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Sun, 02 Oct 2022 08:52:33 GMT
Liz Truss refuses to commit to benefits hike but stands by tax cut for rich
Former cabinet minister Michael Gove says U-turn needed on PM’s Budget ‘mistakes’

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 08:51:09 GMT
Michael Gove could vote against Truss’s ‘profoundly concerning’ tax plans
The influential figure in the Tory party said using borrowing to pay for tax cuts is ‘not Conservative’.

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 08:49:34 GMT
How The Independent is celebrating Black History Month
The Independent will celebrate the achievements of Black Britons throughout October, while shining a spotlight on work that remains to be done

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 08:47:55 GMT
Liz Truss blames poor communication for market chaos after mini-Budget
‘We should have laid the ground better’, says PM – but points to Putin and Covid when grilled on economy

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 08:39:10 GMT
Mystery of Agatha Christie’s 11-day disappearance ‘solved’ by historian
Writer disappeared for 11 days in 1926 and then turned up at hotel in Yorkshire

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 08:26:02 GMT
Boris Johnson: The Simpsons producer says former prime minister is a ‘character right for satire’
Al Jean says he wanted to feature Johnson as a character on the series

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 08:17:38 GMT
Pound – live: Liz Truss blames communication problems for market turmoil after ‘clear’ economic plan
PM says she stands by the package

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 08:00:13 GMT
Train firm rolls out new leaf-busting technology to ease autumn delays
Northern, which runs nearly 2,000 daily services, is fitting a system to 16 passenger trains which tackles slippery rails.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 22:41:25 GMT
Truss tells Tory rebels ‘there is no option but to change’
PM rejects calls to sack Kwasi Kwarteng over mini-Budget turmoil saying he is doing an ‘excellent job’.

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 07:24:08 GMT
Kwasi Kwarteng admits losing sleep over market chaos he failed to anticipate
‘If politicians were really good at reading markets ... they would probably be market traders’

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 06:50:40 GMT
Pound – live: Kwarteng accused of gambling with UK economy by devolved nations
Finance ministers warn new budget means a decade of spending cuts

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 06:49:35 GMT
Pound – live: Kwarteng admits losing sleep over markets as Truss approval rating plummets
More than half the public disapprove of PM’s latest moves

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 06:47:55 GMT
Kwasi Kwarteng ‘met hedge fund managers for champagne reception hours after mini-Budget’
Financiers allegedly boasted chancellor was a ‘useful idiot’ after drinks reception

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 01:49:08 GMT
UK’s monkeypox situation ‘very positive’ as cases continue to fall, says expert
Professor Neil Ferguson said vaccination and behavioural changes were likely responsible for falling infections.

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 00:06:28 GMT
What the papers say – October 2
The Sunday papers cover pressure on the Government, the King skipping an environmental forum and a pranking ghost.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 23:23:03 GMT
Liz Truss ‘could be gone by Christmas’ unless she backs down to ‘livid’ Tory MPs
Threatened hit to welfare benefits ‘electoral suicide’ after tax giveaway for rich

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
SNP says ‘worst yet to come’ under Truss premiership
The Conservative Party conference opens on Sunday.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 22:01:29 GMT
Wycombe Wanderers name part of stadium in honour of Bill Turnbull
The broadcaster, who often commentated on games, passed away aged 66 in August after a five-year battle with prostate cancer.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 21:50:28 GMT
Smiling Charles, William, Camilla and Catherine captured in new image
The image of King Charles, his Queen Consort plus the Prince and Princess of Wales was taken before a Buckingham Palace reception for world leaders.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 21:40:08 GMT
The real life neo-Nazi terror plot behind new Stephen Graham drama The Walk-In
Exclusive: Former neo-Nazi who raised alarm over planned murder of Labour MP tells The Independent how events unfolded in Warrington Wetherspoons

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 21:09:38 GMT
Nicola Sturgeon condemns ‘vile racists’ after school suffers online abuse
Scotland’s First Minister visited the primary school in Glasgow on Friday.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 21:03:38 GMT
Smiling Charles, William, Camilla and Catherine captured in new image
The senior royals are wearing black as the image was taken while they were in mourning for the Queen

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 21:00:00 GMT
Truss’s approval rating plummets following mini-budget turmoil
Half the public believe Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng should quit after tax cuts cause havoc in the markets.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 20:27:42 GMT
Environment secretary’s own constituency has sewage dumped in rivers 11 hours a day
Ranil Jayawardena was appointed by Liz Truss earlier this month

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 20:19:40 GMT
‘We want a free Iran’: Thousands take to London streets to protest death of Mahsa Amini
Mahsa Amini died after being detained by ‘morality police’ in Iran

