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Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:00:10 GMT
Putin’s ‘economic asphyxiation’ will blight world for years to come, says Sunak
Prime minister accuses Russian president of ‘contempt’ for international community

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 09:54:18 GMT
Rishi Sunak news - live: Inflation hits 11% as PM says UK economy ‘number one priority’
‘It’s the thing that is causing most anxiety,’ prime minister says at G20

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 09:48:37 GMT
Rishi Sunak denies Brexit to blame for UK’s economic woes
Ukraine war and Covid pandemic are ‘overwhelming’ reasons for downturn, says PM

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 09:47:57 GMT
Offshore workers strike in dispute over pay
Around 146 members at Petrofac are taking part in the action.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 09:32:14 GMT
UK inflation jumps to 41-year high of 11.1% as food prices soar
Food prices up by record amount as energy bill support fails to halt rise

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 09:29:28 GMT
Sunak ‘did not discuss a trade deal’ with Biden
The Prime Minister said the pair had spoken about their economic partnership in a bilateral meeting at the G20.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 09:23:50 GMT
Sunak accuses Putin of showing ‘utter contempt’ for international order
The PM said it is important to establish how a missile came to hit a Polish village close to the Ukrainian border

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 09:11:31 GMT
Housing society boss paid £170,000 in same year boy died due to mould in flat
Awaab Ishak, two, died in December 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by mould in the one-bedroom housing association flat in Rochdale.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 09:11:14 GMT
Housing society boss paid £170,000 in same year boy died because of mould in flat
Two-year-old Awaab Ishak died from a respiratory condition caused by mould

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:47:51 GMT
DWP cost of living payment dates confirmed for November
Next instalment of grant for low-income families due in November

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:47:40 GMT
DWP cost of living payment dates confirmed for November
Next instalment of grant for low-income families due in November

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:45:42 GMT
Every payment to help with the cost of living crisis due in November
Chancellor’s Autumn Budget upcoming but help is out there for those on low incomes struggling with rising prices and high bills

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:45:28 GMT
Every payment to help with the cost of living crisis due in November
Chancellor’s Autumn Budget upcoming but help is out there for those on low incomes struggling with rising prices and high bills

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:39:27 GMT
What can we expect from the Autumn Budget?
Jeremy Hunt expected to deliver harsh package of tax rises and spending cuts to plug £60bn shortfall

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:39:15 GMT
What can we expect from the Autumn Budget?
Jeremy Hunt expected to deliver harsh package of tax rises and spending cuts to plug £60bn shortfall

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:24:20 GMT
G20 communique highlights Russian isolation at global leaders’ gathering
‘Most members’ of group condemn war in Ukraine

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:19:45 GMT
Rishi Sunak’s controversial meeting with Chinese president cancelled
Downing Street blames disruption to schedules caused by missile in Poland

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:17:06 GMT
When is Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Budget?
Chancellor expected to deliver harsh package of tax rises and spending cuts to plug £60bn shortfall

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:16:53 GMT
When is Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Budget?
Chancellor expected to deliver harsh package of tax rises and spending cuts to plug £60bn shortfall

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:14:31 GMT
Jeremy Hunt says inflation ‘thwarting’ economic growth and warns of tough tax hikes
Chancellor says he will make difficult decisions in Thursday’s budget

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:14:26 GMT
Rishi Sunak attends emergency meeting at G20 after missile lands in Poland
The Prime Minister joined a meeting with G7 and Nato leaders after a missile killed two people in Poland’s east.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:08:05 GMT
Rishi Sunak news - live: Hunt says inflation ‘thwarting’ economic growth as it hits 41-year high
‘This insidious tax is eating into pay cheques, household budgets and savings,’ chancellor says

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:00:10 GMT
Ukrainian couple marry in UK after chance meeting with wedding expert
Mariia Bilyk and Vitalij Melynik had planned to get married in Ukraine in the summer, before war broke out.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 07:43:19 GMT
Rishi Sunak condemns Russia’s ‘barbaric’ war in Ukraine at G20
The Prime Minister said global economic challenges have been made ‘much worse’ by the invasion.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 06:48:51 GMT
Rishi Sunak hails US as ‘closest ally’ as he meets Joe Biden at G20 summit
The pair met after the landing of missiles in Poland sparked alarm among Western allies.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 05:29:56 GMT
UK working with allies after Russian-made missiles ‘cross into Poland’ – Sunak
The Prime Minister joined an emergency morning meeting on the incident at the G20 summit in Bali.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 04:51:26 GMT
Matt Hancock offers politics opinions amid criticism from Rishi Sunak and public
The ex-health secretary, 44, told campmates that former prime minister Liz Truss’ political career was ‘over’.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 04:31:46 GMT
Rishi Sunak news – live: Jeremy Hunt indicates council tax will rise in autumn Budget
Hunt says tackling inflation is his ‘absolute priority’ as he prepares to unveil tax hikes and spending cuts

