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Nadhim Zahawi pledged the next Conservative government will ‘go beyond’ the support already committed and that further options are being worked on.

Annual growth slowed to 10% in August, down from 11% in July, amid early signs of the cost-of-living crisis putting pressure on budgets.

More disruption is likely next week.

Steve Barclay will say in a speech to the Policy Exchange think tank that managers should be helping frontline staff, not creating more paperwork.

Elena Mountford, 36, is raising money for the charity Military vs Cancer.

The cost-of-living crisis is a major focus of Thursday’s front pages.

Mr Barclay is giving a speech at the Policy Exchange think tank on Thursday.

The new wifi-connected device links to a user’s current internal intercom handset and allows them to talk to and admit people at the door remotely.

Unions rejected an offer by local authority body Cosla on Monday and disruption is likely to return next week.

The US comedian has faced accusations of transphobia over jokes involving trans people.

Voting in the Tory leadership contest closes at 5pm on Friday and the winner will be announced on Monday.

Craig Mackintosh, from Thetford, Norfolk, was killed ‘in the line of duty’ while helping others in Ukraine, his sister said.

The event marked the last time Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will face Tory members together before voting closes on Friday.

Bernie Sanders has spoken in support of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union, saying ‘our job right now internationally is to stand together’.

Liz Truss suggested she would not have time to change Boris Johnson’s refurbishment of the prime minister’s Downing Street flat.

The artwork, which has an estimated value of £7-10 million, will highlight Christie’s 20th and 21st century sale in London.

Research from Casio found 79% of music therapists working in care homes saw an improvement in memory recall among patients.

Her rival for the Tory leadership, Rishi Sunak, said he was telling the country what it needs to hear about the future.

Police found the woman at a home in Piele Road in Haydock after 9am on Wednesday.

The booster programme will target those clinically at risk from the virus and people aged 50 and over, NHS England said.