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Gary Lineker, who presents Match of the Day, has been top of the earnings’ list since 2017, and now pockets almost £1million more than BBC top boss Tim Davie

Gary Lineker, who presents Match of the Day, has been top of the earnings’ list since 2017, and now pockets almost £1million more than BBC top boss Tim Davie

The UK’s economy shrank by 0.3% in March, with the first quarter of 2023 seeing “sluggish growth” of 0.1%, placing the UK once again towards the bottom of the league table of developed economies.

I’ve finally realised who Jeremy Hunt reminds me of – Arsène Wenger. During his later, less successful period at the club, the then-Arsenal manager would often comment after matches how his team dropped a little bit physically in the second half but showed top mental strength.

Today, energy regulator Ofgem announced that the price cap would rise on 1 October from £1,971 to £3,549. It gets worse. Cornwall Insight, the consultancy that previously predicted today’s rise to the virtual penny, warns it’ll climb to nearly £7,000 a year by next April.

If this was a reality TV show, producers would have intervened to stop it getting this toxic

'Omg what an unnerving intro that was - I genuinely thought they were both cardboard cut-outs or waxworks'

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will go head-to-head in a BBC debate on Monday night

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are set to battle it out in a live TV debate on Monday