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The Department for Transport is consulting on its proposal for new vehicles to require an MOT after four years rather than three.

The Princess of Wales launched a business taskforce on early childhood.

The comments come just a day before the former prime minister faces a live grilling by MPs in a hearing that could decide his political fate.

The Committee of Privileges said it only received a ‘final corrected version’ of his evidence on Tuesday morning.

Boris Johnson has said that it ‘remains unclear’ to him – and possibly Rishi Sunak – about why they were fined for breaching lockdown laws.

The chief executive of Refuge said there still appears to be a denial from the Metropolitan Police despite the findings of a damning report.

It comes after Jeremy Hunt promised a major expansion in state-funded childcare and tax breaks for businesses in last week’s budget.

The Prospect union said its members have voted by almost 75% to accept a revised pay deal.

The new Nice draft guideline – on the diagnosis and management of atopic eczema in children under 12 – is now subject to public consultation.

But experts suggest the benefits of taking the contraceptives may outweigh the risk of taking the pill.

‘Joseph Nee and members of his immediate family had their enemies,’ the murder trial heard.

The UK’s biggest supermarket said from June 14 its Clubcard points will be worth twice their value rather than three times as they are now.

The key element of Rishi Sunak’s deal with the EU was analysed by the European Research Group following the verdict of a ‘Star Chamber’ of lawyers.

Darren Pritchard did not enter a plea and his case was adjourned until next month.

People born in the Middle East and Asia account for more than a quarter of all specialist GPs, figures show.

Findings add to evidence that important building blocks for life could have been delivered to Earth by meteorites, scientists say.

The move means its entry-level rates will be just above the new national living wage, coming into effect from April 1.

The former prime minister’s legal team handed over a dossier for his defence to the Privileges Committee inquiry.

An officer said the advice was given during briefings for the internal Not In My Met campaign, an initiative to drive out unacceptable behaviour.

Colchester is a former capital of Roman Britain.