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More than 300,000 pupils estimated absent after England World Cup win

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By Michael Goodier Verified, Sally Weale Verified
| MSN UK Verified
About 332,000 fewer children were in school on Monday morning than a week earlier, according to initial figures, as attendance fell after England's 3-2 World Cup win over Mexico School registers were down more than three percentage points on last week, after England manager Thomas Tuchel advised parents to “write an excuse for school and let them watch” Data collected at morning registration from more than 12,000 state schools in England showed attendance at 89.79%, compared with 93.09% last...
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Elon Musk posted twice as often on UK race and immigration as about SpaceX in IPO run-up

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By Michael Goodier Verified, Aisha Down Verified, Ben Quinn Verified
| Yahoo News UK Verified
Elon Musk posted about race and immigration in the UK on his social media network X twice as often as he did about SpaceX, which he also owns, in the run-up to the aerospace and AI company's initial public offering. A Guardian analysis of Musk's posts, replies and reposts between 31 May and 12 June has shown the extent to which the social media activity of the world's richest person, who lives primarily in the US, has focused on UK politics.
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‘Financial pandemic': £1 in every £11 spent on UK public contractors goes to private equity

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By Carmen Aguilar García Verified, Michael Goodier Verified, Jessica Murray, Zeke Hunter-Green, Tom Richards
| MSN UK Verified
One pound in every £11 of UK government spending on contractors went to private equity-controlled companies last year, research shows, including key services such as transport, waste management and healthcare. Politicians and economists have raised concerns over the “financial fragility and sharp cost cutting” created by private equity-backed firms, which often have high levels of debt, and the “conflicting interests” in running public services for maximum profit.
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News reporter for my Local TV channel

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RStudio, Excel, Otter, Dictaphone

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