Author: News Desk

​Bank steps up emergency scheme launched after Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget created market turmoil The Bank of England will double the value of the UK government bonds it can buy each day under the emergency scheme it launched to calm markets after Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget.Threadneedle Street was forced to intervene late last month amid a dramatic sell-off for long-dated government debt after the chancellor announced more than £40bn of unfunded tax giveaways directed at middle and high earners. Continue reading… 

Anna Sorokin flashed a smile as she waved from her New York apartment after being released from prison (Picture: Splash News/PA) Anna ‘Delvey’ Sorokin has been pictured waving at photographers from the confinement of her New York City flat after being released from jail to house arrest. The Russian-born con artist, who was the subject of Netflix’s Inventing Anna, swindled hundreds of thousands from Manhattan’s elite by posing as a fake heiress. Last week, Sorokin was granted release from a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility after being bailed on a $10,000 (£8,831) bond. She has since said that…

Two CNN journalists have apologised for their coverage of the Thai nursery massacre – that left 37 people dead, including 23 children.

Tom Felton has reflected on Harry Potter author JK Rowling’s work (Picture: Getty) Harry Potter star Tom Felton has praised author JK Rowling’s contribution to literature, but stopped short of sharing his thoughts on the criticism around past comments made by the author. Rowling attracted a fierce backlash in 2020 after criticising an article which referred to ‘people who menstruate’. Taking issue with the phrasing, the author – who denies she is transphobic – wrote on Twitter: ‘”People who menstruate”. I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?’ After she…

The commemorative coin ‘perfectly captures the BBC’s huge reach and impact’, the organisation’s director-general has said (Picture: PA) Coin collectors are expected to go wild over a new 50p that features the late Queen. The Royal Mint is releasing the commemorative coin to honour the BBC’s centenary. New coins typically feature Britain’s living monarch – but these were produced before Her Majesty died in September. They will not be re-struck to feature King Charles in order to ‘minimise waste or unnecessary environmental impact’. The 50p – which can be bought for £11 – is expected to spark ‘high demand’. But…

She was left “agog” at the cost from what she described as a “standard take out place in the north”. 

The Chester nurse is facing 22 charges concerning 17 babies. 

A BODY found on the roof of a house stunned residents as emergency crews cordoned off streets around their homes. Fire crews used a turntable ladder to recover the remains from the top of the three…

The FBU says the 5% offer is a ‘significant’ real terms pay cut.  The FBU says the 5% offer is a ‘significant’ real terms pay cut. 

Liz Truss reaches out to MPs after Tory splits exposed PM Liz Truss is set to hold a series of lunches with Tory MPs this week in an attempt to unite her party amid unreset over her premiership. There has been calls for her resignation and a growing Tory rebellion following the mini-budget, the u-turn and last week’s Tory party conference. Senior Cabinet heavyweights have been calling on backbenchers to unite behind the prime minister and stop the infighting. There are concerns that if Truss cannot get a grip on her party she could be ousted, and the Tory party…