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Chief executive says squeezed household incomes will push customers towards ‘value’ operators EasyJet has said it wants more “certainty” and “stability” in the UK, but expects demand for its lower-cost fares to hold up despite the cost of living crisis. Johan Lundgren, the airline’s chief executive, said consumers “would continue to protect their holidays where” they could even as their income was squeezed by surging food and energy bills. That meant they would “gravitate towards value”, he added. Continue reading… ​Chief executive says squeezed household incomes will push customers towards ‘value’ operatorsEasyJet has said it wants more “certainty” and “stability”…

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Once-loyal papers such as the Sun and Daily Mail start to turn on PM amid financial turmoil Today’s political news –updates Conservative commentators are beginning to turn against Liz Truss, with rightwing newspapers such as the Sun and Daily Mail rounding on her for making a “pig’s ear” of the mini-budget, while other observers suggest her premiership could be extremely short-lived. Though she was initially heralded by some as a prime minister to drive through true-blue policies with the most radical reforms in decades, unease is growing in Tory circles about her leadership. Continue reading… ​Once-loyal papers such as the…

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Foreign secretary James Cleverly tells colleagues removing the prime minister would be a ‘disastrously bad idea’ ConservativeHome editor and former Tory MP, Paul Goodman, has said some Conservative backbenchers are considering pushing for Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt to replace Liz Truss as prime minister. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme, Goodman said: All sorts of different people are talking about all sorts of different things because the Conservative backbenchers are casting around for a possible replacement for Kwasi Kwarteng, even for a possible replacement for Liz Truss. All sorts of names are being thrown about, Rishi Sunak, even…

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Retailer to open 104 Simply Food outlets as high street chain speeds up turnaround plan amid rising costs Marks & Spencer is planning to close 25% of its bigger stores selling clothing and homeware while opening more than 100 new Simply Food outlets, as it speeds up its turnaround plan in the face of a “difficult economic backdrop” and rising costs. The retailer told investors it aims to have 180 “full-line” shops – selling its full range of food, clothing and homeware products – by early 2028, down from 247 at present, and said it would get rid of “lower…

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Fuel price increase is blow to drivers amid soaring domestic energy costs and other inflation Petrol prices are climbing again for the first time in three months, after the controversial decision by the Opec oil cartel and its allies to cut oil production, putting more pressure on drivers during the cost of living crisis. Forecourt prices for petrol and diesel in the UK had been falling since early July and throughout the summer, according to motoring organisation the AA, but the trend reversed after the Opec meeting in early October. Continue reading… ​Fuel price increase is blow to drivers amid…

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Seum had to cut her stream short (pic: Twitch) Life tends to catch streamers off-guard sometimes, with Twitch streamer Seum and her family getting evicted while she was playing Dreamlight Valley. Seum, or simply Sam, has managed to hit over 80 thousand followers on her Twitch channel, where she usually streams games like Dreamlight Valley or makes use of the Just Chatting category. A lot of unexpected things can happen while streaming, such as a watermelon exploding or a group of friends getting caught up in the middle of gunshots. One streamer was even caught going to town with…

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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Viewers are demanding Channel 5 ‘pull the plug’ on the final two episodes of new true crime drama Maxine, after many felt the first episode last night was in ‘bad taste’. The three-part series follows the girlfriend of Ian Huntley, Maxine Carr, taking a look into the Soham murders. 20 years ago, the nation mourned the deaths of 10-year-olds Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells after Huntley, who worked as a school caretaker and lured them back to his house before murdering them.…

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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Kerry Katona has revealed she is freezing her eggs, aged 42, so her partner Ryan Mahoney has the option to be father to his own children, if he wants to in the future. The Atomic Kitten singer appeared on Loose Women today when she made the announcement. Katona is mum to five children, after welcoming her first child Molly-Marie McFadden in 2001 with Brian McFadden. She later welcomed daughter Lilly-Sue with the Westlife star, before having Heidi and Maxwell with ex-husband Mark…

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Nicole Barnes, 29, was found dead next to her daughter, 3 (Picture: Liverpool Echo) A mother was found dead on the sofa next to her three-year-old daughter after teachers reported her missing from the school run. Nicole Barnes, 29, never showed to pick up her other three kids, prompting the school to call her partner Craig Sharnock. A friend went to check on the mum-of-four and tried to resuscitate her, but she was pronounced dead by paramedics at the property in Bootle, Merseyside. Her cause of death is currently unknown but the family have confirmed she was ‘fit and healthy’.…

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