 100 jobs out of a global workforce of 900 have been cut, with many employees being moved around to other divisions with “only a handful leaving the company,” the sources told Reuters. This is happening too as Tesla is laying off more than 10% of its global workforce, according to an internal …

Soldiers given go-ahead to grow beards as Army axes 100-year-old rule | Politics | News

Soldiers given go-ahead to grow beards as Army axes 100-year-old rule | Politics | News

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Soldiers have been given the green light to grow beards following a decision by the Army to overturn a 100-year ban on facial hair. The King, who is Commander in Chief, backed the move on Thursday which means that both officers and soldiers are able to do so from today (Friday). It means soldiers on Easter leave have the opportunity to grow a beard while they are away from work, according to the Telegraph. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps had described the beard ban as “ludicrous” during discussions around the Army’s recruitment drive. Now General Sir Patrick Sanders, the head of the Army, has taken a decision that “the appearance policy will change” after a survey of both serving and reservist troops. The RAF and Royal Navy already allow its personnel to do so. According to The Times, the new policy will only allow a “full set beard”. The length must be between 2.5mm and 25.5mm (one inch) and must be trimmed off the cheekbones and neck. A document sent to soldiers also says their beards …

Scotland Yard axes 60 murder detectives to save millions

Scotland Yard axes 60 murder detectives to save millions

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Good evening. Scotland Yard is cutting 60 murder detectives across London in an attempt to save millions from its budget, The Telegraph can reveal. Elsewhere, Liz Truss has accused Labour MPs of “filibustering” to stop her proposed transgender law reforms from being debated in the House of Commons. Scotland Yard axes 60 murder detectives to save millions Metropolitan Police bosses are making large cuts despite the murder rate in London remaining stubbornly high and detectives warning they are already operating at full capacity. Under plans seen by The Telegraph, every one of the Met’s 20 homicide squads will lose three detective constables, reducing the headcount in each from 18 to 15. Liz Truss accuses Labour MPs of blocking her transgender law reforms Ms Truss tabled the Health and Equality Acts (Amendment) Bill which aims to bar transgender women from female-only spaces such as changing rooms and toilets, along with preventing them from competing in women’s sport. It was third on the list of Private Members’ Bills to be debated today but time ran out before …

U of Florida axes DEI office under GOP-led law aimed at ridding similar programs

U of Florida axes DEI office under GOP-led law aimed at ridding similar programs

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers remarks during a press conference at the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District headquarters at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Joe Burbank/AP hide caption toggle caption Joe Burbank/AP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers remarks during a press conference at the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District headquarters at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Joe Burbank/AP The University of Florida is eliminating its chief diversity officer position, scrapping the program’s staff jobs and halting any contracts involving the subject because of a new law passed last year that was pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The university in Gainesville, Florida, said in a memo released Friday that staff whose jobs were eliminated will get 12 weeks of pay and are encouraged to apply for other positions by April 19. The move axes 13 staff jobs and also removes administrative appointments to the diversity office for 15 faculty members, officials said. Three senior UF officials said in the memo that …