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Sun, 16 Oct 2022 08:49:08 GMT
Hunt says Truss has ‘changed’ as he urges Tory MPs not to ditch her
Jeremy Hunt has said that Liz Truss has "changed" as he urged Conservative MPs not to ditch their third prime minister in four years.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 08:44:29 GMT
Liz Truss news – live: Hunt says new PM is ‘last thing people want’ as pressure mounts
Downing Street had gone ‘too far, too fast’ with mini-Budget, chancellor Jeremy Hunt says

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 08:22:11 GMT
Joe Biden says Liz Truss’s tax cut plans were ‘a mistake’
US president’s comments, a rare criticism of British domestic policy, come as PM fights to save her career

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 08:18:07 GMT
Jeremy Hunt: Who is new chancellor and former health secretary?
The new chancellor signalled he will have a ‘clean slate’ when it comes to the mini-Budget

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 08:17:54 GMT
Jeremy Hunt: Who is new chancellor and former health secretary?
The new chancellor signalled he will have a ‘clean slate’ when it comes to the mini-Budget

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 08:09:56 GMT
Truss faces Winter of Discontent with nearly 2m workers balloted and coordinated strikes ‘likely’
Exclusive: 1.9 million people set to strike or be balloted for industrial action in coming months, analysis by The Independent finds

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 07:42:47 GMT
Gabby Logan ‘trying to see positives’ in Newcastle United takeover
The Magpies fan said she wants to see the team do well but questions about the club’s financing ‘doesn’t always sit very well with people’.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 07:22:00 GMT
Drop in sterling adds 7p per litre to fuel bills
The Competition and Markets Authority published a review into high pump prices.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 07:20:33 GMT
Drop in sterling adds 7p per litre to fuel bills
The Competition and Markets Authority published a review into high pump prices.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 07:09:39 GMT
Revealed: Energy theft reports soar amid rising gas and electricity bills
Exclusive: Investigation by The Independent uncovers scheme charging people hundreds of pounds to replace meters

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 06:33:48 GMT
Police investigating after man’s body found in Essex woodland
Officers said the death was being treated as suspicious

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 06:01:36 GMT
Liz Truss news – live: Jeremy Hunt says PM went ‘too far, too fast’ on tax cuts
New chancellor said his focus was ‘on growth underpinned by stability’

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 01:14:31 GMT
What the papers say – October 16
Possible plans to oust the under-fire PM feature among the front page stories.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 01:12:27 GMT
Leeds fire: Buildings evacuated after major blaze breaks out in city centre
Emergency services were called to the scene just before 8pm on Saturday

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 00:43:04 GMT
Suella Braverman plans crackdown on ‘hideously selfish’ climate protests
Road-blocking demonstrations are ‘not a freedom of expression, nor a human right,’ says home secretary

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 00:42:50 GMT
Suella Braverman to give police more powers to stop protesters ‘holding Britain to ransom’
Home secretary wants activist ‘vandals’ to face new laws

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 23:07:53 GMT
Liz Truss clinging to power as new Chancellor prepares to shred economic plan
Mr Hunt and Ms Truss will meet in her Chequers residence on Sunday as tax rises and spending cuts loom on the horizon.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Sturgeon: No country has been better prepared for independence than Scotland
The Scottish Government is due to publish a paper on its plans for the economy and currency of an independent Scotland on Monday.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Government presses on with legislation to ‘keep Britain moving’ during strikes
It comes following months of walkouts by railway workers which have caused travel chaos.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Home Secretary announces plans to crackdown on climate protests
Ms Braverman pledged to stop activists holding the public ‘to ransom’.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Mother who started inclusive toy brand hails response from customers
Desriee Asomuyide, 29, was inspired to create the inclusive toy company Little Omo after the birth of her son Isaiah.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 22:44:49 GMT
Tory donors turn on Liz Truss even as Jeremy Hunt rips up disastrous mini-Budget
‘Time is running out’ to remove the prime minister, says top Conservative donor. ‘The more we dig this hole the deeper it is going to be’

