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Tory chair apologises for telling struggling people to just ‘get better-paid job’ The Independent says Conservative party chairman Jake Berry has apologised for his remarks calling on struggling Britons to “go out there and get that new job”. The senior Tory admitted he regretted his “clumsy” comments was he grilled on his remarks during interviews on Thursday – insisting he understood how hard people worked. Mr Berry told Sky’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday: “People know that when their bills arrive, they can either cut their consumption or they can get a higher salary or higher wages, go out there and…

Tory members ‘subjected to disgusting homophobic abuse’ at LGBT event The Independent says Conservative party attendees have been accused of homophobic abuse at an LGBT+ event at the fringes of this week’s annual conference in Birmingham. Several people were removed for allegedly hurling homophobic insults at an event organised by LGBT Conservatives at the Reflex nightclub, it was claimed. One attendee was removed by security after calling a gay man a “f**” and another was chucked out for calling two women a “dirty l*****”, according to ITV News. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tories-conference-lgbt-homophobia-abuse-b2196724.html

Bank of England intervention prevented destructive ‘spiral’ after mini-Budget The Independent says The Bank of England has said that its intervention last month in the gilt market prevented a “self-reinforcing spiral” following Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget which could have wiped out the value of a large number of funds held by pension companies. In a letter to the House of Commons Treasury Committee setting out the thinking behind the dramatic 28 September move, the Bank’s deputy governor for financial stability Sir Jon Cunliffe said that soaring gilt prices could have triggered “widespread financial instability”. Had the Bank not intervened, a “large…

4 stabbed ‘after stepping in to try and stop bike thieves’ The Metro says Three people have been stabbed during a major police incident in London. Officers and emergency services rushed to the scene near Bishopsgate just before 10am this morning. The incident in central London has meant office workers were put into ‘lockdown’ and were unable to leave their buildings whilst police tried to hunt down the attackers. City of London Police have said officers are at the scene and a cordon is currently in place. Andrea Silva was on a bus when she saw the aftermath of the…

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Putin ‘facing military coup’ over latest nuke threats The Metro says Vladimir Putin could be replaced in a ‘military mutiny’ if he prepares for a nuclear strike, a security source has said. The 69-year-old, who turns 70 tomorrow, has previously threatened to use ‘all the means at our disposal’ if his country is threatened. President Volodymyr Zelensky warned this week he feared the Kremlin wasn’t ‘bluffing’. But a British security expert says any concrete moves to deploy a nuclear strike would spark a Kremlin coup. ‘A military mutiny is the most likely end for Putin’s rule’, the source told the…

Dozens of nursery children ‘massacred as they slept’ by ex-cop sacked for drugs The Metro says More than 30 people, most of them toddlers, have been killed in a gun and knife attack on a pre-school in northeast Thailand. The attacker is thought to have killed himself, as well as his wife and child, after earlier reports suggested he was still at large following the attack targeting kids as young as two. Officials say the gunman was an ex-officer previously sacked for taking drugs and believe at least 24 children are among the roughly 35 victims. Two teachers and a…

Dozens feared dead after boats of asylum seekers sink off Greek islands The Metro says Rescue teams are desperately searching Greek waters after two boats capsized late last night. At least 15 people have died, with dozens still missing. Expert divers are being deployed to the area today as the search continues. Local resident Martha Stathaki said: ‘We could see the boat smashing against the rocks and people climbing up those rocks to try and save themselves. It was an unbelievable sight.

Tottenham fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone dies suddenly aged 61 The Metro says Legendary Italian fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone, who has been part of Antonio Conte’s staff at Tottenham for the past year, has died suddenly at the age of 61. According to Italian media, the fitness guru – whose notoriously gruelling regimes earned him the nickname ‘The Marine’ in his homeland – passed away on Thursday from acute leukaemia. Ventrone had been seen in the Tottenham dugout as recently as three weeks ago for the north Londoners’ win over Leicester City, with the news rocking the club. A…

Murderer who abused bodies in morgues appears in court for 16 more sex offences The Metro says Mortuary abuser David Fuller has entered no pleas to 12 sexual assault charges and no pleas for four extreme pornography charges. He appeared remotely from HMP Frankland at Medway Magistrates Court today. The 68-year-old was wearing a grey prison-issue jumper and looked down at the table in front of him while the charges were read to him. Fuller spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth, current residence, and to enter no plea to all 16 charges