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Train smashes into farming machinery at 66mph

Train smashes into farming machinery at 66mph

The train driver suffered minor injuries and damage was caused to the train and 780 metres of track due to the collision in Cambridgeshire.

Government failing disabled people over cost-of-living crisis, charity warns

Government failing disabled people over cost-of-living crisis, charity warns

Scope said that lives are at risk as disabled people fear they will be unable to afford to heat their homes this winter.

Remains of woman murdered 20 years ago found in Dorset garden

Remains of woman murdered 20 years ago found in Dorset garden

Debbie Griggs was 34 and pregnant when she went missing from her home in the Kent seaside town of Deal in May 1999.

Hunt scales back energy price cap duration as he acts to stabilise markets

Hunt scales back energy price cap duration as he acts to stabilise markets

The new Chancellor has ditched promised tax cuts by his predecessor saying the basic rate of income tax will remain at 20p.

TUC general secretary says workers are being ‘pushed to breaking point’

TUC general secretary says workers are being ‘pushed to breaking point’

In her final address to the TUC Congress, Frances O’Grady will call for an economy ‘that rewards work – not wealth’.

400-year-old plaster friezes at Hardwick Hall protected for future generations

400-year-old plaster friezes at Hardwick Hall protected for future generations

The home of Bess of Hardwick has undergone extensive work in recent months.

Mason Greenwood appears before district judge accused of attempted rape

Mason Greenwood appears before district judge accused of attempted rape

The Manchester United forward appeared at the city’s magistrates’ court on Monday.

Not going out: 51% of people ‘will spend more evenings at home to save money’

Not going out: 51% of people ‘will spend more evenings at home to save money’

More than half of people plan to cut their discretionary spending, such as buying new clothes or dining out, to save money, Barclaycard said.

Live: Chancellor Hunt reverses many mini-budget measures in emergency statement

Live: Chancellor Hunt reverses many mini-budget measures in emergency statement

New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed he is ditching many of the measures in the mini-budget in a bid to stabilise financial markets.

Edinburgh Hogmanay street party to return with ‘spectacular midnight moment’

Edinburgh Hogmanay street party to return with ‘spectacular midnight moment’

Organisers of the event will issue the 30,000 revellers with individual LED wristbands.

Anger after ‘Hong Kong protester beaten in Manchester’

Anger after ‘Hong Kong protester beaten in Manchester’

Tory MP Iain Duncan-Smith and shadow foreign secretary David Lammy called for the Chinese ambassador to be forced to explain what happened.

Accused denies manslaughter of woman hit by car

Accused denies manslaughter of woman hit by car

Ian Curson pleaded not guilty to the unlawful killing of Caragh Eaton and will face trial next year.

Liz Truss has ‘days left to turn this round’, warns senior Scottish Tory

Liz Truss has ‘days left to turn this round’, warns senior Scottish Tory

Liz Smith, the Scottish Conservative finance spokeswoman, said the Prime Minister is in ‘an extremely difficult position’.

Signs the mortgage market is steadying as fixed rates remain static

Signs the mortgage market is steadying as fixed rates remain static

Average two- and five-year fixed mortgage rates have held steady since last Friday, according to Moneyfacts.co.uk.

Bono calls on the UK to ‘lead’ the world again

Bono calls on the UK to ‘lead’ the world again

The U2 frontman said the Government has been overtaken by ‘free market fundamentalists’.

Trussonomics ditched – will Truss follow?

Trussonomics ditched – will Truss follow?

The Chancellor has ripped up many measures of Liz Truss’s tax-cutting mini-budget.

‘Deadly game of hide and seek’ over poorly-signposted defibrillators

‘Deadly game of hide and seek’ over poorly-signposted defibrillators

Experts warned that two thirds of automated external defibrillators in the UK have no signage at their locations.

Hunt to fast-track moves to shore up public finances in bid to end turmoil

Hunt to fast-track moves to shore up public finances in bid to end turmoil

The new Chancellor will issue an emergency statement in an attempt to calm the markets.

Netflix defends The Crown as ‘fictional dramatisation’ amid criticism

Netflix defends The Crown as ‘fictional dramatisation’ amid criticism

The streaming giant also confirmed the show will not depict the Paris car crash that killed Diana in August 1997.

UK government bonds and pound rally ahead of Chancellor’s emergency budget plans

UK government bonds and pound rally ahead of Chancellor’s emergency budget plans

There had been worries the sell-off in gilt markets would resume in earnest after the Bank of England ended its government bond-buying plan.

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