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The Crown rockets to Netflix's most watched list following Queen’s death

Popular Netflix series The Crown was trending at number three in the UK charts over the weekend, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II

Daily Mirror · Sep 13, 2022

UK-Africa ties: future looks gloomy under Liz Truss as political myopia reigns

Britain has a new prime minister in Liz Truss. For African leaders wondering what the new administration might mean for UK-Africa relationships, the view must be pretty gloomy.

The Conversation · Sep 13, 2022

Kwarteng ‘tells Treasury to focus entirely on growth’ as Tory peer defends sacking of senior civil servant – as it happened

The new chancellor is reported to have told Treasury staff there was a need to ‘do things differently under fresh leadership’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2022

New chancellor tells Treasury to aim for growth not seen since 2008 crash

Kwasi Kwarteng demands annual 2.5 per cent rise, after Liz Truss blamed Treasury ‘orthodoxy’ for UK’s feeble economic record

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2022

How Did Queen Elizabeth Embody British Spirit in Classic, Whimsical Way?

When Liz Truss, the newly appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, addressed her speech following the announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, on Thursday, she said “the queen was the rock on which modern Britain was built…She has been a personal inspiration to me and to many…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 13, 2022

'Red flag' warning signs that could be deadly sepsis

Sepsis kills thousands of people in the UK each year, and urgent treatment is vital

Liverpool Echo · Sep 13, 2022

Worker pay lags behind soaring inflation, despite wage hikes

Latest official statistics show that real pay fell by 3.9% year-on-year, when adjusted for inflation

Insider UK · Sep 13, 2022

Number of people in UK with long-term sickness rose to record 2.5m in July

Almost 400,000 have exited jobs market with long-term health problems since early 2020, ONS says

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2022

Aldi overtakes Morrisons to become the UK’s fourth largest supermarket

Grocery price inflation has hit record highs, pushing shoppers to discount brands

Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2022

Markets rattled and pound slides after US inflation higher than hoped in August – as it happened

Investors brace for further interest rate rises, as US CPI rose 8.3% in the year to August, dashing hopes of a larger fall, and food inflation is highest since 1979

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2022