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October 02, 2022

Revolt by Tories may mean Truss is 'gone by Christmas'

Liz Truss has a matter of days to row back on controversial tax and welfare cuts or face a parliamentary rebellion that could see her removed from Downing Street by Christmas, Conservative MPs have warned.

5 mins

Defiant Truss warns rebels 'no option but to change'

Liz Truss has warned Tory rebels urging her to abandon her tax-cutting agenda that she will not change course, telling them “the status quo isn’t an option”.

2 mins

Devolved administrations call for urgent budget talks

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng is facing a call for urgent talks with the devolved administrations following warnings their vital public services are at risk in the wake of the financial turmoil unleashed by his mini-Budget.

1 min

Young Tory leader sorry for calling Birmingham a dump

The leader of the Young Conservatives Network has apologised for his "ill-conceived" comments about Birmingham after he called the city "a dump".

2 mins

Energy bills rise to record high as price cap is lifted

Families have been urged to take a photograph of their meter reading and do what they can to cut their energy use as prices spike.

2 mins

Man charged with murder of girl in Liverpool shooting

A 34-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel, the Crown Prosecution Service said yesterday.

2 mins

UK 'blind' to the threat of a devastating new Covid wave

The UK is heading into a "devastating" Covid wave this autumn exacerbated by a drop in testing and inadequate surveillance of new immune-evasive subvariants, experts have warned.

4 mins

Charles will not attend Cop27 on advice of Truss

Liz Truss has told King Charles to abandon his plans to attend the Cop27 climate summit next month. Charles wanted to give a speech at the conference in Egypt but has had to put to the plans on ice after Ms Truss intervened, The Sunday Times has reported.

1 min

Palace releases new portrait

The photograph was taken on the eve of the Queen's funeral

2 mins

At least 65 dead as deadly Storm Ian finally blows out

Hurricane Ian finally slowed yesterday to a post-tropical cyclone bringing heavy rains and winds to Virginia. Florida's death toll jumped to 65 people from the devastating storm as search and rescue efforts continued. So far, hundreds of stranded people have been rescued.

3 mins

Monroe biopic accused of anti-abortion propaganda

Planned Parenthood has criticised Netflix film Blonde as "antiabortion propaganda".

2 mins

Xhaka shines as relentless Arsenal turn on the style to overwhelm 10-man Spurs

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