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Children under 16 are set to be banned from social media platforms under world-leading Australian laws pledged by the prime minister to prevent “real harm to our kids”. Anthony Albanese on Thursday unveiled the the age limit for users of popular social media platforms including TikTok, Instagram and Facebook. 🔓 This is free to read

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The dollar hit its highest level in over four months, and Wall Street stocks and bitcoin hit record highs as investors reacted to Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election. Sterling fell 1.2 per cent to $1.29, its lowest level since July, as the dollar strengthened on the prospect of inflationary tariffs, tax cuts and lower regulation 🔓 This is free to read

Bank of England brings down borrowing rate for the second time this year Members of the nine-strong monetary policy committee (MPC), the panel that sets the level of borrowing costs in the UK economy every six weeks, voted in favour of a 25 basis-point reduction from 5%. Read the full story for free ⬇️

"The left have run out of things to explain away Trump’s success and must accept the hard truth" ✍️ Hugo Rifkind

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Rachel Reeves has insisted that it is “too early” to start downgrading Britain’s growth prospects after economists warned that Donald Trump’s pledge to impose new tariffs on global imports would cost the economy £21.5 billion next year 🔓 This is free to read

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