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Delaying budget was ‘miscalculation’, Blairites say as Starmer begins reset following Sue Gray’s departure – UK politics live
You might expect any minister who served in government under Boris Johnson and Liz Truss to think twice about denouncing “unserious politicians”. But that is [more…]
Missing emu Irwin found dead in Wiltshire river after weeklong search
The tale of Irwin the missing emu has ended sadly with the “jolly” big bird’s body found in a river close to the sanctuary where [more…]
Minister denies government in disarray despite departure of Sue Gray
A senior Cabinet minister has denied that No 10 is at a crisis point despite the prime minister’s chief of staff leaving her post less [more…]
UK house prices rise for third month in a row to near record high
UK house prices climbed for the third month in a row in September to about £200 short of a record high as rising worker pay [more…]
Charging customers for energy based on location ‘could harm UK industry’
A plan to redraw the energy market risks undermining Britain’s industrial sector and its mission to attract billions in green energy investments, according to major [more…]
Rescued elephants drown as heavy flooding hits Thai tourist hub Chiang Mai
Two elephants have drowned, while power was cut and hotels were forced to evacuate guests after the Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai was hit by [more…]
New Zealand navy ship Manawanui sinks off Samoa
A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel has run aground and sunk off Samoa – the first time the navy has lost a ship since the [more…]
Communist China not the motherland, says Taiwan’s president, because our republic is older
It is “impossible” for the People’s Republic of China to become Taiwan’s motherland because Taiwan has older political roots, the island’s president has said. Lai [more…]
Democracy campaigners criticise President Saied as polls close in Tunisia
Polls have closed in Tunisia’s presidential election as the president, Kais Saied, seeks a second term, while his most prominent critics are in prison and [more…]
Increase wealth taxes to stop rise of Reform UK, says ex-Labour minister
A failure by Rachel Reeves to back a “windfall of wealth taxes” in her budget risks fuelling the rise of the populist right, a former [more…]
