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Mon, 03 Oct 2022 08:53:46 GMTStarmer’s Labour could be heading for 100-seat majority, polling guru warns Tories
Labour ‘very clearly’ favourite to win election after poorly-received mini-Budget, says John Curtice
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 08:46:33 GMTKwarteng confirms further cuts of up to £18bn for public services
Budgets will not be topped up to take account of soaring inflation, chancellor says
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 08:45:28 GMTPound – live: Kwarteng ‘humiliated’ over 45p tax cut U-turn, as sterling rises
Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget sent the value of the pound into freefall last week
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 08:44:40 GMTNI minister ‘happy to eat humble pie’ to restore UK-Ireland relationship
Steve Baker apologised on Sunday for his ‘ferocious’ stance on negotiations with the EU.
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 08:41:11 GMTMystery 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
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 08:24:21 GMTUK Government’s tax rate U-turn shows ‘utter ineptitude’, says Sturgeon
The announcement the top rate of tax would be scrapped spooked the market and prompted a response from the Bank of England.
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 08:15:56 GMTNadine Dorries accuses Liz Truss of ‘throwing Kwasi Kwarteng under bus’ over tax cuts
Prime minister provokes fresh row at start of Tory conference
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 08:13:58 GMTKwarteng admits attending Champagne party after budget ‘wasn’t best day to go’
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has admitted that attending a party with financiers after the mini-budget was "a difficult call" and "it probably wasn't the best day to go".
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 08:07:56 GMTWoman dies falling overboard from yacht off Isle of Wight coast
Incident took place in Cowes in Isle of Wight over weekend
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 08:05:28 GMTWrong country, inadequate PPE: Government baffles railway figures with China image on UK campaign
Exclusive: ‘If that photo’s on a UK railway, then they’re breaking a few rules’
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 07:46:02 GMTWhat is the national minimum wage and when will it increase?
TUC calls for rate raise ‘as soon as possible’
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 07:45:44 GMTWhat is the national minimum wage and when will it increase?
TUC calls for rate raise ‘as soon as possible’
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 07:43:48 GMTSadiq Khan subjected to racist abuse over false claims he vetoed Queen statue
Khan issued statement saying he was happy to support use of fourth plinth ‘if that is the royal family’s preference’
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 07:38:34 GMTSearch for Moors murder victim Keith Bennett continuing ‘for foreseeable future’
The 12-year-old was one of five victims of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, with three later found buried on Saddleworth Moor.
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 07:36:53 GMTRees-Mogg booed by protesters in Birmingham as Tory conference kicks off
The Business Secretary faced a hostile reception as he crossed Victoria Square in the city centre.
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 07:34:58 GMTKwarteng abandons 45p tax rate cut after Tory revolt and markets turmoil
’We get it and we have listened,’ chancellor says, in humiliating U-turn that has derailed the Tory conference
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 17:31:52 GMTTory minister Steve Baker apologises to EU for his behaviour during Brexit
Brexiteer shows contrition over ‘ferocious’ stance
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 07:28:32 GMTMan dies after ‘incident’ at charity boxing match as police probe ‘unexplained’ death
Officers are appealing for anyone who saw what happened to get in touch
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 07:23:48 GMTJacob Rees-Mogg to tear up workers’ rights in smaller firms to make economy ‘dynamic’
Threshold for exemption from regulations lifted from 50 to 500 workers – and to include EU ‘retained law’
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 06:31:13 GMTKing and Queen Consort to visit Dunfermline
They will also attend a reception in Edinburgh.
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 04:15:42 GMTLiz Truss – live: Gove denies being ‘rebel leader’ after saying tax cut plans ‘not Conservative’
Former Cabinet minister says 45p tax cut will ‘benefit millionaires’
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 01:45:55 GMTMan to appear in court charged with murder of schoolgirl Olivia Pratt-Korbel
Thomas Cashman is accused of killing the nine-year-old, who was shot dead in her home in Didcot, Liverpool, on August 22.
