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Mon, 26 Sep 2022 09:00:57 GMT
Liz Truss and Kwarteng accused of ‘gambling with public’s money’ as pound plummets
Chancellor ‘fanned the flames’ for pound’s fall with hint of further unfunded tax cuts, says Labour

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:59:28 GMT
Public services braced for huge cuts as Liz Truss abandons spending review
Budgets were set when prices were expected to rise by just 4 per cent – but inflation is now 10 per cent

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:56:05 GMT
Bread, salad and bananas among most-wasted foods, poll says
Habit of throwing away food could cost more than £25 a month

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:49:18 GMT
Voters do not know what Keir Starmer stands for, poll finds on eve of crucial Labour conference
Exclusive: Despite polling leads, little more than one in three expect to see Labour leader in No 10

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:48:04 GMT
Commons sleaze watchdog rejects call to ditch probe into Boris Johnson ‘lies’
Parliament’s sleaze watchdog has firmly rejected demands to call off its inquiry into Boris Johnson.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:39:15 GMT
Gary Neville says Liz Truss is ‘taking the Mickey’ over tax cuts for rich
Former England international to join Sir Keir Starmer at Labour Party conference

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:31:15 GMT
Labour accuses Kwasi Kwarteng of ‘fanning flames’ of falling pound
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves accused the Government of recklessly gambling with the nation’s finances.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:30:46 GMT
John Swinney: Scottish Government to reflect fairly on UK tax cuts
The Deputy First Minister told BBC Radio’s Good Morning Scotland the UK economy is in a ‘very dangerous place’ after the plans were announced.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:30:34 GMT
Pound hits all-time low against dollar
Early trading sees Sterling tumble to lower than $1.035 – as Kwasi Kwarteng signals government will push forther on tax cuts and borrowing

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:19:12 GMT
Pensioner killed in hit-and-run in Tesco car park as police hunt driver
Man in 80s taken to hospital but died next day

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:55:37 GMT
Charging some electric cars ‘nearing cost of petrol’ due to energy crisis, RAC warns
Cost of charging electric vehicles nears price of petrol

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:33:37 GMT
Labour vows to end ‘trickle down’ tech by taking on digital giants
Lucy Powell wants tech giants to open up on data use – and warns Tories will hold BBC ‘over a barrel’ in run-up to general election

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:21:55 GMT
Pharmacist hopes to beat world record at London Marathon dressed as a tree
Rob Duncombe, chief pharmacist at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, is to take on the running event dressed as an oak tree.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:18:15 GMT
Pound - live: Sterling hits record low as Truss accused of gambling with UK economy
Currency tumbled to an unprecedented $1.0327, extending a 3.61 per cent dive from Friday

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:00:21 GMT
Hunted stars scale Britain’s highest peaks to raise £50,000 for cancer treatment
The money raised will fund cancer care for hunter George Rhoden’s wife Dawn, who is battling advanced pancreatic cancer.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:48:29 GMT
Anchor discovered during offshore wind farm work may date from Roman times
The wrought iron artefact was discovered during a seabed survey off the coast of Suffolk.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:25:08 GMT
Met Police quietly lower speed limit threshold by 1mph, triggering surge in fines
The force implemented the new protocol in May 2019, but didn’t announce the change

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:51:33 GMT
Pre-recorded evidence rolled out at English and Welsh Crown Courts
It comes after the technology began being used in 2020.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:36:04 GMT
What is the national minimum wage and when will it increase?
TUC calls for rate raise ‘as soon as possible’

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:35:49 GMT
What is the national minimum wage and when will it increase?
TUC calls for rate raise ‘as soon as possible’

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:00:42 GMT
Food bank interest surges with 250% increase in online searches: Labour analysis
Ahead of his conference party speech, shadow work and pensions secretary Jonathan Ashworth visited the Big Help community group in Liverpool.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 04:22:24 GMT
Labour Party conference 2022 – live: ‘Tory sleaze festering’ under Truss, says Rayner
Keir Starmer’s party would ‘clean up public life and restore the basic standards we expect’, deputy says

