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Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:56:56 GMT
Cost of living UK: How to get the government £650 payment
Millions of households will be eligible for the support measure to help with soaring inflation.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:56:21 GMT
Boris Johnson farewell speech: Who was the Roman statesman Cincinnatus?
‘I am returning to my plough and I will be offering this government nothing but the most fervent support,’ says outgoing prime minister as he makes way for Liz Truss

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:55:27 GMT
Liz Truss speech – live: New PM to address UK after ‘completely deluded’ Johnson statement
Departure comes as Ms Truss to set out top team and announce plans to tackle cost of living crisis

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:52:35 GMT
Boris Johnson: Read his final speech in full
‘The baton will handed over in what has unexpectedly turned out to be a relay race’

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:52:19 GMT
Tory MP who blocked upskirting bill put forward for Partygate inquiry
‘Why would anyone think he was appropriate?’ says Labour’s Jess Phillips

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:50:00 GMT
Boris Johnson speech factchecked: How do the former PM’s claims about his legacy stack up?
Claims studded with half-truths, partial accounts and economies with the truth

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:46:16 GMT
What does the energy price cap mean for you?
Rising global gas prices causing dramatic increase to household bills in 2022

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:45:58 GMT
What does the energy price cap mean for you?
Rising global gas prices causing dramatic increase to household bills in 2022

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:44:52 GMT
Liz Truss statement today: What time is the new PM’s speech today?
Liz Truss heading to Balmoral for audience with Queen

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:43:13 GMT
Energy bills: Who gets the £400 rebate and winter fuel payment?
Households will start receiving money off their energy bills from October

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:42:48 GMT
Energy bills: Who gets the £400 rebate and winter fuel payment?
Households will start receiving money off their energy bills from October

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:40:08 GMT
All the cost of living help available and how to get the payment
Former chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a host of new measures after criticism the government was not doing enough to address economic hardship

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:39:49 GMT
All the cost of living help available and how to get the payment
Former chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a host of new measures after criticism the government was not doing enough to address economic hardship

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:36:18 GMT
William expresses condolences over ‘horrific’ mass stabbing in Canada
The second in line to the throne said the deadly attack was “truly heart-breaking”.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:34:28 GMT
Firefighters and control room staff to be balloted for strikes over pay
Fire Brigades Union says move follows 2 per cent pay offer made in June

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:30:57 GMT
Cost of living scams: What to look out for and how to get help as fraudsters target relief payment
Dodgy texts, calls and emails on the rise as UK economic outlook becomes ever bleaker

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:30:36 GMT
Cost of living scams: What to look out for and how to get help as fraudsters target relief payment
Dodgy texts, calls and emails on the rise as UK economic outlook becomes ever bleaker

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:30:29 GMT
Man shot dead by armed police after chase ends in residential street
The man, aged in his 20s, died in Streatham Hill, south London, on Monday.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:29:39 GMT
Man pronounced dead after being shot by police following car chase in London
Firearms officers pursued suspect’s vehicle before stopping it with ‘tactical contact’ and opening fire on driver

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:28:00 GMT
Scottish aristocrat found dead at foot of cliffs near ruined castle as police probe ‘unexplained death’
Lord Strathnaver was reportedly attending a music festival in Caithness during the weekend

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:18:30 GMT
Rwanda ‘ruled out’ of migration deal but Johnson and Patel had ‘particular interest’, High Court told
Documents released in legal challenge show country was put back into consideration after political intervention in selection process

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:17:36 GMT
Meghan and Harry appear on stage in Manchester at young leaders’ summit
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex held hands as they made their way through the auditorium to huge cheers.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:16:24 GMT
Liz Truss ‘to freeze energy bills for homes and businesses within days’
Truss team working up ‘bold’ loan scheme that could see bills kept at current levels

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:16:20 GMT
Truss: Johnson ‘admired from Kyiv to Carlisle’
Incoming prime minister Liz Truss paid tribute to Boris Johnson after securing victory in the Tory leadership race.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:15:39 GMT
Ian Blackford calls for general election
Liz Truss was announced as the winner of the Tory leadership contest on Monday.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:14:45 GMT
France says it wants a ‘new start’ with UK if Truss becomes PM
During leadership campaign, Liz Truss controversially claimed ‘jury was out’ on whether Macron was a friend of the UK

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:14:35 GMT
Inquest into death of mother-of-five after eating Pret wrap to begin
Celia Marsh died after eating a super-veg rainbow flatbread at Pret a Manger

