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Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:57:27 GMTLiz Truss news – live: PM ‘has 12 hours to save job’ as more MPs demand resignation
Former home secretary launched a stinging attack on the prime minister as she quit
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:56:05 GMTTruss wants to reappoint Braverman as home secretary ‘in new year,’ Tory MP claims
Suella Braverman dramatically resigned on Wednesday with a swipe at government
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:54:33 GMTCost of living: What is a warm bank and where are they opening?
Libraries, art galleries, community centres and places of worship could all become sanctuaries once cold weather bites and millions struggle with the expense of heating their own homes
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:45:36 GMTTruss on brink following vote chaos and Braverman exit
Liz Truss faces another make-or-break day as she battles to save her premiership.
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:38:50 GMTFurther chaos for Truss government amid reports her chief whip has resigned
Liz Truss’s government has been thrust further into disarray with the apparent resignation of her chief whip in a row over a contentious vote on fracking.
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:37:52 GMTWhat next for Liz Truss as she fights for political survival?
The Prime Minister is clinging on to power by her fingertips after Suella Braverman’s resignation and ugly, chaotic scenes during a Commons vote.
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:37:36 GMTThree arrested after security alert on EasyJet plane at Stansted
Three men arrested on suspicion of making bomb hoax
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:33:02 GMTEvery Tory MP calling for Liz Truss to go as Prime Minister clings to power
PM fights for political life as senior Tories said to be holding secret talks to replace her
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:29:51 GMTMother’s fears for son with cerebral palsy as all benefits withdrawn by Home Office ‘with no explanation’
Mother-of-four Mercy Edwards-Okafor had her disability living allowance suddenly removed after living in the country for 13 years
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:29:07 GMTIntimate letters written by Lord Nelson go on display to mark Trafalgar Day
The rare collection at the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth includes notes to his lover Emma Hamilton.
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:23:59 GMTCost of living: What is a warm bank and where are they opening?
Libraries, art galleries, community centres and places of worship could all become sanctuaries once cold weather bites and millions struggle with the expense of heating their own homes
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:18:46 GMTWaitrose customers making ‘big changes’ in cost of living crisis
Sales of fish heads are up by an ‘incredible’ 34% on last year while spam sales rose by 36%, the grocer reported.
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:18:41 GMTWaitrose customers send sales of spam and fish heads up by a third
Sales of fish heads are up by an ‘incredible’ 34% on last year while spam sales rose by 36%, the grocer reported.
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:17:12 GMTWhen is the second cost of living payment due?
Next instalment of grant for low-income families due this autumn
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:16:44 GMTWhen is the second cost of living payment due?
Next instalment of grant for low-income families due this autumn
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:14:58 GMTHow to get the £300 cost of living payment for pensioners
Older people will receive a further discount on their energy bills this autumn
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:13:30 GMTHow to get the £300 cost of living payment for pensioners
Older people will receive a further discount on their energy bills this autumn
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:08:41 GMTThree charged with kidnap and murder after man found dead in Essex
Two men and a teenage boy have been charged with murder and kidnapping after a man was found dead near an industrial estate in Essex.
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:07:59 GMTWhy the energy price cap isn’t what it seems
Liz Truss initially moved to rein in runaway household bills caused by rising global gas prices, only for new chancellor Jeremy Hunt to cut short government aid
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:07:01 GMTWhy the energy price cap isn’t what it seems
Liz Truss initially moved to rein in runaway household bills caused by rising global gas prices, only for new chancellor Jeremy Hunt to cut short government aid
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 07:58:54 GMT‘I think that’s the case’: Cabinet minister refuses to say Liz Truss will survive
Anne-Marie Trevelyan declines – multiple times – to predict prime minister will lead Tories into next election
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 07:52:47 GMTIan Murray: Labour to use ‘every mechanism’ to force election amid Tory ‘chaos’
The shadow secretary of state for Scotland has said he witnessed “jostling, shouting and swearing” among Tory MPs.
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 07:51:47 GMT When is the £400 winter fuel payment due?
Households will start receiving money off their energy bills from October
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 07:46:48 GMT When is the £400 winter fuel payment due?
Households will start receiving money off their energy bills from October
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 07:41:53 GMTLiz Truss: Why declaring ‘I’m a fighter, not a quitter’ spells doom for politicians
Resort to fateful phrase rarely ends well
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 07:33:35 GMTRail line to be closed for several days after train derailment
The incident means no trains can run in either direction between Carlisle and Newcastle.