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 03:39:25 GMT
Biden convenes ‘emergency’ G7 and Nato meeting after Russian-made rockets strike Poland
Rishi Sunak at US president’s side as G20 summit in Indonesia overshadowed by missile assault

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 02:45:57 GMT
What can we expect from Thursday’s autumn budget?
The autumn statement will mark an abrupt about-turn on Kwasi Kwarteng’s disastrous mini-budget.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 02:45:48 GMT
Ruling due in libel fight between Countdown’s Rachel Riley and political blogger
The blogger had originally defended the libel claim on the grounds of truth and honest opinion as well as public interest.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 02:45:17 GMT
London mayor to face questions over Cressida Dick’s resignation as Met chief
Sadiq Khan will appear at City Hall with Sir Thomas Winsor after clashes between the two over Dame Cressida’s exit as the Met Police commissioner.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 02:45:10 GMT
Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Sir Robert Buckland to receive knighthoods from King
It is understood to be the first time the King has carried out a full investiture ceremony since acceding to the throne.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 01:23:17 GMT
Rishi Sunak offers Poland assistance from UK after strike by suspected Russian missiles
Britain ‘co-ordinating with Nato allies’ to establish cause of incident

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:53:55 GMT
What the papers say – November 16
The papers are led by allegations of a Russian missile falling in Poland.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:49:46 GMT
Lifting of cap on bankers’ bonuses expected in Chancellor’s autumn budget
Earlier, the Prime Minister urged bosses to keep down their pay to not exacerbate inflation.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Raab in spotlight over bullying claims as he stands in for Sunak at PMQs
The Deputy Prime Minister is under scrutiny over allegations he bullied civil servants.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Government urged to clamp down on ‘misleading’ baby food pouch health claims
Action on Sugar analysed almost 100 baby and toddler breakfast products, finding they contained up to four teaspoons of sugar.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Scotland ‘first country in world’ to publish biometrics code of practice
The new code sets out how biometric data can be acquired, retained, used and destroyed for criminal justice and policing purposes.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Reverse poverty crisis by boosting child benefit and scrapping cap – report
The Government has a choice between inflicting a winter of ‘deepening hardship’ on families or offering a ‘lifeline to millions’, three groups say.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
John Swinney warns of ‘severe’ impact on Scotland of UK spending cuts
The Scottish Deputy First Minister was speaking ahead of Thursday’s autumn statement.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Four rare electric cranes receive Grade II listing in Bristol
The cranes are the only group of Stothert and Pitt travelling cranes known to be in working order.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Cancer: GPs urged to directly order scans for vague symptoms
Under the new guidance, GPs will be able to use their clinical judgment to order more scans for symptoms such as coughs, fatigue and dizziness.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Councils would need to hike council tax by 20% to plug funding gap – LGA
LGA analysis suggests councils will face a £3.4 billion funding gap in the next financial year, with councils already facing unexpected extra costs.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
72% of single mothers worried about running out of money in retirement – report
Economic conditions are making it harder than ever to fix the deep inequalities that underlie the pensions gap, Scottish Widows said.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
NHS workers facing real terms pay cut, TUC warns
Unions react to reports of a 2% limit on pay rises in the public sector next year.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
London Library makes Helena Bonham Carter first female president
Bonham Carter, who has been a library member since 1986, said she is ‘proud to support this incredible and vital establishment’.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Composer of Ukrainian opera says it is ‘great honour’ to see it reach UK
Illia Razumeiko co-composed and co-directed Chornobyldorf alongside Roman Grygoriv.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Cambridgeshire railway bridge is most-bashed in Britain
Stonea Road bridge near Manea, Cambridgeshire, was hit by road vehicles 33 times in just 12 months.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Growing numbers seeking mental health support as bills rise – survey
LV= found 7% have sought online mental health support amid worries about money, up from 4% a year ago.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
UK could have slashed gas use with higher rates of heat pumps, analysis finds
Gas imports in 2021 could have been cut by a fifth, according to researchers.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:14:00 GMT
Health Secretary pledges NHS changes to tackle ‘future storms’
Steve Barclay will tell the NHS Providers conference about his current pledges, including more staff for NHS 111 and 999 call handling.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 23:51:48 GMT
Sunak: UK working with allies after Russian missiles ‘cross into Poland’
Rishi Sunak said the UK would ‘support our allies’ in a bid to find out what exactly happened.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 23:30:00 GMT
24% of young people ‘put hearing at risk with loud music on personal devices’
The authors also estimated that 48% of people aged 12-34 around the world are exposed to excessive noise in loud music venues.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 23:16:09 GMT
Martin Lewis issues Christmas debt warning to parents
‘Do not ruin your lives for Christmas,’ says money saving expert

