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Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:50:13 GMT
Therese Coffey’s Dr Dre alarm goes off during live interview
‘It’s just an 8am alarm’, says health secretary – who is asked about ‘losing a pound or two’

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:49:46 GMT
Liz Truss – live: New Cabinet meets for first time ahead of PMQs showdown
Incoming minister says anonymously that they doubt new PM will ‘last two years’ in Downing Street

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:46:02 GMT
Liverpool shooting: Four arrested over Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder bailed
Olivia’s mother urged those responsible for her daughter’s murder to ‘own up’

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:44:48 GMT
Putin says Truss victory in Tory leadership vote ‘far from democratic’
Truss was put into Number 10 by Tory party members

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:44:15 GMT
PMQs today: When will Liz Truss face Commons as new prime minister and how can I watch it?
Tory leader to square off against Sir Keir Starmer after dramatic Cabinet reshuffle

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:36:18 GMT
Johnny Mercer: Wife of sacked minister calls Liz Truss an ‘imbecile’ in cronyism row
Comment made in social media post above a picture of a Muppet dressed as Ms Truss

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:24:48 GMT
Health secretary Therese Coffey insists she will not undo abortion laws
Coffey has ‘deeply concerning’ record on abortion rights, says British Pregnancy Advisory Service

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:22:30 GMT
Man arrested over Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s murder released on bail
Three other men, aged 29, 34 and 41, were also bailed on Wednesday after being arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:21:14 GMT
Liz Truss appointed ‘broad church’ of all Tory talents, insists deputy PM amid cronyism claims
‘This is government of all the talents’, claims Therese Coffey

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:16:23 GMT
London Marylebone railway station closed due to tunnel ‘defect’
National Rail Enquiries said no trains will enter or leave the west London station on Wednesday morning.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:10:45 GMT
Dominic Raab: The high-profile casualty of Liz Truss’s cabinet reshuffle
The justice secretary, who has lasted less than a year in his latest position, reportedly admitted this week it was likely he would face the sack.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:10:34 GMT
Harry and Meghan arrive in Germany to promote Invictus Games
The pair are expected to meet officials and potential competitors in the city of Dusseldorf.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:09:46 GMT
History on show at Balmoral as Queen greets new Prime Minister Liz Truss
With a fire roaring beneath the mantlepiece, the royal leaned on her now familiar walking stick as she greeted the new Conservative Party leader.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:07:36 GMT
Liz Truss becomes the new Prime Minister after audience with the Queen
Her first priority will be producing a plan to help households and businesses facing crippling energy costs.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:06:59 GMT
UK leader Truss holds 1st Cabinet meeting amid energy crisis
British Prime Minister Liz Truss is holding her first Cabinet meeting

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:05:02 GMT
New Prime Minister Liz Truss plans £2,500 energy bills freeze
A plan to deal with soaring energy prices will be one of her first acts as Prime Minister.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:00:22 GMT
Woman who can smell Parkinson’s disease helps scientists develop test
Joy Milne noticed her late husband developed a different odour when he was 33 – some 12 years before he was diagnosed with condition

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:50:15 GMT
Truss government to ‘hit the ground running’ with energy bills freeze
Liz Truss was leading the first meeting of her Cabinet on Wednesday before her Prime Minister’s Questions debut in the Commons.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:35:02 GMT
Tornado spotted in Scotland as thunderstorms sweep country
The unusual weather event was seen in Midlothian.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:30:08 GMT
Ads for pubs and nightclubs banned for encouraging excessive drinking
Adverts for The Hive and Lulu in Edinburgh, The Spiritualist and the Slug and Lettuce in Glasgow and Popworld in Leeds have all been banned.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:08:03 GMT
‘Climate alarmism’ and ‘doomsayers’: New energy chief Rees-Mogg’s history of dismissing global warming threat
‘Climate dinosaur’ will oversee UK’s net zero strategy in Liz Truss’s government

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:07:19 GMT
Armed police swoop on man after woman found seriously injured at house dies
A 36-year-old man was found a mile away from where the woman was found injured

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:06:57 GMT
Armed police arrest man over woman’s ‘murder’
A 36-year-old man was found a mile away from where the woman was found injured

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:04:47 GMT
Free school meals roll-out to all primary school children in Wales begins
Children aged between four and five who are starting school will be offered the meals from this month onwards.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 05:48:00 GMT
Johnny Mercer: Wife of sacked minister calls Liz Truss an ‘imbecile’ in brutal Twitter outburst
Felicity Cornelius-Mercer mocked the prime minister with a cartoon photo from Ms Muppets

