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Health secretary is due to speak at the Labour conference after announcing plans for an ‘online hospital’ aimed at cutting waiting timesWes Streeting, the health secretary, told LBC this morning that Reform UK’s plan to rescind indefinite leave to remain as an immigration status, including from people who have already been told they can remain in Britain for good, would be a “disaster” for the NHS.Asked what impact it would have, he said:It would be a disaster.There are doctors, nurses, care workers, NHS, staff earning less than £60,000 a year, who have come to this country, who have given back,

US official says inquiry launched in June still under way but Australian PM and defence minister confident deal is secureFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Aukus submarine deal will proceed as planned after reportedly surviving the Pentagon’s review of the security pact.The Japan-based Nikkei Asia reported the Trump administration would retain the original timeline for the $368bn program, which includes the US selling three Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines to Australia from 2032. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/30/aukus-submarines-deal-pentagon-review-richard-marles Author : Dan Jervis-Bardy in Canberra Publish date : 2025-09-30

Richard Marles says plan, announced by US president alongside Benjamin Netanyahu, ‘keeps the door open’ for a two-state solutionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has welcomed the Trump administration’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza and says it leaves the door open to a two-state solution.The acting prime minister, Richard Marles, told ABC radio on Tuesday the plan represents hope for the region to end hostilities and see aid flow into Gaza and hostages returned. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/30/australia-welcomes-trump-20-point-peace-plan-gaza-there-is-hope Author : Krishani Dhanji Publish

BRC says households are finding shopping increasingly expensive after annual shop price inflation rises to 1.4%Retailers have told the government that tax rises could further fuel inflation as the pace of shop price rises stepped up in September with increases on home improvement and gardening goods offsetting stabilising food prices.Annual shop price inflation rose to 1.4% in September, up from 0.9% in August, according to the latest monthly report from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and analysts NIQ. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/30/retailers-tax-rises-further-fuel-inflation-shop-prices-jump Author : Sarah Butler Publish date : 2025-09-29 23:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the