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September 30, 2022

Poll blow piles pressure on beleaguered prime minister

Tory meltdown after mini-Budget gifts Starmer 33-point lead

5 mins

Truss Targets Public Services Cuts Across 'Plenty Of Areas'

Prime minister Liz Truss has confirmed that she is looking for funding cuts across the public services, declaring that there are "plenty of areas" where taxpayers' money could be saved.

2 mins

PM To Attend European Political Community Talks

Liz Truss is expected to attend a meeting of the European Political Community, months after the prime minister criticised the Prague summit in her previous role.

1 min

Petition Calling For Early Election Passes 100,000

More than 100,000 people have signed a government petition calling for an immediate general election "to end the chaos of the current government".

2 mins

Harry Dunn's alleged killer expected to plead guilty to death by careless driving

Harry Dunn’s alleged killer is expected to plead guilty to causing the teenage motorcyclist’s death by careless driving, a court has heard.

2 mins

Toxin May Have Caused UK Sea Life Deaths, Say Scientists

The government faces fresh questions over an ecological disaster on England's North East coast after scientists revealed sea life may have been killed by a manmade toxin.

3 mins

NHS Staff Quit For Private Sector As Cost Of Living Bites

The cost of living crisis is forcing healthcare workers to walk away from the NHS in pursuit of better-paid jobs, trust leaders have warned.

3 mins

Exam Grades Will Be Lower Next Year, Says Government

Exam grades are to be lower next year under efforts to bring down marks from Covid pandemic highs, the government has announced.

2 mins

Putin To Annex Territories As Kyiv Vows 'Harsh' Response

Vladimir Putin will today hold a signing ceremony to incorporate territories taken from Ukraine into Russia.

3 mins

Current market sell-off has 'UK-specific component'

The country's most senior economist has said that the current economic woes facing the UK are in part homegrown after the prime minister blamed them on Russia.

2 mins

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