Kids in Wales have started to receive universal free school meals this week, but older children must wait.
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Tens of thousands of businesses are at risk of collapsing if the government fails to help support them because of soaring energy bills, according to experts.
The newly-appointed prime minister Liz Truss has named her cabinet – and she’s heavily rewarded key allies with the top jobs.
LIVE: Liz Truss makes first Downing Street speech as new PM
Her political journey has been a strange one, from liberal Democrat to Conservative, Remainer to Brexit enthusiast, it’s hard to imagine Liz Truss walking through the famous black door of No 10.
Germans bring back Cold War era ‘Monday protests’ amid cost of living crisis Thousands of people on Monday have taken to the streets in Leipzig, the most populous city in the German state of Saxony, to protest against the rising cost of living amid soaring inflation in the European country.
Liz Truss, the newly-appointed UK prime minister, has had an interesting political rise – from Liberal Democrat to Tory, from Remainer to Brexiteer.
Who is Liz Truss? And what comes next?
The front page leads with Liz Truss being announced the winner of the Tory leadership race.
Metro leads with Liz Truss’s promise of a “bold plan” for energy. tax and the NHS.
The incoming Prime Minister could announce an energy bill freeze for homes and businesses that may last two years and cost up to £100 billion this week.
The fourth prime minister in six years faces a race against time to address the cost-of-living emergency, The Guardian says.
The Daily Mirror gives its take on the new prime minister, Liz Truss.
New Prime Minister, same old Tory disinterest and callous lack of concern, as Boris Johnson’s likely successor shows when she taunts people worried that their energy bills are going through the roof.
The Sun focuses on how Liz Truss will deal with rising energy costs.
LIZ Truss will freeze energy bills for homes and businesses in her first major act as new PM.
She beat Rishi Sunak to lead the Tories and today will replace Boris Johnson.
Put faith in Truss to deliver for Britain, the Daily Express says after Liz Truss is announced as the new prime minister.
The new PM Liz Truss dominates the front pages – alongside widely believed reports that an energy bill freeze for homes and businesses will be one of her first major acts as prime minister.
Priti Patel and Nadine Dorries have said they will step down from their cabinet roles when Liz Triss becomes prime minister on Tuesday.
Boris Johnson took a parting shot at Nicola Sturgeon as he delivered his last speech from No 10 as Prime Minister this morning. Boris Johnson Mr Johnson celebrated his government’s record on Brexit, supporting Ukraine and the Covid vaccine rollout in his farewell address. But he made a dig at the Scottish First Minister, who is pushing for another independence referendum, warning bids to break up the UK will “never ever succeed”. Mr Johnson said:…
Damien Sanderson, 31, has been found dead with injuries that did not appear self-inflicted.
Damien and his brother Myles, 30, were being hunted by Canadian police following a mass stabbing attack that left 10 people dead and 18 injured in Saskatchewan.
Ukrainian PM has said the country and the EU must not waver in the face of Russian aggression as he urged the EU to provide more firepower.
PRITI PATEL has quit as Home Secretary as she confirmed she will not serve in a Liz Truss Cabinet. Priti Patel The Witham MP has tonight written to outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson to confirm she is stepping back from frontline politics. She described serving in the Cabinet as “the honour of my life” but said she wanted to “continue my public service to the country and the Witham constituency from the backbenches”. It comes…
Meghan Markle has given a key note speech at the One Young World Summit in Manchester as part of a tour of the UK alongside Prince Harry ahead of the Invictus Games Dusseldorf 2023 One Year to Go event in Germany Meghan Markle Meghan Markle has given her first public speech in the UK since stepping down as a working royal over two years ago. The Duchess of Sussex attended the opening of the One Young…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have returned to the UK for several charity stops. Meghan gave a speech at the One Young World summit and discussed her own struggle for self-belief.
The shocking shooting death of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel has seen the girl’s local community ‘step forward’ according to an assistant chief constable.
The soon-to-be-appointed prime minister Liz Truss has promised to deal with surging energy costs and to cut taxes, as she officially takes office today.
Heatwave: England has had its joint hottest summer on record, Met Office says The Independent says England has had its joint hottest summer since records began in 1884, according to the Met Office. Temperatures equalled those of 2018, with 17.1C the mean temperature recorded. Four of the five warmest summers on record for England have all occurred since 2003 as the climate crisis increases average global temperatures. The UK broke its highest temperature on record…
Woman survives 40ft plunge from third-floor balcony as man arrested after 2am fall The Independent says A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after a woman fell around 40ft from the balcony of a flat in Manchester. The woman managed to survive with injuries described by police as serious but not life-threatening. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said officers were called to a block of apartments on Regent Road at around 2am on Friday.…
Family of man who died in Thames during attempted arrest demand answers The Guardian says The family of a man who died after entering the River Thames while being arrested in south-west London have called for answers from the police, saying: “We just want closure.” Liam Allen, 23, entered the river by Kingston Bridge at about 10.30pm on 26 August and started swimming away after he was told he was being arrested, the Independent Office…