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The Guardian view on the UK economy: sack Kwarteng, oust Truss

Editorial: The crisis was created by the new government. But the British people, not ministers, are paying the price

The Guardian - UK

‘Return to austerity’: Almost £50bn of cuts needed to fund tax breaks for rich, economists warn

Huge ‘unforced error’ set to push Britain back to George Osborne-era cuts, says think tank

The Independent UK

Risk Bubbles To The Surface: From The Nord Stream Sabotage, To The Near-Lehman Moment In Britain, Risk Is On The Rise.

Market Bounces Despite Increasing Risks Despite the grim news this week, from the near-Lehman level crisis in Britain, to the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic,

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Defiant Truss defends mini-budget despite market mayhem

Britain is an unusual country. Prolonged sunshine (three successive days) makes front pages. Travel five or 10 miles and you’ll hear different accents, even dialects. But perhaps the biggest oddity is the outsized influence of our Treasury.

Evening Standard

U.S. diplomat's wife appears by videolink in UK court over fatal crash

The wife of a U.S. diplomat appeared by videolink in a London court on Thursday charged over a fatal car crash in England in a case that led to diplomatic friction between Britain and the United States.

Reuters

Queen Elizabeth died of 'old age', death certificate shows

Britain's Queen Elizabeth died of old age, according to her death certificate, which was published by the National Records of Scotland on Thursday.

Reuters

Trussonomics has been exposed as a childish absurdity. Trussopolitics is even worse

The prime minister and Kwasi Kwarteng must now eat humble pie and try to steer Britain out of the crisis they created, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

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Liz Truss: 10 of the new prime minister’s biggest gaffes and awkward moments

From Brexit U-turns to forgetting where she is, we bring you the moments Britain’s new leader would probably much rather forget

The Independent UK

Meter reading day: Here’s when to submit gas and electricity meter readings this week

The typical household in Britain will pay, on average, around £2,500 a year in energy bills for the next two years from Saturday 1 October. A worldwide squeeze on gas supplies has led to a supply-demand imbalance and soaring prices are now being passed on by energy companies to households.…

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin's mouthpiece threatens to sabotage British undersea cables and pipes

Vladimir Kornilov, an RIA Novosti state news agency columnist, said: “Listen…if Russia decided to show what it is capable of, it would choose all sorts of objects near Britain"

Daily Mirror

‘Britain’s Roughest Estate’ Is Rife With Minors Running Riots

One local resident, who did not wish to be named, said: “It had got to the point where we are scared to leave our homes even in the daytime”.

Zenger

West Lothian retiree cycles 400 miles across UK before conquering Britain's highest peaks

Gordon Young (61) has helped to raise over £1000 with the gruelling challenge

Daily Record

Why are Britain’s pension schemes dumping government bonds?

Bank of England forced to step in to calm gilt markets as mini-Budget financial storm rumbles on

The Independent UK

"Enough to make your ears bleed": Listeners in disbelief at disastrous, awkward Liz Truss interviews this morning as Britain plunges into economic chaos

Ms Truss spoke publicly for the first time since the mini-budget sparked economic chaos

Manchester Evening News

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Apple App Store Pulls Russian Social Network VKontakte

Apple on Wednesday confirmed that it removed popular Russian social network VKontakte from its App Store globally due to sanctions imposed by Britain. The British government on Monday sanctioned 92 Russian individuals and entities after President Vladimir Putin's regime held referendums in Moscow-controlled areas of Ukraine -- denounced by Kyiv…

Daily Mirror

Tories threaten to cut benefits and the state to pay for tax cuts for the rich

As post-mini-Budget chaos engulfs Britain, Treasury minister Chris Philp refused to rule out a real-terms cut to DWP Universal Credit, asked for 'efficiency savings' and said 'I'm not going to apologise'

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch to US: Britain ‘going for growth in a big way’ with tax cuts

The Cabinet minister described the UK as ‘Europe’s unicorn factory’ in a speech to investors in New York.

Reuters

Challenging 'orthodoxy,' Kwarteng clings on after UK market rout

As new British finance minister, Kwasi Kwarteng hoped to take down finance ministry groupthink that he and new Prime Minister Liz Truss saw as holding Britain back.

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The Independent UK

Asian stocks follow Wall St higher after UK calms markets

Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher after Britain’s central bank moved forcefully to stop a budding financial crisis

Reuters

Britain wants closer ties with Indo-Pacific region - foreign minister

Britain is committed to forming ever closer links with the Indo-Pacific region, including greater economic, security and defence cooperation, foreign minister James Cleverly said in a speech in Singapore on Thursday.

The Guardian - AU

Britain’s trickle-down budget idiocy offers a clear lesson for Australia on our stage 3 tax cuts

The stage 3 tax cuts were always the worst policy, but now they are being done at the worst time

The Conversation

Universal credit changes: increasing pressure on part-time workers is the wrong move at the worst time

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has laid out the government’s “mini budget”, a package of tax cuts that will mostly benefit the wealthiest in Britain. But people on the other end of the income scale are facing changes too.

The Independent UK

Government denies responsibility for market turmoil as pound slumps

Mini-Budget labelled ‘reckless and ideological disaster’ by some Conservatives

The Independent UK

Economic storm tests UK's new leader, alarms Conservatives

Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss is under pressure to reverse announced tax cuts that have triggered a financial crisis in an already struggling economy

Reuters

UK tells Ukraine it will never recognise Russian attempts to annex territory

Prime Minister Liz Truss told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday that Britain would never recognise Russian attempts to annex its territory, a spokesperson for her office said following a call between the pair.

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