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 22:22:32 GMT
Labour attacks Tories in new posters as party gears up for election
In two posters, Labour attacks the Government for damaging the UK’s standing on the world stage and hiking mortgages.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 07:18:30 GMT
Camilla surrounded by Paddingtons as tributes to Queen donated to Barnardo’s
The bears have been collected, professionally cleaned and will be delivered to the charity in the coming weeks.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 21:05:25 GMT
Labour expected to snub Qatar World Cup
The party has signalled that it will snub the tournament, citing the treatment of construction workers and LGBT people in Qatar.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 18:59:21 GMT
Liz Truss ‘clinging to power’ amid ‘grotesque chaos’ of Kwarteng sacking, Starmer says
Labour leader says to expect ‘laughable excuses’ from ailing PM

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 08:10:43 GMT
‘This is the news - our news’: The history and importance of the UK’s Black press
‘It matters to the world because we are the only people who can tell our stories. And, man, our stories. They deserve to be told,’ says journalist Charlie Brinkurst-Cuff

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 18:10:30 GMT
Bank of England warns next interest rate hike could be higher than expected
‘Stronger response’ needed to tackle inflation, says Andrew Bailey

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 17:08:59 GMT
Asylum seekers ‘effectively detained’ at Home Office hotels with claims of ‘restricted’ movement
An investigation by The Independent and Liberty Investigates has unearthed accounts from asylum seekers who say they were prevented from leaving

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 16:50:59 GMT
Spending cuts of up to £40bn expected after Liz Truss announcement
U-turns have filled less than half the £62bn ‘black hole’ created by Kwasi Kwarteng

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 16:49:25 GMT
Poll finds Truss has failed to gain voters’ confidence with dramatic U-turn
More than half applaud sacking of Kwarteng, but majority think she cannot regain trust

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 16:46:56 GMT
Pound falls after Liz Truss U-turn, as IFS warns ‘piecemeal’ changes won’t cut it
Sterling dips and cost of government borrowing rises despite PM’s bid to reassure markets

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 18:49:17 GMT
Gary Lineker broke BBC impartiality rule with Tory ‘Russian donors’ tweet
Host asked whether Liz Truss’s party will ‘hand back their donations from Russian donors’

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 16:43:30 GMT
Public clash with Just Stop Oil protesters blocking east London road
Nearly 30 demonstrators gathered on Shoreditch High Street where they set up a roadblock to disrupt traffic

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 16:39:47 GMT
Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood charged with attempted rape, coercive control and assault
The England striker was arrested at his home on Saturday

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 15:48:30 GMT
Two people deny criminal damage after soup thrown on Van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting
The pleaded not guilty to the offences and were released on bail

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 15:40:26 GMT
Footballer Mason Greenwood charged with attempted rape
The 21-year-old is due to appear in court on Monday facing three counts relating to the same complainant.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 15:26:06 GMT
Home secretary accused of ‘scapegoating’ modern slavery victims as new laws planned
Suella Braverman wants to go beyond Priti Patel and change the law to stop alleged abuse of system by small boat migrants

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 14:52:57 GMT
Queen Consort is all smiles as she attends Ascot
Camilla has long had a passion for horses, being a keen rider.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 14:51:41 GMT
Truss and Starmer lead tributes to Sir David Amess on anniversary of his murder
The veteran MP was stabbed during a constituency surgery at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, last October 15.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 14:10:16 GMT
Cannabis plants worth £115,000 seized by police
A 24-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of cultivation of cannabis

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 18:09:44 GMT
Animal Rebellion protesters pour milk in shops across UK – including Harrods
The group co-ordinated the action in stores like Waitrose, Whole Foods and Marks and Spencer in London, Manchester, Norwich and Edinburgh.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 13:47:42 GMT
People of Creeslough stand together once more at the end of longest week
The final funerals following an explosion in a Co Donegal service station took place on Saturday.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 13:15:47 GMT
SNP challenge Scottish Tories to back Liz Truss resignation calls
Senior SNP figures have challenged the Scottish Conservatives to ‘grow a backbone’ and join calls for the Prime Minister Liz Truss to quit.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 12:29:52 GMT
Drivers could be fined £1,000 for letting ambulance pass - how to avoid it
Motorists urged to ‘not panic’ when they see emergency services on the road