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:13:22 GMT
Hugh O’Leary: Who is Liz Truss’s husband and the country’s next first man?
The 48-year-old accountant has his own political story to tell.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:12:58 GMT
Man arrested as police name teenager stabbed to death in east London disturbance
Shae Gordon, 17, from Enfield, north London, was pronounced dead at an east London hospital shortly before 2am on Sunday.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:12:30 GMT
Liz Truss to become UK’s third female prime minister
The new Tory leader will follow in the footsteps of her political idol Margaret Thatcher.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:11:29 GMT
Liz Truss: Prime minister’s speech in full
The foreign secretary beat Rishi Sunak and will replace Boris Johnson as prime minister

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:10:28 GMT
Where does Boris Johnson stand in the pantheon of modern British prime ministers?
He’s clearly not in the Churchill or Thatcher first class, and his personal flaws and precipitate fall from power means he’s demoted below the likes of Blair and Wilson in the second division. However, Brexit and his election success put him abov...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:10:16 GMT
Where does Boris Johnson stand in the pantheon of modern British prime ministers?
He’s clearly not in the Churchill or Thatcher first class, and his personal flaws and precipitate fall from power means he’s demoted below the likes of Blair and Wilson in the second division. However, Brexit and his election success put him abov...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:09:21 GMT
Kensington shooting: Tributes to ‘extremely talented’ rapper shot dead in London
Maximillian Kusi-Owusu, also known as M Lo, died in the early hours of Sunday.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:09:08 GMT
Kensington shooting: Tributes to ‘extremely talented’ rapper shot dead in London
Maximillian Kusi-Owusu, also known as M Lo, died in early hours of Sunday

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:06:01 GMT
Kwasi Kwarteng: The would-be chancellor who faces a tough task ahead
The business secretary’s delicate political manoeuvring has served him well, including backing Liz Truss. But, asks Tom Peck, is ideological fantasy about to hit reality?

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:05:59 GMT
‘We don’t know where to turn’: Britons struggling in cost of living crisis urge Truss for help now
Families and business owners implore newly appointed prime minister to act as colder months draw closer

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:53:19 GMT
How Boris Johnson became the architect of his own downfall
From winning an election promising to ‘get Brext done’ through Covid-19 and Partygate, the former prime minister made plenty of mistakes, writes Andrew Woodcock. Now he has been replaced by Liz Truss

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:52:43 GMT
How Boris Johnson became the architect of his own downfall
From winning an election promising to ‘get Brext done’ through Covid-19 and Partygate, the former prime minister made plenty of mistakes, writes Andrew Woodcock. Now he has been replaced by Liz Truss

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:40:37 GMT
From fluorescent suits to Thatcher bows – Liz Truss’s fashion journey to No 10
The new Prime Minister has often turned heads with her political outfits.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:34:04 GMT
Boris Johnson says Tories ‘changed the rules’ as he complains about his removal in final speech as PM
PM grumbles about leaving ‘halfway through’ – but promises ‘fervent’ support for Liz Truss

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:32:08 GMT
Johnson bows out of No 10 as Truss prepares multibillion plan for energy crisis
Boris Johnson pledged his full support for successor Liz Truss as he made his final farewell from Downing Street.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:30:53 GMT
Live: Final speech from Boris Johnson before Liz Truss takes over as PM
The new Conservative Party leader has a busy day ahead, meeting the Queen and finalising her Cabinet.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:14:08 GMT
Man dies after being shot during police pursuit
A ‘suspect’ vehicle was stopped following ‘tactical contact’ just before 10pm on Monday in South London.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:13:54 GMT
Firefighters and control room staff to be balloted for strikes over pay
The Fire Brigades Union said the move follows a 2% pay offer made in June, which has not been increased despite the soaring rate of inflation.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 06:30:19 GMT
Liz Truss policies: New prime minister’s campaign promises
The new prime minister’s campaign promises on tax, healthcare, climate, Brexit and Ukraine

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 06:29:49 GMT
Liz Truss policies: New prime minister’s campaign promises
The new prime minister’s campaign promises on tax, healthcare, climate, Brexit and Ukraine

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 06:25:53 GMT
Liz Truss: Who will be in Tory frontrunner’s cabinet as she prepares to replace Boris Johnson?
Firm favourite to become PM has been busy drawing up her top team ahead of expected coronation

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 06:22:27 GMT
Boris Johnson: Outgoing PM’s most memorable quotes from ‘Elvis on Mars’ to ‘Them’s the breaks’
PM’s way with words helped him all the way to Downing Street but also often got him into trouble

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 06:22:13 GMT
Boris Johnson: Outgoing PM’s most memorable quotes from ‘Elvis on Mars’ to ‘Them’s the breaks’
PM’s way with words helped him all the way to Downing Street but also often got him into trouble

