China’s deadly earthquake that struck the southwest on Monday has seen the death toll rise to 82. There are fears that rain and possible mudslides will affect the search for the many people who remain missing.
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Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are to restrict entry to Russian civilians over the Russian invasion of Ukraine – as the war shows no sign of coming to an end.
Paul Urey, 45, was a British man who died in detention in July after being caputrued by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine
PM Liz Truss will unveil her plans to help the public amid soaring energy prices. The government plans are expected to limit energy bill rises, spending billions to protect people from rising prices.
The Independent says Four men arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool have all been bailed, police have said.
The Independent says A UK ticket holder has come forward to claim the £110,978,200.90 EuroMillions jackpot prize from Friday’s draw.
The Independent says Police negotiators tried to end the 25 hour stand-off with the armed man – by delivering him a McDonald’s breakfast.
The Guardian says Funding to promote the uptake of NHS England’s autumn Covid and flu jabs has been slashed by 63%, it can be revealed, even as the World Health Organization warned of a wave of winter deaths.
The Guardian says The FBI recovered a document describing a foreign government’s nuclear capabilities during its search of Mar-a-Lago, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
The Guardian says China recorded its highest temperatures and one of its lowest levels of rainfall in 61 years during a two-month summer heatwave that caused forest fires, damaged crops and hit power supplies, the national meteorological agency said.
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She’s only two days into the top job and Liz Truss is set for a major moment today – her first PMQs.
Yesterday she announced her cabinet, where she ditched all Rishi Sunak supporters including Grant Shapps, Priti Patel and Dominic Raab. Her cabinet is made up of her allies and those right of the Tory party.
She’s only two days into the top job and Liz Truss is set for a major moment today – her first PMQs.
Liz Truss insisted the UK would “ride out the storm” of the worst cost of living crisis in a generation as she launched her premiership with a brutal cabinet clear-out, The Guardian reports.
Liz Truss told Britain it can “ride out the storm” as the country faces soaring energy bills, the Metro reports.
The Truss era has begun, the i says. But the paper says while the new PM pledges to grow the economy and freeze energy bills, economists say taxpayers or consumers will need to pay for the bailout.
The British public could be excused for being a “tad cynical” after Prime Minister Liz Truss made promises of a “brand new Britain”, the Daily Mirror reports.
“Frail” Queen Elizabeth greeted Liz Truss at Balmoral on Tuesday to appoint her as the country’s prime minister, The Sun reports.
Liz Truss “confidently” predicted Britain can “ride out the storm” with swift action to freeze energy bills as part of a massive cost-of-living rescue package, the Daily Express reports.
Wednesday’s front pages are dominated by the newly-appointed PM Liz Truss and her first day in office.
China experienced a devastating 6.6 magnitude earthquake on Monday, which claimed at least 74 lives.
Major roads leading to the epicentre of the earthquake in the southwestern province of Sichuan have started to reopen and traffic has resumed.
Police have confirmed the body found on Monday is that of missing heiress Eliza Fletcher.
Fletcher, 34, was a teacher in the area and the granddaughter of a local billionaire.
The Tennessee mother-of-two was abducted while jogging on Friday morning near the University of Memphis campus.
Kylian Mbappe and his manager at Paris Saint Germain, Christophe Galtier have sparked a debate in France over their response to a question about using private jets to travel to football games.