Prime Minister Liz Truss has led tributes to the Queen following her death, saying she was “the rock on which modern Britain was built”. In an address in Downing Street, Ms Truss, who has only been in Number 10 for 48 hours, said: “Britain is the great country it is today because of her.” She
Month: September 2022
The European Central Bank (ECB) has hiked its key interest rates by an unprecedented 75 basis points, signalling that further rises are likely. On Thursday afternoon, the bank – which makes monetary policy for the eurozone and the European Union – lifted the deposit rate from zero to 0.75% and the main refinancing rate was
The Queen has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace has announced. “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and the Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow,” Buckingham Palace said. Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-reigning monarch in British history and the world’s oldest head of
The Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral after doctors became concerned for her health, Buckingham Palace has said. Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, are travelling to Balmoral to be with Her Majesty, who Buckingham Palace said “remains comfortable”. Prince William, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, the Countess of Wessex and the Duke and Duchess
Hurricane Earl, which is churning towards Bermuda, is forecast to strengthen and bring dangerous surf and rip current conditions over the eastern US coastline later this week, forecasters have said. Earl, the second of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, had maximum sustained winds of 100mph on Wednesday night, making it a category 2 storm. It
Lord Of The Rings stars have condemned the “relentless” racist abuse and harassment suffered by cast members of Amazon’s new Rings Of Power series. Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monoghan – who all played Hobbits in the original film trilogy – shared posts of solidarity online with the caption “You Are All
The biggest, most expensive policy Liz Truss will ever announce has landed. Voters will probably like it, sensing the alternative would be ruin for millions. Her MPs will cheer it, knowing that a failure or delay to act would be electoral ruin. The consequences of today’s announcement will be felt for decades because of the
An unprecedented intervention in the energy market will shield households, businesses and public sector organisations from the worst of the surge in wholesale gas prices. The Truss government’s “energy price guarantee” aims to keep the bill pain facing the public at less than half the amount predicted for the winter ahead, with firms also getting
A typical household will pay no more than £2,500 annually for its gas and electricity bills from the start of October, Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced. In the first major policy announcement of her premiership, Ms Truss said the new price guarantee will last for two years and save the average household in England,
Primark has ruled out further price increases “beyond those already actioned and planned”, in a bid to protect sales in the tough economy. The discount retailer’s parent firm Associated British Foods (ABF) made the announcement as it warned of lower group profits for its next financial year, which begins later this month. The company said
Ricky Martin has filed a lawsuit against the nephew who claimed he had been in a sexual relationship with the singer and had subsequently been stalked by him. The Puerto Rican singer’s lawyers said the claim by Dennis Martin, which he has since recanted, has cost him millions of dollars in lost income. In the
The final suspect in the recent mass stabbings in and around a Canadian reserve has died from self-inflicted injuries, an official has said. Myles Sanderson, 32, was found near the town of Rosthern, in the central Saskatchewan province, as officers responded to reports of a stolen vehicle being driven by a man armed with a
The children’s TV show Peppa Pig has added a lesbian couple to its cast of characters for the first time. In the episode entitled Families, aired on Channel 5, Penny the polar bear introduced her two mothers. Peppa Pig and her classmates are asked by their teacher to sketch pictures of their families to be
Apple has launched the iPhone 14 as its “most advanced” smartphone yet – with longer battery life and a series of camera upgrades. Its four new models are between 6.1 and 6.7 inches in length, meaning they have larger screens than the iPhone 13. They can also last all day on a single charge. However,
Liz Truss’s energy statement later today – barely 48 hours into the job – will probably be the most expensive commitment she ever makes as prime minister – and that’s if things go well. For this reason, it could also be the most important statement she makes as PM, certainly this side of a general
Artificial sweeteners “should not be considered a safe alternative to sugar” after academics found their consumption was linked to a 9% higher risk of heart disease. Researchers from Sorbonne Paris Nord University in France also found artificial sweetener consumption was linked to a nearly 20% higher risk of conditions which affect blood flow to the
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