Party conference overshadowed by fears that refusing to do a U-turn on tax and spending cuts will kill off election chances Liz Truss is struggling to persuade Conservative MPs to back her controversial mini-budget, with some even threatening all-out rebellion amid fears that they will once again become known as […]
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Violence erupted after Arema’s home loss to Persebaya Surabaya Police fired tear gas into crowded stands in Malang At least 129 people died and 180 were injured after violence and a stampede erupted following an Indonesian league football match, police have said. Supporters of the Javanese clubs Arema and Persebaya […]
Military defeat in Donetsk comes hours after Moscow declared that the region was Russian territory ‘for ever’ Russia-Ukraine war: latest developments Russia suffered a humiliating military defeat on Saturday when Ukrainian troops liberated the key eastern city of Lyman, with videos showing them raising a blue and yellow national flag […]
Prime minister reportedly raised objections to him going during personal audience at Buckingham Palace King Charles III has reportedly abandoned plans to attend and deliver a speech at the Cop27 climate change summit on the advice of Liz Truss. The monarch, a veteran campaigner on environmental issues, had been invited […]
Conservative MPs urge Liz Truss’s removal from No 10 after poll reveals British public’s fury over tax plans Three-quarters of UK voters, including a staggering 71% of those who backed the Conservatives at the last general election, believe the prime minister, Liz Truss, and the chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, have “lost […]
Thomas Cashman, 34, also charged with attempted murder of Olivia’s mother, Cheryl Korbel, and Joseph Nee A 34-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel, the girl shot dead in her own home in Liverpool, along with the attempted murder of her mother. Thomas Cashman, from the […]
Prototype walks onstage and waves at event as company looks to future beyond vehicles Tesla CEO Elon Musk showcased his much-touted humanoid robot “Optimus” at the electric vehicle maker’s “AI Day” event on Friday. The billionaire has said a robot business will be worth more than its cars, hoping to […]
Tory MPs call for market reassurance but PM and chancellor won’t publish OBR projections – ready next week – until late November Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng will refuse to release independent analysis of their tax plans until more than six weeks after receiving them, despite more calls from Tory […]
Coroner finds harmful online content likely to have contributed to Molly’s death ‘in a more than minimal way’ Molly Russell’s father has accused the world’s biggest social media firms of “monetising misery” after an inquest ruled that harmful online content contributed to the 14-year-old’s death. Ian Russell accused Meta, the […]
Russian president signs ‘accession treaties’ at Kremlin in defiance of international law and US responds with sanctions Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Vladimir Putin has signed “accession treaties” formalising Russia’s illegal annexation of four occupied regions in Ukraine, marking the largest forcible takeover of territory in Europe since the second world […]