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 20:15:52 GMT
King set to miss international climate change summit
The Sunday Times reported that Liz Truss objected to him attending the Cop27 gathering in Egypt.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 20:13:36 GMT
Timeline: Death of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel
The schoolgirl was shot in the chest on August 22 at her home in Dovecot, Liverpool.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 20:00:18 GMT
Liz Truss ‘advised King Charles to not give speech at upcoming climate summit’
Buckingham Palace have confirmed that the King will not attend Cop27

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 19:59:22 GMT
‘Darth Vader’ runs marathon fundraiser following prostate cancer diagnosis
Simon Best, 59, from Coulsdon, Surrey, will run the TCS London Marathon dressed as Darth Vader for the charity Prostate Cancer UK.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 19:41:56 GMT
Devolved administrations call for urgent talks with Chancellor
Ministers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland say more funding is needed from Westminster to protect vital public services.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 19:35:54 GMT
Man charged with murdering nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel
Thomas Cashman, of West Derby, is accused of killing the youngster.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 18:56:23 GMT
Man charged with murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool shooting
Nine-year-old Olivia was shot in the chest at her home in Dovecot, Liverpool

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 18:38:29 GMT
Thousands turn out for nationwide protests against cost of living crisis
Demonstrators take to the streets in cities from Plymouth to Glasgow

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 18:29:01 GMT
Warning to Kwarteng that delay in releasing plans could mean mortgage pain for millions
Senior Tory urges chancellor to bring forward 23 November fiscal statement to this month

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 17:35:53 GMT
Showers unlikely to dampen spirits of 50,000 runners taking on London Marathon
It is expected to be the final time that the London Marathon takes place in October with the event due to return to its regular spring slot in 2023.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 17:25:54 GMT
No human remains found yet on Moors as Keith Bennett search continues
Reports had claimed author Russell Edwards located a human skull on Saddleworth Moor in the search for the Moors Murderers’ victim.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 17:25:13 GMT
No human remains found yet on Moors as Keith Bennett search continues
‘Our work to excavate the site is continuing,’ police said

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 17:20:18 GMT
Young Tories’ leader apologises for calling Birmingham ‘a dump’
’Grow up and understand why this city is so special’, says Tory mayor of West Midlands in Twitter row

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 16:57:03 GMT
Thousands protests against soaring energy prices and climate crisis
Traffic on Westminster Bridge was brought to a standstill for at least an hour.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 16:47:02 GMT
Jimmy Nesbitt: Debate on NI’s future should be led by people not politicians
The Cold Feet actor was the keynote speaker at a major rally on Irish unification in Dublin

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 16:38:03 GMT
Days of treading water on planning for Irish unification are over, McDonald says
Creating a new Ireland means building a ‘home’ for everyone on the island, Mrs McDonald added.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 16:29:08 GMT
House Of The Dragon actor joins march for Welsh independence in Cardiff
The rally was organised by All Under One Banner Cymru and Yes Cymru.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 16:10:21 GMT
Truss faces difficult week at Tory Party conference
MPs have questioned whether she can survive to the end of the year after week of financial market turmoil.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 16:02:55 GMT
Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng ‘libertarian anarchists’, says RMT boss Mick Lynch
Nation needs to ‘make the Tory party wake up’, says union leader

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 15:36:57 GMT
Liz Truss: 10 of the new prime minister’s biggest gaffes and awkward moments
From Brexit U-turns to forgetting where she is, we bring you the moments Britain’s new leader would probably much rather forget

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 15:25:40 GMT
Baby Idrees’s short life to be remembered by mother’s London Marathon fundraiser
Idrees had a rare condition called Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome where the left side of the heart does not develop properly.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 15:23:17 GMT
United Ireland will need support of convincing majorities, Tanaiste says
Some members of the audience at the 3Arena booed when Mr Varadkar outlined the structures that he thought could potentially be retained.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 15:13:04 GMT
The King welcomes leader of St Vincent and the Grenadines to Balmoral
Charles met with Ralph Gonsalves, PM of St Vincent and the Grenadines and his wife Eloise in one of his first official audiences as monarch.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 15:11:46 GMT
Liz Truss: 10 of the new prime minister’s biggest gaffes and awkward moments
From Brexit U-turns to forgetting where she is, we bring you the moments Britain’s new leader would probably much rather forget

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 15:09:52 GMT
Devolved nations demand meeting with Kwasi Kwarteng over austerity fears
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland ministers warn ‘huge gamble’ on tax breaks could mean major spending cuts

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 15:08:46 GMT
Government wants to cut ‘very large welfare state’, says Truss cabinet ally
Britons living in ‘fools’ paradise’ with state ‘extremely large’, says levelling up secretary

