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Funeral for cyclist Rab Wardell to take place in Dunfermline

Funeral for cyclist Rab Wardell to take place in Dunfermline

Funeral for cyclist Rab Wardell to take place in Dunfermline

07 September 2022

Rab Wardell died after a cardiac arrest aged 37 on August 23 just days after winning the Scottish MTB XC Championships.


Joe Biden and Liz Truss discuss importance of Northern Ireland Protocol

Joe Biden and Liz Truss discuss importance of Northern Ireland Protocol

Joe Biden and Liz Truss discuss importance of Northern Ireland Protocol

07 September 2022

Ms Truss also accepted an invitation to visit Ukraine from President Volodymyr Zelensky.


Usdaw: We fear Liz Truss’s energy plan will be too little too late

Usdaw: We fear Liz Truss’s energy plan will be too little too late

Usdaw: We fear Liz Truss’s energy plan will be too little too late

07 September 2022

The new resident of No 10 is set to finalise a multi-billion package to freeze energy bills.


Gabby Logan shares husband’s ’emotional’ prostate cancer diagnosis story

Gabby Logan shares husband’s ’emotional’ prostate cancer diagnosis story

Gabby Logan shares husband’s ’emotional’ prostate cancer diagnosis story

07 September 2022

The couple discuss details of Mr Logan’s diagnosis and recovery along with his feelings throughout the process.


Liz Truss to face Keir Starmer in first PMQs after brutal Cabinet reshuffle

Liz Truss to face Keir Starmer in first PMQs after brutal Cabinet reshuffle

Liz Truss to face Keir Starmer in first PMQs after brutal Cabinet reshuffle

06 September 2022

Ministers are seeking to finish an emergency package to ease the cost-of-living crisis.


Michelle Donelan: Channel 4 and BBC licence fee on new Culture Secretary agenda

Michelle Donelan: Channel 4 and BBC licence fee on new Culture Secretary agenda

Michelle Donelan: Channel 4 and BBC licence fee on new Culture Secretary agenda

06 September 2022

Ms Donelan’s role as Secretary of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is her second cabinet position, after less than two days as Education Secretary.


NI Secretary congratulated on new role

NI Secretary congratulated on new role

NI Secretary congratulated on new role

06 September 2022

He replaces Shailesh Vara who was sacked ahead of the appointment.


Alister Jack ‘honoured’ as he is reappointed Scotland Secretary

Alister Jack ‘honoured’ as he is reappointed Scotland Secretary

Alister Jack ‘honoured’ as he is reappointed Scotland Secretary

06 September 2022

Alister Jack has been reappointed Secretary of State for Scotland in prime minister Liz Truss’s new cabinet, it has been confirmed.


New exhibition to display Hadrian’s Wall’s oldest souvenirs

New exhibition to display Hadrian’s Wall’s oldest souvenirs

New exhibition to display Hadrian’s Wall’s oldest souvenirs

06 September 2022

The collection, which features keepsakes from almost 2,000 years, includes one of the wall’s earliest souvenirs – the Rudge Cup.


Liz Truss accepts invite to visit Ukraine in first call with foreign leader as PM

Liz Truss accepts invite to visit Ukraine in first call with foreign leader as PM

Liz Truss accepts invite to visit Ukraine in first call with foreign leader as PM

06 September 2022

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was the first foreign leader Ms Truss spoke to after becoming Prime Minister


Barristers on strike ready and willing to meet with new justice secretary, MPs told

Barristers on strike ready and willing to meet with new justice secretary, MPs told

Barristers on strike ready and willing to meet with new justice secretary, MPs told

06 September 2022

Members of the Criminal Bar Association in England and Wales are taking part in a continuous walk-out.


Jacob Rees-Mogg: Brexiteer investment firm boss becomes Business Secretary

Jacob Rees-Mogg: Brexiteer investment firm boss becomes Business Secretary

Jacob Rees-Mogg: Brexiteer investment firm boss becomes Business Secretary

06 September 2022

Mr Rees-Mogg has courted controversy over his long-running campaign to encourage civil servants to stop working from home.


Truss branded ‘an imbecile’ by sacked minister’s wife

Truss branded ‘an imbecile’ by sacked minister’s wife

Truss branded ‘an imbecile’ by sacked minister’s wife

06 September 2022

Felicity Cornelius-Mercer said the Cabinet system ‘stinks’ and ‘treats people appallingly’.


Law society warns of rise in miscarriages of justice as not proven scrapped

Law society warns of rise in miscarriages of justice as not proven scrapped

Law society warns of rise in miscarriages of justice as not proven scrapped

06 September 2022

The Law Society of Scotland has criticised plans to scrap the not proven verdict in Tuesday’s Programme for Government.


New PM Liz Truss vows tax cuts and energy bill help to ‘ride out the storm’

New PM Liz Truss vows tax cuts and energy bill help to ‘ride out the storm’

New PM Liz Truss vows tax cuts and energy bill help to ‘ride out the storm’

06 September 2022

Liz Truss used her first speech as Prime Minister to promise a package of reforms to ‘transform Britain into an aspiration nation’.


Truss’s Cabinet reshuffle: Key statistics and major milestones

Truss’s Cabinet reshuffle: Key statistics and major milestones

Truss’s Cabinet reshuffle: Key statistics and major milestones

06 September 2022

The UK has its first ever female deputy prime minister.


Therese Coffey inherits NHS ‘in crisis’

Therese Coffey inherits NHS ‘in crisis’

Therese Coffey inherits NHS ‘in crisis’

06 September 2022

Health leaders have set out the challenges facing the new Health Secretary.


Mother of Olivia Pratt-Korbel urges killer to ‘own up’

Mother of Olivia Pratt-Korbel urges killer to ‘own up’

Mother of Olivia Pratt-Korbel urges killer to ‘own up’

06 September 2022

Cheryl Korbel was injured when her nine-year-old daughter was shot in their home in Dovecot, Liverpool.


Trade body chief urges new Culture Secretary to reconsider Channel 4 plans

Trade body chief urges new Culture Secretary to reconsider Channel 4 plans

Trade body chief urges new Culture Secretary to reconsider Channel 4 plans

06 September 2022

The Government announced plans in April to take the broadcaster out of public ownership.


Booker Prize 2022 shortlist features oldest author

Booker Prize 2022 shortlist features oldest author

Booker Prize 2022 shortlist features oldest author

06 September 2022

This year’s six shortlisted books have been revealed.


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