Cafes, restaurants, and shops are closing due to spiraling energy bills, reports The Independent. Approximately one out of every seven small businesses is concerned about downsizing or closing.
The Guardian reports that Tory leadership frontrunner Liz Truss supported NHS cuts in a 2009 article, noting that the health service “cannot be put on a pedestal”, as well as criticizing doctors’ pay increases.
The Daily Express reports the government report says the Channel migrant crisis may continue for “five years and beyond”, adding up to 50,000 people are expected to cross by the end of 2022.
As he announced his retirement from frontline politics, former education secretary Michael Gove endorsed Rishi Sunak to be the next Conservative leader.
According to The Daily Telegraph, the NHS will launch a campaign urging people to avoid A&E, echoing the campaign launched during the COVID pandemic to protect the health service.
FT Weekend reports that investors are worried about a stock market rally that has added more than $7trn in value to US equities since June. Traders at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and JPMorgan Chase warn clients that the surge in shares is not backed by confidence.
Daily Mail reports that the NHS has spent more than £1m in ‘woke’ staff networks at a time when it desperately needs to raise funds.
The Daily Star reports that former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson appeared in court to defend ex-player Ryan Giggs, who he described as having a “fantastic temperament”.
In Giggs’s assault trial, Sir Alex Ferguson told the jury he had never seen the ex-footballer lose his temper.
Almost six in ten voters say cash handouts would help people more than Liz Truss’s tax cuts plan, writes the i.