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Liz Truss ‘would be too busy’ as PM to think about Downing Street wallpaper

Liz Truss ‘would be too busy’ as PM to think about Downing Street wallpaper

Liz Truss ‘would be too busy’ as PM to think about Downing Street wallpaper

21 July 2022

The Foreign Secretary joked she will not have time to think about changing the wallpaper in Downing Street if elected Prime Minister.


Long-running strikes on London’s Night Tube suspended

Long-running strikes on London’s Night Tube suspended

Long-running strikes on London’s Night Tube suspended

21 July 2022

Members of the RMT have been taking industrial action over weekends in a dispute over shifts.


Sunak and Truss must focus on cost of living and immigration – Tory voters

Sunak and Truss must focus on cost of living and immigration – Tory voters

Sunak and Truss must focus on cost of living and immigration – Tory voters

21 July 2022

The contenders to be PM are virtually neck-and-neck in terms of their popularity with the general public.


BBC to pay ‘substantial’ damages to William and Harry’s former nanny

BBC to pay ‘substantial’ damages to William and Harry’s former nanny

BBC to pay ‘substantial’ damages to William and Harry’s former nanny

21 July 2022

Alexandra Pettifer, previously known as Tiggy Legge-Bourke, appeared at the High Court in London for a public apology from the broadcaster.


Ocado sales slip as customers pull back spending amid rising living costs

Ocado sales slip as customers pull back spending amid rising living costs

Ocado sales slip as customers pull back spending amid rising living costs

21 July 2022

The company also saw losses balloon to £211 million, from £27.9 million a year earlier.


Liz Truss rejects Margaret Thatcher comparisons: ‘I am my own person’

Liz Truss rejects Margaret Thatcher comparisons: ‘I am my own person’

Liz Truss rejects Margaret Thatcher comparisons: ‘I am my own person’

21 July 2022

Liz Truss has denied she is modelling herself on Margaret Thatcher, labelling such comparisons as “frustrating”.


Ruth Davidson backs Rishi Sunak but warns against ‘blue-on-blue’ battle

Ruth Davidson backs Rishi Sunak but warns against ‘blue-on-blue’ battle

Ruth Davidson backs Rishi Sunak but warns against ‘blue-on-blue’ battle

21 July 2022

Former Scottish Tory leader Baroness Ruth Davidson praised the former chancellor’s work in the Treasury during Covid.


Zero-exclusions policy at schools can ruin life chances of other pupils – expert

Zero-exclusions policy at schools can ruin life chances of other pupils – expert

Zero-exclusions policy at schools can ruin life chances of other pupils – expert

21 July 2022

Southwark Council is the first borough in the country to ask schools to sign vow not to exclude children.


Truss insists her plan to cut taxes to boost growth is not a gamble

Truss insists her plan to cut taxes to boost growth is not a gamble

Truss insists her plan to cut taxes to boost growth is not a gamble

21 July 2022

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said she would have liked Boris Johnson to continue in office but promised a clean break from his economic policies.


Consumer confidence ‘severely depressed’ amid soaring food and fuel prices

Consumer confidence ‘severely depressed’ amid soaring food and fuel prices

Consumer confidence ‘severely depressed’ amid soaring food and fuel prices

21 July 2022

GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index languished at a historic low of minus 41 in July.


Fourth man charged after boxer Amir Khan ‘robbed at gunpoint for £72,000 watch’

Fourth man charged after boxer Amir Khan ‘robbed at gunpoint for £72,000 watch’

Fourth man charged after boxer Amir Khan ‘robbed at gunpoint for £72,000 watch’

21 July 2022

Ismail Mohamed, 24, of north London, will attend Thames Magistrates’ Court on Thursday accused of conspiracy to commit robbery.


Virgin Media O2 makes access to financial support websites free for mobile users

Virgin Media O2 makes access to financial support websites free for mobile users

Virgin Media O2 makes access to financial support websites free for mobile users

21 July 2022

The network said the move is its latest measure to help customers dealing with the surging cost of living.


Dementia charity to make giant scarf to wrap around Royal Albert Hall

Dementia charity to make giant scarf to wrap around Royal Albert Hall

Dementia charity to make giant scarf to wrap around Royal Albert Hall

21 July 2022

The Lewy Body Society intends to wrap a 244-metre scarf around the popular concert hall.


Borrowing soars as runaway inflation pushes up interest

Borrowing soars as runaway inflation pushes up interest

Borrowing soars as runaway inflation pushes up interest

21 July 2022

The Office for National Statistics said Government borrowing hit £22.9 billion, the second highest June since records began in 1993.


Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group delivers profit surge but warns over cost of living

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group delivers profit surge but warns over cost of living

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group delivers profit surge but warns over cost of living

21 July 2022

Sports Direct’s parent business hailed a strong performance despite a ‘significant increase’ in running costs.


Gene therapy dramatically cuts risk of bleeding in haemophilia B patients

Gene therapy dramatically cuts risk of bleeding in haemophilia B patients

Gene therapy dramatically cuts risk of bleeding in haemophilia B patients

21 July 2022

Haemophilia is a rare condition that affects the blood’s ability to clot.


Hallucinations are very much a part of my life – David Jensen

Hallucinations are very much a part of my life – David Jensen

Hallucinations are very much a part of my life – David Jensen

21 July 2022

The DJ, nicknamed Kid, has been living with Parkinson’s disease for more than a decade.


What the papers say – July 21

What the papers say – July 21

What the papers say – July 21

21 July 2022

The front pages liken the contest between the final two Tory candidates as a ‘dog fight’.


Appeal judges set to consider latest stage of Archie Battersbee treatment fight

Appeal judges set to consider latest stage of Archie Battersbee treatment fight

Appeal judges set to consider latest stage of Archie Battersbee treatment fight

21 July 2022

Archie’s parents, Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee, have mounted an appeal bid after a High Court judge ruled that doctors could stop treatment


Endangered pine martens could be reintroduced to south-west England

Endangered pine martens could be reintroduced to south-west England

Endangered pine martens could be reintroduced to south-west England

21 July 2022

The nocturnal mammal disappeared from the region in the 1880s, but now conservationists are looking at plans to bring them back.


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