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Britain funds the wind farms. SSE and Equinor bank the profits.■Trump’s $1.4bn crypto haul built on supporters’ $3.8bn losses■Israeli strike kills mother, baby in Gaza’s ‘safe zone’■Seven PMs, no votes: Burnham gets Number 10■Congress unmasks whistleblowers under child-safety rules■Netanyahu’s own spies reject destruction claim■Britain funds the wind farms. SSE and Equinor bank the profits.■Trump’s $1.4bn crypto haul built on supporters’ $3.8bn losses■Israeli strike kills mother, baby in Gaza’s ‘safe zone’■Seven PMs, no votes: Burnham gets Number 10■Congress unmasks whistleblowers under child-safety rules■Netanyahu’s own spies reject destruction claim■

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April borrowing hits £24.3bn as inflation drives up benefits and pension costs

April borrowing hits £24.3bn as inflation drives up benefits and pension costs

UK government borrowing hit £24.3bn in April, the second highest on record, as inflation drove up state pension costs…