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Tue, 18 Oct 2022 08:58:37 GMT
Number of children arriving at school hungry on the rise, teachers say
Feed the Future: 80 per cent of educators have noted an increase in the number of pupils arriving hungry during the past six months, according to a new survey

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 08:52:46 GMT
What do the government’s tax changes mean for me?
From income tax to national insurance, here’s how Liz Truss’s ever-changing economic policies could affect you

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 08:52:28 GMT
What do the government’s tax changes mean for me?
From income tax to national insurance, here’s how Liz Truss’s ever-changing economic policies could affect you

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 08:28:20 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

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 08:47:54 GMT
Liz Truss cannot survive if she keeps making mistakes, admits minister
PM cannot afford ‘very many’ errors after mini-Budget, says James Heappey

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 08:43:06 GMT
Austerity cuts could be as deep as 2010, experts warn as energy bills set to hit £5,000
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt leading push for ‘austerity season two’, says Labour

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 08:35:34 GMT
Jeremy Hunt: Who is new chancellor and former health secretary?
Treasury chief has signalled he will have a ‘clean slate’ when it comes to re-examining Kwasi Kwarteng’s disastrous mini-Budget, which spooked global financial markets and piled pressure on Liz Truss

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 08:35:28 GMT
Who is Jeremy Hunt? The former health secretary and new chancellor
Treasury chief has signalled he will have a ‘clean slate’ when it comes to re-examining Kwasi Kwarteng’s disastrous mini-Budget, which spooked global financial markets and piled pressure on Liz Truss

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 08:32:36 GMT
Debt collectors leaving targets afraid for their lives, poll says
‘Bombarding someone with threats won’t make the situation any better,’ industry boss warns

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 08:17:44 GMT
Independence will not rely on ‘back-of-a-fag-packet’ plan like Brexit – minister
Neil Gray’s comments came after the release of the latest paper in a series designed to refresh the prospectus for Scottish independence.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 08:15:10 GMT
Government wants law change to prevent military pilots training Chinese army
Up to 30 former pilots are believed to have trained the People’s Liberation Army.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 08:11:21 GMT
Who might replace Liz Truss if she is ousted as PM?
Some MPs hoping PM can be replaced ‘within days’ – as talks on ‘coronation’ replacement continue

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 08:11:03 GMT
Who might replace Liz Truss if she is ousted as PM?
Some MPs hoping PM can be replaced ‘within days’ – as talks on ‘coronation’ replacement continue

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 08:08:59 GMT
Why the energy price cap isn’t what it seems
Liz Truss initially moved to rein in runaway household bills caused by rising global gas prices, only for new chancellor Jeremy Hunt to cut short government aid

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 08:08:36 GMT
Why the energy price cap isn’t what it seems
Liz Truss initially moved to rein in runaway household bills caused by rising global gas prices, only for new chancellor Jeremy Hunt to cut short government aid

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:52:12 GMT
Former female prison officer sentenced after having a baby with inmate
Kathryn Trevor, 29, had a sexual relationship with a prisoner at HMP Maidstone which led to her having a child with him.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:51:46 GMT
Hong Kong leader responds to attack on protester at China’s Manchester consulate
Earlier a spokesperson for Liz Truss expressed ‘deep concern’ over the assault of protesters

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:50:41 GMT
Baby deaths: Damning report into maternity failings to be published
The report will tell how families were often ignored or had their concerns overlooked, while valuable lessons were not learned by the trust.

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 07:47:22 GMT
Penny Mordaunt: The navy reservist who could yet sail into Downing Street
The ‘gallant lady’ with a sailor’s humour increasingly looking like the obvious choice to replace the ailing Liz Truss, crashing from one disaster to another

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:46:38 GMT
Who is Penny Mordaunt? The navy reservist who could yet sail into Downing Street
The ‘gallant lady’ with a sailor’s humour increasingly looking like the obvious choice to replace the ailing Liz Truss, crashing from one disaster to another

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:44:18 GMT
Woman with endometriosis forced to pay £25,000 for private care after condition ‘missed’ for 8 years
Aneka Hindocha says women’s pain often gets overlooked and ignored - it took nearly a decade for her stage 4 endometriosis diagnosis

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:43:47 GMT
Liz Truss news – live: PM cannot survive any more mistakes, minister warns
Newly-appointed chancellor calls on Tory critics to ‘give her a chance’

