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The government plans to house 540 male asylum seekers at the Crowborough army training camp, despite protests from local residents and threats of legal action.
Public sector bodies such as the NHS, schools and government departments will no longer be required to publish data on so-called facility time, and ministers will lose the power to impose a cap on spending.
India and the United States are negotiating a trade agreement, which New Delhi hopes could help secure relief from a 50 per cent tariff imposed by US president Donald Trump on some Indian exports over the country’s purchases of Russian oil.
The total marks a rise from about 4,000 dismissals two years earlier. More than half of the cases were linked to capability, which under NHS rules applies when staff are unable to meet the basic requirements of their role.
Rahman, 60, the son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, has emerged as a contender for the prime minister’s post. His return comes as Jamaat-e-Islami seeks to expand its support base ahead of the polls.
The deal, announced on Wednesday, values Castrol at $10.1 billion. It is BP’s largest asset sale so far as it moves to streamline operations and reduce its renewable energy investments after lagging rivals in share performance.
The government said the number of estates facing higher inheritance tax will fall from around 2,000 to up to 1,100. For agricultural estates, the number will drop from 375 to 185.