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 12:29:40 GMT
Drivers could be fined £1,000 for letting ambulance pass - how to avoid it
Motorists urged to ‘not panic’ when they see emergency services on the road

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 12:25:47 GMT
The four new driving laws now in force across the UK
From a total mobile phone ban to low emission zones, don’t be caught out by new motoring rules

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 12:25:22 GMT
The four new driving laws now in force across the UK
From a total mobile phone ban to low emission zones, don’t be caught out by new motoring rules

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 12:19:15 GMT
Mason Greenwood: Man United player accused of rape arrested for alleged bail breach
The forward was arrested at his home on Saturday

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 12:17:39 GMT
Three climate activists appear in court after soup thrown over Van Gogh painting
Anna Holland, 20, Phoebe Plummer, 21, and Lora Johnson, 38, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday morning.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 12:01:23 GMT
Scottish Labour leader declares party ‘ready’ for general election
Anas Sarwar condemned Liz Truss as a ‘lame duck Prime Minister’.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 11:56:10 GMT
Youngest Creeslough victim and her father ‘side by side’ in life and death
The funeral for Robert Garwe and Shauna Flanagan Garwe is the last following a week of services for the 10 victims.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 11:48:39 GMT
Manchester United star Mason Greenwood arrested on suspicion of breaching bail
The Manchester United player was first arrested in January over the alleged rape and assault of a young woman.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 11:37:48 GMT
Labour ‘will turn Britain into green growth superpower’, Sir Keir Starmer says
He promised more solar panels and home insulation during a speech to the party’s regional conference in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 11:35:25 GMT
The naked truth: nearly 7m people in UK describe themselves as nudists, poll finds
‘There’s a huge, hidden enthusiasm for this,’ says president of British Naturism. “Attitudes are changing with taboos and stigma being eroded’

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 11:28:52 GMT
Tory MP Tobias Ellwood has whip restored
The senior Tory MP had been suspended from the party for missing a confidence vote in the summer.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 11:18:08 GMT
Starmer quotes famous Kinnock put-down in attack on Tories’ ‘grotesque chaos’
The Labour has accused Prime Minister Liz Truss of clinging to power.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 11:13:05 GMT
Liz Truss news – live: Starmer says PM clinging to power after Kwarteng sacking ‘chaos’
Prime minister’s plan for Britain abandoned as Hunt takes Treasury as his own

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 10:41:29 GMT
Second man charged after Bishopsgate stabbing
A 20-year-old woman was also been charged with assisting an offender

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 10:30:59 GMT
Funeral under way for five-year-old girl and father killed in Creeslough blast
Robert Garwe had taken his daughter Shauna to the shop to buy a birthday cake for her mother.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 10:29:05 GMT
Tory prime ministers have ‘collectively got us into this mess’ – Blackford
Liz Truss should not be in office ‘one day longer’, the SNP’s Westminster leader has said.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 09:25:32 GMT
Jeremy Hunt says taxes will rise and ‘difficult’ cuts are needed after mini-Budget ‘mistakes’
Also refused to commit to PM’s pledged 1p cut in income tax and to raise defence spending to 3 per cent

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 09:18:59 GMT
Pair in court accused of criminal damage to frame of Van Gogh’s Sunflowers
Two tins of Heinz tomato soup were thrown over the artwork at London’s National Gallery on Friday.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 09:07:08 GMT
Miriam Margolyes swears on Radio 4 as she wishes new Chancellor good luck
The actress had been on the Today programme paying tribute to the late actor Robbie Coltrane, who died on Friday.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 21:48:58 GMT
Tory MPs ‘sending in no confidence letters’ to 1922 Committee in bid to oust Liz Truss
‘Poppadom plotters’ reportedly met to discuss how to force out the prime minister



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