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Harry Potter and Cracker actor Robbie Coltrane dies aged 72
The celebrated Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane has died at the age of 72. 


Leicester mayor orders inquiry into violent unrest
The mayor of Leicester has told this programme that recent disorder in the city between Hindus and Muslims had its roots in racial and religious ideologies from the Indian subcontinent. Some have, controversially, blamed a Hindu community which recen...


Voters in Tory marginal on Truss’ future as PM
With four chancellors and two prime ministers in one year, how is the chaos at the top of government being felt by the electorate? 


Government leaves ‘huge credibility gap’ over economic policy, says IFS director
We spoke to Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, which researches tax and public policy.


Government borrowing costs rise after PM’s U-turn
How have the financial markets reacted to Kwasi Kwarteng's sacking and the prime minister's announcement on sticking to an increase in corporation tax?


Murder, She Wrote star Angela Lansbury dies at 96
She was one of the last surviving stars of Hollywood's Golden Age.  And while many know Dame Angela Lansbury for her role in the drama series Murder She Wrote, her career spanned eight decades across TV, theatre and film. 


‘No farmer sets out to pollute’, says Environmental Audit Committee Chair
River pollution debate: Feargal Sharkey, the punk singer turned environmental campaigner, and Philip Dunne, chair of the Environmental Audit Committee and Conservative MP for Ludlow in Shropshire.


How some farmers are breaking the rules on river pollution – but escaping prosecution
The pollution of our rivers has come under heavy scrutiny in recent months, with much of the focus on how water companies discharge sewage.  


NHS drug shortage spikes by 200% in a year
The economic chaos and rising prices are being felt in the health sector too,  where inflation is hitting medicine manufacturers.


UK has become like Italy in terms of ‘financial risk and political instability’, says FT editor-at-large
Gillian Tett, editor-at-large of the Financial Times in the United States.


Renewable energy companies to face ‘windfall tax’
When it comes to energy, the government also appears to have delivered another U-turn - this time on a windfall tax on renewable energy companies.


Bank of England to end bond-buying programme: What does it mean for pensions?
The cost of government borrowing has continued to soar after the Bank of England insisted that it will stop its emergency bond-buying programme this Friday, despite earlier reports that it would be extended. 


Liz Truss pledges not to cut public spending
Liz Truss is battling to convince both the markets and some of her own MPs that her economic plans add up.


Some of the most effective things you can do to save energy don’t cost anything, says energy charity
The government's intervention on energy bills has been held up by Liz Truss as one of her key policies, but so far she's been reluctant to follow the lead of other European countries and ask members of the public themselves to cut back on usage.


Nurse Lucy Letby accused of poisoning babies with insulin, milk or air, court hears
A hospital nurse accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10 others was a "constant malevolent presence" in their care, a jury has heard.



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