Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister also critical of Bank of England and European Central Bank

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Donald Trump’s assault on the independence of the US Federal Reserve has been backed by Liz Truss, the shortest-serving British prime minister in history, who was ousted after a meltdown in the financial markets.

The former Conservative leader, who during her 49 days in power in late 2022 railed against the “deep state” and the Bank of England for undermining her before she was ejected from office by her own party, said a “reckoning” was coming for the world’s most powerful central banks.

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Marlie Packer will captain the Red Roses against Samoa on Saturday as one of 13 changes to England’s starting XV from their opening 69-7 win against the USA at the Rugby World Cup.

Claudia Moloney-MacDonald and Helena Rowland, who were injured for the first game, are both named in the starting team at wing and fly-half, respectively. Holly Aitchison, who also did not play against the USA with a knock, is again absent from the matchday squad.

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A Reform council leader’s decision to ban his councillors from engaging with a prominent local newspaper is a “massive attack on local democracy” and a sign of things to come should the party form the next government, the outlet’s editor has warned.

In an unprecedented move, Nottinghamshire county council’s four-month-old Reform administration has said it will no longer deal with the Nottingham Post, its online edition and a team of BBC-funded local democracy journalists that it manages.

I’ve been a journalist for 20 years. We have had our ups and downs with all kinds of councils. We managed to get along fine, because most elected officials accept this is par for the course. You are going to get some negative press. What you don’t do is shut the shop up.

This is a worrying sign of potentially things to come if Reform wins the next election. What you’re seeing here in Nottinghamshire is probably a microcosm of how it will be across the whole of the UK if Nigel Farage becomes prime minister. You are just going to see this kind of shutting down of questioning.

Monarez issues statement saying she had ‘neither resigned nor received notification’ of her termination from the White House, plunging public health agency into chaos

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, an Independent, who serves as the ranking member on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee, said that Robert F. Kennedy’s attempt to fire Susan Monarez was “outrageous”.

“The Sen. HELP Committee must hold a hearing with Kennedy & the CDC Director as soon as possible. Vaccines save lives. Period,” Sanders added.

Alleged footage shared on social media and amplified by figures including Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson

Police Scotland has warned the public not to share misinformation about an incident in Dundee involving a 12-year-old girl after online speculation was amplified by Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson.

After the incident, during which a Bulgarian couple were approached by young people in St Ann Lane, Dundee on Saturday evening, a 12-year-old girl was charged with being in possession of offensive weapons.