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What were the key points as the Tory leadership hustings came to a close?

What were the key points as the Tory leadership hustings came to a close?

What were the key points as the Tory leadership hustings came to a close?

31 August 2022

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


Bernie Sanders backs RMT and striking UK workers in fight against ‘oligarchs’

Bernie Sanders backs RMT and striking UK workers in fight against ‘oligarchs’

Bernie Sanders backs RMT and striking UK workers in fight against ‘oligarchs’

31 August 2022

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


Keeping lavish Downing Street flat decor would be value for money – Truss

Keeping lavish Downing Street flat decor would be value for money – Truss

Keeping lavish Downing Street flat decor would be value for money – Truss

31 August 2022

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


David Hockney painting to go under hammer for first time in 30 years

David Hockney painting to go under hammer for first time in 30 years

David Hockney painting to go under hammer for first time in 30 years

31 August 2022

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


Keyboards strike memory chord among dementia patients

Keyboards strike memory chord among dementia patients

Keyboards strike memory chord among dementia patients

31 August 2022

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


Liz Truss: No energy rationing or new taxes if I become prime minister

Liz Truss: No energy rationing or new taxes if I become prime minister

Liz Truss: No energy rationing or new taxes if I become prime minister

31 August 2022

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


Murder probe after woman found dead at home

Murder probe after woman found dead at home

Murder probe after woman found dead at home

31 August 2022

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


NHS calls for volunteers as it relaunches Covid booster programme

NHS calls for volunteers as it relaunches Covid booster programme

NHS calls for volunteers as it relaunches Covid booster programme

31 August 2022

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


Johnson to make energy speech amid reports he will sign off Sizewell C project

Johnson to make energy speech amid reports he will sign off Sizewell C project

Johnson to make energy speech amid reports he will sign off Sizewell C project

31 August 2022

The outgoing Prime Minister will deliver a speech on the country’s energy future.


African-Caribbean people with type 1 diabetes ‘at higher risk of kidney disease’

African-Caribbean people with type 1 diabetes ‘at higher risk of kidney disease’

African-Caribbean people with type 1 diabetes ‘at higher risk of kidney disease’

31 August 2022

Kidney disease affects nearly 30-40% of people with diabetes, regardless of type.


Thousands descend on Bangor to watch Gary Lightbody ‘Take Back The City’

Thousands descend on Bangor to watch Gary Lightbody ‘Take Back The City’

Thousands descend on Bangor to watch Gary Lightbody ‘Take Back The City’

31 August 2022

Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody played an acoustic gig on Bangor seafront after becoming a Freeman of the Borough.


Jeremy Vine: BBC impartiality ruling exposes vilification of cyclists in my area

Jeremy Vine: BBC impartiality ruling exposes vilification of cyclists in my area

Jeremy Vine: BBC impartiality ruling exposes vilification of cyclists in my area

31 August 2022

The Radio 2 presenter was recently found to have breached the BBC’s impartiality policy for voicing his support for low traffic neighbourhoods.


Video appears to capture Johnson taking part and speaking to man in police raid

Video appears to capture Johnson taking part and speaking to man in police raid

Video appears to capture Johnson taking part and speaking to man in police raid

31 August 2022

The Prime Minister appears to ask the man in the property how he is doing.


Calls for Government to abandon Rwanda plan

Calls for Government to abandon Rwanda plan

Calls for Government to abandon Rwanda plan

31 August 2022

Charity Medical Justice has raised concerns over the wellbeing of detainees awaiting removal.


Baby girl could have contracted pneumonia hours or days before birth – inquest

Baby girl could have contracted pneumonia hours or days before birth – inquest

Baby girl could have contracted pneumonia hours or days before birth – inquest

31 August 2022

Rosanna Matthews was born with no heartbeat and, after being resuscitated, died three days later.


Harry calls amputee ex-royal marine to offer support after triathlon bid ends

Harry calls amputee ex-royal marine to offer support after triathlon bid ends

Harry calls amputee ex-royal marine to offer support after triathlon bid ends

31 August 2022

The duke told Lee Spencer: ‘You might not have completed this one but you definitely achieved it in my mind.’


Disasters Emergency Committee launches urgent Pakistan flood relief appeal

Disasters Emergency Committee launches urgent Pakistan flood relief appeal

Disasters Emergency Committee launches urgent Pakistan flood relief appeal

31 August 2022

The DEC, made up of 15 UK charities, is urging everyone to donate whatever they can spare to help relief efforts.


Postal and telecoms workers hold strike rally in Belfast

Postal and telecoms workers hold strike rally in Belfast

Postal and telecoms workers hold strike rally in Belfast

31 August 2022

Journalists working at the Reach group in the city also staged a walkout on Wednesday.


BrewDog criticises ‘clueless government’ as it closes six pubs over energy bills

BrewDog criticises ‘clueless government’ as it closes six pubs over energy bills

BrewDog criticises ‘clueless government’ as it closes six pubs over energy bills

31 August 2022

Founder James Watt said the firm believed it would ‘be simply impossible to get these bars even close to financial viability’.


Snapchat’s parent company to cut staff by 20%

Snapchat’s parent company to cut staff by 20%

Snapchat’s parent company to cut staff by 20%

31 August 2022

Chief executive Evan Spiegel said the company was restructuring to increase its focus on strategic priorities.


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