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 01:45:06 GMTSarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens due back in court over flashing charges
The 49-year-old is accused of two counts of indecent exposure pre-dating Ms Everard’s kidnap, rape and murder.
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 01:18:21 GMTWhat the papers say – October 3
Politics and a heartfelt plea from Mel B feature among Monday’s front pages.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 23:01:19 GMTKwarteng to make crunch conference speech as revolt grows over tax cuts for rich
The Chancellor will insist that his plan to boost growth is right despite mounting opposition from senior Tories.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMTCarbon dioxide price surge threatens £1.7bn extra cost for UK groceries
The price of a tonne of liquid CO2 is now up to 3000% higher than it was a year ago.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMTGovernment unveils plan to commemorate nuclear test programme veterans
It comes on the 70th anniversary of Operation Hurricane, which saw the UK become the world’s third nuclear power.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMTGlasgow woman selected as face of national breast cancer awareness campaign
Jane Grove, 53, was diagnosed with breast cancer in September 2020 and said her biggest fear during treatment was not being able to exercise.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMTArtist used eyelash to paint puppy sculpture in the eye of a needle
Willard Wigan worked 16-18 hours a day over a two-month period, using gaps between his own heartbeat to create the artwork.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMTRare photographs of The Beatles playing at Liverpool’s Cavern Club uncovered
The images were captured in July 1961, over a year before the band released their debut single Love Me Do.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMTElectric vehicles hit ‘significant milestone’
More than half a million pure battery-electric vehicles are on UK roads, new figures show.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMTScottish Conservatives offer ‘real alternative’ to SNP, Douglas Ross to say
Mr Ross will address the Conservative Party conference on Monday.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMTCharles to host President of South Africa for first state visit as King
President Cyril Ramaphosa, accompanied by Tshepo Motsepe, have accepted the invitation to attend Buckingham Palace in November.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 21:57:11 GMTGove joins assault on Liz Truss package of tax cuts for the rich
‘Wrong values’: Rebel Tories warn PM will struggle to get 45p rate move through parliament
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 21:33:30 GMTKwarteng will tell Tory critics his plan is ‘the right one’ in conference speech
‘We must stay the course’: Chancellor to brush off calls for U-turn
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 21:18:39 GMTRosetta Stone moved for first time in 18 years
Hieroglyphs: Unlocking Ancient Egypt will go on display from October 13.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 19:08:29 GMTPutin ‘highly unlikely’ to use nuclear weapons but is not rational, says Wallace
The Defence Secretary also said he would be meeting allies to discuss undersea security after the suspected Nord Stream sabotage.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 18:34:42 GMTBen Wallace: Specialist ships will protect underwater cables from Russia
The Defence Secretary warned that Moscow makes ‘no secret’ of its ability to target underwater infrastructure.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 18:32:19 GMT‘Truly inspiring’ London Marathon sees 18 Guinness World Records broken
From 34 listed attempts, 18 world records were broken – including one for the fastest marathon dressed as a vampire.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 18:19:18 GMTTory minister hits out at ‘backbiting’ colleagues
Dehenna Davidson said colleagues had leaked stories about her to the press.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 18:17:50 GMTSecond day of protests against soaring energy prices and climate crisis
Just Stop Oil campaigners said supporters had marched through central London, disrupting traffic, and staged a sit-down protest on Waterloo Bridge.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 18:16:34 GMTPolice launch investigation after bodies of two men found in Berkshire park
Mystery as Thames Valley Police try to establish a connection between the deaths
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 18:14:34 GMTBuckland: Brexit ‘freedom’ will bring a freeport to Wales for the first time