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 07:13:19 GMTTruss faces clamor to quit amid UK government chaos
U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss is hanging on to power by a thread after a senior minister quit her government and a vote in the House of Commons descended into chaos and acrimony
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 07:11:28 GMTCabinet minister demands investigation into ‘manhandling’ of Tory MPs in fracking vote
’It is never acceptable for there to be any harassment of members as they cast their democratic vote’
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 07:00:07 GMTAdrenaline loving 90-year-old wants older generation to not see age as a barrier
Mercy Baggs has teamed up with Wiltshire Farm Foods to offer thrill-seeking over 55s the chance to fulfil wishes on their bucket lists.
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 06:47:21 GMT‘Something has to give’: Former Brexit minister joins calls for Liz Truss to resign
Lord Frost says PM cannot stay in office because she ‘campaigned against policies she is now implementing’
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 06:46:48 GMTFracking vote descends into chaos as Tory MPs ‘bullied and manhandled’ to defeat Labour motion
Call for investigation into ‘shambolic’ scenes of ‘open warfare’, with some backbenchers in tears, others using four-letter words
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 06:20:42 GMTTruss on the brink after Braverman exit and Commons chaos
Former Brexit minister Lord David Frost joined mounting calls for the Prime Minister to step down.
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 04:49:14 GMTLiz Truss - live: Calls grow for PM to resign after Braverman exit and chaotic debate
Braverman launched a stinging attack on the prime minister
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 01:45:50 GMTProtest pong: Street artist’s mucky campaign against Liz Truss is fake poos
Mr Browne started placing fake dog muck along the promenade in Southsea, Hampshire, after the financial crisis unfolded following the mini-budget.
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 01:45:04 GMTNicola Sturgeon to chair second energy summit in two months
The First Minister convened a similar summit in August.
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:24:10 GMTVicky McClure urges MPs to step into the shoes of dementia carers
The actress and Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador has urged politicians to make the disease ‘the priority it needs to be’.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 23:21:31 GMTChinese diplomat defends grabbing Hong Kong protester’s hair in Manchester
Consul-general said it was his ‘duty’ to protect his staff, leader, and country but denied attacking protester
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 23:11:00 GMTNumber of zero-hours contracts up 75% since ‘review’ promised a decade ago
Exclusive: Huge increase revealed as government accused of ‘opening the door to yet more insecure work‘ with roll-back of rights
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 23:09:34 GMTFood bank demand surges 46% ahead of ‘worst winter yet as tsunami of need’ outstrips donations
At least half a million children are in need of emergency food parcels, the Trussell Trust has warned
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 23:02:31 GMTUS diplomat to enter plea over Harry Dunn death
Anne Sacoolas, 45, is charged over the 19-year-old motorcyclist’s death following a collision outside a US military base in Northamptonshire in 2019.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 23:01:16 GMT‘Livid’ Tory backbencher says he has ‘had enough of talentless people’
Conservative backbencher says he has ‘not seen anything like’ scenes in Commons on Wednesday
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMTMillions skipping meals or struggling to buy healthy food – Which?
The consumer group is calling on supermarkets to help their customers with clearer pricing.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMTCamilla urges older people to check their risk of developing osteoporosis
The Queen Consort said the illness caused the deaths of her mother and grandmother during a time it was “rarely diagnosed” and “seldom discussed”.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMTMinisters press on with move to bring in minimum service levels during strikes
The announcement follows months of industrial action by railway workers in bitter disputes over pay, jobs and conditions.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMTAdvertising regulator signals crackdown on ‘hot air’ environmental claims
The Advertising Standards Authority found that consumers have a low overall understanding of environmental claims used by advertisers.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMTWork of pioneering aerial photographer celebrated
The Harold Wingham Collection of almost 2,000 photographic negatives and corresponding prints has been made available online to the public.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMTBroken funding systems for public services ‘preserve geographic inequalities’
With reform of the systems unlikely due to public spending cuts, levelling up is in danger, according to a new report.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMTGP crisis ‘putting patients at risk’, MPs warn
Health leaders have been reluctant to acknowledge the crisis, according to a report.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMTNew Harry Potter coins to feature portraits of the King and Queen Elizabeth II
The first coin in the Royal Mint’s new Harry Potter collection is available to buy from Thursday.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 22:56:46 GMTCommons chaos an ‘absolute disgrace’, says ‘livid’ senior Tory MP
Sir Charles Walker said Wednesday’s scenes were a ‘pitiful reflection on the Conservative Parliamentary Party’.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 22:30:00 GMTVoucher scheme effective at stopping smoking in pregnancy – study
More than a quarter (26.8%) of pregnant women involved in the trial who had the vouchers quit smoking by the end of their pregnancy, research found.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 21:51:49 GMTOil campaigners charged after Dartford Crossing protest
Two men will appear in custody at Southend Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 21:30:48 GMTKrishnan Guru-Murthy apologises for calling Steve Baker ‘a c***’ during livestream
Tory MP says he hopes Channel 4 sacks him after telling journalist he ‘appreciates’ apology
