A selection of today's front pages
1. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced in his Spring Budget that from September 2025 parents of children under five would have access to how many hours free childcare per week?
2. In his Spring Budget Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced that from August the duty on draught beer in pubs would be up to how many pence lower than the duty in supermarkets?
3. Labour leader Keir Starmer accused the chancellor of 'dressing up ___ as stability' in his Spring Budget. What is the missing word?
4. The Royal College of Nursing, the GMB and Unison said they would recommend an offer of a one-off payment of two per cent of their salary plus a Covid recovery bonus of four per cent for this year and a pay increase of what per cent for 2023/24?
5. Junior doctors went on strike for 72 hours with the British Medical Association saying: '__ __ __ has announced it will pay up to £14.10 per hour. A junior doctor makes just £14.09. Thanks to this Government you can make more serving coffee than saving patients.’ What company was the BMA referring to?
6. HSBC bought the UK arm of which collapsed bank for £1?
7. Presenter Fiona Bruce said she would step back from her role as an ambassador for which charity following a comment she made on BBC Question Time about Stanley Johnson?
8. Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker tweeted, after his reinstatement following his suspension over comments about the Government’s asylum policy, that 'however difficult the last few days have been' it didn’t compare to what?
9. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, US President Joe Biden and Australian PM Anthony Albanese met in San Diego to unveil plans for what?
10. America said two Russian fighter jets deliberately intercepted one of its drones and caused it to crash in what body of water?
11. Eleanor Williams, 22, was jailed for eight-and-a-half years by Preston Crown Court for perverting the course of justice by doing what?
12. According to the National Police Chiefs’ Council how many police officers, in England and Wales, were accused of violent offences against women and girls over the six months between April and October 2022?
13. Whose mother said she had rejected an apology by the Metropolitan Police about how her daughter's case was handled?
14. Businesswoman Jacqueline Gold, who died from breast cancer aged 62, was the founder of what company?
15. A man was killed and three people needed hospital treatment after an explosion destroyed a house in which UK city?
16. Demonstrations took place in French cities after the government crashed a bill through the National Assembly to raise the retirement age to what?
17. Who was recalled to prison for breaching his licence conditions, after being freed in February half way through his 16-year sentence for sexually abusing three schoolgirls?
18. What was the name of Private Eye and Daily Mirror cartoonist, awarded an MBE in 2000, who died aged 89?
19. Which Premier League club sacked their manager after failing to win a single game in 2023?
20. What was scrapped at Cheltenham Festival for the first time in its 200-year history?
21. Which film won seven awards at the Oscars, including three acting awards and best picture?
22. England’s rugby team suffered their worst ever defeat at Twickenham when they were beaten 10-53 by which team?
23. A lagotto romagnolo called Orca won Best in Show at Crufts after its handler drove 25 hours from which country to get to the dog show?
24. TV presenter Alison Hammond announced she is to be the new co-host of what programme?
25. What changed from red to champagne at the weekend?
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