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The Met Office has issued yellow ice warnings for Wednesday morning for most of the UK, including Northern Ireland, as an Arctic air mass brings wintry showers.
London Councils, which administers the scheme for the capital’s 32 boroughs and the City of London, is considering whether free travel for residents aged 66 and above should be restricted to bus services only.
Reform said the policy would also apply to historic child sexual abuse cases, stating that “mandatory minimums” should be used to ensure such crimes are “sentenced proportionally”.
The move forms part of prime minister Keir Starmer’s efforts to reduce migrant arrivals and address rising support for Brexit figurehead Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration party Reform UK.
Prof Shitij Kapur said that the expansion of higher education has created a surplus of graduates, meaning universities can no longer promise good jobs for all those who complete degrees.
The prime minister said it would be “better looking to the single market rather than the customs union for our further alignment” to protect trade deals with India and the US.