No 10 Liz Truss has rewarded her key allies with top jobs in a major reshuffle hours after succeeding Boris Johnson as prime minister. Kwasi Kwarteng is made chancellor, James Cleverly becomes foreign secretary and Suella Braverman replaces Priti Patel as home secretary. One of Ms Truss’s closest friends, Therese Coffey, is appointed as health
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Getty Images Prime Minister Liz Truss is understood to be planning to borrow billions to limit the expected sharp rise in energy bills for households and firms. It is understood that a typical energy bill could be capped at around £2,500 with full details expected on Thursday. Currently, a typical household’s gas and electricity bill
RCMP Saskatchewan Canadian police have found the body of one of two brothers wanted for a mass stabbing attack that left 10 people dead and 18 injured in the province of Saskatchewan on Sunday. An officer said Damien Sanderson, 31, had injuries that did not appear self-inflicted – but gave no details. He was found
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. At least 46 people have been killed after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit southwestern China, state media said. The quake struck at 13:00 local time (05:00 GMT) in Sichuan province at a depth of 10km (6 miles).
EPA Political turbulence has become the norm. I was born in 1980. I was in my late 20s before the country was governed by the fourth prime minister of my lifetime, Gordon Brown. On Monday, we’ll know the name of the next prime minister – the fourth in little over six years. Even the most
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Liz Truss has promised to announce a plan to deal with soaring energy costs within a week if she becomes prime minister on Tuesday. The Tory leadership hopeful, the favourite according to pollsters, told the BBC’s Laura
EPA The two contenders to become the next PM face questions about their cost-of-living policies – a day before the result of the Tory leadership contest. Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will be asked about their proposals to solve pressing issues, including mounting energy bills, live on BBC One later. Presenter Laura Kuenssberg will also
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The economic impact of the war in Ukraine is tough on its allies, the country’s first lady has told the BBC, but as Britons “count pennies”, Ukrainians “count casualties”. Olena Zelenska told Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that
Gazprom Russia’s gas pipeline to Germany will not reopen as planned on Saturday, state energy firm Gazprom has said. The firm said it had found an oil leak in a turbine on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, meaning it would be closed indefinitely. The pipeline has been shut down for the past three days for
Reuters Voting has closed in the Conservative leadership contest to decide who will replace Boris Johnson as prime minister. The two contenders, Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, will find out which of them has won the ballot of Tory members at 12.30 BST on Monday. The winner will be formally appointed prime minister on Tuesday
Reuters Supporters of Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” (Maga) agenda are a threat to democracy, President Joe Biden has said. “Maga forces are determined to take this country backwards,” he said in a primetime speech in Pennsylvania. Top Republican Kevin McCarthy hit back that Mr Biden had “severely wounded America’s soul”. The duelling speeches
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. CCTV footage of the gunman fleeing after the fatal shooting of Olivia Pratt-Korbel has been released. Merseyside Police revealed the shooter used two guns in the attack that killed the nine-year-old. Olivia was hit in the chest
Getty Images The UN has accused China of “serious human rights violations” in a long-awaited report into allegations of abuse in Xinjiang province. China had urged the UN not to release the report – with Beijing calling it a “farce” arranged by Western powers. The report assesses claims of abuse against Uyghur Muslims and other