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 23:12:50 GMT
Hancock says Truss’s political career is ‘over’ before dodging I’m A Celeb trial
The former health secretary controversially joined the ITV reality show as a late arrival last week.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 22:42:54 GMT
‘Weak’ Sunak must not ‘drift into appeasement’ in talks with China’s Xi, former Tory leader warns
Downing Street insists PM will be ‘clear-eyed’ in meeting at G20 summit which arranged at the last minute

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 22:40:33 GMT
Conflict of interest warning as George Osborne ‘advises’ on Budget while working for investment bank
Labour urges Jeremy Hunt to reveal if ‘market-sensitive’ information has been leaked

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 22:38:35 GMT
Rishi Sunak green-lights visas for Indians in hope of salvaging trade deal
Move is rebuff to Suella Braverman, who voiced ‘reservations’ about migrants from subcontinent

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 22:34:32 GMT
UK in touch with Nato allies after Russian missiles ‘cross into Poland’
James Cleverly said that the UK was ‘urgently looking’ into the report that Russian missiles had landed in the Nato member state.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 22:30:05 GMT
Rishi Sunak to meet leaders of China, US and India at G20
The Prime Minister has been warned by critics against ‘drifting into appeasement with China’.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 22:22:39 GMT
UK officials ‘seeking clarity’ after Russian missiles cross into Poland
A senior US intelligence official said Russian missiles crossed into the Nato member state.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 22:15:00 GMT
Matt Hancock tells I’m A Celeb campmates Liz Truss’s ‘political career is over’
The former health secretary was spared the Bushtucker trial in Tuesday evening’s show for the first time since his arrival.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 21:25:35 GMT
Death of boy, two, due to mould in housing authority flat ‘unacceptable tragedy’
Awaab Ishak died in December 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by mould in the one-bedroom housing association flat in Rochdale.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 21:18:59 GMT
Martin Lewis - latest: Money expert warns parents about getting into debt for Christmas
The Martin Lewis Money Show Live airs tonight from 8pm on ITV

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 21:02:30 GMT
Dominic Raab ‘left junior staff scared to enter his office’, says official
Lord McDonald urges Rishi Sunak to ‘have another look’ at bullying complaints procedures

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 20:21:32 GMT
Egypt ‘smelling weakness’ in Cleverly’s stance on jailed British activist, ex-ambassador warns
Warning comes as family receives note from jailed activist saying he has ended his hunger strike

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 20:20:40 GMT
Decision on public inquiry into Omagh bombing to take more consideration
Families of some of the 19 killed in the blast met with Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris on Tuesday.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 20:17:28 GMT
Second suspect arrested in Bedfordshire double murder investigation
A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of two counts of murder and of attempted murder after a “devastating” triple stabbing on Sunday.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 19:41:18 GMT
Albanians held in ‘debt bondage’ at drug farms to pay for Channel crossings
NCA says small boats have become a cheaper method of staffing the ‘criminal marketplace’

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 19:34:17 GMT
Crime gangs smuggling millions of pounds from UK to Albania each year – NCA
Albanians are now the biggest single nationality arriving in the UK by crossing the Channel, with 12,000 making the journey so far this year.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 19:02:28 GMT
How to spot the effect of mould on children’s health and who is most affected
Key questions answered

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 18:52:46 GMT
Baby stable before death apart from high blood sugar reading, Lucy Letby murder trial told
Nurse denies murders of seven babies and attempted murders of 10 others between June 2015 and June 2016

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 18:37:44 GMT
Irish musicians to join Dublin housing rally against ‘cruel’ government policy
Raise the Roof coordinator Macdara Doyle said one family in Dublin had been forced to live in a disused animal shelter.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 21:08:38 GMT
Almost 30,000 young people facing homelessness in England this winter – charity
Centrepoint projects that at least 29,500 people aged 16-24 will present to their local council as homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 18:26:36 GMT
‘Big gaps’ remain between UK and EU in protocol negotiations – Cleverly
The Foreign Secretary told the European Scrutiny Committee that he wants to ‘manage expectations’.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 18:17:31 GMT
Four million children now live in households on universal credit
Feed the Future:The Independent is calling on the government to provide free school meals to more children in need

