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Royal Mail says its service is improving and that it is on track to hit the regulator Ofcom's reduced targets
Tom Kerridge, Yotam Ottolenghi, Ravneet Gill and Simon Rogan told BBC Newsnight VAT should be halved to ease mounting pressure on the hospitality industry.
A report warns the number of 16 to 24-year-olds out of work, education or training is set to rise to 1.25 million by 2031.
The BBC has been hearing from young people who are struggling to find work about how they are tackling the challenge.
Federal law bars printing images of living people on US currency, but Trump allies in Congress are moving to make an exception.
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