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Updated 15 Sept, 17:56

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Weekly Summary

  • 🏛️ PoliticsKey stories include Louise Haigh: UK must heed warnings from AI experts; Drivers forced to shell out extra £7.5 billion at the pumps - netting Treasury £1.3 billion VAT windfall - thanks to Iran war, study finds, as petrol and diesel prices spiral again to four-year high; Villagers voting on independence over asylum plans.
  • 🇬🇧 UKKey stories include Louise Haigh: UK must heed warnings from AI experts; Drivers forced to shell out extra £7.5 billion at the pumps - netting Treasury £1.3 billion VAT windfall - thanks to Iran war, study finds, as petrol and diesel prices spiral again to four-year high; Baby 'cot cams' plan after inquiry finds Lucy Letby crimes could have been prevented.
  • 🌍 WorldKey stories include Canada is a 'safe harbour' for global finance, Carney says; Top Democrat on House oversight panel investigating Trump Jr wedding party bankrolled by Russian oligarch; The Buddhist priests getting up to monky business: How scandals have repeatedly blighted Thai monks from temple sex tape and penis pump stash to drug smuggling and child porn.
  • 💼 BusinessKey stories include As the politicians play catchup the tech bros agree: we may only have a decade left | John Crace; The state pension is set for a bumper 3.9% boost. It should be great news... but these are the tax rises and budget squeezes on the horizon - and why I fear pensioners will feel poorer: RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS; State pension likely to rise by 3.9% after key data released - but most will be taxed.
  • SportKey stories include England v Sri Lanka: first T20 cricket international updates – live; VAR did not even consider if Fernandez was offside - Webb; Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish frustrated with new boss Pierre Sage for dropping Jaydee Canvot just four games into the season.
  • 💻 TechKey stories include Trump blasts decision that blocks mail-in voting executive orders: ‘This court has really let our country down’ – live; Would YOU spend £350 on a toaster? Futuristic appliance lets you select your perfect shade of toast by colour - and even has a special Crumpet Mode; US confirms it has weapons in space to counter 'hostile' enemies.
  • 🏥 HealthKey stories include Ministers vow sweeping NHS changes after ‘devastating’ report on Lucy Letby hospital; Letby failings go beyond one hospital - the whole system has been found lacking; What IS the healthiest breakfast? As porridge is found to lower cholesterol by 10 per cent AND help you lose weight, experts reveal what you should really be eating first thing....

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