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NewsPA Media: UK NewsMan, 34, arrested on suspicion of murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel
Olivia was fatally shot in the chest in her home in Liverpool on August 22.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsTruss and Kwarteng to meet with OBR amid market turmoil
The pair will meet with Richard Hughes, the head of the independent spending watchdog.
NewsPA Media: UK News‘Devastating’ if Tories break promise to uprate benefits in line with inflation
Treasury minister Chris Philp told ITV that the Treasury would not commit to an expected uprating of benefits in line with inflation.
NewsThe GuardianLiz Truss to attend first meeting of European Political Community
Inaugural summit of EU initiative that aims to unite Europe on issues such as security and energy to take place in Prague
NewsPA Media: UK NewsUnder pressure Truss and Kwarteng defend tax cuts as ‘right plan’
It comes after Friday’s fiscal event caused chaos in the markets.
BusinessReutersUK watchdog contacts banks following huge withdrawal of mortgage deals -FT
In the aftermath of finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng's fiscal plan that sent British financial markets into turmoil, the FCA was asking banks what options borrowers would have when their fixed-rate terms end, the newspaper said, citing people close to the matter. Sheldon Mills, the watchdog's head of competition and consumers, said in a speech on Thursday that some 3.2 million customers have fixed-rate deals that are due to expire in the next two years. On the mortgage products that have been removed in the past week, Mills said, "We are monitoring developments closely and will be working with industry to ensure that consumers are treated fairly during this period."
NewsReutersRebel UK Conservative lawmakers prepare to block scrapping of top income tax rate -report
Rebel British lawmakers from Prime Minister Liz Truss's Conservative Party are preparing to vote down sections of a finance bill to block the abolition of the top rate of income tax, The Telegraph reported on Thursday. The government's plans for huge tax cuts, unveiled last week, have come under criticism after triggering nearly a week of financial market chaos including a sharp fall in the value of pound sterling. Those tax cuts included a plan to scrap the 45% top rate of income tax applied to the highest earners.
NewsThe GuardianLiz Truss to hold emergency talks with OBR after failing to calm markets
Exclusive: in unusual move, PM and Kwasi Kwarteng will meet fiscal watchdog after mini-budget sparked investor panic
NewsPA Media: UK NewsFace-to-face GP appointments at highest level since start of pandemic
NHS Digital data shows 66.1% of appointments with family doctors in England were done in person in August.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsScreening of Troubles film ‘aims to pressure Government to ditch legacy Bill’
Northern Ireland Office minister Lord Caine was among those who attended the screening of The Victims Stories at Queen’s University on Thursday.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsLiz Truss set to attend meeting of French president’s European club
Emmanuel Macron’s scheme aims to bring together EU nations and countries outside the bloc.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsTruss and Kwarteng defend tax cuts as ‘right plan’ to get economy moving
The Chancellor and Prime Minister defended Friday’s mini-budget amid financial market chaos.
HealthThe GuardianThousands of children at risk as vaccination rates fall in England
Health officials urge parents to ensure children have routine jabs amid fears of measles outbreak
NewsPA Media: UK NewsNI consumers will not lose out on energy support offered in GB – Liz Truss
The Prime Minister said customers in the region would not have to struggle with very high bills.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsLabour surges to 33-point lead against Tories after days of turmoil
Liz Truss’s Government has been engulfed in a political and economic crisis since Friday’s mini-budget.
NewsThe GuardianMan guilty of murdering secret lover and their son near Inverness in 1976
Circumstantial evidence enough to convict William MacDowell, now 80, of killing Renee and Andrew MacRae
NewsThe GuardianBehaviour adviser urges English schools to crack down on pupils’ vaping
Headteachers say more children are using vapes, forcing them to take action to tackle the problem
NewsPA Media: UK NewsKate all smiles as she meets Royal Navy sailors at Windsor Castle
She wore a navy suit and white blouse during the audience on Thursday.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsTruss: I want to work with Nicola Sturgeon
The Prime Minister stood by her economic plans despite a tumultuous week for the UK economy.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsLiz Truss: I will not allow impasse over Northern Ireland Protocol to drift
The Prime Minister stressed that she would act unilaterally to address problems with the protocol if a deal with Brussels proved elusive.
NewsThe GuardianTreasury watchdog to ask Kwarteng to hand over growth forecasts
Tory chair Mel Stride says committee needs to hear how chancellor will boost growth, and suggests one option might be via immigration
BusinessThe GuardianDoom loops and margin calls: 10 terms that explain the market meltdown
Your one-stop shop for all the jargon you’ve been reading since Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget
NewsPA Media: UK NewsHarry Dunn’s alleged killer appears in UK court three years after his death
Anne Sacoolas appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court via video-link from the United States on Thursday.
NewsThe GuardianHarry Dunn crash: Anne Sacoolas appears by video link before UK court
Case of US citizen accused of causing death of teenager by dangerous driving sent to Old Bailey
NewsPA Media: UK NewsCharity trading day is something positive from tragedy of 9/11, says BGC boss
Sean Windeatt was in the London office when the 9/11 tragedy unfolded.