The Welsh Secretary said ‘being a proud unionist doesn’t make anyone less Welsh’.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 17:42:20 GMTBrother of Moors murder victim voices frustration over police search
Police started a dig in search of victim after author claimed to have discovered a likely grave for the boy
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 17:35:46 GMTNorthern Ireland minister apologises for past ‘ferocious’ Brexit stance
Steve Baker said ministers needed to act with ‘humility’ to restore relationships with the Republic of Ireland and the EU.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 17:34:41 GMTFun, fast times and emotional challenges as thousands take on London Marathon
It is expected to be the final time that the event takes place in October, with the race due to return to its regular spring slot in 2023.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 17:28:16 GMTMan shot dead in busy West Belfast social club
There was a heavy police presence at the football club after the shooting
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 17:21:42 GMTMan shot dead in west Belfast social club
Two masked men opened fire at the victim inside Donegal Celtic Football Club’s social club.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 16:56:16 GMTStrictly’s Tyler West completes London Marathon
The radio DJ is currently taking part in the celebrity dance competition with Strictly professional Dianne Buswell.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 16:35:06 GMTConservative Party conference opens with tributes to late Queen
Members remained standing to sing the national anthem in praise of King Charles III.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 12:57:09 GMT‘Get new job’ or cut your spending, Tory chair tells struggling Britons
‘Go out there and get that new job,’ says Jake Berry
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 15:59:10 GMTWallace not ruling out future leadership bid and says Nato job would be ‘nice’
The Defence Secretary said he loves his current role but admitted he was not ruling out a future leadership bid.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 15:48:43 GMTTwo men charged over alleged assault on heckler at Queen’s coffin procession
Thousands of people lined the streets to watch the coffin make its way along the Royal Mile
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 15:35:25 GMTGrammar school teacher ‘browsed porn whilst he taught class’
David Chidlow viewed profiles of women on an unauthorised website 74 times during school hours
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 15:33:35 GMTAnger as Rees-Mogg’s former business partner made government minister
Dominic Johnson will be made a life peer serving as a minister in the Department for International Trade and the Cabinet Office.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 15:24:07 GMTWhat is the £500m Household Support Fund and how to apply for it
The grant will be doubled to £1 billion from April, but what does that mean for you?
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 15:23:49 GMTGovernment still aims to reform Human Rights Act – Justice Secretary
Brandon Lewis said the Government would still seek to reduce the influence of Strasbourg on UK law and prioritise protecting the public.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 15:23:44 GMTWhat is the £500m Household Support Fund and how to apply for it
The grant will be doubled to £1 billion from April, but what does that mean for you?
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 15:21:00 GMTAll the cost of living help available and how to get the payment
Poorer households are expected to be hardest-hit, while eldery people have reported having to choose between heating or eating
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 15:20:39 GMTAll the cost of living help available and how to get the payment
Poorer households are expected to be hardest-hit, while eldery people have reported having to choose between heating or eating
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 15:20:07 GMTMel B demands action on domestic abuse during appearance at Tory conference
The pop star is a patron of the Women’s Aid charity.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 15:19:27 GMT Who gets the £400 rebate and winter fuel payment?
Households will start receiving money off their energy bills from October
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 15:19:08 GMT Who gets the £400 rebate and winter fuel payment?
Households will start receiving money off their energy bills from October
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 15:16:13 GMTWhat does the energy price cap mean for you?
Liz Truss has moved to rein in runaway household bills caused by rising global gas prices
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 15:15:54 GMTWhat does the energy price cap mean for you?
