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  Liz Truss was set to attend – but new prime minister has ‘other pressing domestic commitments’ Liz Truss was set to attend – but new prime minister has ‘other pressing domestic commitments’ 

I’it is a big adaptation from the five-day model people have worked their entire careers.’

  A new poll of Express.co.uk readers has found widespread support in favour of King Charles III removing non-working royals from being able to deputise for him. ​A new poll of Express.co.uk readers has found widespread support in favour of King Charles III removing non-working royals from being able to deputise for him. 

  Russian forces are struggling with a shortage of military equipment following months of sweeping Ukrainian counter-assaults. ​Russian forces are struggling with a shortage of military equipment following months of sweeping Ukrainian counter-assaults. 

Defendant accused of murdering seven babies told colleague it was ‘all a bit much’ after two deaths within week A nurse accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill 10 others told a colleague it was “all a bit much” after two newborns died in a week, a court has heard. Lucy Letby, 32, is accused of killing a premature baby, known as Child C, days after killing Child A and attempting to murder his twin sister, Child B, in June 2015. Continue reading… ​Defendant accused of murdering seven babies told colleague it was ‘all a bit much’ after…

DfT says current penalty no longer acts as deterrent for evasion, which costs taxpayers about £240m a year Rail passengers caught travelling without a valid ticket on trains in England will face a fine of £100 from early next year – a fivefold increase from the current level. The Department for Transport (DfT) said the fines were being increased for the first time since 2005 because they no longer acted as a deterrent against fare dodging. Continue reading… ​DfT says current penalty no longer acts as deterrent for evasion, which costs taxpayers about £240m a yearRail passengers caught travelling without…

DUP blocks attempt to restore government citing mandate to boycott assembly over post-Brexit border Northern Ireland is on course for a snap election after a recall of the Stormont assembly failed to elect a speaker and break political deadlock. The Democratic Unionist party (DUP) blocked an attempt to revive the assembly and executive on Thursday, perpetuating paralysis and running down the clock to a midnight deadline to restore devolved government. Continue reading… ​DUP blocks attempt to restore government citing mandate to boycott assembly over post-Brexit borderNorthern Ireland is on course for a snap election after a recall of the Stormont…

Exclusive: Removing incentives due to replace EU scheme would leave rivers in ‘even more degraded state’ Weakening or scrapping the nature-friendly farming payment schemes could increase river pollution by up to 20%, an analysis has found. The payments are due to replace the EU’s area-based payments scheme, in which farmers are paid for the amount of land they manage. The new system would instead pay land managers to provide “public goods” such as enhanced nature and clean rivers. Continue reading… ​Exclusive: Removing incentives due to replace EU scheme would leave rivers in ‘even more degraded state’Weakening or scrapping the nature-friendly…

Zimbabwe edged another thriller in Perth.

‘I did not know what was going on.’