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The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 1 October 2022

Honest and timely feedback is crucial when someone is starting a new role. This is true of any organisation: No. 10 Downing Street included . It's been 24 days since the investiture of Liz Truss as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. How's she doing?

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How Liz Truss plunged the UK to the brink of recession in just one month

The new prime minister began September promising a ‘new era’ for Britain. One economic crisis later, she has delivered

The Guardian - US

One of Britain's oldest women thanks lie-ins and bacon butties for reaching age of 109

Winifred Parker was born in 1913, when King George V was on the throne and Woodrow Wilson was US President - and she had jobs as a professional singer, usherette and Woolworths worker during her remarkable career

Daily Mirror

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UK weather: Brits braced for Hurricane Ian tail to lash nation with 94mph gales and rain

The heaviest rain and strongest winds caused by Hurricane Ian are expected to impact northern Scotland, as the hurricane sweeps an area of low pressure across Britain

Daily Mirror

Russian military showing increased frailty in Ukraine war -British military chief

Russia's mobilization has exposed the mounting pressure the Kremlin is under as its armed forces show signs of "increased weakness and frailty" in the war in Ukraine, Britain's Chief of Defense Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said on Friday.

Reuters

Russian ambassador summoned as Britain imposes new sanctions on Moscow

Liz Truss said the UK will never accept Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annexation of four Ukrainian regions.

The Independent UK

‘The UK seems to have imploded’: how world’s press sees Truss’s Britain

Post-Brexit schadenfreude in Europe and warnings from US that new PM is ‘making UK look like Argentina’

The Guardian - UK

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British, EU officials discuss N.Ireland protocol

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Friday he had discussed shared issues with European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic including the Northern Ireland Protocol, a contentious trade issue between the European Union and Britain.

Reuters

Trust me, UK's Truss pursues charm offensive at her party conference

British Prime Minister Liz Truss heads to her Conservative Party conference next week with a packed diary of "meet and greets" to try to win over lawmakers angry over an economic plan that triggered market chaos and badly eroded support.

Reuters

Nigeria's Independence Day is a time to reflect on political gains and challenges – and a way forward

Nigeria got independence from Britain on 1 October 1960. As the country celebrates its political journey in the last 62 years, political scientist Ayo Olukotun takes a look at the nation’s political development, gains and challenges. He also offers the way forward.

The Conversation

UK's MI5 website briefly hit by denial of service attack - BBC

The website of Britain's MI5 domestic spy service was briefly hit by a denial of service attack on Friday, the BBC reported.

Reuters

Royal Mint unveils King Charles III official coin as 50p enters circulation

As King Charles III adjusts to being the new monarch, the Royal Mint has shared the new coin effigy with his portrait. There will also be a a memorial coin range for the late Queen.

Edinburgh Live

This is why Liz Truss’s plan to move the British embassy to Jerusalem must be stopped

Pushback against a wrongheaded review is gaining momentum, says HA Hellyer, senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute

The Guardian - UK

How Myra Hindley died – and Moors Murderer's last 'concerns' after 36 years in prison

Myra Hindley was deemed as 'the most evil woman in Britain'. The Moors murderer spent 36 years in jail for her role in the killings of five children — here's how she died

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Evening Standard

Best books to read for Black History Month 2022

Fiction and non-fiction books to educate and inspire

Reuters

UK urges North Korea to take steps towards "irreversible denuclearisation"

Britain urged North Korea to return to dialogue with the United States on Friday, expressing concerns over the Asian country's latest launch of ballistic missile tests.

Bristol Post

The Winter King: What is the new series now being filmed in the West Country

The ten-part series is based on a trilogy of Bernard Cornwell novels

The Independent UK

French government ‘worried about Britain’, Macron’s finance minister says

Bruno Le Maire is the French opposite number to chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng

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Radio France Internationale

French minister criticises Liz Truss for provoking UK economic disaster

France's Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday that he was worried by the financial turbulence in Britain, criticising Prime Minister Liz Truss's economic policies for causing a "disaster" of high borrowing rates for her country.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK's PM: Putin Cannot Alter International Borders Using 'Brute Force'

Britain will never accept the regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia as "anything other than Ukrainian territory" Prime Minister Liz Truss said, adding that Russian President Vladimir Putin was violating international law. "Putin cannot be allowed to alter international borders using brute force.

Daily Record

Royal Mint unveils first coins featuring King Charles III's portrait

The effigy has been personally approved by King Charles III.

The National (Scotland)

Royal Mint unveils first coins with Charles III's face – and when they'll enter circulation

THE official coin effigy of King Charles III has been unveiled by the Royal Mint.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK's Royal Mint Reveals Coin Portrait of King Charles III

Britain's Royal Mint on Friday unveiled the official effigy of King Charles III that will appear on coins following his accession to the throne. The effigy is the work of British sculptor Martin Jennings and was personally approved by the new king, AFP said. The first coins bearing the king's…

The Independent UK

'Big impact': UK economic chaos, pound plunge hit businesses

The British government’s economic stimulus plan is designed to help people and businesses by cutting taxes and growing the economy

Manchester Evening News

Coins featuring King Charles III's portrait unveiled

It won't be long until the British people see the King's image on the back of coins

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