Truss plans public sector pay cut outside south east

The Independent's Morning Headlines email [View online]( August 02, 2022 [Morning Headlines]( 1 / [Liz Truss plan means lower pay for public service workers in poorer areas]( Liz Truss last night revealed plans to cut pay for public sector workers – including teachers and nurses – outside the wealthy southeast in a bid to save £11bn. Labour said the idea would sound the death-knell for the government’s “levelling-up” agenda by widening the regional income gap. The Tory leadership frontrunner presented her plan as a “war on Whitehall waste” that would also see civil service holiday entitlements slashed. But she was forced to admit that she would have to replace national pay settlements with regional awards for all public sector workers over a period of many years.   2 / [Biden announces death of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri]( ‘This terrorist leader is no more’, US president announces from the White House 3 / [BP profits triple to $8.5bn as energy prices soar]( Figure is energy giant's largest quarterly profits in 10 years 4 / [Fans mass at Trafalgar Square to celebrate Lionesses’ Euro 2022 triumph]( Girls and boys among thousands at London landmark on Monday to hail England women’s football team after their victory 5 / [Potential for environmental crisis to end humanity ‘dangerously underexplored’]( 'We must do the math of disaster in order to avoid it', says international team of scientists     The Big Question Can TikTok comedians bring IRL laughs to Edinburgh Fringe? When TikTok and YouTube sensation Max Fosh first started performing stand-up comedy last year, one word kept finding its way into his audience feedback. “Actually.” As in: “That was actually really good.” “I said, ‘That’s really fine, but I would rather you take away the word “actually” – don’t sound so surprised!’” Fosh tells me. And – actually – maybe it’s not such a bad thing. “It’s always great when I exceed expectations of what people think it’s going to be.” Those expectations, implicitly, are that internet comedians are all one-trick ponies hoping to coast through on the support of prebuilt online fanbases. [For the full story click here >](   Watch/ [England celebrate Euro 2022 success with Trafalgar Square party](   NUMBER OF THE DAY 17.4 million – England's Euro 2022 triumph was watched by [a peak TV audience of 17.4 million.](   QUOTE OF THE DAY “Yeah, what we’ve done for women and young girls that can look up and aspire to be us. I think England have hosted an incredible tournament and we’ve changed the game in this country and, hopefully, across Europe, across the world. But we said we wanted to make our legacy about winning, and that’s what we did.” – England captain Leah Williamson summed up the impact her team had made on the country, [speaking to fans at Trafalgar Square on Monday.](       Other stories you might like   [Archie Battersbee’s parents vow to challenge court ruling in bid to stop son’s life support being turned off](   [British Airways pauses flight sales until Monday](   [Kosovo delays controversial rules as Serbia tensions rise](       Articles available exclusively to subscribers John Rentoul, The Independent - [No, Tory members shouldn’t be allowed to choose our next PM](   Other newsletters you might like [The Race Report] The Race Report Fortnightly, 7am (UK time) Written by Nadine White [Sign up]( [Inside Politics] Inside Politics Weekdays, 8am (UK time) Written by Matt Mathers [Sign up](   If you can spare a minute we’d love your [feedback]( on our newsletters. [The Independent]( Join the conversation or follow us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( Please do not reply directly to this email You are currently registered to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter. Add us to your safe list of senders. If you do not want to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter, please [unsubscribe](list_name=IND_Headlines_Masterlist_CDP). If you no longer wish to receive any newsletters or promotional emails from The Independent, you can unsubscribe [here](. This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5HF. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345. Read our [privacy notice]( and [cookie policy](.