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 13:00:14 GMT
Inquiry after Black child mauled by police dog while being detained by armed officers
Exclusive: The boy was left badly injured and has had surgery since the attack in Birmingham

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:19:10 GMT
‘Threat alert’ after China recruits RAF pilots to train military
Beijing hires 30 former British military pilots for a hefty annual salary of around £240,000

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 06:59:53 GMT
All the cost of living help available and how to get the payment
Poorer households are expected to be hardest-hit, while eldery people have reported having to choose between heating or eating

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 06:59:34 GMT
All the cost of living help available and how to get the payment
Poorer households are expected to be hardest-hit, while eldery people have reported having to choose between heating or eating

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 06:56:45 GMT
When is the £400 winter fuel payment due?
Households will start receiving money off their energy bills from October

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 06:56:24 GMT
When is the £400 winter fuel payment due?
Households will start receiving money off their energy bills from October

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 06:54:30 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

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 06:54:10 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

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 06:24:06 GMT
National Grid boss warns of blackouts during ‘deepest, darkest’ winter evenings
Power could go out between 4pm and 7pm on some evenings if Europe faces further cuts from Russia

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 06:05:56 GMT
MoD warns British ex-military pilots over Chinese army training schemes
Up to 30 former pilots are believed to have trained the China’s People’s Liberation Army.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 06:00:06 GMT
Cyclist left with ‘great memories’ as Anti-Slavery Day ride comes to an end
Briton Gordon Miller began his cycle in Charlottesville, Virginia on October 5 and is to finish in Washington DC on October 18.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 05:54:44 GMT
British woman ‘shot dead during wild boar hunt’ in France
Woman rushed to hospital where she died from a ‘penetrating wound above the heart’

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 05:51:54 GMT
‘Devastated’ partner of British woman shot dead during boar hunt in France under probe
Laurent Le Faucheur, the mayor of Goudelin, says the community is in shock

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 04:55:46 GMT
Liz Truss news - live: PM vows to lead Tories into next election despite ‘mistakes’
Newly-appointed chancellor calls on Tory critics to ‘give her a chance’

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 04:23:53 GMT
Papers urge Tory Party to deal with ‘lame duck’ Liz Truss
‘The great office of Prime Minister was yesterday reduced to an unedifying game of ghost-hunting,’ The Sun writes in an editorial.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 02:37:37 GMT
Just Stop Oil protesters halt traffic and throw soup over Government department
Earlier two activists climbed to the top of the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge which links Essex and Kent.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 02:35:20 GMT
Mason Greenwood to spend over a month in custody on attempted rape charge
The Manchester United footballer appeared at the city’s magistrates’ court on Monday.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 01:45:16 GMT
James Bond actor Daniel Craig set to receive same honour as 007
Craig will receive the Order of St Michael and St George from the Princess Royal on Tuesday morning.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:14:35 GMT
John Byrne artwork among items at church sale to raise cash for charity
The money raised will go towards Christian Aid, a global movement of people, churches and local organisations working to eradicate extreme poverty.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 01:26:35 GMT
Liz Truss ‘laughed’ when she sacked Johnny Mercer from cabinet
Former minister says prime minister has abandoned Conservative values

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:21:19 GMT
Sir Rod Stewart rents home for family of seven Ukrainian refugees
The singer said he usually keeps ‘all my charitable efforts nice and quiet,’ but hoped making his actions public, they might inspire others to help.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:11:40 GMT
What the papers say – October 18
The mastheads are consumed by the reversal of Liz Truss’s economic plans.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:43:40 GMT
Ministers haven’t checked if low-tax investment zones will work, says Labour
Lisa Nandy says government has no evidence to support growth claims

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:34:31 GMT
Police failing to deal with rising fraud ‘epidemic’, report finds
Just 2 per cent of police funding is used to target fraud, which makes up 40 per cent of crimes

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:33:33 GMT
Watchdog facing legal action over death of Black man tasered on Chelsea Bridge
Oladeji Omishore died in June after falling into River Thames

