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Prices of everyday grocery items soar The prices of some everyday grocery items such as pasta, tea, chips and cooking oil, according to new data – with vegetable oil soaring by 65% in a year. Overall the price of budget food items rose by 17% in the year to September, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The figures come as inflation is at a 40-year high, with prices up 10.1% in a year. Food prices, energy bills and transport costs are the latest rise in living costs in September. The ONS found sharp rises in the prices of…

  Jayne Gelder, 50, headed to Cyprus with her friend after booking the holiday via travel agency TUI. ​Jayne Gelder, 50, headed to Cyprus with her friend after booking the holiday via travel agency TUI. 

Former Home Office minister Victoria Atkins says levelling up, NHS and crime will be focus Rishi Sunak to meet king and become PM – live news updates Rishi Sunak will return the Conservative party to the policies of the 2019 manifesto, one of his key allies has said, acknowledging it had been a “brutal six weeks in politics”. The former Home Office minister Victoria Atkins, tipped to get a high-profile role in Sunak’s administration, said the outgoing prime minister, Liz Truss, would agree she “stepped away from the 2019 manifesto” that won the Tories an 80-seat majority. Continue reading… ​Former…

Northern Ireland Protocol bill: Peers set to scrutinise it line-by-line Peers will spend four days scrutinising the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill line-by-line as it moves to its next stage in the House of Lords. The Northern Ireland protocol is the Brexit agreement for Northern Ireland that was agreed by the UK and EU in 2019. If the bill becomes law it would give the UK government unilateral powers to change the operation and oversight of the protocol. The UK has acknowledged this would breach the terms of the deal but say it’s justified on grounds of “necessity” under international law. …

  The 42-year-old former Chancellor will move into Number 10 today after winning the overwhelming backing of Tory MPs yesterday. ​The 42-year-old former Chancellor will move into Number 10 today after winning the overwhelming backing of Tory MPs yesterday. 

  Researchers say high levels of physical activity boosts the effectiveness of vaccine courses – and would have been beneficial at reducing hospital admissions during the ‘counterproductive’ lockdowns. ​Researchers say high levels of physical activity boosts the effectiveness of vaccine courses – and would have been beneficial at reducing hospital admissions during the ‘counterproductive’ lockdowns. 

  European Union energy ministers will discuss a bloc-wide gas price cap today, attempting to navigate their next steps although it is likely to be weeks before any final decisions. ​European Union energy ministers will discuss a bloc-wide gas price cap today, attempting to navigate their next steps although it is likely to be weeks before any final decisions. 

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US actor Leslie Jordan dies aged 67 in fatal crash American actor Leslie Jordan has died at the age of 67 following a car crash. The star was best known for his roles in Will and Grace and American Horror Story. It is understood that his car crashed into the side of a building and he was declared dead at the scene. It is not clear if he was killed in the collision or if he had suffered a medical emergency beforehand. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1955, he came out as gay to his mother aged 12 in the…