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Rishi Sunak appointing new cabinet – here’s who is in and out

Rishi Sunak is appointing his cabinet after being asked by the King to form a new government. The new prime minister has promised to...

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Rishi Sunak warns of ‘difficult decisions’ ahead and promises to ‘fix’ Truss’s mistakes in first speech as PM

Rishi Sunak has made his first speech as prime minister, saying he was chosen to take over to “fix” the mistakes made by Liz...

Politics

In pictures: A cabinet photoshoot, a selfie and a new PM in Number 10 – how the day unfolded

Britain has its third new prime minister this year. Rishi Sunak has replaced Liz Truss in Number 10. Here, in pictures, is how the...

Politics

No fanfare for Rishi Sunak as his sombre speech will calm colleagues and voters

Rishi Sunak has of course walked up Downing Street many times – as chancellor he lived in Number 11. But today he made the...

Rishi Sunak will need all the help he can get from cabinet – he faces toughest situation any PM has had for decades | Beth Rigby

If he cherished the moment or savoured the win after losing out in the Tory leadership contest in the summer, Rishi Sunak kept it...

Business

Why is Rishi Sunak casting such a sombre mood? It’s more about politics than economics

Rishi Sunak says we are facing a “profound economic crisis”. Big words, not to mention depressing. But do they really stack up? Is the...

Environment

3 takeaways from our daily meeting: Halliburton earnings beat, Club stocks in the news, TJX is best-of-breed

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Tuesday’s key...

Business

Pound hits a six-week high as Sunak becomes prime minister

The pound hit a six-week high as Rishi Sunak became prime minister today, another sign of the markets welcoming the country’s new leader. Sterling...

Politics

Rishi Sunak begins appointing new cabinet – here’s who is in and out

Rishi Sunak has started to appoint his cabinet after being officially asked by the King to form a new government. The new prime minister...

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Adidas ends partnership with Kanye West over rapper’s ‘unacceptable, hateful and dangerous’ comments

Adidas has ended its partnership with Kanye West over “unacceptable, hateful and dangerous” antisemitic posts by the rapper on social media. In a statement,...

Science

Partial Solar Eclipse Seen in Parts of India, Set to End After Sunset

Astronomy enthusiasts turned their gaze towards the sun as the moon started to cover the solar disc as a partial solar eclipse began on...

Technology

Microsoft drops 6% after revealing weak guidance on its earnings call

Microsoft shares fell about 7% in extended trading on Tuesday after the company reported softer cloud revenue than expected in its fiscal first quarter...

Technology

Alphabet misses on earnings as YouTube shrinks; company will cut headcount growth by half in Q4

Alphabet shares dropped about 7% in extended trading on Tuesday after the company reported weaker-than-expected earnings and revenue for the third quarter and said...

Politics

Rishi Sunak says he was elected to ‘fix’ Truss’s mistakes in first speech as prime minister

Rishi Sunak has made his first speech as prime minister, saying he was chosen to take over to “fix” the mistakes made by Liz...

Science

How Rats With Backpack Are Being Trained to Rescue Earthquake Survivors

Scientists who are training rats to save people from under the debris of a building after an earthquake have shared an update about the...

Politics

‘I know brighter days lie ahead’: Liz Truss bids farewell to Downing Street

Liz Truss has stuck by her call for lower taxes as she gave her final speech before leaving Number 10 – saying the UK...

Business

Lowest-cost groceries have become 17% more expensive in the past year, ONS data finds

The price of low-cost everyday grocery items has increased 17% in the 12 months to September, data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS)...

Rishi Sunak warns of ‘difficult decisions’ ahead and promises to ‘fix’ Truss’s mistakes in first speech as PM

Rishi Sunak has made his first speech as prime minister, saying he was chosen to take over to “fix” the mistakes made by Liz...

Business

WhatsApp down: Thousands of people report being unable to use messaging app

WhatsApp went down for users across the UK this morning, with tens of thousands of people reporting being unable to send or receive messages....

‘I know brighter days lie ahead’: Liz Truss bids farewell to Downing Street

Liz Truss has insisted “brighter days lie ahead” for the country as she gave her final speech before leaving Number 10. Speaking outside Downing...