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 21:30:00 GMTStarmer accuses Truss of ‘insulting’ British workers
The Labour leader will tell the TUC a Labour government will repeal any new legislation restricting the right to strike.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 21:18:28 GMTLiz Truss government rocked by day of chaos
Sacked home secretary Suella Braverman launches savage assault on ‘broken pledges’
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 20:58:54 GMTKrishnan Guru-Murthy apologises ‘unreservedly’ for swearing at Steve Baker
The broadcaster said the remark followed a ‘robust interview’ with the Tory MP but it was ‘beneath the standards I set myself’.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 20:55:37 GMTRead Suella Braverman’s scathing resignation letter in full as home secretary quits
’I have made a mistake; I accept responsibility; I resign’
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 20:50:08 GMTSturgeon blasts ‘utter shambles’ at Commons vote as Blackford calls for PM to go
There were farcical scenes as the Government appeared to U-turn on a threat to strip the whip from Conservative MPs if they backed a fracking ban.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 20:47:41 GMTTwo thirds of women think partner fails to understand menopause
Exclusive: Two thirds of women think the menopause has had an impact on their marriage or relationship
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 20:33:42 GMTUK not ‘doing its bit’ for refugees, says archbishop amid Rwanda plan criticism
The Most Rev Stephen Cottrell raised his concerns in Parliament.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 20:30:10 GMTSenior Tories accused of bullying MPs in Commons fracking vote
Deputy Prime Minister Therese Coffey denied manhandling a Conservative MP into the division lobby.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 20:13:27 GMTSuella Braverman quits as home secretary with scathing broadside over Liz Truss’s ‘broken pledges’
Suella Braverman has resigned as home secretary after just 44 days as the prime minister’s government continues to descend into chaos
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 19:59:06 GMTTwo charged over Just Stop Oil protest that shut Dartford Crossing
Two men will appear in court on Thursday
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 19:50:01 GMTWho is Grant Shapps? New home secretary appointed after Suella Braverman resigns
Former transport secretary is replacing Suella Braverman after her resignation
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 19:37:13 GMTCCTV shows Regency shooting victim fleeing amid ‘pandemonium’, court hears
The Special Criminal Court heard that gunmen took advantage of ‘utter surprise and confusion’ at the hotel.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 19:30:18 GMTJohn Bishop jokes upcoming panto has better economic policy than Liz Truss
The comedian, who is to star in Mother Goose, joked that the PM had been in touch about a golden egg that would sort out her ‘financial problems’.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 19:02:19 GMTLowry masterpiece to remain free for public after sale to The Lowry arts centre
The historic painting, depicting a throng of people gathered at Burnden Park football stadium, sold for a record-breaking £6.6 million on Wednesday.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:53:58 GMTHong Kong protester beaten in grounds of China embassy ‘fears for his family’
Bob Chan said he was ‘shocked’ the attack happened in Britain
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 09:00:02 GMT‘Initial reaction was what the f***?’: Suella Braverman resignation plunges Home Office into fresh chaos
Staff had barely started work on departing home secretary’s controversial agenda for asylum, immigration and policing
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:36:27 GMTTwo men arrested on suspicion of murdering rapper at Notting Hill Carnival
Scotland Yard said the men, aged 23 and 18, were arrested in Bristol.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:32:58 GMTTory MP tells ministers to ‘hang their heads in shame’ over fracking row
Tory MPs have been told a Labour vote in the Commons seeking to ban fracking is being treated as a ‘confidence motion’ in the Government.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:24:02 GMTRare Islamic gold coin could fetch more than £1m at auction
The 6th century gold dinar dates from when the Umayyad Caliphate ruled from the year 660 to 750.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:16:25 GMTMan who says he was abused by Lord Mountbatten launches legal proceedings
Arthur Smyth, who was a resident at the notorious Kincora home in Belfast, has waived his anonymity to make the claim.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:16:08 GMTTop Liz Truss aide suspended as No 10 condemns ‘unacceptable briefings’
Jason Stein facing probe by Cabinet Office’s propriety and ethics team
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:14:30 GMTGreat British Railways plan ‘delayed’ as Liz Truss pulls transport bill
New body was set to run Britain’s railways from early 2024 but no legislation now due this session
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:12:51 GMTLS Lowry painting Going To The Match sells at auction for £6.6 million
The artwork depicts people gathered at Burnden Park football stadium, former home of Bolton Wanderers.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:12:41 GMTKeir Starmer warns UK could slip backwards on LGBT rights
The Labour leader was speaking at the PinkNews Awards.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:06:31 GMTGrant Shapps, spreadsheet schemer, takes Home Office reins
The former transport secretary was a major backer of Liz Truss’s rival Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:03:54 GMTChild sex abuse victims ‘will feel cheated’ if report is not hard-hitting
The final Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse report will be laid before Parliament on Thursday.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 17:51:00 GMTMorning takeaway coffee could become ‘luxury lifestyle decision’, roaster warns
Robi Lambie, coffee roaster and co-founder of Cairngorm Coffee in Edinburgh, warned of the rising costs of milk pushing up flat white prices.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 17:45:41 GMTJoint bid to host opening stages of Tour de France being considered
Ireland previously hosted the Le Grand Depart in 1998.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 17:41:31 GMTWhat lies in the new Home Secretary’s in-tray?
