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Institutions criticised for ‘cosseting students’ by axing ‘challenging’ texts

Campaign hopes to encourage one million people to cancel their direct debits to energy providers

Downing Street says no further measures will be rolled out before new PM is in place

A round-up of the headlines from the UK front pages

Former Manchester United star accused of subjecting ex-girlfriend to ‘litany of abuse’

Bookmakers slash odds on Liz Truss as poll puts her ahead of Labour leader in head-to-head

Critics of the prime minister have called for him to resign his Commons seat

Movement centred around doing bare minimum at work has been gaining traction on TikTok

Gordon Brown calls for an emergency budget to tackle spiralling living costs

Five men arrested after student nurse disappeared in London

Foreign secretary plans dramatic tax cuts – which the former chancellor says will ‘pour fuel on the fire’

‘Steepest decline in living standards on record’ forecast as recession expected to last until the end of 2023

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Inflation set to hit 13% by end of year as UK on course for recession, warns Bank of England

Post-pandemic waiting lists are pushing people to go private. Could this dramatically undermine the NHS?

Good news stories from the past seven days

Bank hikes benchmark rate for the sixth successive time as inflation soars

Lawyers file bid for 12-year-old to be moved to hospice as mother concedes legal fight is at ‘the end’

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s daughter is ‘a royal photographer’s delight’

The UK does not recognise the island, but rhetoric has heated in recent months

Foreign secretary is heading for No. 10 but her problem will be staying there

And other stories from the stranger side of life

Analysts warn that prices will continue to rise beyond the next 12 months

Carrier has been forced to extend suspension of ticket sales for Heathrow flights

Reality show is set to return after a five-year break

Plans to allow members to change their votes have been abandoned over security fears

Latest data confounds predictions but sellers warned to ‘fasten their seatbelts’ ahead of rate rises

The Labour leader appears to have U-turned on an order banning frontbenchers from picket lines

Inmates could be forced to serve the full term of their sentence under new powers

Gender identity clinic to close over safety fears

Little girl stabbed to death while playing on the street with her younger sister

New polling suggests the gap between Truss and Sunak could be closer than previously believed

Bank of England cuts red tape on mortgage approval process despite soaring inflation

England team breathe new life into the game after 2-1 win against Germany