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Who is Penny Mordaunt?

As fellow Tories turn on Penny Mordaunt, Ed Stourton profiles the leadership contender.

• 6 mins

"Most MPs don't realise what deep s*** the Conservatives are in"

John Armitage, who's donated 拢3 million to the Conservatives, assesses the would-be PMs.

• 5 mins

鈥榃e have a financial catastrophe brewing in this country鈥�

Martin Lewis gives his stark warning as inflation hits 9.4%

• 4 mins

Can you have tax cuts that are not inflationary?

The 成人论坛's Faisal Islam takes a look at Liz Truss' economic policy

• 5 mins

'Critical incident' declared at the Port of Dover

Port of Dover: "It's so regrettable that we've been let down by Police aux Fronti猫res"

• 4 mins

Ambassador: EU gas targets may force Germany to curb home heating

Miguel Berger on why an EU deal to cut gas use by 15% may leave Germans in the cold.

• 7 mins

Child Q strip search "could have happened at other schools"

Safeguarding reviewer Jim Gamble says racism played a part in the treatment of Child Q.

• 10 mins

Sir Bernard Jenkin compares energy price increases to a "second crisis" after Covid

The Tory MP calls for higher benefits payments to help low-income households

• 9 mins

First objects to be launched into space from UK soil

One satellite being launched will monitor the impact of climate change in Cornwall

• 3 mins

Environment Agency: Forecast rain "won't stop the drought"

John Curtin says parts of England will still be in drought next year.

• 5 mins

Iceland boss: Loans for groceries scheme is "long-term greedy"

Richard Walker hopes the scheme will encourage customers to stick with the supermarket.

• 4 mins

Danny Blanchflower warns against interest rate rises to curb inflation

The Professor insists rate rises would cause an unemployment shock, hurting families.

• 4 mins

Why barristers want crime to pay more

Criminal barristers are voting on a full walk-out in a bid to secure a 25% pay rise.

• 9 mins

Zoe Billingham: NHS mental health services failing families

The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust chair admits it's not yet safe for patients.

• 9 mins

High fliers: Brother beats sister's round-the-world record

Zara and Mack Rutherford on flying a microlight around the world, and sibling rivalry.

• 4 mins

Rishi Sunak pledges support for a Truss government

The would-be PM insists he could still win but will remain loyal to the party regardless.

• 11 mins

"Game-playing" orcas target vessels off French coast

Sailor Rolf Storkston recounts how orcas "as big as the boat" destroyed his rudder.

• 5 mins

Postal workers strike for "pay justice"

CWU boss Dave Ward and Royal Mail's Simon Thompson on why the two sides can't agree.

• 10 mins

Does Sir Keir Starmer need to 'get a spine' on strikes?

USDAW's Paddy Lillis warns fellow union bosses to attack the Tories rather than Labour.

• 6 mins

Former Mi6 boss hails 'balance' in Russia-Ukraine war

Sir Alex Younger says the two armies are equally matched but Russia's strength will fade.

• 8 mins

Blackout Memories: Daniel Postgate

The illustrator and writer, whose Dad created Bagpuss & The Clangers, was 10 in 1974

• 3 mins

How to adjust your boiler to reduce your energy bills

Jo Alsop from The Heating Hub explains how to turn down your boiler's flow temperature.

• 3 mins

Boris Johnson surprises rapper during dawn police raid

Rapper Splinter Sales explains what happened when he saw the Prime Minister with police

• 2 mins

Who is Liz Truss?

The World at One guide to Britain's new Prime Minister.

• 6 mins

A new anthem for a new King

Mezzo soprano Katherine Jenkins sings 'God Save the King' for the first time.

• 7 mins

'We're not going to do some nuclear massacre' says Putin ally

Yevgeny Popov is an MP from Russia's largest political party & deputy in the State Duma

• 4 mins

Treasury Minister: "It's not the job of the government to lay out forecasts of growth"

Andrew Griffith refuses to predict when the goal of 2.5% growth will be met.

• 8 mins

Mantel 鈥渨ill be remembered like George Eliot and Dickens鈥�

Author Kate Mosse reflects on the literary legacy of Hilary Mantel.

• 5 mins

Bank of England needs 鈥渢ough response鈥� to pound鈥檚 fall

Jim O'Neill said the bank have been timid in raising interest rates so far

• 4 mins

Market fears about Kwarteng plan need to be addressed head-on, says Gerard Lyons

Netweath chief economic strategist says more could've been done to keep markets 'on side'

• 5 mins