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Skilled migrants settling in Britain are expected to contribute billions more to the public finances than they cost over their lifetimes, according to analysis published before an immigration rules overhaul expected on Monday.

Up to 10 major industrial and commercial sites across the UK could be built with the help of £700 million in public capital, the Government has announced.

The King and Queen were told the voices of small states must be heard for there to be “true partnerships” in the Commonwealth as Caribbean nations welcomed the UK’s offer of slavery apology talks.

Irish Olympian Ciara Mageean has been described as a “champion in every sense of the word” following her death aged 34.