All news for 2024-02-26

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George Michael coin unveiled by Royal Mint - with him in iconic pose
The new coins, part of the Music Legends series, are available from the Royal Mint’s site with prices starting at £15.50 for a £5 denomination brilliant uncirculated coin - whilst a 2oz gold coin is available for £5,305
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PM treating northerners as 'mugs' as he boasts about cash from axed HS2
At a special Cabinet meeting in Yorkshire and the Humber Rishi Sunak will say the North and Midlands will receive £4.7billion in funds reallocated from the axed northern leg of HS2
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Tory plans to resurrect fees for workers suing bad bosses slammed by unions
The joint statement from almost 50 organisations comes after ministers kick-started a consultation last month to reintroduce fees at employment tribunals
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UK's favourite supermarket crowned by Which? despite winner being 'pricey'
M&S topped the rankings from consumer group Which? for the third year running where it got a customer score of 76%, with five out of five for service and staff availability
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Tory MPs beg Jeremy Hunt to abandon tax cuts that will only help the rich
More than 100 members of the One Nation group of Tory MPs have called on Jeremy Hunt to abandon cuts to inheritance tax and focus on childcare, stamp duty and first time buyers
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Harry Kane breaks silence on Thomas Tuchel sacking amid 'dressing room divide'
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has spoken out following the announcement last week that current head coach Thomas Tuchel will leave the Allianz Arena in the summer
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Travis Kelce jets in to Las Vegas to party after Taylor Swift 'strip club ban'
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was back in Las Vegas on Saturday to celebrate his Super Bowl LVIII victory with his teammates after being banned from strip clubs by Taylor Swift