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 05:47:56 GMT
Johnny Mercer: Wife of sacked minister calls Liz Truss an ‘imbecile’ in cronyism row
Comment made in social media post above a picture of a Muppet dressed as Ms Truss

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 04:14:57 GMT
Teacher who refused to use student’s pronouns jailed after returning to school
Enoch Burke, an evangelical Christian, refused to use a student’s preferred pronouns

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 04:09:08 GMT
Liz Truss – live: New PM branded ‘imbecile’ after cabinet reshuffle as she prepares to face first PMQs
New prime minister creating a ‘cabinet of cronies’, says former special adviser

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 03:36:59 GMT
What the papers say – September 7
Liz Truss dominates the nation’s front pages.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 01:45:44 GMT
Prince of Wales to host global symposium on allergies
Charles will take part in a roundtable discussion with scientists.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 01:45:32 GMT
Actor Stephen Tompkinson in court on GBH charge
The 56-year-old is appearing at Newcastle Crown Court and has already denied the offence.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 01:45:30 GMT
Archie Battersbee’s mother prepares for meeting with minister
Hollie Dance, of Southend, Essex, wrote to the then health secretary Steve Barclay asking if she and her MP Anna Firth could meet for talks.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 01:45:19 GMT
Funeral for young jockey Jack de Bromhead to be held
His death has caused widespread shock among the Irish racing community.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 01:45:05 GMT
Funeral for cyclist Rab Wardell to take place in Dunfermline
Rab Wardell died after a cardiac arrest aged 37 on August 23 just days after winning the Scottish MTB XC Championships.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 06:06:07 GMT
Liz Truss to face Keir Starmer in first PMQs after brutal Cabinet reshuffle
Ministers are seeking to finish an emergency package to ease the cost-of-living crisis.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 01:28:20 GMT
TUC warns Liz Truss ‘not to touch our hard-won workers’ rights’
General secretary Frances O’Grady urged Ms Truss to not become the ‘P&O prime minister’

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 01:21:23 GMT
Joe Biden and Liz Truss discuss importance of Northern Ireland Protocol
Ms Truss also accepted an invitation to visit Ukraine from President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:27:47 GMT
Usdaw: We fear Liz Truss’s energy plan will be too little too late
The new resident of No 10 is set to finalise a multi-billion package to freeze energy bills.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:24:45 GMT
Gabby Logan shares husband’s ’emotional’ prostate cancer diagnosis story
The couple discuss details of Mr Logan’s diagnosis and recovery along with his feelings throughout the process.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:24:33 GMT
Right-winger Suella Braverman appointed as home secretary in Liz Truss’s first cabinet
Former attorney general Suella Braverman has been appointed home secretary in prime minister Liz Truss’s first cabinet.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:13:33 GMT
Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s mother tells daughter’s killer to ‘own up’ as she speaks out for first time since shooting
Bereaved Cheryl Korbel, wearing cast on wrist after being injured in attack, says shooter ‘knows they’ve done wrong’

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:09:29 GMT
Liz Truss’s cabinet in full: Who is in new PM’s top team?
Big shake-up sees Rishi Sunak supporters booted out in favour of leader’s allies

