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MPs have tried to kill themselves – ex-minister on mental health in Parliament

MPs have tried to kill themselves – ex-minister on mental health in Parliament

MPs have tried to kill themselves – ex-minister on mental health in Parliament

10 September 2023

Rory Stewart said it is a ‘miracle’ that some of his former colleagues have not died by suicide due to the ‘almost unsustainable’ nature of the job.


Retailers warn Chancellor against £400m business rates hike

Retailers warn Chancellor against £400m business rates hike

Retailers warn Chancellor against £400m business rates hike

10 September 2023

A group of 44 retail leaders have written to Jeremy Hunt to halt an inflation-based increase to property tax bills.


Cost-of-living crisis blamed for consumers cutting summer holidays short

Cost-of-living crisis blamed for consumers cutting summer holidays short

Cost-of-living crisis blamed for consumers cutting summer holidays short

10 September 2023

Advantage Travel Partnership said its members recorded an average holiday length of 7.6 nights this summer.


Sunak hits out at Chinese interference in Parliament in meeting with premier

Sunak hits out at Chinese interference in Parliament in meeting with premier

Sunak hits out at Chinese interference in Parliament in meeting with premier

10 September 2023

The Prime Minister met Li Qiang after news emerged of a parliamentary researcher being arrested on suspicion of spying for Beijing.


Pursuing art over university made difference to mental health: sneaker artist

Pursuing art over university made difference to mental health: sneaker artist

Pursuing art over university made difference to mental health: sneaker artist

10 September 2023

Stella Stockbridge, 20, has garnered the attention of global footwear brands such as Nike for her unique artwork.


PM intervention over jailed British blogger ‘meaningless’ without details

PM intervention over jailed British blogger ‘meaningless’ without details

PM intervention over jailed British blogger ‘meaningless’ without details

10 September 2023

Rishi Sunak said he raised the case of Jagtar Singh Johal during his talks with India’s leader Narendra Modi at the G20 summit.


PM and wife Akshata Murty visit Hindu temple on final day of G20 in India

PM and wife Akshata Murty visit Hindu temple on final day of G20 in India

PM and wife Akshata Murty visit Hindu temple on final day of G20 in India

10 September 2023

Afterwards, the couple headed to join other G20 leaders at the Raj Ghat memorial in the city.


What the papers say – September 10

What the papers say – September 10

What the papers say – September 10

10 September 2023

The Sunday papers look at the big issues impacting the nation this week.


Covid and flu vaccines start to roll out across England

Covid and flu vaccines start to roll out across England

Covid and flu vaccines start to roll out across England

10 September 2023

The Covid-19 and flu vaccination programme is starting earlier than planned after a new variant of coronavirus was detected in the UK.


Rents ‘could rise four times as fast as house prices across the years ahead’

Rents ‘could rise four times as fast as house prices across the years ahead’

Rents ‘could rise four times as fast as house prices across the years ahead’

10 September 2023

Across Britain, rents could rise by 25% over a four-year period, compared with 5.5% growth in house prices, Hamptons predicts.


Maritime sector calls for £2bn to decarbonise ‘world-leading’ industry

Maritime sector calls for £2bn to decarbonise ‘world-leading’ industry

Maritime sector calls for £2bn to decarbonise ‘world-leading’ industry

10 September 2023

Maritime UK has asked the Government for a significant increase in investment to fund green shipping innovation.


Private school to move further away from ‘outdated’ GCSEs, headteacher says

Private school to move further away from ‘outdated’ GCSEs, headteacher says

Private school to move further away from ‘outdated’ GCSEs, headteacher says

10 September 2023

Pupils at Bedales School will only sit GCSEs in two subjects – English Language and maths – in the future.


Cleverly to reaffirm need for two-state solution during visit to Israel

Cleverly to reaffirm need for two-state solution during visit to Israel

Cleverly to reaffirm need for two-state solution during visit to Israel

10 September 2023

He will also visit the Occupied Palestinian Territories during his first trip to the region as Foreign Secretary.


Mike Tindall reveals Princess of Wales plays beer pong

Mike Tindall reveals Princess of Wales plays beer pong

Mike Tindall reveals Princess of Wales plays beer pong

09 September 2023

Kate appeared on Tindall’s podcast The Good, The Bad, And The Rugby alongside the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal.


Thunderstorm warning looms amid record-breaking September heatwave

Thunderstorm warning looms amid record-breaking September heatwave

Thunderstorm warning looms amid record-breaking September heatwave

09 September 2023

The UK is expected to see a seventh day of temperatures above 30C in September.


PM describes first meeting with Queen Elizabeth II as career ‘highlight’

PM describes first meeting with Queen Elizabeth II as career ‘highlight’

PM describes first meeting with Queen Elizabeth II as career ‘highlight’

09 September 2023

Rishi Sunak said he had a private meeting with the Queen to discuss the budget shortly after he was first made chancellor.


PM accuses Sir Keir Starmer of ‘clobbering’ drivers

PM accuses Sir Keir Starmer of ‘clobbering’ drivers

PM accuses Sir Keir Starmer of ‘clobbering’ drivers

09 September 2023

Rishi Sunak said the Conservatives are ‘not the party that is putting in levies’.


Sunak defends decision to snub United Nations summit in New York

Sunak defends decision to snub United Nations summit in New York

Sunak defends decision to snub United Nations summit in New York

09 September 2023

The Prime Minister blamed ‘pressures on my diary’.


Sunak: The most time I get to spend with wife Akshata Murty is on foreign trips

Sunak: The most time I get to spend with wife Akshata Murty is on foreign trips

Sunak: The most time I get to spend with wife Akshata Murty is on foreign trips

09 September 2023

The Prime Minister said it has been ‘special’ to return with his fashion designer wife to the country where she was brought up.


Duchess of Sussex to cheer for Nigeria at Invictus Games, husband reveals

Duchess of Sussex to cheer for Nigeria at Invictus Games, husband reveals

Duchess of Sussex to cheer for Nigeria at Invictus Games, husband reveals

09 September 2023

Opening the games in Dusseldorf on Saturday evening, Harry said that things are likely to get ‘a little bit more competitive’ between the couple.


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