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The latest NHS performance statistics have shown that the waiting list for hospital treatment in England has reached a record high of seven million.

Speaking at her first Prime Minister’s Questions since the mini-Budget, Liz Truss said that the government is not planning to make public spending cuts in its economic strategy, as well as reassuring renters that the ban on no-fault evictions would be going ahead.

Buckingham Palace has this week announced the date for King Charles III’s coronation, with Saturday May 6, 2023, set aside for the occasion.

Mel Stride, chair of the Commons Treasury Select Committee, has warned chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng that he will need to win cross-party support if he is to get his mini-Budget measures through Parliament.

The YMCA Derbyshire charity has announced a new partnership with nursery and childcare provider, Derwent Stepping Stones.

Not-for-profit care provider association, the National Care Forum [NCF] has called on government to address the ever-growing workforce crisis that is blighting adult social care in the wake of new reports into the issue.

Following the latest update to the Skills for Care report on the adult social care workforce, think tank The King’s Fund has said that the report is indicative of “the absolute crisis” the industry is facing in recruitment.

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has said that the government’s fiscal plan will be released on October 31, almost a month earlier than planned.

The Post Office has recorded a record level of cash transactions in August 2022, with £3.45 billion in cash passing through its branches over the month.

Prime minister Liz Truss is to meet with Conservative MPs this week in a bid to unite the party following a conference marred by infighting. Meanwhile, Greg Hands has replaced Conor Burns as trade minister after the latter was sacked on Friday over allegations of misconduct.

As Scottish first minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon prepares to deliver her keynote party conference speech in Aberdeen, it is reported that she is to target “aggressive unionism” on the UK government’s part to strengthen her case for independence.

In a new report, the Nuffield Trust has uncovered that there is a “widening gulf” between policy rhetoric on support for unpaid carers and what carers are faced with in reality.

Speaking to the Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani this week, prime minister Liz Truss welcomed the close relationship between the two nations around energy ahead of the winter.

UK digital, culture, media & sport secretary Michelle Donelan met with US secretary of commerce, Gina Raimondo on Friday, to discuss a range of “digital issues”.