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:03:31 GMT
Michelle Donelan: Channel 4 and BBC licence fee on new Culture Secretary agenda
Ms Donelan’s role as Secretary of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is her second cabinet position, after less than two days as Education Secretary.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Trade body chief urges new Culture Secretary to reconsider Channel 4 plans
The Government announced plans in April to take the broadcaster out of public ownership.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Four in 10 Universal Credit claimants ‘skipping meals to survive’ – charity
A fifth of people surveyed for the Trussell Trust said they were unable to cook hot food this summer as they could not afford to use the cooker.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
‘Severe impact’ of rising living costs on disabled households highlighted
Two-thirds of households containing people with disabilities have avoided turning on the heating, abrdn Financial Fairness Trust said.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
New Parkinson’s test developed thanks to woman who could smell the disease
Researchers hope that one day the test could be rolled out across the NHS.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
New exhibition to display Hadrian’s Wall’s oldest souvenirs
The collection, which features keepsakes from almost 2,000 years, includes one of the wall’s earliest souvenirs – the Rudge Cup.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Domestic energy spend to top £100bn after October price rise, report estimates
The economic report by the Offshore Energy UK has set out measures the UK Government can take to ease the pressure.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Donation initiative expands to help more than 50,000 across Scotland
Donated items range from toilet roll, nappies, wipes and toiletries to clothing, backpacks, home furnishings, lightings and electrical products.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Double down on ending gas dependence to curb bills, PM urged
Senior advisers say the Government needs to focus on improving insulation in millions of homes and provide advice to the public on saving energy.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Pressure to reach life milestones affecting younger generations more – research
Some 77% of millennials and 83% of Gen Z feel pressure to reach traditional life milestones, according to a survey for Relate.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Public backs wind and solar farms to reduce energy bills, poll suggests
Some 77% of those quizzed backed the green technologies to tackle the cost of soaring bills.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Prestigious businesswomen awards announced
The former chief executive of Ocado Retail, won Veuve Clicquot’s 50th annual Bold Woman Award for her ‘outstanding’ leadership.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Thomas & Friends to introduce first autistic character Bruno the Brake Car
The new role will be voiced by nine-year-old autistic actor Elliott Garcia.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
TUC warns new Prime Minister not to weaken workers’ rights
The union organisation said it is ‘prepared to throw the kitchen sink’ at protecting employment rights.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 22:43:13 GMT
Liz Truss rewards allies Coffey and Kwarteng after sacking Sunak supporters
The new Prime Minister first carried out a cull of supporters of her Tory leadership rival.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 22:16:24 GMT
Truss branded ‘an imbecile’ by sacked minister’s wife
Felicity Cornelius-Mercer said the Cabinet system ‘stinks’ and ‘treats people appallingly’.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 22:06:33 GMT
NI Secretary congratulated on new role
He replaces Shailesh Vara who was sacked ahead of the appointment.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 21:56:12 GMT
Alister Jack ‘honoured’ as he is reappointed Scotland Secretary
Alister Jack has been reappointed Secretary of State for Scotland in prime minister Liz Truss’s new cabinet, it has been confirmed.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 21:40:31 GMT
Liz Truss accepts invite to visit Ukraine in first call with foreign leader as PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was the first foreign leader Ms Truss spoke to after becoming Prime Minister

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 06:59:30 GMT
Truss’s Cabinet reshuffle: Key statistics and major milestones
The UK has its first ever female deputy prime minister.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 21:23:36 GMT
Man shot dead by police ‘was due to become a father’
Chris Kaba, also known as Madix or Mad Itch 67, died in Streatham Hill, south London, on Monday.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 21:21:23 GMT
Liz Truss conducts clear-out of Sunak supporters as she builds ‘cabinet of cronies’
Raab, Barclay, Eustice and Shapps sacked within minutes of new PM’s arrival at No 10

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 21:17:56 GMT
Boris Johnson’s claim to have reformed social care denounced as ‘one final insult’
‘Tell that to the thousands of people struggling,’ says sector leader

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 21:06:55 GMT
New PM Liz Truss vows tax cuts and energy bill help to ‘ride out the storm’
Liz Truss used her first speech as Prime Minister to promise a package of reforms to ‘transform Britain into an aspiration nation’.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 20:48:46 GMT
Boris Johnson farewell speech: Who was the Roman statesman Cincinnatus?
‘I am returning to my plough and I will be offering this government nothing but the most fervent support,’ says outgoing prime minister as he makes way for Liz Truss

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 20:25:18 GMT
Barristers on strike ready and willing to meet with new justice secretary, MPs told
Members of the Criminal Bar Association in England and Wales are taking part in a continuous walk-out.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 20:22:10 GMT
Suella Braverman: Brexit-supporting barrister who has risen through Tory ranks
The Fareham MP was the first person to launch a bid to become the next prime minister but later supported Liz Truss.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 19:47:26 GMT
Law society warns of rise in miscarriages of justice as not proven scrapped
The Law Society of Scotland has criticised plans to scrap the not proven verdict in Tuesday’s Programme for Government.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 19:44:49 GMT
Right-winger Suella Braverman appointed as home secretary in Liz Truss’s first cabinet
Former attorney general Suella Braverman has been appointed home secretary in prime minister Liz Truss’s first cabinet.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 19:38:33 GMT
‘A disaster waiting to happen’: Bury voters unconvinced by Liz Truss as prime minister
‘I wouldn’t trust her as far I could throw her’

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 19:32:23 GMT
What does Liz Truss mean for Joe Biden and Britain’s ‘special relationship’ with US?
Concern already voiced over new leaders’s plan to scrap critical Northern Ireland free trade provision, writes Andrew Buncombe

