Burghart accuses Labour of driving up inflation Burghart says inflation is going up. It has delivered “high tax, high inflation, low growth, low reform”. He goes on: “There’s a word for that – it’s Starmerism.” He asks what the government is doing to help farmers. Rayner says the government is supporting farmers. The last government…

Italy, Spain and Greece follow US in closing Kyiv embassies over attack fears Suspilne, Ukraine’s state broadcaster, reports that Italy, Spain and Greece have all also closed their embassies in Kyiv today. The US embassy earlier said it had received “specific information” of a potential significant air attack and would be closed. Suspilne reports that…

The company behind Tokyo’s renowned metro system has won a deal to take over the operation of London’s Elizabeth line, replacing the incumbent Chinese-owned operator MTR. Tokyo Metro Company (TMC) has promised to bring Japanese reliability and punctuality to London’s newest rail line after its consortium with UK transport group Go-Ahead and Japanese trading house…

Flowers at the scene of the collision in Eltham, south-east London. Photograph: Ben Whitley/PA Flowers at the scene of the collision in Eltham, south-east London. Photograph: Ben Whitley/PA Officer investigated over death of woman and her unborn baby after collision with unmarked police car A Metropolitan police officer is under criminal investigation for potential driving…

A 92-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the rape and murder of 75-year-old Louisa Dunne, who died in Bristol almost 60 years ago. Ryland Headley, of Ipswich, appeared at Bristol magistrates court via video link from a police station on Wednesday morning. Dunne’s body was found by a neighbour inside her home in…

The House ethics committee is expected to meet on Wednesday to vote on releasing a report examining allegations of sexual misconduct against former Republican representative Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the US justice department. The panel has previously said it was investigating claims that Gaetz “may have engaged in sexual misconduct and/or illicit…

Tammy Faye, the musical created by Elton John, James Graham and Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears, is to close on Broadway less than a month after its opening night. The show about the eponymous TV evangelist sold out at London’s Almeida theatre in 2022, received rave reviews and was nominated for best new musical at the…

Any lingering hope that the Bank of England might deliver a pre-Christmas interest rate cut next month appears to have evaporated, after official data showed inflation jumping to 2.3% in October. The CPI measure had been expected to tick up, after dipping to 1.7% in September, but 2.3% was stronger than expected. September’s reading was…

The Victorian government will spend $370m to build a massive solar and battery farm able to power more than 50,000 homes, which it says will be the first state government-owned energy project since the electricity grid was privatised in the 1990s. Jacinta Allan announced the new project in Horsham, in Victoria’s west, which is the…

With rates of some sexually transmitted infections in Australia on the rise, women will soon be able to test themselves for chlamydia and gonorrhoea at home – but sexual health experts have urged caution. Australia’s drugs regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), has approved the rapid home test for sale, and it is expected to…