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 06:21:29 GMT
Boris Johnson - live: PM to give final speech at No 10 as Truss ‘to freeze energy bills’
Depatures comes as Ms Truss to set out top team and announce plans to tackle cost of living crisis

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 06:16:31 GMT
Boris Johnson: Twenty one of the outgoing PM’s biggest gaffes from letterbox burqas to hiding in fridge
Taking a look back at some notorious moments from the ‘greased piglet’s’ storied career

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 06:16:16 GMT
Boris Johnson: Twenty one of the outgoing PM’s biggest gaffes from letterbox burqas to hiding in fridge
Taking a look back at some notorious moments from the ‘greased piglet’s’ storied career

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 06:15:20 GMT
Liz Truss – live: Boris Johnson to give final speech as new PM ‘to freeze energy bills’
Depatures comes as Ms Truss to set out top team and announce plans to tackle cost of living crisis

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 06:13:25 GMT
Liz Truss: Who is the UK’s new prime minister?
‘Human hand grenade’, seen by many Tories as Johnson continuity figure, confirmed as his successor after leading Rishi Sunak throughout leadership race

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 06:13:11 GMT
Liz Truss: Who is the UK’s new prime minister?
‘Human hand grenade’, seen by many Tories as Johnson continuity figure, confirmed as his successor after leading Rishi Sunak throughout leadership race

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 06:11:39 GMT
Inquest into death of mother-of-five after eating Pret wrap to begin
Celia Marsh died after eating a super-veg rainbow flatbread at Pret a Manger, which was supposedly dairy-free but contained traces of milk protein.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 04:49:00 GMT
Nadine Dorries to return to backbenches as Liz Truss takes the helm at No 10
Sources close to the Conservative MP said she believed it was the right time to go.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 02:01:26 GMT
What the papers say – September 6
Questions for the soon-to-be prime minister feature on the front pages.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 01:45:59 GMT
Practical adjustments and diary alterations for still-serving Queen
The monarch will welcome new Tory leader Liz Truss to Balmoral to appoint her as PM, rather than conducting the duty at Buckingham Palace.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 01:45:06 GMT
Meghan and Harry to attend Invictus Games event in Dusseldorf
The duke founded The Invictus Games to aid the rehabilitation of injured and sick military personnel and veterans across the globe.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 00:51:24 GMT
Man in hospital after being shot in south London police pursuit
Police stopped a vehicle just before 10pm on Monday following a chase in the Lambeth area.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 00:50:06 GMT
Nadine Dorries to quit as culture secretary and ‘could be given peerage by Boris Johnson’
Ms Dorries could now receive a peerage in Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 23:35:59 GMT
Liz Truss prepares energy crisis plan as she enters No 10
The new Tory leader will be formally invited by the Queen to form a government.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 23:01:19 GMT
Police granted further 36 hours to question three men over Olivia’s death
The men were arrested on Sunday.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Consumer spending slows in August as inflation bites
Separate figures from Barclaycard also showed that card spending slowed to its lowest levels for more than a year.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
New HS2 station will bring in 1,000 jobs, says mayor
The HS2 interchange near the NEC and Birmingham Airport is due to open in 2026.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
HSBC, First Direct and Metro Bank join anti-scam phone service
The 159 service quickly and securely connects the public with their bank if they believe they have been a target of fraud.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
New banking hubs announced to help communities with their cash needs
An additional 13 hubs, which share banking services, will be created in UK communities, after many bank branches have shut in recent years.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Rise in Scottish child payment part of plans to tackle cost emergency – Sturgeon
The First Minister will put the cost-of-living crisis at the forefront of her Programme for Government speech on Tuesday.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Sir Cliff Richard announces first Christmas album in 19 years
Christmas With Cliff will be released at the end of November.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Women ‘more likely to break lockdown laws on indoor mixing’
Women were forming bubbles ‘out of necessity’ before they were legally allowed, to ease their caring responsibilities, research has found.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 23:00:03 GMT
Man appears in court charged with murder of his three siblings
Lisa Cash, 18, and her eight-year-old brother and sister Christy and Chelsea Cawley died at their home in Tallaght on Sunday.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 22:30:31 GMT
Nadine Dorries to quit Cabinet as Boris Johnson leaves No 10
Sources close to the Culture Secretary said she believed it was the right time to return to the backbenches.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 21:41:12 GMT
UK weather: Thunderstorms warning issued by Met Office after 36,000 lightning strikes in 12 hours
Some flooding and road disruption likely, say forecasters