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 04:18:43 GMT
Two teenagers to face court charged with murder after death of Khayri McLean
Khayri, who was 15, died in hospital following an attack near the entrance of North Huddersfield Trust School in Woodhouse Hill.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 02:51:34 GMT
What the papers say – September 26
The papers lead with strategies to stimulate the UK’s economy and the threat of nuclear war in Ukraine.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 23:49:24 GMT
Turn gardens into ‘bogs’ to combat drought and sewage in waterways, experts suggest
Water companies claimed to be considering ‘catching water in gardens’ as part of efforts to stop sewage overflows being triggered

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 23:18:24 GMT
Five officers ‘seriously injured’ after police and protesters clash outside Iranian Embassy in London
Riot police called in as violence breaks out during demonstrations over death of Mahsa Amini

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 23:07:16 GMT
Labour pledges new ‘wealth fund’ to give taxpayers stake in green British industries
Party also accuses Conservatives of letting good jobs go overseas

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 23:02:33 GMT
Majority of Black Britons discriminated against by doctors and nurses, study finds
Research from the Black Equity Organisation found stark disparities in experiences across various public sectors

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 23:01:09 GMT
Ex-England star Neville due at conference as Labour sets out investment plan
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has the main speech but Gary Neville will be the star attraction at the Liverpool conference.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
College lecturers launch strike action in pay dispute
Around 4,000 members of the University and College Union at 31 colleges in England will take up to 10 days of strike action over the coming weeks.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Gordon Brown ‘nearing completion’ on Labour’s review of UK’s future
Labour MP Ian Murray said the blueprint by the former PM would include plans that would be ‘more radical’ than Scottish independence.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Electric car drivers hit by 42% hike in price of public chargers
The RAC said the cost of using public rapid chargepoints has soared since May.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Companies ‘desperate’ to recruit technical engineers and data experts – report
Manufacturers are competing with top City banks and leading innovation companies to hire workers with digital and technical skills, study finds

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Ed Sheeran backs scheme to secure future of grassroots music venues
Own Our Venues was launched by the charity Music Venue Trust in June as part of a ‘radical’ move to help the sector.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Ofgem should bring down standing charge, energy boss says
Greg Jackson said that the country much not kick energy bills into the long grass after the Government’s recently announced support package.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 21:58:28 GMT
Protesters clash with police outside Iranian embassy in London
Angry protesters could be seen shouting and pushing against officers who had formed a line in front of the embassy.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 21:40:25 GMT
HMS Queen Elizabeth anchors in New York as Truss plans to strengthen UK-US bond
The Royal Navy’s flagship dropped anchor within sight of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbour on Sunday.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 00:58:39 GMT
Labour to commit to tougher rules and enforcement on water companies
Jim McMahon is expected to say his plans will ‘ensure running England’s water becomes a responsibility, not a cash machine’.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 20:51:34 GMT
Two officers suffer life-threatening injuries after collision
A man aged in his 20s was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 20:16:28 GMT
Parliament watchdog drops probe into Chris Pincher groping claims – reports
He resigned as deputy chief whip after allegedly assaulting two people at a private members’ club in June.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 20:16:03 GMT
Chris Pincher: Parliamentary watchdog ‘drops probe’ into MP groping claims
Chris Pincher resigned as deputy chief whip after allegedly assaulting two people at a private members’ club in June

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 19:56:33 GMT
Starmer resisting pressure from inside own party over reversal of tax cuts
Labour leader dramatically vows to restore 45p income tax for richest - but backs Tory cut to basic rate

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 19:49:30 GMT
Man arrested at airport on suspicion of attempted murder after four hit by car
The driver of the car did not stop at the scene, police said.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 19:31:16 GMT
Man arrested at Heathrow on suspicion of attempted murder after ‘hit-and-run’ injuring four
The driver of the car did not stop at the scene, police said

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 19:18:16 GMT
Huddersfield stabbing: Two boys, 15 and 16, charged with murder of Khayri McLean
Community ‘devastated’ after ‘wonderful’ 15-year-old killed in attack at school entrance

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 18:54:02 GMT
Two teenagers charged with murder after death of Khayri McLean
The teenagers, who are both from Huddersfield, have been remanded in custody.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 18:47:55 GMT
Eleven injured as vehicle crashes into bystanders at car meet
Police arrest teenager on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 18:33:15 GMT
Weather predicted to turn autumnal for UK in coming week
Rain, sunny spells and blustery winds are all predicted.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 18:28:23 GMT
Police investigating after boy, 12, injured by firework in garden
Child suffers head and neck injuries during incident in private garden

