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Mon, 17 Oct 2022 08:49:25 GMT
How is the pound performing against other currencies?
Sterling rallies slightly after Jeremy Hunt appointed new chancellor

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 08:49:04 GMT
How is the pound performing against other currencies?
Sterling rallies slightly after Jeremy Hunt appointed new chancellor

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 08:38:05 GMT
When is the second cost of living payment due?
Next instalment of grant for low-income families due this autumn

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 08:37:41 GMT
When is the second cost of living payment due?
Next instalment of grant for low-income families due this autumn

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 08:33:41 GMT
1922 Committee ‘held secret talks’ to discuss Liz Truss removal as MPs demand rule change
Rebels want ‘grace period’ ended – but doubt over how many MPs needed to oppose PM to force her out

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 08:32:30 GMT
Liz Truss warned ‘the game is up’ as Tory MPs call for her to resign
Calls for PM to be replaced come as defence secretary’s allies said to be shoring up support for a takeover

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 08:29:07 GMT
Tory former minister: the game is up for Liz Truss as Prime Minister
A senior Conservative MP also said it is ‘very difficult’ to say whether Liz Truss should continue in the top job.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 08:24:31 GMT
M25 delays: Just Stop Oil protesters climb Dartford Crossing QEII bridge forcing closure
Motorists are stuck in eight miles of traffic with delays of up to two hours

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 08:21:27 GMT
Liz Truss news – live: Jeremy Hunt to reveal details of mini-Budget fiscal plan
It comes as over 100 Tory MPs ready to tell the PM’s her ‘time is up’

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 08:20:15 GMT
‘Deadly game of hide and seek’ over poorly-signposted defibrillators
Experts warned that two thirds of automated external defibrillators in the UK have no signage at their locations.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 08:10:49 GMT
Netflix defends The Crown as ‘fictional dramatisation’ amid criticism
The streaming giant also confirmed the show will not depict the Paris car crash that killed Diana in August 1997.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 07:46:39 GMT
Jeremy Hunt to set out spending cuts today in emergency statement
New chancellor will set out complete mini-Budget reversal, as Liz Truss tries to save premiership

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 07:30:56 GMT
UK police enter Chinese consulate in Manchester to rescue protester dragged inside and beaten by staff
Hong Kong demonstrator left with ‘bruises on neck and back’ as incident appears likely to spark diplomatic fallout

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 06:43:25 GMT
Police close Dartford Crossing bridge after report pair climbed to ‘height’ - OLD
National Highways East wrote on Twitter that there were ’60 minute delays with three miles of congestion’.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 06:39:29 GMT
Hundreds of Met Police officers should be sacked for racism and sexual assault, force’s chief admits
Casey review finds Britain’s biggest police force allowing criminals and serial rule-breakers to keep jobs

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 06:12:13 GMT
Hunt, Rees-Mogg, Coffey and Johnson all set to lose seats in Labour election landslide, poll says
Conservatives on course for worst election result since 1906, Opinium research indicates

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 06:11:57 GMT
NHS facing mass staff walkouts this winter as unions hold votes on coordinated strike action
TUC meeting in Brighton ahead of ballot of 400,000 Unison healthcare workers

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 05:55:13 GMT
What the papers say – October 17
Monday’s papers continue with coverage of Tory party turmoil.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 05:54:17 GMT
Jeremy Hunt to make emergency statement to stabilise the market
The new Chancellor is expected to set out plans for spending cuts and tax increases.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 04:24:38 GMT
Liz Truss news – live: More than 100 MPs ‘ready to submit no-confidence letters’
MPs will urge Graham Brady to tell PM ‘her time is up’

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 04:05:05 GMT
Booker Prize returns in-person with Camilla to present 2022 award
After dinner, the Queen Consort will be invited on stage to present the winning author with the coveted prize.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 02:56:39 GMT
How could the Tories get rid of Liz Truss?
Her U-turns have seemingly done little to quash growing disquiet within the party.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 01:45:45 GMT
Footballer Mason Greenwood due in court on attempted rape charge
The 21-year-old also faces charges of engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 01:45:06 GMT
The King to meet with refugee families in Aberdeen
The monarch will meet families resettled in Aberdeen as part of an ongoing programme in the city.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Hundreds of Met officers should be sacked for misconduct, says new commissioner
Sir Mark Rowley was speaking after a heavily critical review found some staff are getting away with criminal behaviour and misconduct.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Sturgeon: Independence ‘essential’ to build an economy that works for everyone
The First Minister is to set out the economic case for an independent Scotland on Monday in the latest independence paper.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
UK joins mission to hunt for the universe’s origins
Six UK universities will deliver a major upgrade to the cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiment known as Simons Observatory.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
UK economy to enter recession until summer 2023, financial experts warn
Britain’s economy is expected to shrink around 0.2% each quarter from October through to June next year.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Nurses, ambulance staff and hospital cleaners balloted on strike action
Unison said 400,000 NHS staff are voting on industrial action in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Retailer Geek Retreat hails record sales amid tough high street conditions
The group, which runs stores and gaming cafes, said it has cooled down recent expansion ambitions in the face of a difficult economic backdrop.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Debris of protocol must be cleared for Stormont to return – DUP leader
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson will meet Taoiseach Micheal Martin on Monday.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Service launched for deaf cancer patients as survey finds care difficulties
The project will offer one-on-one emotional and practical support remotely in sign language through trained deaf volunteers.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 22:28:35 GMT
Transgender MP accuses fellow Tories of ‘weaponising’ trans issues in leadership race
Bridgend MP criticises PM for failure to ‘challenge this behaviour’

