Truss is being destroyed here. But the depressing fact is that she will probably still win.

Today's been a rough old week. I've covered a funeral, a suicide inquest and then today a court sentencing involving the death of a child. If any media pals on here have a story that will brighten my offering for Saturday's paper, I'm all ears cos I can't take much more gloom.

Friday’s YORKSHIRE Post: “Warnings of a long recession and ‘year of fear’ “. #TomorrowsPapersToday

'I'm at the treasury, the chancellor isn't.'

Paul McNamara discusses the absence of Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nadhim Zahawi as the Bank of England raises interest rates, forecasting a recession.

Tonight's walk. Mill Ghyll #ilkley . Created in 1873. Restored in 2022. The Yorkshire Post

The new Prime Minister must work with the Bank to combat this crisis. Instead of posturing, Sunak and Truss must come up with constructive, speedy potential solutions..

On the day we're told the country is heading into a brutal recession, the Prime Minister is on his jollies and those trying to replace him are lining up their latest war on woke or planning to criminalise those who are not too chuffed about living in the misery they helped create

the “nobody watches womens football” crowd is having a real bad week

beth & the bowl of ennuitabix RMT I was on a crowded train,Manchester to Leeds.A woman had an epileptic fit and as the only firstaider able to reach her, I stayed with her. Messages were relayed to conductor on train then relayed back to me. An ambulance was called and the train stopped at the next station.

I collapsed at Cardiff Central station 3 years ago.

Perhaps the Tories can tell me how the ticket machine in the station would help more than two lovely station attendants who helped me up, called my Mam & put me on a train home with a staff member checking on me. RMT

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would borrow tens of billions of pounds a year more than Rishi Sunak because of her planned tax cuts. The Bank of England has just lobbed a stick of dynamite into the Tory leadership contest

Also, VERY significant, is that the Bank of England is planning to reverse Quantitative Easing in September, by starting to sell gilts, government bonds. This would almost certainly increase the cost of borrowing for the government. It is a particular problem for Liz Truss who…

This footprint captures the moment, over four thousand years ago, when someone stepped barefoot on a mud brick left to dry in the sun, 2000 BC, Ur (Iraq).

#archaeohistories

Two 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 proud parents 🥰

'We expect the size of the UK economy to fall over the next year.' This is the biggest issue facing the new PM.

Higher energy prices are expected to push inflation to 13% - this is scary stuff. The big question - what would Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak be willing to do to ease the burden?