The Independent - 2023-03-06

• Sunak vow to end small boat crossings doomed to fail, senior Tories fear
• Sunak is setting himself up for a fall on small boats
• Fruit and veg shortage hits schoolchil­dren’s lunches
• Johnson acting like Trump over Partygate, say Tories
• Ambulance strikes called off as unions enter pay talks
• Pubs and bars to close later over coronation weekend
• Home news in brief
• Bakhmut ‘close to end’ says Russia as fighting continues
• World news in brief
• Cruelty towards foxes is endemic in British culture
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• The Bank couldn’t be less clear about interest rates
• Verstappen cruises to finish line at opening Bahrain race
• Sport news in brief

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