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:02:08 GMT
Truss reflects on ‘tough’ time in No 10 and ‘painful’ sacking of ex-chancellor
The Prime Minister acknowledged she has made ‘mistakes’, adding that things have not been ‘perfect’.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
BBC celebrates 100 years of broadcasting to the nation
The corporation marks its centenary on October 18, a century on from when it was founded in 1922.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
400-year-old plaster friezes at Hardwick Hall protected for future generations
The home of Bess of Hardwick has undergone extensive work in recent months.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Not going out: 51% of people ‘will spend more evenings at home to save money’
More than half of people plan to cut their discretionary spending, such as buying new clothes or dining out, to save money, Barclaycard said.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 08:06:49 GMT
Most parents struggling with mental health or finances – Unicef UK
Rising prices of essentials, expensive childcare and a lack of local support services are pushing families to ‘breaking point’, the charity warned.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Foreign Agent Registration Scheme to be added to UK National Security Bill
Security minister Tom Tugendhat said the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme embraces ‘open and transparent engagement with foreign governments’.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
BBC centenary: A history of the TV licence fee
A look at the funding model’s past as the BBC marks its 100th anniversary.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
David Dimbleby says BBC ‘absolutely vital’ in today’s landscape
The 83-year-old said the broadcaster should look forwards, not back, on its 100th anniversary.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Noise camera deployed to catch rowdy drivers
The DfT held a competition to select four areas where the £300,000 trial will take place.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
The BBC celebrates 100 years of broadcasting: A timeline of events
The corporation was formed on October 18, 1922.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Watchdog facing legal action threat after Chelsea Bridge death
Relatives of Oladeji Omishore want a judicial review of the decision not to hold a criminal or misconduct investigation in the wake of his death.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Man injured in Docklands bomb offers counselling support to other victims
Jonathan Ganesh said he decided to train as a psychotherapist after a friend took her own life.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Lewis Capaldi nominated for global artist award at Scottish music ceremony
The Someone You Loved singer is one of the five new acts nominated for awards at the Specsavers Scottish Music Awards which takes place next month.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Esther Rantzen congratulates BBC, saying ‘We’ve never needed you more’
The journalist, broadcaster and charity campaigner presented a number of programmes on the BBC during her career.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 22:59:30 GMT
Teenager dies after falling from multi-story car park in Birmingham
Death not being treated as suspicious

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 22:51:22 GMT
Booker Prize winner: Attack on Salman Rushdie caused me to self-censor
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka won the prize just over two months after Sir Salman was stabbed in New York.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 22:36:46 GMT
More commuter chaos expected as Just Stop Oil activists remain on major bridge
The M25 Dartford Crossing was closed after the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge was scaled by two climbers from the group.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 22:30:00 GMT
Study finds scant evidence behind social prescribing workers
Researchers call for more work to assess the benefits of social prescribing link workers.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 22:27:14 GMT
Every Tory MP calling for Liz Truss to go as Prime Minister clings to power
PM fights for political life as senior Tories said to be holding secret talks to replace her

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 22:11:04 GMT
Liz Truss apologises for ‘mistakes’ and vows to lead Tories into next election
The Prime Minister said she had ‘adjusted what we’re doing’ after the Government’s fiscal plans spooked the markets.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 22:01:00 GMT
School uniform logos could be scrapped in bid to make clothes more affordable
Parents, carers, pupils, governors, teachers and uniform suppliers are being asked to respond to the consultation.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 21:54:13 GMT
Dua Lipa says ‘simple pleasure’ of reading has helped her through ‘hectic’ times
In a keynote speech given at the 2022 Booker Prize ceremony, the popstar said good writing ‘has the power to make people feel seen’.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 21:45:14 GMT
Shehan Karunatilaka: Cricket writer, satirist and Booker Prize winner
The author has won the prestigious 2022 award.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 21:36:01 GMT
UK workers facing ‘two decades of lost living standards’, union boss warns
‘See you in court,’ Frances O’Grady is to warn ministers over legal moves to undermine strikes

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 21:33:35 GMT
Camilla brings sister to Booker Prize ceremony and meets Dua Lipa
Camilla was wearing a black lace cocktail dress by Fiona Clare at the event in London.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 21:29:36 GMT
Liz Truss insists she will lead Tories into the next general election after budget U-turns
Prime minister says she stands by her economic philosophy but says she is sorry for going too fast

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 06:23:17 GMT
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize
The 47-year-old follows Sri Lankan-born Michael Ondaatje who won the prize in 1992 for The English Patient.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 20:51:31 GMT
Johnny Mercer says Liz Truss laughed as she sacked him as veterans minister
The Tory MP described the PM’s move as a ‘gut punch’ that cast him into a bout of depression.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 20:05:13 GMT
‘I feel trapped’: The mothers going without food so their children can eat
Feed the Future: ‘My body has got used to it but mentally it’s traumatic,’ one mother tells David Cohen