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 18:09:42 GMT
Confidence in Tories ‘lost’ as nine in 10 say economy doing badly – poll
At least half the public has little or no faith in either party’s ability to solve the UK’s economic problems.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 18:00:20 GMT
Transgender people reveal the reality of coming out to family, friends and colleagues
‘They were extremely religious Jehovah’s Witnesses and homophobic,’ one woman tells Maya Oppenheim

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 17:59:03 GMT
Council charged after six-year-old killed by falling tree at school
The Health and Safety Executive has investigated Ella Henderson’s death at her primary school in 2020.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 17:17:53 GMT
Parliament watchdog had dozens of complaints on Hancock’s I’m a Celeb appearance
Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Kathryn Stone told MPs on Tuesday that her office had received ‘dozens of complaints’.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 17:14:59 GMT
British soldier, 24, died after saving lives in Ukraine
Oxford Coroner’s Court heard the cases of two former British soldiers who died while volunteering in foreign legions in Ukraine

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 17:11:18 GMT
Slice of cake from wedding of the King and Queen Consort is up for auction
A piece of cake from the marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales will also go under the hammer.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 17:05:17 GMT
Commercial operators challenge Ofcom approval of BBC Radio 1 Dance online stream
Radiocentre Ltd, the industry body for commercial radio, is bringing a challenge against the regulator.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 17:03:47 GMT
Dominic Raab seeks new staff to run his private office as bullying claims mount OLD
Exclusive: Civil service advertises ‘demanding’ £95k job in office civil servants were ‘too scared to enter’

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 17:01:47 GMT
Council tax will go up in autumn statement, Jeremy Hunt tells MPs OLD
Chancellor rejects Labour plea to hold down bills – as Tory manifesto promised – pointing to ’very difficult announcements’

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 17:00:18 GMT
Dominic Raab’s staff were ‘scared to go into his office’, ex-Foreign Office chief reveals OLD
‘I think people felt demeaned. And I tried to have that conversation with him’

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:57:40 GMT
People with concerns over Raab should come forward, says Rishi Sunak OLD
Former civil service chief says colleagues were ‘scared’ to go into minister’s office

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:56:31 GMT
England’s World Cup flight crew wear gendered uniforms to ensure ‘safety’
Virgin Atlantic said ‘the safety and security of our people and customers is always our top priority’.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 18:04:11 GMT
Fast-tracked law change to allow Anne and Edward to deputise for King
The Counsellors of State Bill has been introduced to the House of Lords just a day after the monarch made a formal request.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:40:37 GMT
‘End this barbaric war’: Rishi Sunak confronts Russia over Ukraine at G20 summit OLD
Prime minister brands invasion ‘illegal’ in front of Putin’s foreign minister

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 22:30:00 GMT
Brexit trade deal with Australia ‘not very good’, admits ex-cabinet minister OLD
George Eustice lambasts Liz Truss for arbitrarily ‘setting the clock against us’ and calls on top civil servant to quit

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:36:21 GMT
Rishi Sunak facing calls to raise benefits with inflation as he hints pension ‘triple lock’ will stay OLD
Boost could persuade many elderly people to use their central heating this winter, Age UK says

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:27:58 GMT
Son detained for stabbing parents to death after fleeing mental health unit
William Warrington, 42, stabbed father Clive, 67, and mother Valerie, 73, hours apart at their homes on March 2.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:26:57 GMT
Sophie opens new £100m JCB plant and receives charity cheque for NSPCC
Following the official opening the Countess attended a celebration to mark the culmination of JCB’s latest appeal for the children’s charity NSPCC.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:20:15 GMT
Inquest finds toddler killed by mould exposure in ‘defining moment for housing sector’
Awaab Ishak died as a result of a severe respiratory condition in December 2020

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:16:02 GMT
Gavin Williamson facing investigation for ‘using cash as leverage with another MP’
Staffer claims then chief whip said he ‘owned’ a colleague because he granted access to hardship funds

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:06:52 GMT
Protester cleared of traffic cone attack on Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Elliot Bovill was found to have no case to answer after an incident at the Tory party conference in Manchester last year.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:01:14 GMT
Baby stable apart from high blood sugar reading, Lucy Letby murder trial told
Nurse Lucy Letby denies the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of 10 others between June 2015 and June 2016.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:34:16 GMT
Covid campaigners send message to Matt Hancock in the I’m A Celebrity jungle
The plane bearing a 35ft banner circled the Australian camp for two hours on Tuesday.



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