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Silvio Berlusconi told Italian broadcasters that Vladimir Putin only wished to replace the Ukrainian president with a government of ‘decent people’.

Sterling repeatedly fell to new 37-year lows against the dollar during the day, slowly edging towards its all-time trough.

Oliver Hart, 30, was appearing at Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court on Friday.

Some 81% of those who voted in the ballot backed the pay offer.

The number of cabinet committees has been slimmed down from 20 to just six, with the National Science and Technology Council among those abolished.

The boy was aged just 14 when he was recruited to join in on the revenge attack on 17-year-old Levi Ernest Morrison on April 10 last year.

The British writer was best known for the Wolf Hall trilogy, which won two Booker Prizes.

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union at ScotRail will walk out on October 10 in a dispute over pay.

Michael Chakraverty is among the 27 contestants to have entered the World Porridge Making Championship.

The letter, written in 1648, is part of auctioneer Lyon & Turnbull’s rare books, maps, manuscripts and photographs sale.

It is 28 years since any seaplane has taken off at Windermere and 111 years since the original flew for the first time.

Institute of Fiscal Studies warned there was no ‘semblance of an effort to make the public finance numbers add up’.

Kate Nicholls, chief executive officer of UKHospitality, said the Government ‘overlooked’ an opportunity to change the taxes.

Kwasi Kwarteng announced that an expected increase in duty rates for beer, cider, wine and spirits would be cancelled.

The Prime Minister sat nodding approvingly behind Kwasi Kwarteng as the Chancellor announced a multi-billion pound package of tax cuts.

Dame Vera Baird accused ministers of ‘downgrading’ victims’ interests in the Government’s priorities.

One official said Russia has ‘effectively exhausted the pool of willing volunteers’ to fight in Ukraine.

The image was taken at Buckingham Palace last week.

The inquest into the death of the Belfast school boy has been scheduled to take place over three weeks from November 28.

Income tax and stamp duty on home purchases will be cut and planned rises in business taxes have been scrapped.