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The empty bus was destroyed as the double-decked passenger train rammed into it as it passed a level crossing in Bergen op Zoom. ​The empty bus was destroyed as the double-decked passenger train rammed into it as it passed a level crossing in Bergen op Zoom.

Daily Mirror – Tory MPs: Quit now Summary of the front page Three Conservative MPs have publicly called for the prime minister to quit, the Daily Mirror reports. The paper has a clear message for the prime minister – “Quit now.” The three MPs – Mr Blunt, Jamie Wallis and Andrew Bridgen went public with their calls for Liz Truss to resign. Mr Wallis said the government had “undermined Britain’s economic credibility” with its minibudget and fractured the Conservative Party “irreparably” the paper notes. The Mirror’s front page also has room for TV presenter Davina McCall, who’s promoting her new book…

New chancellor announces mini-budget repair measures as Liz Truss fights for survival Politics live – latest updates Jeremy Hunt has effectively ripped up almost all of Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-budget, scrapping virtually all the announced tax cuts and drastically scaling back the government’s flagship plan to cap rising energy prices. In a televised statement before a full Commons statement on Monday afternoon Hunt, who was appointed as chancellor in place of the sacked Kwasi Kwarteng on Friday, said the only remaining tax cuts would be those already being put into place – the move to reverse the recent rise in…

The chancellor has brought forward announcement of mini-budget repair measures – here are the main points Jeremy Hunt statement – latest updates Jeremy Hunt says the government will reverse almost all of the tax measures announced in the mini-budget that have not been legislated for so far. Continue reading… ​The chancellor has brought forward announcement of mini-budget repair measures – here are the main pointsJeremy Hunt statement – latest updatesJeremy Hunt says the government will reverse almost all of the tax measures announced in the mini-budget that have not been legislated for so far. Continue reading…

The former Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport said: “Only one MP has a mandate from party members and from the British public” ​The former Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport said: “Only one MP has a mandate from party members and from the British public”

The Sun – Crown Diana crash outrage Summary of the front page The Sun newspaper leads with a story about the hit TV show The Crown and reports that the series will focus on the death of Princess Diana in the new series. Her son, Prince William is said to be hurt that the new series will focus on his parents’ marriage troubles and his mother’s tragic death, a year after her divorce, in a 1997 car accident in Paris. The paper says the crew on set have been left outraged at plans the show will recreate Diana’s last few…

Yield on 30-year UK government bonds plummets as chancellor prepares to reverse more of Kwarteng mini-budget UK government borrowing costs fell sharply and the pound rallied after Jeremy Hunt announced he would bring forward some of his debt-cutting plans in an attempt to smooth over turmoil in financial markets. In a surprise statement early on Monday, the chancellor said he would make a statement to the Commons to announce some of the measures from the government’s medium-term fiscal plan two weeks ahead of time. Continue reading… ​Yield on 30-year UK government bonds plummets as chancellor prepares to reverse more of…

Daily Express – D-Day for PM: Will more U-turns save our economy? Summary of the front page The prime minister has “all but abandoned Trussonomics” in a “desperate bid to save her premiership”, the Daily Express reports. The Express has been the strongest supporter of Truss since the ousting of Boris Johnson – the paper is now asking if more U-turns on the controversial mini-budget can “save our economy.” It comes following reports that the chancellor plans to delay PM Truss’s flagship 1p cut to income tax by a year. The paper says the PM is facing “D-Day” with another…

  Princess Eugenie helped launch the Anti-Slavery Collective in 2017. ​Princess Eugenie helped launch the Anti-Slavery Collective in 2017. 

  The 69-year-old has been taken into custody for questioning and a manslaughter investigation was launched. ​The 69-year-old has been taken into custody for questioning and a manslaughter investigation was launched.