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 19:29:25 GMT
Camilla visits Eden Project to take part in Antiques Roadshow episode
The duchess brought along two of her own items to be valued.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 19:28:22 GMT
Therese Coffey inherits NHS ‘in crisis’
Health leaders have set out the challenges facing the new Health Secretary.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 19:18:21 GMT
Smart motorway system ‘dangerous and flawed’, inquest told
Nargis Begum died on a stretch of the M1 with no hard shoulder.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:55:31 GMT
Truss pulls Johnson’s plan to appoint ally to Partygate inquiry committee
Liz Truss’s government has dumped plans to appoint a controversial MP to the parliamentary partygate probe, one of Boris Johnson’s last acts as prime minister.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:50:33 GMT
Mother of Olivia Pratt-Korbel urges killer to ‘own up’
Cheryl Korbel was injured when her nine-year-old daughter was shot in their home in Dovecot, Liverpool.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:31:38 GMT
Suella Braverman: New home secretary given long list of demands after Priti Patel
Priti Patel’s successor ‘must not repeat mistakes of the past again and again’, groups warn

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:30:08 GMT
Booker Prize 2022 shortlist features oldest author
This year’s six shortlisted books have been revealed.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:28:25 GMT
What lies in new Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s in-tray?
The new boss of the Home Office will have a wide-ranging brief, with many challenges to tackle.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:24:17 GMT
Liz Truss says Britain can ‘ride out the storm’ in first speech as PM
New prime minister sticks to guns on tax cuts despite fears they will fuel inflation

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:19:34 GMT
James Cleverly: Who is the new Foreign Secretary?
The former education secretary has been appointed to one of the country’s most senior political roles.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:18:48 GMT
New PM Liz Truss says country can ‘ride out the storm’ with energy help promise
The new Prime Minister addressed the nation from Downing Street after being appointed by the Queen.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:16:00 GMT
Huw Edwards on sewers, bridges and ‘magnificent’ garden ahead of PM’s arrival
The BBC presenter won praise for his ability to fill time as Liz Truss moved towards Downing Street.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:14:20 GMT
'This is it, folks': Boris Johnson bids an ambiguous goodbye
Boris Johnson’s term as British leader was a mix of high drama and low disgrace

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:12:55 GMT
Liz Truss makes close ally Coffey first female deputy prime minister as she builds cabinet of supporters
Liz Truss has appointed her close ally and friend Thérèse Coffey deputy prime minister as well as health secretary.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:09:18 GMT
Close friend Therese Coffey elevated to Liz Truss’s second-in-command
The new Prime Minister has rewarded her long-time ally and fellow karaoke enthusiast with a significant promotion.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 17:55:33 GMT
Raab, Barclay and Shapps out of Government as Liz Truss begins forming Cabinet
The justice secretary was the first known causality of the ministerial reshuffle.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 17:40:20 GMT
Liz Truss makes first speech as leader beneath stormy skies at Downing Street
Torrential downpours at Downing Street threatened to delay the new prime minister’s maiden speech on Tuesday evening.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 17:37:40 GMT
Pensioner, 90, guilty of stabbing disabled wife of 60 years to ‘quieten her down’ at night
The prosecution said the retired butcher ‘knows a thing or two about knives’

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 17:32:45 GMT
Rwanda ‘not a safe third country’ for asylum seekers and UK deal must be stopped, UN tells court
UN Refugee Agency says policy amounts to the ‘unlawful penalisation’ of refugees who use small boats

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 17:31:33 GMT
Rwanda policy ‘incompatible with UK obligations’ UN refugee agency tells court
The first legal challenge over the policy is due to finish on Friday.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 17:24:36 GMT
Migrant crossings continue as numbers edge closer to topping last year’s total
Migrant crossings continued for a fifth day in a row on Tuesday.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 17:24:33 GMT
Truss sets out priorities to build an ‘aspiration nation’
New Prime Minister Liz Truss used her first speech in Downing Street to set out her vision.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 17:05:05 GMT
Liz Truss’s first speech as prime minister in full
Liz Truss said her leadership would focus on three priorities - the economy, energy crisis and NHS

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 17:01:03 GMT
Joe Biden vows ‘deepening of special relationship’ in message to Liz Truss
The US president congratulated the new Prime Minister on her appointment and will speak to her on Tuesday evening.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:51:13 GMT
Pipeline protester jailed for breaching High Court injunction
Scott Breen was previously among the group of campaigners who occupied a network of tunnels under a small park next to Euston station.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:36:52 GMT
PM’s maiden speech goes ahead outside Downing Street after chaotic weather
The podium was taken inside briefly and then back out again amid a downpour as the new Prime Minister approached Number 10.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:27:09 GMT
Nicola Sturgeon to freeze rents in Scotland under emergency cost of living plans
Rents will be frozen in Scotland under emergency plans to tackle the cost of living crisis announced by the first minister Nicola Sturgeon.



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