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Pound down 1pc as Boris Johnson prepares fresh leadership bid – Live updates The Telegraph Rising public debt interest bill pushes borrowing to £20bn The Times Pound sinks as UK economic uncertainty rises BBC Government borrowing hits £20bn after record interest on debt in September Evening Standard Interest costs on UK debt mountain rise to …

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Boris Johnson has rallied the support of dozens of Tory MPs, former donors, party campaigners and the team that helped him win the 2019 election as he bids his way to the bottom two of the Tory leadership race. The former prime minister is expected to finish his holiday in the Dominican Republic and return …

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Ronaldo is understood to have left Old Trafford before full-time in Wednesday’s 2-0 Premier League win against Tottenham, after being overlooked as a substitute by manager Erik ten Hag. Ten Hag have now ruled that Ronaldo will have no part to play against Chelsea at the weekend and will reportedly train alone for the rest …

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Anticipation is building as global pop sensation Taylor Swift is about to release her tenth album, Midnights. Swift’s first album of new songs in nearly two years, due for release at midnight on Friday morning in the eastern US, is expected to mark the singer’s official return to pop after the more alternative Folklore and …

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Liz Truss has resigned as prime minister and will step down after a week-long emergency contest to find her successor, she announced outside Downing Street on Thursday. Here is his resignation statement: I took office at a time of great economic and international instability. Families and businesses were worried about how to pay their bills. …

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Liz Truss announced on Thursday that she would be leaving No 10 after a calamitous 45 days in office, sparking a Tory leadership contest, with Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Boris Johnson vying to become Britain’s next prime minister. At a lectern outside Downing Street on another tumultuous day, Truss admitted she could not deliver …

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s latest spell at Manchester United marked two significant endings. The final curtain on the fans’ unconditional love for a superstar who, as an unused substitute, could not bear to stay to celebrate a brilliant victory over Tottenham. It’s also the 37-year-old’s relevance to Erik ten Hag and the United side he wants to …

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The Gunners are tonight looking to confirm their place in the knockout stages of the Europa League against their fiercest rivals in Group A. A draw at the Emirates Stadium would be enough for Arsenal, while another victory would all but secure top spot in the group and a doubleheader in February against a Champions …

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UK sanctions Iran over drones used in Russian strikes in Ukraine Britain is implementing new sanctions on three Iranian individuals and a company responsible for supplying Russia with drones used to bomb Ukraine, according to a statement from the foreign office. Russia has launched dozens of “kamikaze” drones into Ukraine, knocking out energy infrastructure and …

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Interest rates set by the Bank of England are unlikely to rise above 5% as markets had previously expected, a senior official has suggested, saying the impact on the economy of such a sharp rise it would be harmful. One of the Bank’s deputy governors, Ben Broadbent, said the rise in market-set rates, from 2.25% …

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