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Court hears evidence about nurse’s first two alleged victims, twins who suffered sudden collapses A tearful mother begged medics: “Please don’t let my baby die” as they tried to resuscitate the infant, the trial of the nurse Lucy Letby has heard. Letby, 32, is accused of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of 10 more while working in the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester hospital. Continue reading… ​Court hears evidence about nurse’s first two alleged victims, twins who suffered sudden collapsesA tearful mother begged medics: “Please don’t let my baby die” as they tried to…

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Business secretary makes contact with Tata Steel and Jingye Group over Port Talbot and Scunthorpe sites The business secretary, Jacob Rees-Mogg, has opened talks with Britain’s steelmakers amid concerns that thousands of jobs could be lost from the struggling industry. The government confirmed on Monday it had entered discussions with Tata Steel, owner of the UK’s largest steelworks in Port Talbot, south Wales, and Jingye Group, which bought British Steel out of insolvency in 2020. Continue reading… ​Business secretary makes contact with Tata Steel and Jingye Group over Port Talbot and Scunthorpe sitesThe business secretary, Jacob Rees-Mogg, has opened talks…

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  The Prime Minister is under the cosh, with Leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt today forced to deny she was “hiding under a desk” to avoid questions about sacked Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng. ​The Prime Minister is under the cosh, with Leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt today forced to deny she was “hiding under a desk” to avoid questions about sacked Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng. 

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Move to reduce duration of help from two years to six months could mean financial cliff edge for millions in April, charities warn The average annual energy bill will rise to more than £4,000 from April after Liz Truss’s U-turn over her policy to ease the cost of living crisis, according to the sector’s leading forecaster. The price cap for a typical dual-fuel tariff will now be £4,347 in six months’ time if the government does not offer special support, according to the consultancy Cornwall Insight. Continue reading… ​Move to reduce duration of help from two years to six months…

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