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This is a harrowing story for anyone who ever thinks about how the news is made, who reports it and why they do it. Sometimes world events feel big and far away. This isn’t one of those times.
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I stand with Evan.
And this is the hardest story I’ve ever had to write.
About our colleague and friend, who woke up today for the third morning in a Russian prison. Keep him in your thoughts and let’s keep his case at the top of everyone’s mind.
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This, this and this again. A day to give dad’s scarf an outing.
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I’ve seen us win the league twice. I’ve seen us get relegated three times. I’ve seen us at Old Trafford. I’ve seen our captain Edgar Davids get sent off at Salisbury away. I feel like I’ve seen it all… bar Wembley. Today’s the day. Newcastle bound to watch those semi final Bees.
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A quick pre-budget thread to explain what Jeremy Hunt is about to do... 1/
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Barnet fan John Motson ahead of the crunch final day match against Rochdale in May 2010…
“I’m more nervous than I was doing the World Cup Final!”
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We are deeply saddened by the passing of broadcast legend and Barnet supporter, John Motson OBE.
Our thoughts and condolences are with John's family and friends 🧡
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Essential weekend read on Brexit from the team. I’ve been working with (and ) this year as they land scoop after scoop. Impressive stuff - follow them all!
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NEW: @BloombergUK Saturday read
— Rishi Sunak aims to convince critics to back a “90%” compromise deal on Northern Ireland
— but may have to ram it through without some unionist/Brexiteer support
— Brexiteers accept they don’t have the power to stop it
bloomberg.com/news/articles/
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👏👏👏 colleagues who led the pack all the way
1st with scoop that deal was close bloomberg.com/news/articles/
1st on tunnel bloomberg.com/news/articles/
1st on ECJ fudge bloomberg.com/news/articles/
1st on Feb date bloomberg.com/news/articles/
1st on data bloomberg.com/news/articles/
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Three years since the UK left the EU, life has got worse in most areas that voted strongly for Brexit in 2016
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Delighted to see this important piece by out in the wild and getting the attention it deserves. A sobering read on the problems the NHS is facing – and how that’s bad news for the rest of the UK
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The UK faces a brutal reality
Either:
taxes are raised
Free NHS services are cut
Other departments are basically scrapped
... Or the health service breaks 
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Free NHS services are cut
Other departments are basically scrapped
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🎰For four of the past five years, British punters have lost more than £14 billion on online gaming
💷Fully 60% of industry profits come from only 5% of its customers
😬As many as 138,000 people in England classified by regulators as problem gamblers
bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-
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This story stops you in your tracks. Top-drawer reporting from , and on the juggernaut that is the online gambling industry, and the rabbit in the headlights that is the UK.
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Six years ago, a gambling executive sounded the alarm about smartphone casinos
But in the years since, the industry has boomed — and so has its lobbying of UK politicians trib.al/iTS23j1
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Amid all of this, a US PR follows up on their "Best Cities to Be a Dragon" email.
Update: The pound marked Black Wednesday by falling below $1.14 for the first time since 1985 bloom.bg/3Ll952L
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Black Wednesday was 30 years ago today bloomberg.com/news/articles/
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These pictures of the Queen’s life are wonderful in every way.
Crunching today by Bloomberg has our freshly minted PM Liz Truss’s spending plans coming out at near £200bn (have a lie down)
For their scoops on energy bail out bazookas, plus criticism from Truss’s former boss… sign up to the Readout at 5 bloom.bg/readout
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More throughout the day . And sign up to The Readout with for your 5pm briefing bloomberg.com/account/newsle
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And here’s Alex’s overnight scoop with the detail on aid for consumers
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* EXCLUSIVE FULL DETAILS OF TRUSS’S ENERGY PLAN *
— she will set a fixed unit price for energy suppliers to sell gas & electricity to households
— along with green levy cut this will freeze average bills at current level
— costs ~£130bn over 18 months
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These are the two stories you need this morning on Truss’s energy plans. Starting with the latest - brand new from on plans for business
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EXCLUSIVE: HERE IS TRUSS'S ENERGY AID PACKAGE FOR BUSINESSES
— she will discount firms' energy bills by fixing the wholesale price of gas and electricity
— government will meet the difference
— it will cost around £40 billion for six months
bloomberg.com/news/articles/
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Doing a bit of live-blogging this morning for the new PM announcement. Follow along here
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The result is nearly in. Follow live and get 's verdict in The Readout at 5pm
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LIVE: Watch as the result of the last MPs' ballot of the Conservative leadership contest is declared, with the final two facing a run-off to become the next UK prime minister twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1
🌡️ For the first time ever, 40 Celsius has provisionally been exceeded in the UK
London Heathrow reported a temperature of 40.2°C at 12:50 today
📈 Temperatures are still climbing in many places, so remember to stay #WeatherAware ⚠️
#heatwave #heatwave2022
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Today in The Readout at 5pm
The City reacts to the Tory leadership debate… will Liz Truss punch back?
Meanwhile talks to .
You can see why they’ve pulled the plug on more TV debates… bloom.bg/readout
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New: Spoke to Keir Starmer earlier who completely ruled out any post-election coalition with the Lib Dems, including a confidence and supply deal
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Essential Penny Mordaunt content via
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New:
Penny Mordaunt: read about how decades of networking grassroots Tories put her within reach of power bloomberg.com/news/articles/
Energy, pay, stopping the pound's slide
In The Readout today, we asked the Bloomberg newsroom what one question they'd ask the next prime minister ⬇️
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The Tories were very unkind to The Readout by scheduling their results on our deadline.
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Rishi Sunak is in pole position but Penny Mordaunt's strong performance in the first round of the Tory leadership vote ensures this will be a tight race
Get The Readout with Allegra Stratton bloom.bg/3z2QOmf
bloom.bg/3z2QOmfAfter Thatcher came Major, after May came Johnson. Which way will the Tories turn next?
Speech from a tough listen for many of us. Am told PM will get visit from apocryphal ‘men in grey suits’ this eve (tho depend on 1922 mtgs this pm). Knowing PM, he’ll fight hard whatever the numbers. For the Bloomberg take, get Readout at 5pm bloom.bg/readout
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Moment of maximum danger today — Johnson braces for slew of junior ministerial resignations as he faces PMQs and liaison — rest of cabinet seem solid-ish so far — key q’s: will that change by end of day and will Sunak/Javid twist knife?
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Today’s Readout: anger sees rebel Tories push for next week’s backbench 1922 committee elex to change rules (obvs)
…but pave way for a leadership contest as early as this summer (not so obviously). They are in a rush:
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Feeling a bit smug this morning about booking a train-based summer holiday
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The latest plan to avoid winter calamity… (or at least brace for it) with scoop… and will 2022 be more about power ‘grey outs’ than blackouts? Sign up 👇👌 to get The Readout at 5pm bloom.bg/readout
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It's six years on from the Brexit referendum, but there's not much to celebrate for the UK economy
And Boris Johnson braces for two key by-election results from a safe distance (he's in Rwanda)
Get The Readout with Allegra Stratton ⬇️
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What links Elon Musk, the future of work and the train strike? Today’s edition of The Readout with , obviously
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And we're live: You can read today's first edition right here 👉bloom.bg/3O6FtXy
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