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Liz Truss has resigned as Prime Minister after less than 50 days in charge.

Eagle-eyed viewers of yesterdays procession of the late Queen's coffin as it was transported from Holyroodhouse to St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh may have noticed that it required eight pallbearers, rather than the usual six. Now it's been revealed that the reason for that is because the late monarch's coffin is lead-lined, making it so heavy that it requires extra strength to carry it.

BBC to axe their latest show centred around puppy breeding which has been dubbed "extremely irresponsible".A letter has been sent to BBC Director-General Tim Davie from several members of the parliamentary parties, pleading with him to reconsider the decision to broadcast the show.The programme was originally titled 'Will My Puppies Make Me Rich?'Crawley MP Henry Smith had originally organised the damming letter with four ex-Tory cabinet ministers penning their name, including Former Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Theresa Villiers."Given the level of trust associated with the BBC, we believe you have a huge responsibility to set and maintain the very highest ethical standards and a programme of this nature

Senior SNP figures have slammed a Tory MP who branded nationalists "work-shy" for wanting to contribute to debates remotely instead of travelling to Westminster.