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 22:01:00 GMT
‘Lives will be lost’ if benefits and wages do not rise in line with inflation
The most vulnerable are “paying the price” of world events, Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, will say.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 21:39:45 GMT
Goldman Sachs warns UK set for ‘more significant’ recession after Truss tax U-turn
Investment bank analysts downgrade growth from -0.4% to -1%

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 21:37:48 GMT
Serial killer Peter Tobin’s ashes scattered at sea after body goes unclaimed
He was serving three life sentences for the murder of three different women

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 21:00:00 GMT
Labour demand Truss must take questions from MPs after sacking chancellor
Labour is calling for Liz Truss to come before Parliament on Monday to face MPs, as pressure continues to build on the Prime Minister.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 08:10:43 GMT
‘This is the news - our news’: The history and importance of the UK’s Black press
‘It matters to the world because we are the only people who can tell our stories. And, man, our stories. They deserve to be told,’ says journalist Charlie Brinkurst-Cuff

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 21:37:56 GMT
Kwarteng was out of his depth: Tory members give views on ex-chancellor
Kwasi Kwarteng was sacked by his close friend and ideological ally Liz Truss.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 20:07:48 GMT
Tributes to Clannad founding member Noel Duggan after death aged 73
The remaining members described him as a beloved uncle and trusted friend who would be ‘forever remembered’.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 20:06:05 GMT
Ashes of serial killer Peter Tobin scattered at sea after death aged 76
Tobin, who died last week, was serving life sentences for the murders of Angelika Kluk, Vicky Hamilton and Dinah McNicol.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 19:28:10 GMT
Man charged with murder of wife and 12-year-old daughter after bodies found at Suffolk house
Jillu Nash, 43, and daughter Louise, were discovered dead at their home in Great Waldingfield

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 19:26:25 GMT
Man charged with murder of wife and 12-year-old daughter
The bodies of Louise Nash and her 43-year-old mother Jillu Nash were discovered at a property in Heath Estate, Great Waldingfield, on September 8.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 18:44:01 GMT
I was abused by Lord Mountbatten, claims former boys’ home resident
Arthur Smyth, who was a resident at the notorious Kincora home in Belfast, has waived his anonymity to make the claim.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 18:41:43 GMT
Three jailed after cocaine hidden in condoms smuggled into Jersey
Two men from Liverpool and a woman from Birmingham have been sentenced to a total of 20 years

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 18:33:09 GMT
Three Tory MPs break ranks to call for PM to go
Crispin Blunt, Andrew Bridgen and Jamie Wallis have all said that that the Tories cannot carry on with Liz Truss as leader.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 18:14:14 GMT
Scottish Greens vote to suspend ties with English party over ‘transphobia’
Members of the Scottish Greens chose to suspend formal ties with the Green Party of England and Wales.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 17:52:48 GMT
Conservatives ‘deserve better’, Tory MPs tell Truss
Rumours abound of plots to remove Liz Truss as Prime Minister after a chaotic start to her premiership.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 17:45:59 GMT
Just Stop Oil activists spray paint on Aston Martin showroom in London
The protest group, who are calling for the government to halt all new oil and gas licences and consents, set up a roadblock on Sunday

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 17:35:38 GMT
Three arrested after body found in Essex woods linked to missing man
Met takes over as investigators work to identify body

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 17:18:27 GMT
Truss under pressure to reshuffle cabinet days after sacking her chancellor
Jeremy Hunt urges Tory MPs not to oust ‘changed’ PM

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 16:17:57 GMT
Arrests after body found and police probe if pair ‘taken against their will’
The man’s body was discovered near the Oakwood Hill Industrial Estate in Essex at around 11.55am on Saturday.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 14:18:39 GMT
New CCTV appeal in hunt for Bristol rapist year after unsolved attack
‘I never want to see something like this happen to somebody else,’ says victim who urged anyone with information to come forward

