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The government has launched an expansion of youth apprenticeships to 50,000 places over the next three years, in an effort to tackle unemployment among young people. Sir Keir Starmer said he was “on a mission” to boost training schemes, as he met apprentices at car manufacturer McLaren in Woking, the day after driver Lando Norris…

Snapchat’s parent Snap has settled a social media addiction lawsuit just days before the landmark case was due to go to trial in Los Angeles. Terms of the deal were not announced as it was revealed by lawyers at a California Superior Court hearing, after which Snap told the BBC the parties were “pleased to…

Rachael Parnell Rachel says with some of the dupes she “can’t tell the difference” When Rachael Parnell heard Aldi was selling a new skincare range that looked similar to products from luxury brand Augustinus Bader, she was “super excited”. She rushed to her nearest store to pick up the Lacura face cream for £8.49 for…

“Sometimes we get we get caught up in talking about why we need to include people from the North East, or people from working-class backgrounds, for the ‘sake of the arts’, but voices from working-class backgrounds have always enriched culture for the better because they have different stories to tell.”