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Boris Johnson's pandemic legacy – where he went wrong managing COVID (and some things he got right)

The UK sees a change of leadership on September 6 2022, with Liz Truss selected by Conservative Party members to replace Boris Johnson as the UK prime minister. Johnson’s term of course coincided with the emergence of the COVID pandemic, a global crisis that required skilled national leadership. Did Johnson…

The Conversation · Sep 6, 2022

Meghan Addresses Youth Summit on UK Visit with Prince Harry

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has made her first speech in Britain since she and Prince Harry quit as working royals two years ago. Delivering a keynote speech to the One Young World summit on Monday, Meghan spoke of her self-doubt as “the girl from Suits” when she attended the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 6, 2022

Warning to anyone who uses pay-at-pump fuel at supermarkets and petrol stations

Every customer buying fuel at a supermarket or other UK petrol station is set to be affected

Liverpool Echo · Sep 6, 2022

Cost of living scams: What to look out for and how to get help as fraudsters target relief payment

Dodgy texts, calls and emails on the rise as UK economic outlook becomes ever bleaker

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022

Major UK transport company Go-Ahead battles cyber-attack

Firm says software used to schedule bus services hit but Thameslink rail operations not affected

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2022

Russia Pockets $158 bn in Energy Exports after War

Russia has raked in a whopping 158 billion euros ($158 billion) in energy exports in the six months following its invasion of Ukraine, with the EU accounting for more than half, a think tank said Tuesday. The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air called for more effective sanctions…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 6, 2022

Thousands of firefighters to ballot for strike action over pay

The Fire Brigades Union said 32,500 of its members across the UK will vote in the next few weeks

Liverpool Echo · Sep 6, 2022

Scots great-grandad is UK's oldest competitive weightlifter at age of 87

Bill Despard trains every day at the Kilwinning Olympic Weightlifting Club in North Ayrshire, which he has run for more than 20 years.

Daily Record · Sep 6, 2022

Vertu Motors notes headwinds in cost of living and vehicle supply issues

The automotive retailer with 160 sites across the UK said its customers would likely be impacted by rising energy costs and inflation in general

Birmingham Post · Sep 6, 2022

Cheapest UK supermarket in August named - and it's up to £26 cheaper than rivals

Which? has revealed its latest supermarket price comparison, where it looks at the cost of everyday groceries at Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Lidl, Aldi, Ocado and Waitrose

Daily Mirror · Sep 6, 2022