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 21:29:44 GMT
Meghan speaks of need to belong as she addresses youth summit on UK visit
The duchess delivered the final keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the One Young World summit in Manchester.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 21:15:23 GMT
Man due in court charged in connection with deaths of three siblings in Dublin
Lisa Cash, 18, and her eight-year-old twin brother and sister Christy and Chelsea Cawley, died at their home in Tallaght on Sunday.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 21:07:08 GMT
Crowd mourns loss of three siblings who died in violent Tallaght incident - OLD
Balloons were released and candles were lit along the wall outside the house in Tallaght at a vigil on Monday.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 20:54:51 GMT
Grandfather, 81, ‘left bloodied and bruised by arrest’ after police go to wrong address
Force refers itself to watchdog after mix-up ends with elderly man in custody

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 20:10:09 GMT
Thunderstorms and lightning predicted in London ahead of Truss’s speech
The weather could impact the incoming PM’s address to the nation.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 19:48:07 GMT
Priti Patel quits as Home Secretary as Truss elected new Tory leader
Ms Patel said it was her ‘choice’ to continue her public service from the backbenches when the new PM assumes office on Tuesday.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 19:41:21 GMT
Martin Compston worried people would find him ‘annoying’ in new road trip series
The Greenock-born actor said he worried viewers would think he was ‘a bit much’ ahead of the premiere of Martin Compston’s Scottish Fling.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 19:23:13 GMT
Macron calls for ‘strengthened co-operation’ between UK and France
The French president gave his comments following Liz Truss’s selection as the new UK prime minister.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 19:21:00 GMT
Storm clouds already gathering over new PM Liz Truss after narrow win
New leader ‘has only six months to restore Tory hopes of election victory’

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 19:05:50 GMT
Mayor refuses to be drawn on question of pay-off to former Met commissioner
It comes after lawyers said that, without one, Dame Cressida Dick could have grounds for a harassment claim against him.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 19:04:48 GMT
What does Liz Truss mean for Joe Biden and Britain’s ‘special relationship’ with US?
Concern already voiced over new leaders’s plan to scrap critical Northern Ireland free trade provision, writes Andrew Buncombe

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:54:57 GMT
Suicide attempts and self-harm ‘part and parcel of everyday life in a school’
A former Children’s Commissioner told peers there is a large legacy of children with increased mental health needs in the wake of the pandemic.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:46:46 GMT
Emily Maitlis stalker jailed after breaching order for 20th time
Edward Vines was unanimously convicted of attempting to breach a restraining order eight times

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:36:59 GMT
Johnson expected to claim office costs as he leaves No 10
The PM can claim up to £115,000 a year to run his office after he steps down.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:34:29 GMT
Priti Patel resigns: Legacy of the ‘worst home secretary in living memory’ who left Home Office morale in tatters
Ms Patel overpromised and underdelivered for the Tory right, while opponents attacked ‘brutal’ and unevidenced policies

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:22:57 GMT
Tory voters have no confidence in Liz Truss to address cost of living crisis, poll finds
Voters, including Tory supporters, have low expectations of the new prime minister

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:19:15 GMT
‘Not a win for women’: Truss will be UK’s third female PM – but how does Britain’s record on women’s rights fare globally?
Only 63 countries have ever elected a women in the highest position of power

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:16:36 GMT
Truss supporters express fury at delay to entering No 10
‘Out of touch with public mood’

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:12:25 GMT
How Boris Johnson will hand over the keys of Downing Street to Liz Truss
The pair are flying on separate government jets to Scotland for the handover

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:04:19 GMT
Priti Patel quits as home secretary before Liz Truss cabinet reshuffle
Outgoing home secretary says she will continue to back her policy goals fromt he backbenches

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 17:53:16 GMT
Health Secretary is told frontline staff believe NHS has ‘collapsed’
Health Secretary Steve Barclay sought to play down the concerns raised by senior frontline clinicians.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 17:32:27 GMT
Patel defends record as Home Secretary as she faces criticism over crime rates
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper claimed ‘successive Conservative home secretaries’ are responsible for a ‘serious problem’ with violent crime.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 17:31:41 GMT
Read Priti Patel’s resignation letter in full as she quits as home secretary
Priti Patel resigned by letter on Monday following Liz Truss’s victory in the Tory leadership contest

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 17:27:14 GMT
‘Admired from Kyiv to Carlisle’: Liz Truss’ tribute to Boris Johnson met with awkward silence
Comments come in victory speech after foreign secretary is named winner of Tory leadership contest

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 17:24:47 GMT
Ukraine making ‘real gains’ but fighting is ‘close and hard’, Ben Wallace says
The Defence Secretary updated MPs on Russia’s war on Ukraine.



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