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 18:22:08 GMT
‘Shocking’: Labour condemns Liz Truss paying chief of staff through lobbying firm
Mark Fullbrook was already in spotlight over FBI interview in connection with alleged corruption in Puerto Rico

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 18:11:55 GMT
Festival of Thrift: Celebration of frugality booms as cost of living crisis bites
This might be the world’s only festival where a session on how to make your own cheap washing-up liquid was standing room only

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 18:10:47 GMT
Man killed in Bristol tower block fire ‘died after climbing out window to escape’
Emergency services were called to Twinnell House in Bristol in the early hours of Sunday

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 17:59:46 GMT
Labour in line for a big majority while Boris Johnson could lose his seat, poll suggests
Liz Truss could lose 146 Tory MPs as Labour retakes swathes of the red wall, according to survey

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 17:24:34 GMT
Ukrainian ambassador pleas for continued ‘patience’ from refugee hosts
Vadym Prystaiko said Ukraine needs ‘much more’ help from the UK as the country fights back against Moscow’s invasion.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 17:16:29 GMT
National Trust: Government going in ‘opposite direction’ to protecting nature
The director general of the National Trust said that investment zones ‘represent a free-for-all for nature and heritage’.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 17:07:49 GMT
‘A matter for the Bank of England’: Liz Truss refuses to discuss if UK in recession
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng also claims he can’t comment on ‘market movements’ following pound’s plunge

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 16:08:55 GMT
Fresh calls to allow Jeremy Corbyn to stand as Labour candidate at next election
The former Labour leader remains a party member but sits in the Commons as an Independent MP.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 15:55:29 GMT
Britain’s defence spending to double to £100bn next year, says Ben Wallace
The British armed fores are ‘actually going to grow’ for the first time since the Cold War, defence secretary says

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 15:51:53 GMT
No 10 defends top Truss aide who is paid through his lobbying firm
The Prime Minister’s chief of staff Mark Fullbrook has joined Government ‘on secondment’ and gets his salary through a private company.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 15:48:40 GMT
Police drop investigation into ‘online threat’ made to JK Rowling
The author shared screenshots of a message from a user who had written ‘don’t worry you are next’ in response to her tweet about Sir Salman Rushdie.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 15:34:25 GMT
UK-US relationship still ‘special,’ says Liz Truss
The Prime Minister said she is determined to foster even closer transatlantic ties.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 15:23:51 GMT
Desecration of wreaths and tributes at site of Co Down atrocity condemned
Some 18 British soldiers were killed at Narrow Water in an IRA bomb attack in 1979.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 15:05:45 GMT
Sadiq Khan announces free travel for thousands of lowest paid transport workers
Thousands of the lowest paid transport workers are to travel for free across London to help with cost of living crisis after an intervention by the Labour mayor Sadiq Khan.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 14:37:35 GMT
Holly and Phil abuse ‘really damaging’ warns deputy Labour leader
Angela Rayner said she was worried about the scale of the attacks aimed against This Morning hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 16:43:29 GMT
Man dies ‘after climbing out of window to escape tower block fire’
Emergency services were called to Twinnell House in Bristol in the early hours of Sunday.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 14:30:00 GMT
Fallen police officers honoured at a service in Belfast
Home Secretary Suella Braverman was among the dignitaries that attended the service for National Police Memorial Day.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 14:25:38 GMT
Trump should sign contract to behave before Facebook ban lifts, says Khan
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said Donald Trump must not be allowed to abuse his position on Facebook if he is allowed back on the platform.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 14:15:39 GMT
Kwarteng hints at more tax cuts to come as he rules out government borrowing limit
Labour says it would reinstate 45p tax rate

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 14:14:12 GMT
Labour group tells Keir Starmer to end Brexit silence by backing new deals with EU
Exclusive: Labour Movement for Europe says there is ‘no excuse’ for leader failing to back closer ties – proposing trade, energy and security

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 07:06:18 GMT
Labour MP tables first ever parliamentary bill to bring in four-day working week
The measure is currently being trialled by more than 3,000 workers across 70 companies

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 14:07:55 GMT
Keir Starmer calls trickle-down economics a ‘piss take’ as he slams Tory tax cuts
Labour has announced plans to end dependence on fossil fuels by 2030

