Liz Truss reveals she has spoken to the former prime minister since taking office Liz Truss will admit her economic plans, which she says will boost UK growth, will cause “disruption”. In her first Conservative Party conference speech as party leader on Wednesday, the Prime Minister will insist there can be no more “diversion and …
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, van Dijk, Tsimikas, Henderson, Thiago, Salah, Jota, Diaz, Nunez. Substitutions: Gómez, Fabinho, Konate, Milner, Firmino, Adrian, Elliott, Ramsay, Carvalho, Bajcetic, Phillips, Kelleher. Rangers: McGregor, Tavernier, Goldson, Davies, King, Barisic, Tillman, Lundstram, Davis, Kent, Morelos. Subs: Yilmaz, Jack, Colak, Matondo, Kamara, Scott Wright, McCrorie, Sakala, McLaughlin, Arfield, Devine. Referee: Clement Turpin (France)
Russian maps appear to show rapid withdrawals in eastern and southern Ukraine Russian defense ministry maps appear to show the rapid withdrawal of Russian invasion forces from areas of eastern and southern Ukraine where they have been under heavy pressure from a Ukrainian counter-offensive. Reuters reports: The ministry’s daily video briefing did not mention any …
Nottingham Forest are eyeing Rafael Benitez as a possible replacement for Steve Cooper, who is fighting to save his job after a 4-0 defeat at Leicester City left his side bottom of the Premier League. Cooper’s future is in serious doubt after five successive defeats. The 42-year-old is expected to be sacked soon, despite being …
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Governments should tax energy companies to help poorer people cope with rising bills, but should not step in to cap gas prices, according to Shell’s boss. Speaking at an energy conference in London, Ben van Beurden said: “One way or another, there needs to be government intervention. “To protect the poorest, that may probably mean …
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The chancellor bringing forward his medium-term fiscal plan at the end of the month could take some pressure off the Bank of England to raise interest rates, an influential Tory MP has said. Mel Stride, who chairs the Treasury Select Committee, told BBC News: “Ideally we would have had a meaningful OBR forecast at the …
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Usually, when it comes to writing about House of the Dragon, the agreed-upon etiquette is to place a spoiler warning near the top of a piece, to ensure that no important details of the plot for no one a few episodes back. But there’s no need to do that here, because I’ve seen the most …
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Iranian regime forces clashed with students at one of Tehran’s main universities for a second day yesterday amid a rising death toll as protests rage across the country. Reports and videos on social media showed Sharif University under siege by security forces, while dozens of students appeared to be trapped in the underground car park. …
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A doctor diagnosed Jeremy Paxman with Parkinson’s disease after noticing the presenter was less “exuberant” when presenting University Challenge, the veteran broadcaster has revealed. The former Newsnight presenter said the diagnosis came when he was in hospital after collapsing while walking his dog. One of the doctors said he noticed the 72-year-old’s face had acquired …
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Volodymyr Zelensky rules out talks with Russia if lands are annexed Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s troops broke through Russian defenses in southern Ukraine and retook several villages along the Dnipro River on Monday, Ukrainian officials and Moscow’s leaders in the area said. This represents the biggest advance by Kyiv in the south in the seven months of …