In this issue

August 06, 2022

Bank's recession warning is too 'optimistic', say experts

'If Russia were to completely cut supplies and we had a cold winter it would be a perfect storm'

3 mins

No 10 candidates have no answers to coming storm

The gloomy forecast exposes the leadership election as an irrelevant sideshow

3 mins

Labour urges investigation into Sunak boast he took funding from deprived areas

Rishi Sunak told Tories in Tunbridge Wells he'd diverted money

2 mins

Sunak holiday claim piles pressure on 'awol' Johnson

The former chancellor is trailing in the race for the keys to No 10

2 mins

Who's running government with the caretakers away?

Earlier this summer, when ministers attended work

3 mins

Tories can 'kiss goodbye' to election if we don't control inflation, Sunak warns

Rishi Sunak warns rival Liz Truss will fuel price rises by cutting tax too soon

2 mins

River Thames five miles shorter as source dries up

The river's source in Gloucestershire, pictured in 2006 when it dried 1.5km from source

1 min

Monkeypox cases at nearly 3,000 as outbreak 'shows early signs of plateauing'

Up to 100 new cases of the virus have been discovered in recent days

2 mins

NHS 111 services' IT system outage due to a cyberattack

The NHS said the issue had caused 'minimal disruption' with contingency plans in place

2 mins

China makes 'provocative' move as jets enter Taiwan

Tensions continue to boil after Pelosi's controversial visit

2 mins

At least 10 killed as Israel launches airstrike on Gaza

Palestinians outside a hospital in Gaza after the attack yesterday

2 mins

Jones must pay another $45m to Sandy Hook family

Right-wing broadcaster Alex Jones had already been ordered to pay the family $4.11m in compensatory damages

2 mins

Race against time to save beluga whale stuck in Seine

The underweight mammal was spotted near a lock in Courcelles-sur-Seine, western France

1 min

Port of Felixstowe to strike in dispute over workers over pay

Unite said more than 1,900 workers at the port will be taking part in industrial action

2 mins

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