Growth rate falls sharply to 0.3 per cent from earlier estimate of 0.5 per cent Growth rate falls sharply to 0.3 per cent from earlier estimate of 0.5 per cent
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Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis will spend Halloween decorating pumpkins with their grandmother. Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis will spend Halloween decorating pumpkins with their grandmother.
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has been plagued by military failures and embarrassments which are set to continue with “staggering” losses and dwindling weapon stocks, says head of GCHQ. Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has been plagued by military failures and embarrassments which are set to continue with “staggering” losses and dwindling weapon stocks, says head of GCHQ.
Much like his father Prince Philip, the King has been an avid painter since he took up the hobby while at Gordonstoun School as a student. Much like his father Prince Philip, the King has been an avid painter since he took up the hobby while at Gordonstoun School as a student.
Her Majesty died at the Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on September 8. Her Majesty died at the Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on September 8.
The King and Queen Consort will attend a reception to thank people involved in plans following the death of Queen Elizabeth last month. The King and Queen Consort will attend a reception to thank people involved in plans following the death of Queen Elizabeth last month.
Hit Netflix series The Crown has released the date for its fifth season which viewers will be able to view from November 9, causing many to express their concerns that the controversial show is being aired too soon after the Queen’s death. Hit Netflix series The Crown has released the date for its fifth season which viewers will be able to view from November 9, causing many to express their concerns that the controversial show is being aired too soon after the Queen’s death.
On Monday, several cities in Ukraine were attacked, which included the country’s capital Kyiv where a park, university building and children’s playground were hit.
On Monday, the former Chancellor joined a growing group of senior Tories to call on Liz Truss to raise state benefits in line with inflation and said it is a “clear” decision to make.
The newspapers are led by the court trial of the baby ward ‘poisoner’. The newspapers are led by the court trial of the baby ward ‘poisoner’.
TERRIFIED residents were forced to flee as Russian missiles pummeled a street in Ukraine. Shocking footage shows huge fireballs erupting and massive plumes of smoke billowing into the sky as two bl…
Overwatch 2 – was it a mistake? (pic: Blizzard) The Tuesday letters page asks why The Last Of Us actors haven’t played the game, as one reader suggests Jeff Minter play Hyper Demon. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk Stemming the tideOther people may have different experiences, but I’ve also noticed that absolutely none of my friends or acquaintances are talking about Overwatch 2, despite it being free-to-play. I looked up the player numbers, which is difficult to do because it’s not on Steam, but it does seem to be doing okay, if behind things like Apex…
A panel of five judges will start hearing evidence from the Scottish Government. A panel of five judges will start hearing evidence from the Scottish Government.
Transport of London has banned certain words and phrases being used by staff members in case they cause offence.
The UK and Scottish governments are on opposing sides in a key constitutional question. The UK and Scottish governments are on opposing sides in a key constitutional question.
Funeral services for Jessica Gallagher and Martin McGill will be held at St Michael’s church. Funeral services for Jessica Gallagher and Martin McGill will be held at St Michael’s church.
Party intends to use parliamentary processes to force the Tory chancellor to reverse his budget Party intends to use parliamentary processes to force the Tory chancellor to reverse his budget
Research indicates overall warming of attitides towards immigration, with minority of British public now wanting numbers cut Research indicates overall warming of attitides towards immigration, with minority of British public now wanting numbers cut
Traders will be caught between breaking UK regulations or international rules Traders will be caught between breaking UK regulations or international rules
THIS is the shocking moment a raging McDonald’s customer spat at horrified staff and chucked a drink at them. Cops were called to the fast food restaurant after the fuming woman lunged across…
Boss says bank is putting aside more money for potential defaults linked to cost of living crisisThe boss of Santander UK says the bank is putting aside more money for potential defaults linked to the cost of living crisis after seeing a pickup in customers falling behind on mortgage and loan payments.Mike Regnier told the Guardian that he was keeping a close eye on the “strain and pressure” facing customers as a result of the cost of living crisis, which has made it harder for some households to keep up with rising food and energy bills and financial commitments such…
Files on Russian intelligence officer and ‘lady-killer’ Eugene Ivanov littered with reports of drunkennessEugene Ivanov, the Russian spy at the centre of the 1963 Profumo scandal, was a philandering alcoholic whose weakness for women and drink M15 hoped to exploit to get him to defect, but who ended up toppling the Macmillan government by chance, according to newly released intelligence files.He arrived at the Russian embassy in London as assistant naval attache in 1960 but M15 suspected he was an intelligence officer, partly because he didn’t seem to know much about ships and also he carried an umbrella. Continue reading…
Analysis of budgets finds rich nations, including UK, ‘exacerbated explosion of economic inequality’Many of the world’s poorest countries have cut health spending during the last two years, sometimes to make debt repayments to rich creditors, according to a report by Oxfam that shows inequality between rich and poor nations worsening during the coronavirus pandemic.Analysis of national budgets across 161 nations found that despite the biggest global health emergency in a century, half of low- and lower-middle-income countries cut health spending, while almost half cut their welfare budgets and almost three-quarters cut education spending. Continue reading…
IFS says Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget will leave ministers making serious reductions in public services Kwasi Kwarteng will need to find £60bn of savings by 2026 to fill the gap left by unfunded tax cuts and the costs of extra borrowing triggered by a panicked reaction on international money markets to the chancellor’s “mini-budget”, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.The UK will also struggle to hit the chancellor’s 2.5% growth target, with economic forecasts by the investment bank Citigroup that the IFS uses to underpin its analysis showing the UK will struggle to grow at more than 0.8% on average…
Ofcom study covers Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and YouTube, all of which have age limits of 13A third of social media users aged between eight and 17 have the online age of an adult because they sign up with a false date of birth, according to new research.The fake age issue means that young users in the UK are at greater risk of being exposed to harmful or adult content, as platforms presume they are older than they in fact are. Continue reading…