Suella Braverman left the role after just six weeks in office.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 17:38:32 GMTGrant Shapps is new home secretary following shock resignation of Suella Braverman
Just weeks ago, former transport secretary was organising a rebellion against Liz Truss
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 17:33:04 GMTBraverman: A string of provocative comments during brief stint as home secretary
She was in the role for 43 full days.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 17:26:20 GMTDUP reiterate to PM they will not re-enter Stormont while protocol issues remain
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson led a party delegation to meet with Liz Truss in Downing Street on Wednesday,
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 17:19:38 GMTDeath of baby in Lucy Letby case came ‘out of the blue’, says witness
One of the seven babies that nurse Lucy Letby is accused of murdering ‘showed no signs of any problems throughout the day’, the court was told.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 17:17:45 GMTSuella Braverman: Who is Britain’s new home secretary? - OLD
Hardline Brexit ‘Spartan’, vehemently ‘anti-woke’, was first to declare leadership ambitions before Boris Johnson’s downfall had even been confirmed but now finds herself replacing Priti Patel
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 17:17:34 GMTThousands of lone migrant children housed in hotels
The figures come as a watchdog gave the Home Office until the end of the year to stop placing migrants in hotels.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 17:16:42 GMTWho is Suella Braverman? Former Home Secretary who lasted just 44 days in the job
Hardline Brexit ‘Spartan’ and vehemently ‘anti-woke’ Ms Braverman was first to declare leadership ambitions before Boris Johnson’s downfall had even been confirmed
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 17:13:39 GMTProtester says he was saved by police intervention at Chinese consulate
Bob Chan claims he was beaten by a group of men after putting up posters criticising President Xi Jinping.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 17:08:11 GMTTory MPs to rebel against government over fracking despite threat of losing whip
At least three plan to defy three-line whip in vote designed by Labour to threaten government
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 17:10:21 GMT‘Ex-girlfriend’ of Banksy offers previously unseen artworks to MediaCity exhibit
The woman claims their relationship lasted from 1994 to 1998 when the artist was in Bristol.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:51:55 GMTSuella Braverman departs as home secretary as Truss government disarray mounts - OLD
Home secretary Suella Braverman has dramatically left the government, adding to the mounting disarray enveloping Liz Truss’s government.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:45:50 GMTBillionaire who owns Chrysler Building waits for outcome of cash fight with wife
Michael Fuchs and Alvina Collardeau-Fuchs have been arguing at a private hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:38:00 GMTBaby deaths: 45 infants may have lived with better care – report
An inquiry was ordered following growing concerns about quality of care.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:35:14 GMTLeo Varadkar discusses protocol with British counterparts
The Fine Gael leader travelled to London on Wednesday to hold a number of bilateral meetings while on a ‘trade mission’ to the UK.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:34:17 GMTBen Wallace: Who is the defence secretary regularly tipped as the Tories’ next leader?
Ex-soldier’s reluctance to stand for party leadership looking increasingly like good sense and the ideal qualification for the job after months of Conservative chaos
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:25:35 GMTSuella Braverman nearly hit the big time – but the show’s been shut down
Braverman doubtless thinks of herself as tomorrow’s news, but she clearly labelled herself with yesterday’s politics, believes Tom Peck
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:17:39 GMTPutin will face ‘severe consequences’ if he uses nuclear weapons, No10 warns
Downing Street said Vladimir Putin is already conducting ‘a senseless and barbaric attack on civilians across Ukraine’.
Sun, 09 Oct 2022 07:01:20 GMT‘Pressure cooker homes’: Domestic abuse reports to leading abortion centre soars
Exclusive: ‘A young girl said my partner has taken the door off the bathroom, so that I’m not able to use the toilet in private,’ midwife says