‘Wasted billions’
A round-up of the headlines from the UK front pages
“UK wastes billions paying too much for big projects”, says The Times, claiming that ministers are “paying over the odds for transport and energy infrastructure. “Boy, 3, thrown to crocs at zoo,” says The Sun. The “traumatised youngster was taken to hospital after he was dramatically pulled from the enclosure”, says the Daily Mail. The Bank of England held interest rates at 3.75% after the deal between the US and Iran pushed oil prices down and “eased inflationary risks”, says the Financial Times. There is “cost of living hope”, says The iPaper.
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