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Tory conference: Truss still wants to see top tax rate cut

Tue, 10/04/2022 - 12:59
The PM says she has listened to feedback on her abandoned plans to lower the 45p tax rate.

Northern Ireland Protocol: Funeral of peace deal unless it is sorted - Poots

Tue, 10/04/2022 - 12:07
The DUP's Edwin Poots repeats his party will not return to Stormont until the post-Brexit trading arrangement is resolved.

Jim Redmond: Tributes paid after death of Derek Redmond's father

Tue, 10/04/2022 - 11:56
Jim Redmond, who famously helped his injured son Derek cross the 400m finish line at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, has died aged 81.

Pound hits two-week high after spending plan climbdown

Tue, 10/04/2022 - 11:54
Kwasi Kwarteng is bringing forward details of how he will grow the economy to try and reassure investors.

Summer A&E waiting times were worst on record

Tue, 10/04/2022 - 11:37
The monthly stats for August show just 69.7% of patients were dealt with within the four-hour target.

Liz Truss refuses to say benefits will rise in line with inflation

Tue, 10/04/2022 - 11:23
Asked if she'll uphold the pledge made by Boris Johnson, Liz Truss says she will protect the vulnerable.

Tory conference: Liz Truss declines to say she trusts Kwasi Kwarteng

Tue, 10/04/2022 - 11:08
Liz Truss was asked several times if she trusts Kwasi Kwarteng with future policy decisions.

Warm spaces to help those struggling to pay heating bill

Tue, 10/04/2022 - 10:11
Libraries across Devon to provide services such as heating and free food to help with rising costs.

Tenants' relief as rent freeze to be fast-tracked

Tue, 10/04/2022 - 07:35
The emergency legislation at Holyrood also provides for a six-month moratorium on evictions.

London needs £75bn to meet net zero goal - mayor

Tue, 10/04/2022 - 07:33
Sadiq Khan urges business leaders to help the capital city achieve its net zero goal by 2030.

Tony Hickmott: Autistic man to be released after 21 years in hospital

Tue, 10/04/2022 - 07:18
Mum of Tony Hickmott, who has been held in a secure hospital since 2001, says: "He's coming home."

Helping others with one-handed life hacks

Tue, 10/04/2022 - 06:46
Chiara Beer makes videos to help people who, like her, have to carry out tasks with one hand.

Animal baiting: 150 people involved in Northern Ireland, says USPCA

Tue, 10/04/2022 - 06:42
An animal charity believes there could be up to 14,000 badger baiting incidents each year.

RSPCA reports 25% increase in pets being abandoned

Tue, 10/04/2022 - 06:36
The charity says cost of living fears are making it difficult for some people to keep an animal.

TikTok designer creates jewellery from bacteria

Tue, 10/04/2022 - 06:12
Scottish artist Chloe Fitzpatrick found fame on TikTok after sharing her unusual creative process.

Poole woman, 97, waits 14 hours for ambulance after fall

Tue, 10/04/2022 - 06:08
Tim Saxby says he is "extremely angry" his elderly mother had to wait so long for paramedics.

Four women to run post office and count penguins in Antarctica

Tue, 10/04/2022 - 06:06
The team will also monitor a colony of gentoo penguins on Goudier Island for five months.

Covid inquiry first preliminary hearing to begin

Tue, 10/04/2022 - 01:43
The inquiry's first module looks at pandemic preparedness, as campaigners say lessons must be learned.

Edenfield Centre: Care watchdog praised bosses at abuse hospital

Tue, 10/04/2022 - 01:16
Inspectors also endorsed staff "values" at a time when the BBC was filming patients being mistreated.

The Papers: Truss 'faces new rebellion' after tax cut U-turn

Tue, 10/04/2022 - 00:53
Tuesday's papers are dominated by claims the PM faces a new revolt over public spending cuts.

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