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Public firmly believe Sunak is failing on his five pledges, polling suggests

Public firmly believe Sunak is failing on his five pledges, polling suggests

Public firmly believe Sunak is failing on his five pledges, polling suggests

22 June 2023

More than 80% of people believe he is failing in his pledge to reduce inflation, according to a survey.


Mini-budget chaos exposed ‘lax approach’ to pensions regulation, MPs say

Mini-budget chaos exposed ‘lax approach’ to pensions regulation, MPs say

Mini-budget chaos exposed ‘lax approach’ to pensions regulation, MPs say

22 June 2023

Sir Stephen Timms said pension scheme investments must ‘never again threaten the stability of the UK economy’.


PM says ‘I’m 100% on it’ as he seeks to assure workers over inflation

PM says ‘I’m 100% on it’ as he seeks to assure workers over inflation

PM says ‘I’m 100% on it’ as he seeks to assure workers over inflation

22 June 2023

It is the 13th time in a row the rate has increased in a bid to lower inflation.


Mother and two young children found dead in house believed to have been murdered

Mother and two young children found dead in house believed to have been murdered

Mother and two young children found dead in house believed to have been murdered

22 June 2023

Maja Wlodarczyk, 11, Dawid Wlodarczyk, three, and their mother Monika Wlodarczyk were found dead in a flat in west London.


Man extradited to UK from Morocco to stand trial for fatal Essex shooting

Man extradited to UK from Morocco to stand trial for fatal Essex shooting

Man extradited to UK from Morocco to stand trial for fatal Essex shooting

22 June 2023

Nana Oppong, 43, was arrested for allegedly trying to enter the North African country using a fake passport in September 2022.


Flynn: General election must be used to secure independence

Flynn: General election must be used to secure independence

Flynn: General election must be used to secure independence

22 June 2023

The SNP Westminster leader was speaking ahead of the party’s independence convention this weekend.


Extreme weather may push ecosystems into collapse ‘much sooner’ than thought

Extreme weather may push ecosystems into collapse ‘much sooner’ than thought

Extreme weather may push ecosystems into collapse ‘much sooner’ than thought

22 June 2023

Droughts, wildfires and other extreme events triggered catastrophic tipping points in 15% of modelled scenarios, scientists found.


Mortgage pain needed to fight inflation, Sunak and Bank warn as rates hit 5%

Mortgage pain needed to fight inflation, Sunak and Bank warn as rates hit 5%

Mortgage pain needed to fight inflation, Sunak and Bank warn as rates hit 5%

22 June 2023

Rishi Sunak said ‘we are going to get through this’ as he doubled down on his mission to halve inflation.


Sir Keir Starmer open to consulting former PMs Tony Blair and Gordon Brown

Sir Keir Starmer open to consulting former PMs Tony Blair and Gordon Brown

Sir Keir Starmer open to consulting former PMs Tony Blair and Gordon Brown

22 June 2023

The Labour leader did not rule out a move to the Lords for the former premiers despite his intention to abolish the upper house.


Clive Myrie on being pulled from BBC News: HIGNFY airs too close to bulletin

Clive Myrie on being pulled from BBC News: HIGNFY airs too close to bulletin

Clive Myrie on being pulled from BBC News: HIGNFY airs too close to bulletin

22 June 2023

The newsreader had appeared on the comedy panel half an hour before the news programme airs.


Supplies of Irn-Bru could be affected as drivers vote on strikes, union warns

Supplies of Irn-Bru could be affected as drivers vote on strikes, union warns

Supplies of Irn-Bru could be affected as drivers vote on strikes, union warns

22 June 2023

Around a dozen drivers at the AG Barr production and distribution centre in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, are being balloted.


Blunt force trauma ‘only plausible explanation’ for baby’s death, court told

Blunt force trauma ‘only plausible explanation’ for baby’s death, court told

Blunt force trauma ‘only plausible explanation’ for baby’s death, court told

22 June 2023

Gemma Barton and Craig Crouch deny murdering 10-month-old Jacob Crouch at their home in Derbyshire in December 2020.


Three more days of rail strikes announced by RMT for July

Three more days of rail strikes announced by RMT for July

Three more days of rail strikes announced by RMT for July

22 June 2023

Some 20,000 union members at 14 train companies will walk out on July 20, 22 and 29.


Got on a lucky one, came in 18-1 – King and Queen off the mark at Royal Ascot

Got on a lucky one, came in 18-1 – King and Queen off the mark at Royal Ascot

Got on a lucky one, came in 18-1 – King and Queen off the mark at Royal Ascot

22 June 2023

Desert Hero, a longshot, won in a photo finish to give the King his first winner at the meeting.


Glasto has gone from ‘chaotic’ to ‘most beautiful thing’ says festival veteran

Glasto has gone from ‘chaotic’ to ‘most beautiful thing’ says festival veteran

Glasto has gone from ‘chaotic’ to ‘most beautiful thing’ says festival veteran

22 June 2023

Steve Apelt, 60, from Somerset said he has seen Glastonbury ‘go through so many changes’ and says it is ‘the most beautiful thing on the planet’.


Winnie Ewing remembered as ‘shining light of SNP’ following death aged 93

Winnie Ewing remembered as ‘shining light of SNP’ following death aged 93

Winnie Ewing remembered as ‘shining light of SNP’ following death aged 93

22 June 2023

First Minister Humza Yousaf led the tributes to the trailblazing SNP politician.


Storms boost rainfall and river levels across much of England

Storms boost rainfall and river levels across much of England

Storms boost rainfall and river levels across much of England

22 June 2023

Levels have increased at three-quarters of sites monitored by the Environment Agency.


Prince George visits Eton with William and Kate

Prince George visits Eton with William and Kate

Prince George visits Eton with William and Kate

22 June 2023

George was seen with the Prince and Princess of Wales on the grounds of the boarding school, which educates boys aged between 13 and 18.


‘Focus on future’ not Boris Johnson, says PM

‘Focus on future’ not Boris Johnson, says PM

‘Focus on future’ not Boris Johnson, says PM

22 June 2023

Rishi Sunak said he wanted to “focus on the future”, as he sought to draw a line under the partygate saga following Boris Johnson’s exit as an MP.


Yoko Ono solo exhibition announced at Tate Modern

Yoko Ono solo exhibition announced at Tate Modern

Yoko Ono solo exhibition announced at Tate Modern

22 June 2023

The London gallery show will take in more than six decades of the 90-year-old artist’s work.


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