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 19:32:31 GMT
Threat to pensions as Jeremy Hunt tears up Liz Truss’s economic plans
Prime minister in fight for her job as Tory MPs warn she has only weeks to prove she should stay

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 19:12:11 GMT
New figures show extent of hunger crisis facing schoolchildren
Feed the Future: At least a third of children in poverty across London, the East of England and the South East of England can’t access free school meals

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 16:21:13 GMT
Tories facing wipeout as Labour takes 36-point lead in new poll
Liz Truss’s party would be left with fewer seats than the SNP according to the record-breaking data

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 19:01:20 GMT
Martin Lewis calls for immediate increase in benefits after Jeremy Hunt rips up mini-Budget
Personal finance guru calls on government to hike benefits in line with latest inflation figures

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 18:57:54 GMT
Twins’ mother pleaded ‘Don’t let my baby die’, nurse’s murder trial told
Lucy Letby is accused of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of 10 others at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 18:56:38 GMT
Former female prison officer sentenced after having a baby with inmate
Kathryn Trevor, 29, had a sexual relationship with a prisoner at HMP Maidstone which led to her having a child with him.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 18:25:28 GMT
Mother of twins begged ‘don’t let my baby die’, Lucy Letby’s murder trial told
Lucy Letby stands accused of the murder of seven babies

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 18:22:27 GMT
Labour’s Reeves warns the ‘damage has been done’ despite ‘humiliating U-turns’
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said Prime Minister Liz Truss has ‘no authority, no credibility, no plan for growth’.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 18:16:36 GMT
King welcomes President of Gabon amid Commonwealth entry celebrations
Gabon is the 55th member of the Commonwealth, with a special flag-raising ceremony taking place in London on Monday to mark its addition.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 18:08:19 GMT
Energy bills set to hit £4,000 a year after Liz Truss’s ‘broken promise’ on help
Struggling families will be ‘aghast’, say campaigners after U-turn on two-year support pledge

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 18:07:12 GMT
Liz Truss U-turn will send taxes to highest levels since 1950s
But economists warn more pain yet to come with spending cuts

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 18:01:16 GMT
Jeremy Hunt signals state pensions triple lock could be scrapped
The Chancellor warned the Government would not shy away from taking ‘difficult decisions’.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 18:00:25 GMT
Hunt: Scottish independence case based on extremist, crank think-tank economics
The Chancellor was responding to a question by the SNP’s Stewart Hosie.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:27:20 GMT
‘Unsavoury’ rescue for black labrador who fell into three-metre-deep sewer
Ollie ‘seemed completely unfazed’ by the ordeal, according to an RSPCA inspector.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:17:04 GMT
Police can’t tackle violence against women while officers pose threat, warn campaigners
‘The failure to address misconduct point to a disturbing culture of lawlessness and impunity that will alarm every Londoner,’ Mandu Reid says

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:03:50 GMT
Winners and losers from Jeremy Hunt’s mini-Budget U-turn
Chancellor announces measures he says will bring in £32bn a year for the Treasury

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 16:44:11 GMT
Stormont should be restored while protocol negotiations continue, says Martin
The Taoiseach was meeting Northern Ireland’s party leaders in Belfast.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 16:38:25 GMT
Liz Truss jeered as she turns up in Commons after mystery absence
Penny Mordaunt refuses to reveal ‘very good reason’ PM failed to turn up to answer Labour question

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 16:28:33 GMT
Prime Minister Liz Truss ‘not under a desk’ hiding from MPs, says Mordaunt
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer mocked Ms Truss as he said: ‘The lady is not for turning – up.’

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 16:22:04 GMT
King meets refugees who have settled for new life in Scotland
The monarch met displaced families from countries such as Ukraine, Syria and Afghanistan who have made a new life in Aberdeen.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 16:07:05 GMT
Mason Greenwood: Man United forward remanded in custody after being denied bail
The 21-year-old appeared at the city’s magistrates’ court on Monday

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 16:06:19 GMT
Sturgeon: Stronger, fairer economy best achieved through independence
The First Minister refused to be drawn on how long an independent Scotland would continue to use sterling.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 16:04:52 GMT
Goods checks needed on just two roads after independence, says Sturgeon
The First Minister said she believed Scotland and England could have a border relationship like Norway and Sweden.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 16:01:15 GMT
Headless woman had Bible quote in jacket pocket, court told
Mee Kuen Chong, 67, was found dead in Salcombe, Devon, in June last year.



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