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How Truss and Sunak would tackle a recession

How Truss and Sunak would tackle a recession
Foreign secretary plans dramatic tax cuts – which the former chancellor says will ‘pour fuel on the fire’
5 Aug 2022
What next for the UK economy?

What next for the UK economy?
‘Steepest decline in living standards on record’ forecast as recession expected to last until the end of 2023
5 Aug 2022
Quiz of The Week: 30 July - 5 August

Quiz of The Week: 30 July - 5 August
Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
5 Aug 2022
How will recession affect the UK?

How will recession affect the UK?
Inflation set to hit 13% by end of year as UK on course for recession, warns Bank of England
5 Aug 2022
The boom in private healthcare: a two-tier system?

The boom in private healthcare: a two-tier system?
Post-pandemic waiting lists are pushing people to go private. Could this dramatically undermine the NHS?
5 Aug 2022
Conjoined twins separated by surgeons using VR technology

Conjoined twins separated by surgeons using VR technology
Good news stories from the past seven days
5 Aug 2022
‘Britain slides into crisis’

‘Britain slides into crisis’
A round-up of the headlines from the UK front pages
5 Aug 2022

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Why the Bank of England is raising interest rates again

Why the Bank of England is raising interest rates again
Bank hikes benchmark rate for the sixth successive time as inflation soars
4 Aug 2022
Archie Battersbee: the fight for life support

Archie Battersbee: the fight for life support
Lawyers file bid for 12-year-old to be moved to hospice as mother concedes legal fight is at ‘the end’
4 Aug 2022
Princess Charlotte: photo gallery of ‘cheeky’ seven–year-old royal

Princess Charlotte: photo gallery of ‘cheeky’ seven–year-old royal
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s daughter is ‘a royal photographer’s delight’
4 Aug 2022
Where Britain stands on the China-Taiwan tensions

Where Britain stands on the China-Taiwan tensions
The UK does not recognise the island, but rhetoric has heated in recent months
4 Aug 2022
Can anything stop Liz Truss?

Can anything stop Liz Truss?
Foreign secretary is heading for No. 10 but her problem will be staying there
4 Aug 2022
Football club accidentally names stand after Rose West

Football club accidentally names stand after Rose West
And other stories from the stranger side of life
4 Aug 2022
Britain’s ‘astronomical’ inflation rise in five charts

Britain’s ‘astronomical’ inflation rise in five charts
Analysts warn that prices will continue to rise beyond the next 12 months
3 Aug 2022
Is British Airways in trouble?

Is British Airways in trouble?
Carrier has been forced to extend suspension of ticket sales for Heathrow flights
3 Aug 2022
Can TV viewers stomach Big Brother?

Can TV viewers stomach Big Brother?
Reality show is set to return after a five-year break
3 Aug 2022
Conservative leadership vote delayed as GCHQ warns of fraud risk

Conservative leadership vote delayed as GCHQ warns of fraud risk
Plans to allow members to change their votes have been abandoned over security fears
3 Aug 2022
Next Tory leader odds and polls: who is heading for No. 10?

Next Tory leader odds and polls: who is heading for No. 10?
Rishi Sunak’s team questions poll that put his rival Liz Truss far ahead in the race
2 Aug 2022
Is the UK heading for a housing crash?

Is the UK heading for a housing crash?
Latest data confounds predictions but sellers warned to ‘fasten their seatbelts’ ahead of rate rises
2 Aug 2022
Nandy tests Starmer’s picket line order

Nandy tests Starmer’s picket line order
The Labour leader appears to have U-turned on an order banning frontbenchers from picket lines
2 Aug 2022
Should ministers have powers to stop early release for prisoners?

Should ministers have powers to stop early release for prisoners?
Inmates could be forced to serve the full term of their sentence under new powers
2 Aug 2022
What the Tavistock clinic’s closure means for the trans debate

What the Tavistock clinic’s closure means for the trans debate
Gender identity clinic to close over safety fears
2 Aug 2022
Lilia Valutyte: murder suspect appears in court

Lilia Valutyte: murder suspect appears in court
Little girl stabbed to death while playing on the street with her younger sister
1 Aug 2022
Can Rishi Sunak’s tax cuts help him beat Liz Truss?

Can Rishi Sunak’s tax cuts help him beat Liz Truss?
New polling suggests the gap between Truss and Sunak could be closer than previously believed
1 Aug 2022
What mortgage shake-up means for borrowers

What mortgage shake-up means for borrowers
Bank of England cuts red tape on mortgage approval process despite soaring inflation
1 Aug 2022
England’s Lionesses roar to victory: how women’s football beat the sceptics

England’s Lionesses roar to victory: how women’s football beat the sceptics
England team breathe new life into the game after 2-1 win against Germany
1 Aug 2022
England win the Euros: best reactions, videos and celebrations

England win the Euros: best reactions, videos and celebrations
Chloe Kelly’s extra-time goal gave the Lionesses a 2-1 victory over Germany at Wembley
31 Jul 2022
How Scotland became drug deaths capital

How Scotland became drug deaths capital
Poverty and mismanagement blamed as new data is revealed
29 Jul 2022
Inside the row over Parliament’s new TikTok account

Inside the row over Parliament’s new TikTok account
MPs warn that social media company could harvest user data
29 Jul 2022
The Wagatha Christie libel case: a timeline

The Wagatha Christie libel case: a timeline
Rebekah Vardy loses libel case against Coleen Rooney after ‘modern-day whodunnit’ trial
29 Jul 2022
Energy giants’ profits soar amid cost of living crisis

Energy giants’ profits soar amid cost of living crisis
Outrage over Centrica and Shell’s mammoth profits and plans to resume dividend payouts
29 Jul 2022
The strangest storylines to hit Ramsay Street

The strangest storylines to hit Ramsay Street
Final episode of hit Australian soap will be broadcast on Channel 5 tonight
29 Jul 2022
Pros and cons of grammar schools

Pros and cons of grammar schools
Rishi Sunak will bring back grammar schools should he become PM
29 Jul 2022