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 14:19:53 GMT
Truss faces winter of discontent with nearly 2 million workers balloted and coordinated strikes ‘likely’
Exclusive: 1.9 million people set to strike or be balloted for industrial action in coming months, analysis by The Independent finds

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 14:15:31 GMT
Archbishop of Canterbury ‘deeply sceptical of trickle-down economics’
During a tour of Australia, Justin Welby expressed his concerns about tax cuts for the very wealthiest.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 14:05:59 GMT
Transport for London preparing injunction over Just Stop Oil protests
Demonstrators sprayed paint over an Aston Martin showroom and blocked Park Lane in central London in their latest action on Sunday.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 13:51:29 GMT
Revealed: Energy theft reports soar amid rising gas and electricity bills
Exclusive: Investigation by The Independent uncovers scheme charging people hundreds of pounds to replace meters

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 13:47:06 GMT
UK ‘likely already wargaming’ response to potential Russian nuclear strike on Ukraine
Experts believe Vladimir Putin is planning how he could escalate the conflict in Ukraine following humbling defeats

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 13:46:16 GMT
Liz Truss facing growing pressure to resign as Tory MP becomes first to publicly call for her to go
Senior Tory MP Crispin Blunt is first to publicly call for her to stand down

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 13:39:08 GMT
Hunt says Truss has ‘changed’ as he urges Tory MPs not to ditch her
As senior Tory accuses PM of looking like ‘libertarian jihadist’ who treats country as ‘lab mice’

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 13:35:22 GMT
Taoiseach accuses Sinn Fein of trying to ‘close down debate’
Micheal Martin accused his political opponents of trying to avoid accountability.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 13:27:20 GMT
UK economy is now an international punchline, claims Labour after Biden jab
Asked about Liz Truss’s original plans, the US president said: ‘I wasn’t the only one that thought it was a mistake.’

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 13:20:45 GMT
UK leader Liz Truss goes from triumph to trouble in 6 weeks
British Prime Minister Liz Truss has only been in office for six weeks

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 13:03:25 GMT
Darling: Capability to manage economic turmoil completely absent from Government
The former chancellor oversaw the government’s response during the 2008 financial crash.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:49:11 GMT
New UK Treasury chief insists Truss retains control
The new U.K. Treasury chief has insisted that Prime Minister Liz Truss retains control of her government despite having to roll back her signature economic policies weeks into her premiership

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:22:09 GMT
Health leaders warn Jeremy Hunt against further cuts to healthcare
On his third day in the job, Mr Hunt, a former health secretary, said he was ‘not taking anything off the table’.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 11:46:07 GMT
‘Master manipulator’ paedophile jailed for raping children and sexually abusing dog
Derbyshire abuser targeted children over decades

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 11:41:33 GMT
Just Stop Oil supporters spray paint over Aston Martin showroom in London
The protest group, who are calling for the Government to halt all new oil and gas licences and consents, set up the roadblock on Sunday

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 11:33:34 GMT
Question over Truss’s future as PM very difficult, says Tory MP
Senior Conservatives have said they are talking with their party colleagues about how to best address the crisis.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 11:52:22 GMT
Seriously-ill children off to swim with dolphins on charity-funded dream holiday
Youngsters from across the UK are being taken on the trip of a lifetime, organised by Dreamflight, for the first time since before the Covid pandemic.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 11:18:03 GMT
Too little done to meet key objectives of Good Friday Agreement – Taoiseach
Micheal Martin made the comments as he addressed his party’s annual commemoration of Wolfe Tone in Co Kildare.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 10:51:14 GMT
The four new driving laws now in force across the UK
From a total mobile phone ban to low emission zones, don’t be caught out by new motoring rules

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 10:51:07 GMT
The four new driving laws now in force across the UK
From a total mobile phone ban to low emission zones, don’t be caught out by new motoring rules

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 10:43:00 GMT
Chequers: The country retreat that has seen many historic moments in politics
The house in the Chilterns was gifted a century ago to whoever holds the office of prime minister.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 10:00:07 GMT
Filmmaker turned poet creates book and clothing line inspired by wild landscapes
Ciara Tinney, 39, was formerly an assistant director on hit fantasy drama Game Of Thrones.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 09:52:53 GMT
Man dies after house fire in southeast London
Firefighters were called to a property in Lee, south-east London, on Saturday evening

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 09:52:26 GMT
Man dies after house fire
Firefighters were called to a property in Lee, south-east London, on Saturday evening.



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