Liz Truss admits mistakes in mini budget as she fails to rule out cuts in public services

Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here following another busy week in our world. Read on for our dissection of the biggest headlines.

STRICTLY favourite Hamza Yassin has stressed the importance of trust on the hit show as he revealed his close bond with partner Jowita Przystal. Speaking to RadioTimes.com, Hamza highlighted how close you become in a pair while training for the show, claiming its like being a relationship. "It's literally like having a partner or a relationship, you have to tell the truth.

Thousands of Lewis Capaldi fans were left disappointed this morning as general sale tickets for his 2023 UK tour sold out within seconds.

A woman who has shared a controversial clip of herself showing her Dad her revealing Halloween costume has sparked some backlash online as viewers say she should be ''embarrassed'' to wear it in front of him, the Daily Star reports.

Martin Lewis has sent an urgent warning to anyone aged between 45-70 who pay into a state pension, as they could miss out on a potential boost worth thousands of pounds.

Health experts have issued an urgent warning about food poisoning as a "worrying" number of Scots are eating food that has gone off.

Manchester United winger Antony continues to be the topic of conversation after his showboating display in the Europa League on Thursday.

Pulp, George Ezra, Sam Fender and The 1975 are among the headline acts to have been confirmed for TRNSMT 2023.

Two motors have been left wrecked on a busy Scots road after a horror crash between a car and van.

EXCLUSIVE: Sex Education’s Connor Swindells said he felt privileged to land the lead role in the stonking BBC One/Kudos WW2 desert warfare drama SAS Rogue Heroes, and

DEALSBucks Music Group has signed Watch The Ride to a worldwide publishing deal. Group member DJ Die has been signed to the company as a solo artist since 2011.

The UK Music Video Awards took place in London last night, with Pharrell Williams and Little Simz the big winners – taking home four and three prizes respectively.Among Williams’ trophies was the Video Of The Year award for ‘Cash In Cash Out’, his collaboration with 21 Savage and Tyler, The Creator. Williams also took away the prizes for Best International Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Video, Best Visual Effects and Best Animation – all for the same video.Meanwhile Little Simz was handed Best UK Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Video, Best Wardrobe Styling and Best Colour Grading for the video to her track ‘Point And Kill’, featuring Obongjayar.

Radiohead drummer Philip Selway has announced that he will release his third solo album, ‘Strange Dance’, next year.The idea behind the sound of the record was an imagined situation where Carole King collaborated on an album with Daphne Oram and invited him to drum on it. Helping him to realise this vision he enlisted musicians including Hannah Peel, Adrian Utley, Quinta, Marta Salogni, Valentina Magaletti and Laura Moody.“The scale of it was very deliberate for me, from the outset”, he says.

Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars has announced that he is retiring from touring due to his ongoing diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis – a form of arthritis that typically causes inflammation in the spine.In a statement, a rep for the musician told Variety: “Mick Mars, co-founder and lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe for the past 41 years, has announced today that, due to his ongoing painful struggle with ankylosing spondylitis, he will no longer be able to tour with the band. Mick will continue as a member of the band, but can no longer handle the rigours of the road.

Dolly Parton has announced that she has retired from full-on touring, saying that she wants to spend more time with her husband as they get older.“I do not think I will ever tour again, but I do know I’ll do special shows here and there, now and then”, she tells Pollstar. “Maybe do a long weekend of shows, or just a few shows at a festival. But I have no intention of going on a full-blown tour anymore.

Dan Walker, 45, joined in with the public curiosity over Prince Harry's memoir, which publishers yesterday revealed would be titled Spare.The much-anticipated book will tell his story in his own words, and explain in full why he chose to abandon life in the UK and public duties within the royal family to move with Meghan Markle to the USA.Yet some feel uncomfortable about reading the memoir due to its timing, as the date of release, on January 10, will be less than four months after his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, died.BBC Breakfast turned Channel 5 News star Dan Walker is among those questioning the timing of the book, and wondering whether or not it would be appropriate to read it."Intrigued by what you feel about this," he confided to his 777,400 Twitter followers."Will it help? Do you want to read it? Is it the right thing to do?" he quizzed.Then he added: "Timing? I currently can’t make my mind up."Many others also seem to be questioning how they should feel regarding Harry's new book, and a flood of Twitter users have come forward to have their say too.@johntechilovsky quizzed Dan: "If somebody published a book about your own family and all the internal politics, arguments, controversies, what would you think about that family member? I think he will come to regret it deeply."Yet @hantstoffee argued: "He’s a human being too and has the right to be heard."@riotgifts suggested he might buy the book, as it gave the inside story directly from the prince himself, commenting: "If I were going to read any book on the royals, it would be written by a royal.So I'm more tempted to read this."@nursemaiden was more consumed by the name, exclaiming: "I think the book title has for me put me off buying and reading.

Claims that Liz Truss told King Charles not to get involved in next month’s Cop27 climate change summit in Egypt have been denied by a Cabinet minister. It comes amid questions about the Government’s commitment to the net-zero target.

READ NEXT: BBC star diagnosed with Parkinson's after struggling to open Waitrose bagBut suddenly the screen then cut to the BBC's opening titles - which left viewers discussing the "technical issues" online.After cutting away to the opening sequence, the PM was back on screen and discussing her Government's decisions again.But then a second glitch happened when the screen went black and only the PM's voice could be heard.And then the channel quickly segued back to the BBC's opening sequence for a second time.The technical glitches didn't go unnoticed though, and viewers at home pointed it out on social media.Taking to Twitter to discuss the glitches, one person penned: "Oh dear, the #LauraKuenssberg broadcast is all over the place with technical issues."The tweeter continued: "Shame to cut off the beginning of such an important interview with Liz Truss. #BBCLauraK."Another person went on to say: "BBC Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg having serious technical issues and coverage blacking out during PM Liz Truss interview."While a third chimed in: "This is a car crash interview! BBC keeps cutting out, Laura cannot get a word in, Liz is completely in charge and she’s not being held accountable." Someone else however said that the programme cut out three times - and not two."WTF happened on Laura Kuenssberg? Cutting to black three times so far, cut to bbc news credits.

As the Prime Minister Liz Truss was grilled by Laura Kuenssberg, viewers questioned whether she REALLY understands that 'people are worried'. The PM was quizzed by the BBC presenter on Sunday morning (October 2).