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 14:06:29 GMT
Starmer says a Labour government would bring back 45p tax rate
A Labour government would bring back the 45p tax rate for the highest earners, Sir Keir Starmer has announced.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 13:31:52 GMT
Labour pledges 13,000 new officers in ‘return to neighbourhood policing’
Shadow ministers said Labour would also overhaul police standards procedures in the wake of recent scandals.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 13:30:42 GMT
Boy, 10, in critical condition after falling from a cliff in Ovingdean
The boy was found to have suffered ‘serious injuries’, police say

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 13:19:28 GMT
First picture of Queen’s gravestone revealed as Windsor chapel opens to public
The Queen’s burial site will be open to the public next week

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 13:18:51 GMT
First picture of Queen’s gravestone revealed as Windsor chapel opens to public
The Queen’s burial site will be open to the public next week

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 13:09:24 GMT
Man dies and eight in hospital after ‘serious fire’ breaks out in Bristol tower block
90 residents were evacuated from the property in Easton

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 18:17:52 GMT
Rayner outlines plans to improve working conditions and overhaul procurement
Deputy leader Angela Rayner also vowed Labour would defend the right to strike.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 13:09:41 GMT
Hugh Grant and his wife Anna donate £10,000 to appeal amid cost-of-living crisis
Non-profit community organisation Depher provides food deliveries and gas and electricity top-ups, among other help.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 11:59:59 GMT
Labour mayor Andy Burnham at odds with Starmer over Tory tax cut
The mayor of Greater Manchester also suggests cash earmarked for slashing taxes should be refunnelled into a pay deal for nurses.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 11:41:41 GMT
Eleven injured after car collides with bystanders in Scunthorpe
Humberside Police said a number of cars had been taking part in a car meet when the incident took place.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 11:33:36 GMT
Retired Humberside Police dog shot three times in the face wins lifetime award
The German Shepherd’s owner and former handler PC Ian Sweeney, 52, described the police dog as his “soulmate”.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 11:22:06 GMT
Single UK ticket-holder claims £171m jackpot in EuroMillions draw
The UK’s biggest lottery win in July 202 saw the anonymous ticket-holder pocket £195,707,000

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 11:15:15 GMT
Tories warn Scots will be ‘left behind’ without income tax cuts by SNP ministers
Conservative MP John Lamont hailed the ‘radical’ measures in Friday’s mini-budget – though the SNP’s Ian Blackford branded them as ‘nonsense’.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 11:02:00 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

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 11:01:19 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

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 10:51:36 GMT
How to get the £300 cost of living payment for pensioners
Older people will receive a further discount on their energy bills this autumn

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 10:51:05 GMT
How to get the £300 cost of living payment for pensioners
Older people will receive a further discount on their energy bills this autumn

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 10:46:39 GMT
Heat pumps: What is the government’s grant scheme to replace old gas boilers?
Government says homeowners will not be forced to take part in scheme

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 10:45:31 GMT
Heat pumps: What is the government’s grant scheme to replace old gas boilers?
Government says homeowners will not be forced to take part in scheme

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 10:43:24 GMT
What 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, 25 Sep 2022 10:41:33 GMT
What 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, 25 Sep 2022 10:40:11 GMT
What is the national minimum wage and when will it increase?
TUC calls for rate raise ‘as soon as possible’

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 11:58:46 GMT
Starmer: It still feels impossible to imagine a Britain without the Queen
The Labour leader led his party in paying tribute to the Queen.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 10:20:17 GMT
Shadow NI secretary ‘would call border poll if circumstances right’
However, Peter Kyle said things are currently a ‘long way off’.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 10:05:23 GMT
Labour promises to put fight against climate change at heart of foreign policy
Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy will commit a Labour government to push for an international law to tackle environmental destruction.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 09:34:34 GMT
Starmer says he supports right to strike as cost of living mounts
The Labour leader said he can ‘quite understand’ how people are driven to take industrial action as they struggle to pay their bills.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 09:26:19 GMT
UK has been ‘outsourcing’ assisted dying to Switzerland, Dignitas claims
The organisation spoke out as it submitted its response to a consultation on plans to change the law in Scotland.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 09:10:08 GMT
Starmer vows to reverse ‘wrongheaded’ cut to income tax for rich
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer rejected the Government’s “trickle down” economics approach.



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