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‘Perfectly reasonable’ for oil revenues to fund just transition – Slater

‘Perfectly reasonable’ for oil revenues to fund just transition – Slater

The Scottish Greens co-leader discussed the upcoming prospectus on Scottish independence.

Liverpool Mayor wants to promote hotels that don’t raise prices for Eurovision

Liverpool Mayor wants to promote hotels that don’t raise prices for Eurovision

Liverpool will host the Eurovision song contest next year, prompting accommodation prices for the dates of the contest to soar.

Sex offender who killed himself named prime suspect in Leah Croucher murder

Sex offender who killed himself named prime suspect in Leah Croucher murder

Neil Maxwell died two months after Leah, 19, vanished in February 2019.

Sadiq Khan: Kwasi Kwarteng not the only problem with Liz Truss’ Government

Sadiq Khan: Kwasi Kwarteng not the only problem with Liz Truss’ Government

The London Mayor was speaking as the Chancellor flew back to the US, just before he was sacked.

Headless murder victim ‘believed she had YouTube relationship with Charles’

Headless murder victim ‘believed she had YouTube relationship with Charles’

Mee Kuen Chong, known as Deborah, was allegedly attacked in her north-west London home by churchgoing friend Jemma Mitchell, 38.

Jeremy Hunt becomes Chancellor as Kwasi Kwarteng is dramatically sacked

Jeremy Hunt becomes Chancellor as Kwasi Kwarteng is dramatically sacked

The move will be seen as an attempt to restore stability after weeks of turmoil in the wake of Mr Kwarteng’s mini-budget.

Scottish Lib Dems call for general election as Kwarteng sacked as Chancellor

Scottish Lib Dems call for general election as Kwarteng sacked as Chancellor

Mr Kwarteng returned early from an overseas trip to Washington to learn his fate.

Timeline: Liz Truss’s turbulent time as Prime Minister

Timeline: Liz Truss’s turbulent time as Prime Minister

Ms Truss was in office for just two days when the Queen died, and then faced a major backlash to her controversial economic policies.

Post Office ‘doing all it can’ to help sub-postmasters hit by Horizon scandal

Post Office ‘doing all it can’ to help sub-postmasters hit by Horizon scandal

Between 2000 and 2014, more than 700 subpostmasters and subpostmistresses were wrongly prosecuted.

Kwasi Kwarteng pays price for mini-budget chaos as he is sacked by Liz Truss

Kwasi Kwarteng pays price for mini-budget chaos as he is sacked by Liz Truss

Former foreign secretary and Conservative leadership contender Jeremy Hunt replaces Mr Kwarteng.

Live: Liz Truss sacks Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor

Live: Liz Truss sacks Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor

Former foreign secretary and Conservative leadership contender Jeremy Hunt has been named as the new Chancellor.

UK Covid-19 infections jump 31% with ‘notable rise’ among elderly

UK Covid-19 infections jump 31% with ‘notable rise’ among elderly

Levels are still below the peak reached during the Omicron BA.4/BA/5 wave in the summer.

Unsafe drivers detected every six minutes

Unsafe drivers detected every six minutes

Vehicles are being filmed by a van with multiple cameras parked at the side of the road.

Kwarteng ‘sacked’ as Chancellor over mini-budget chaos

Kwarteng ‘sacked’ as Chancellor over mini-budget chaos

He flew back early from a trip to the US for a meeting with Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday.

Will the Molly Russell inquest change the Online Safety Bill?

Will the Molly Russell inquest change the Online Safety Bill?

Senior coroner Andrew Walker has published a number of recommendations that could be added to the Bill to further strengthen it.

Scottish drugs minister calls for urgent meeting with UK Government

Scottish drugs minister calls for urgent meeting with UK Government

Changes to drug legislation could apply to Scotland, a Home Office paper published in July said.

Michael Morpurgo launches Flying Scotsman centenary celebrations with reading

Michael Morpurgo launches Flying Scotsman centenary celebrations with reading

The famous train is taking part in a number of events around the country.

Two protesters arrested after throwing soup on Van Gogh’s Sunflowers

Two protesters arrested after throwing soup on Van Gogh’s Sunflowers

The protesters, wearing Just Stop Oil T-shirts, threw two tins of Heinz Tomato soup over the 1888 work.

Oldest victim of Creeslough explosion was in remission after cancer battle

Oldest victim of Creeslough explosion was in remission after cancer battle

Mourners lined the streets of the rural village to say goodbye to a member of their community for the fourth day in a row.

Liz Truss’s history of U-turns prior to major reversal on corporation tax

Liz Truss’s history of U-turns prior to major reversal on corporation tax

The Prime Minister is no stranger to backtracking on policies.

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