Liz Truss has moved to rein in runaway household bills caused by rising global gas prices
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 15:14:19 GMTJustice Secretary ‘hopeful’ of end to barrister strike
Brandon Lewis declined to commit to pushing for a bigger legal aid budget, but said he was ‘hopeful’ the current deal would end long-running strikes.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 15:04:22 GMTThornberry apologises after busting herself for speeding
The shadow attorney general posted a picture of herself driving on the motorway at 81mph.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 14:50:15 GMTGorillas, fruit and Buzz Lightyear: London Marathon’s fancy dress raises smiles
One group of six ran dressed as a crate of fruit and vegetables while another participant attached an outdoor washing line to his body.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 14:44:18 GMTLiz Truss’s personal phone number ‘for sale on the internet’
Phone number of PM and 25 other cabinet minister reportedly available on US website
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 14:21:57 GMTJacob Rees-Mogg in cronyism row after business partner made peer and minister
Dominic Johnson co-founded Somerset Capital Management with business secretary – and is major Tory donor
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 14:18:55 GMTTruss’s personal phone number ‘for sale on the internet’
The Mail on Sunday said the numbers of 26 senior ministers are available on a US website containing stolen data.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 14:18:47 GMTJacob Rees-Mogg booed by protesters outside Tory conference
Jacob Rees-Mogg was pursued by angry protesters who jeered and booed, with some shouting ‘Tory scum’
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 14:02:33 GMTTop mandarin’s sacking had ‘sonic boom’ impact on Whitehall
Warning that government will be damaged by chilling effect on advice to ministers
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 13:58:12 GMTTwo men charged with alleged assault on heckler at Queen’s coffin procession
Two men have been arrested and charged with an alleged assault of a 22-year-old man who heckled the Duke of York in Edinburgh.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 13:33:47 GMTCutting benefits to fund reduced tax ‘not right thing to do’ says Scottish Tory
Andrew Bowie told BBC Radio Scotland that cutting benefits in real terms would not be the right thing to do ‘in principle’.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 13:31:50 GMTTaoiseach detects ‘genuine wish’ from Truss to resolve protocol dispute
Ireland’s premier said there was a need for the EU and UK to enter a process to negotiate a resolution to the impasse over post-Brexit trade.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 12:37:02 GMTTwo men jailed for kidnap and rape of teenage girl
Abdul Howe and Ajani Williams jailed for a total of 37 years
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 12:18:42 GMTTwo charged with murder and fraud after death of 71-year-old woman
The pair are due to appear at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 12:13:15 GMTScottish government would be in ‘uncharted waters’ if UK public spending cut
Social justice minister Shona Robison warned public spending cuts from the UK government could mean difficulties across all public services.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 11:53:47 GMTPetition for early general election hits nearly 400,000 signatures
Debate date will be decided shortly
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 11:46:57 GMTMinister denies Truss banned the King from Cop27 climate change summit
Levelling Up Secretary Simon Clarke said the decision that Charles would not go to Egypt was ‘amicably’ agreed with Buckingham Palace.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 11:35:20 GMTMinister claims upside from weak pound for shops serving high-spending US tourists
Exclusive: Plunging value of sterling ‘not all bad’, says member of Truss team
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 11:03:11 GMTLiz 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 11:02:33 GMTThousands of runners take part in colourful London Marathon
It is expected to be the final time that the event takes place in October with the race due to return to its regular spring slot in 2023.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 10:56:03 GMTUK’s monkeypox situation ‘very positive’ as cases continue to fall
Professor Neil Ferguson said vaccination and behavioural changes were likely responsible for falling infections.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 10:47:11 GMTLiz 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 10:33:25 GMTPound – live: Liz Truss blames communication problems for market turmoil after ‘clear’ economic plan
PM says she stands by the package
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 10:26:55 GMTTruss ‘throws Kwasi Kwarteng under a bus’ over tax cut for richest
The Prime Minister provoked a fresh row at the start of the Tory conference by saying the income tax cut was a ‘decision the Chancellor made’.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 10:15:21 GMTDepartment for Transport data used for low-traffic schemes revised down
The schemes restrict through-traffic in residential streets to make them quieter and safer.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 10:01:36 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
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 10:00:33 GMTNew arts group aims to showcase African artists and aid community cohesion
The African Arts Collective includes artists from across the continent including musicians and dancers.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 09:55:50 GMT‘Heroic’ Zelensky compared Russia to Star Wars’ evil Empire, says Mark Hamill
The actor is an ambassador to the United24 project, which donates drones to the Ukrainian army.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 09:52:20 GMTTory MPs told they will lose whip if they vote against Budget – as Gove refuses to say he’ll back it
Michael Gove ‘profoundly’ worried by Truss plan – as Tory chair threatens rebels with suspension
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 09:43:53 GMTUK's Truss sticks by economic plan as her party worries
British Prime Minister Liz Truss has acknowledged she could have done a better job “laying the ground” for her package of unfunded tax cuts