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There was a warm smile for a familiar face as the King carried out one of his first official audiences as monarch since royal mourning ended. He greeted Ralph Gonsalves, the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, with a friendly handshake and a pat on the wrist as they met at Balmoral in Scotland. Mr Gonsalves’ wife, Eloise, also attended the event and posed for a picture with […]

A single mother said she is “heartbroken” by rising mortgage costs as her 13-year-old son has considered getting a job to help her cover monthly payments. Lizzie Devine, 37, took out a mortgage with her ex-partner in 2007 with Northern Rock – whose collapse the same year led to its nationalisation in 2008 – and Ms Devine’s efforts to remortgage were rejected after she was deemed “a risk” because she […]

Children in Northern Ireland could die from hypothermia this winter if more help is not provided for struggling families, a rally has heard. Hundreds of people gathered outside City Hall in Belfast on Saturday to demand more government action amid the cost-of-living crisis. The event, which was organised by campaign group the Cost of Living Coalition, was addressed by representatives from trade unions, community groups and political parties. One of those who spoke to the crowd was Northern Ireland’s Children’s […]

The father of schoolgirl Molly Russell said he hopes the coroner’s conclusions will be an “important step in bringing about much-needed change”. Ian Russell said he wants social media to be “a place that prioritises the safety and wellbeing of young people over the money that can be made from them”. He said his message to Instagram – and Facebook – boss Mark Zuckerberg would be a “simple” one, saying: “A simple message to Mark […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed treaties to annex occupied areas of Ukraine which has been dismissed as a sham by Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He says he would use “all available means” to protect the territory that Ukrainian and western officials said Moscow was claiming illegitimately and in violation of international law. In a speech preceding the treaty-signing ceremony, Mr Putin urged Ukraine to sit down for talks to end the […]

Former Oasis guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs has announced he has been given the “all clear” from tonsil cancer. The 57-year-old musician, who was a founding member of the Manchester band, revealed in April that he had received a diagnosis and was taking a break from playing with Liam Gallagher. He has been receiving treatment at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Withington, Manchester. Bonehead wrote on Twitter: “Update on my […]

Almost two-thirds of appointments in England were done in person last month. The proportion of people seeing their GP face-to-face has risen to its highest level since the start of the pandemic, new figures show. Around two-thirds of appointments (66.1%) with family doctors in England were done in person in August, according to the latest data from NHS Digital. This is just below the 66.2% carried out in March 2020, […]

Their comments come after a YouGov poll for The Times showed Labour opening up a massive 33-point lead over the Conservatives Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng have insisted their £45 billion package of tax cuts is the “right plan” to get the economy moving despite chaos on the financial markets and fears of rocketing mortgage bills. In their first public comments since the pound hit a record low on Monday, […]

Rescue crews are trying to save people trapped after Hurricane Ian destroyed a cross-section of Florida bringing torrential rain and strong winds. The destruction began to come into focus a day after Ian made landfall in Florida as one of the strongest hurricanes ever to hit to the US. The storm flooded homes on both of the state’s coasts, cut off the only bridge to a barrier island, destroyed a […]