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Tory leadership hopeful James Cleverly has picked up further support as MPs voted in the latest stage of the race to replace Rishi Sunak. The shadow home secretary was backed by Paul Holmes, who quit as a Tory whip in order to publicly support Mr Cleverly. The result of the latest round of voting on Tuesday will see one of the remaining four candidates – Mr Cleverly, Tom Tugendhat, Kemi […]

England captain Harry Kane did not train with the rest of the squad on Tuesday morning as he continues his recovery from an injury. Kane limped out of Bayern Munich’s 3-3 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday but travelled straight to St George’s Park, where he was passed fit by England’s medical staff on Monday evening. However, the 31-yer-old striker trained indoors on an individualised programme as he enters a […]

Grocery price inflation edged up again in September as households turned back to promoted items as they sought to manage finances, figures show. Supermarket prices are now 2% more expensive than a year ago, up from August’s 1.7%, according to data from analysts Kantar. Households responded by sending sales of promoted items up by 7.4% over the month while full price sales rose by just 0.3%. Overall take-home sales across […]

Channel 4 has reported a record deficit of £52 million for 2023 but has ruled out turning to the Government for assistance. The broadcaster’s annual report published on Tuesday said it had ambitious plans at the beginning of the year, but challenges due to inflation and high interest rates impacted business confidence and investment in TV advertising. Its expenditure over the year included a £663 million investment in content, with […]

Manchester City have accused the Premier League of “misleading” clubs over the legal case the Sky Blues fought over top-flight rules governing commercial deals. Manchester City have accused the Premier League of “misleading” clubs over the legal case the Sky Blues fought over top-flight rules governing commercial deals. City wrote to the other 19 clubs and the league on Monday night to challenge the league’s interpretation of the outcome and […]

Detectives have reopened the investigation into the 1989 murder of a man who was shot multiple times in his flat in Hampshire 35 years ago, following advances in forensic science. Richard Haywood, commonly known as Ricky, was killed in an attack at his home above Ambiance Jewellers in Shirley Road, Southampton, on October 16 1989. No-one has ever been charged with the 36-year-old’s murder. Now the charity Crimestoppers is offering […]

The UK population has seen its largest annual increase in size since the early 1970s, new figures suggest. Net international migration was the main contributor to the jump, while deaths outnumbered births for the first time – outside the Covid-19 pandemic – in nearly five decades. The population is estimated to have risen by 1.0% in the year to June 2023, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This […]

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HS2 is likely to reach Euston, Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has indicated, saying it “would never have made sense” for that not to happen. The Cabinet minister said an announcement on the project will be made “soon”, and could happen around the time of the Budget on October 30. In October last year, then-prime minister Rishi Sunak announced that extending HS2 from Old Oak Common, in the suburbs of west […]