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British tech firms left on the brink after Silicon Valley Bank collapses in biggest failure since 2008 crash: Jeremy Hunt warns of 'serious risk' to UK businesses but promises help (and won't rule out bailout) after crisis talks with PM and Bank of England The Bank of England announced on Friday that the UK arm of SVB was to go into insolvency on Sunday night after Californian authorities took control of the business this week.

Mike Pence said he knows history will hold Donald Trump accountable over the Jan 6 insurrection and also made jokes at the expense of his former boss about the secret documents found at Mar-a-Lago. The former vice president and Trump loyalist’s comments are some of the harshest he has made about the one-time president. Mr Pence, who once seemed reluctant to confront Mr Trump, made the remarks on Saturday evening during the white-tie annual Gridiron Club Dinner in Washington, DC.

The poll is based on the government’s immigration deal with Rwanda and was conducted before Suella Braverman unveiled the government’s Illegal Migration Bill this week to turn back all arrivals in small boats, saying the legislation was “necessary, proportionate and humanitarian”, despite backlash from civil servants and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Just under half (44 per cent) of those surveyed said the government’s deportation plan made them feel “proud to be British”, while 30 per cent said they were ashamed of the move.

Vladimir Putin continues to suffer “extremely heavy casualties” in Ukraine, though the impact of those losses varies “dramatically” across Russia’s regions, according to UK intelligence. “In proportion to the size of their population, the richest cities of Moscow and St Petersburg have been left relatively unscathed,” the Ministry of Defence said in its daily update. “This is especially true for the families of the country’s elite,” it adds. “In many of the Eastern regions, deaths are likely running, as a percentage of population, at a rate 30+ times higher than in Moscow.”

Prince Edward has been announced as the Duke of Edinburgh, a title that previously belonged to his late father, Prince Philip. King Charles III conferred the title on the former Earl of Wessex in celebration of Edward’s 59th birthday on Friday (10 March). Doing so also honours the wishes of their late parents, Queen Elizabeth II and Philip. But, while it was long expected that the dukedom would be passed to Edward after Philip’s death, the King was reportedly reluctant to give the title to his youngest brother

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China's leader Xi Jinping has secured a historic third term as president from the country's rubber-stamp parliament. It follows a consolidation of power that has made Mr Xi, 69, China's most dominant leader in generations. In the Chinese system of governance, the functions of the president are largely ceremonial. Mr Xi's power comes from him being General Secretary of the Communist Party and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC). He was handed both posts at a party congress last October. Confirmation of his third term as president had been widely expected. The naming of a new premier and various ministers in the coming days is considered more important. The new appointees are mostly expected to be Xi Jinping loyalists. This includes Li Qiang, who is tipped to serve as Mr Xi's number two.

Shares in Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a key lender to technology start-ups, plummeted on Thursday as investors moved to withdraw their deposits. The slide came after the bank announced a $1.75bn (£1.5bn) share sale to help shore up its finances. Shares in banks have fallen around the world - with the four largest US banks, including JP Morgan and Wells Fargo, losing more than $50bn in market value. One venture capitalist told the BBC the day's events were "wild" and "brutal". On Friday, shares in Asian banks were also trading lower. Shares in SVB saw their biggest one-day drop on record as they plunged by more than 60% and lost another 20% in after-hours trade.

Malaysia's former prime minister who led during the height of the pandemic has been charged with corruption - a move that ratchets up already bitter political tensions. Muhyiddin Yassin, 75, was arrested just months after losing an election to PM Anwar Ibrahim in November. The former PM has been accused of bribery and money laundering through his government's Covid spending fund. He rejects the allegations, which his supporters say are politically driven. The criminal case aimed at the leader of the conservative opposition alliance comes ahead of crucial state elections in July. Mr Muhyiddin is now the second former Malaysian prime minister to face corruption charges, after Najib Razak was jailed to 12 years for corruption involving the state's 1MDB investment firm.

A number of people have been killed in a shooting at a Jehovah's Witness meeting hall in the north German city of Hamburg. Police say the gunman acted alone and is thought to be dead. It is unclear if the attacker is among the six or seven fatalities reported by German media. As yet, "there is no reliable information on the motive", police say. A number of people were also injured in the shooting on Deelböge street, Gross Borstel district, late on Thursday. Police say they found a dead person at the scene who they believe may have been a perpetrator and investigations are continuing. They were called at about 21:15 local time (20:15 GMT) on Thursday to reports that shots had been fired in the building, police spokesman Holger Vehren said. Officers who went in found people who "may have been seriously injured by firearms, some of them fatally", he said. "The officers also heard a shot from the upper part of the building and went upstairs, where they also found a person. So far we have no indications that any perpetrators fled." He said police had not yet identified the victims and work at the crime scene continued.

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How much plastic is floating in the world’s oceans? By the latest estimate, more than 170 trillion pieces. According to new analysis from the 5 Gyres Institute, a global nonprofit targeting plastic waste, that’s approximately 2 million tonnes – or about twice the weight of the Titanic. Plastic pollution is having a devastating effect on marine life, and by 2040 could outweigh fish in the ocean. The human body is also vulnerable to these excessive amounts of plastic, including of teeny fragments called microplastics that are less than 5mm in length. Studies have found that people are ingesting plastics through food and drinks, and that they can penetrate the skin and be inhaled.