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 14:35:38 GMT
NI children could die from hypothermia amid cost-of-living crisis, rally told
Northern Ireland’s Children’s Commissioner Koulla Yiasouma issued the warning at a protest in Belfast.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 12:50:02 GMT
Mother ‘heartbroken’ by 13-year-old son’s offer to get a job amid mortgage rates
Lizzie Devine, from Tamworth, said her son Lewis has noticed she is ‘struggling’ as mortgage costs continue to rise.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 12:43:43 GMT
Tory mayor rebukes fellow Conservative for ‘Birmingham is a dump’ tweet
Daniel Grainger, the chairman of Young Conservative Network, was told to leave Birmingham by the Tory mayor after making the post.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 12:17:51 GMT
‘The Met breaks my heart’: The dramatic decline of Britain’s biggest police force, and how it could recover
The fall from grace of Britain’s largest police force has been stark, writes Tom Harper. How does the Met get itself out of this hole?

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 11:55:42 GMT
Hundreds gather in support of rail and postal workers’ strike action
Network Rail workers who are members of RMT began the first of two 24-hour walkouts on Saturday.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 11:49:19 GMT
Man arrested after musician dies two weeks after assault
Bill Witham was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition on September 12 after being found unconscious in Hullbridge, Essex.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 07:19:03 GMT
Liz Truss admits UK faces economic ‘disruption’ because of mini-Budget
Doing things differently means ‘disruption in short term’, says PM

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 11:32:58 GMT
Nord Stream pipeline blasts ‘clearly an act of sabotage’, says Truss
The PM was updated on the latest situation in the Baltic by her Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 11:32:07 GMT
Commons sleaze watchdog faces ‘outrageous’ claim she is letting off MPs to get peerage
Tory MP Andrew Bridgen admits the rumour is unsubstantiated and likely to offend

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 11:29:57 GMT
Tory MPs ‘may help Labour to bring down’ parts of Chancellor’s budget
Some MPs want to reinstate the 45p top rate of income tax

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 11:28:32 GMT
Kwasi Kwarteng to keep expert OBR Budget verdict secret for nearly two months
Chancellor resists calls for ‘reset moment’ for economy despite OBR promising forecast next Friday

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 11:26:45 GMT
Astonishment as fracking companies may be placed in charge of testing public support for drilling
Firms like Cuadrilla could be asked to show they have local consent for causing earthquakes – but residents sceptical they would be impartial

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 11:24:04 GMT
Private renters desert Tories amid doubts over pledges of new powers for tenants
Liz Truss warned ‘rent wall’ ready to deprive Tories of key swing seats – if promises are broken

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 11:20:35 GMT
Watchdog to deliver verdict on budget next week but Kwarteng won’t publish it
Chancellor sticks to guns by refusing to release OBR analysis on ‘impact’ of tax-slashing package until November

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 11:19:03 GMT
Senior Tory MP says it’s now a question of how badly party will lose election
Charles Walker says Liz Truss has ‘duty to get the public finances in the best shape possible’ - for Labour

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 10:42:44 GMT
‘Return to austerity’: Almost £50bn of cuts needed to fund tax breaks for rich, economists warn
Huge ‘unforced error’ set to push Britain back to George Osborne-era cuts, says think tank

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 10:42:25 GMT
Government may consider benefits cut to help fund tax breaks for rich, economists warn
Huge ‘unforced error’ set to push Britain back to George Osborne-era cuts, says think tank

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 10:38:24 GMT
Rain could dampen prospects for thousands of London Marathon runners
The 26.2-mile race will start at Greenwich Park on Sunday morning.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 10:29:22 GMT
Pound – live: Kwarteng accused of gambling with UK economy by devolved nations
Finance ministers warn new budget means a decade of spending cuts

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 09:55:14 GMT
Energy bills to be burned in nationwide cost of living protests
Protests to take place from Plymouth to Glasgow as energy price cap is lifted

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 09:50:52 GMT
Big Ben strikes again at London Marathon as GP dons costume for charity
Simon Phillips, from Dorset, said he ‘jumped at the chance’ to wear the costume, taking the reins from Lukas Bates.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 09:39:18 GMT
Truss admits £45bn mini-budget tax cuts did cause ‘disruption’
The Prime Minister insisted Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng was right to act to get the economy moving.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 09:31:17 GMT
Number of ‘dental deserts’ across England growing, figures show
Previous data has shown that children in deprived communities have poorer dental health than those in richer places.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 08:54:45 GMT
Braille banners will offer encouragement to blind London Marathon runners
Visually impaired runners will be able to read the messages which will line miles 20 and 23 of the 26.2-mile marathon course.



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