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Liz Truss is set to launch a new taskforce of economists aimed at finding solutions to sluggish growth in the West. The new Growth Commission, which will be launched later this month, has been convened by Ms Truss as an independent body to help tackle the causes of low growth. First reported by The Telegraph, the commission will be chaired by economist and deputy chair of the Centre for Economics

Three teenagers have been charged with murder after a 17-year-old boy was found dead in a canal in west London. Victor Lee, from Ealing, was found in the water under Scrubs Lane, near Willesden Junction, at around 5.45pm last Sunday. He was pulled from the canal but, despite efforts to save him, he was declared dead at the scene at 6.09pm. A post-mortem examination on Wednesday concluded he died from

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after a young man and a teenage boy were stabbed to death in north London. The 46-year-old man was arrested on Saturday afternoon and was in custody at a north London police station. Police were called at 11.33pm on Thursday to reports of a stabbing in Elthorne Road, Islington. A 15-year-old from Islington had been stabbed and died

A feisty end to the day sees England just about still in the second Ashes test. Earlier, England took a leaf out of the tourists' book as they peppered them with short-pitched bowling. It worked as Australia were skittled for 279. The bizarre spectacle of Nathan Lyon limping out at number eleven and scoring a loudly-cheered boundary was a highlight. England were soon in trouble as they chased 371. Zak

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Veteran broadcaster Andrew Neil has confirmed his Sunday night politics programme will not return to Channel 4 this year with a decision yet to be made about its recommission in 2024 amid content cuts. The Andrew Neil Show launched as a live 10-part series in May 2022 and saw the journalist interview “decision-takers and news-makers from across the political spectrum” and examine the “biggest events of the moment”. The third

Just Stop Oil protesters have disrupted London’s Pride march in protest over the parade accepting sponsorship money from “high-polluting industries”. A number of protestors have been arrested after blocking the road in front of a Coca-Cola truck. The Metropolitan Police said that protesters sat in the middle of the road on Piccadilly at 1.30pm, causing the parade to stop. After 16 minutes, police arrested seven protesters for public nuisance offences

English councils are being hit by a “completely unsustainable” annual bill of more than £450 million to prop up the free bus pass scheme, according to new analysis. The Local Government Association (LGA), which calculated the figure, warned that the cost is putting services at risk. Councils in England are legally required to reimburse bus operators for journeys made by older and disabled people who use a pass entitling them

England were left “angry” and “bewildered” after Ollie Pope was pressed to take the field with a shoulder injury, but expect him to play his part in salvaging the second Ashes Test despite aggravating the problem. England are 221 runs behind with eight Australian wickets to take and will need every one of their batters for what is shaping up to be a huge fourth-innings chase at Lord’s. But Pope