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Jeremy Hunt
personJeremy Hunt has reversed almost all of the tax cuts promised in mini-Budget. Also scrapped plans to cut dividend tax and reform controversial tax rules for the self-employed. Corporation tax will now rise from 19% to 25% as planned. Alcohol prices could now rise next year after he confirmed duty freeze won’t go ahead. Energy Price Guarantee will be scaled back from April.
Jeremy Hunt
personFTSE 100 up 0.3% and pound up against dollar and euro today. Yields on UK government bonds have dropped sharply ahead of Hunt's statement. Treasury said Mr Hunt will announce overhaul of mini-Budget within hours rather than waiting until Halloween.
Josh Allen
personBills quarterback Josh Allen led a fourth quarter comeback with a late touchdown pass. The Bills are now 5-1 and the overwhelming favorite to earn home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. The Chiefs fall to 4-2 and are still the favorites to win the AFC West.
Kanye West
personFinancial terms for Kanye West’s agreement to buy Parler weren’t released. Amazon stopped hosting the company last year after the technology giant said Parler had failed to block content that could incite violence.
Pep Guardiola
personManchester City lost 1-0 to Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday. Pep Guardiola was pelted with three coins worth a combined total of £2.50. Manchester City also allege that their team bus was hit by an object. City fans have been condemned for graffiti and offensive chants. Liverpool launched a counter claim insisting that vile graffiti about Hillsborough was found in toilets in the Anfield Road away section.
Steve Bannon
personBannon should serve six months in prison and pay a $200,000 fine, prosecutors say. His lawyers, meanwhile, deny he was acting in bad faith and are asking for probation. He was found guilty in July on two misdemeanor counts of contempt of Congress.
Shehan Karunatilaka
personSri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka wins prestigious Booker Prize for fiction. He is the second Sri Lanka-born Booker Prize winner, after Michael Ondaatje. Judges read all 170 books put forward for the prize, then whittled them down to 30.
Manchester City
organizationLiverpool beat Manchester City 1-0 at Anfield in the Champions League. Mohamed Salah scored the only goal of the game in the 76th minute. Phil Foden had a goal disallowed for a foul on Erling Haaland. Jurgen Klopp was sent off for berating an assistant referee.
Xi Jinping
personThe gathering of roughly 2,300 delegates from around the country began in the vast Great Hall of the People on the west side of Tiananmen Square. He praised the party, saying it was upholding social stability, preserving national security, defending lives. Xi is set to be reconfirmed as the party general secretary, China's most powerful position.
Tennessee
organizationKicker Chase McGrath converted a 41-yard field goal as time expired to give the Vols a 52-49 victory. Tennessee moved to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll behind No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Ohio State.
Pep Guardiola
personLiverpool beat Manchester City 1-0 at Anfield on Sunday afternoon. Mohamed Salah's 76th-minute goal was enough to win the game for the home side. Phil Foden had a second-half goal disallowed for a foul during the build-up. Pep Guardiola alleged that coins were thrown at him from the Anfield crowd.
Mason Greenwood
personMason Greenwood charged with attempted rape, ABH and controlling and coercive behaviour. Man United striker, 21, was arrested in January after images were posted online. It is thought he breached conditions of his bail after contacting alleged victim.
Jeremy Hunt
personHunt will meet Truss at Chequers on Sunday after holding talks with Treasury officials. Reports suggest he could delay Kwasi Kwarteng's 1p cut in income tax.
Starlink
organizationThe service has helped both the Ukrainian military and civilians stay connected during the war with Russia. Said it is costing firm SpaceX $20million per month to maintain the network. Comes just days after the world’s richest man was accused of holding talks with Vladimir Putin.
Kwasi Kwarteng
personTwitter users react with flood of memes mocking his tenure. Jeremy Hunt, a veteran of previous Conservative governments, will be Britain’s new chancellor. Comes amid speculation that key parts of mini-Budget will be scrapped.
SpaceX
organizationElon Musk says he cannot afford to keep funding Starlink satellites in Ukraine. Said it is costing firm SpaceX $20million per month to maintain network. Comes just days after he tweeted 'peace plan' that prompted ambassador to tell him to 'f*** off'
Bears
organizationBears lost 12-7 to Washington Commanders on Thursday Night Football. Chicago made three trips inside the Washington 5-yard-line without coming up with points. The offense went 0-for-3 in the red zone.
Liz Truss
personBritish Prime Minister Liz Truss is fighting for her political survival. Her credibility is in tatters after the fallout from her radical economic growth plan. Truss sacked her friend and finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng. Backbenchers are discussing a "coronation" for Penny Mordaunt and Rishi Sunak.
Robbie Coltrane
personRobbie Coltrane won best actor at the British Academy Television Awards three years running. He played gentle half-giant Hagrid, a mentor to the boy wizard, in all eight Harry Potter films. He also appeared in two Bond films and the acclaimed crime drama series Cracker.
Robbie Coltrane
personRobbie Coltrane won best actor at the British Academy Television Awards three years running. He played gentle half-giant Hagrid, a mentor to the boy wizard, in all eight Harry Potter films. Other roles include a Russian crime boss in the James Bond thrillers "GoldenEye" and "The World is Not Enough"