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[View online]( September 22, 2022 [Morning Headlines]( 1 / [Putin issuing nuclear threats to cover up âcatastrophic failureâ in Ukraine, says Truss]( Vladimir Putinâs threats of nuclear retaliation against the West were today blasted by Liz Truss as a desperate attempt to justify the "catastrophic failure" of his invasion of Ukraine. Ms Trussâs comments came after US president Joe Biden accused Putin of making âovert nuclear threatsâ to Europe and vowed that Washington will âstand in solidarityâ against Russian aggression. As world leaders gathered for the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Mr Putin sparked fears of a spiral into nuclear conflict by warning that Moscow was ready to use âall the means at our disposalâ in its defence and adding: âItâs not a bluff.â The Russian leader, who has not travelled to New York, ordered the mobilisation of 300,000 reservists to bolster his depleted invasion force and confirmed plans for referendums on joining Russia in the occupied Ukrainian regions of Luhansk, Donetsk and Kherson. 2 / [NY attorney general files $250m lawsuit against Trump and three of his children]( Letitia James is also referring the former presidentâs conduct to the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the Internal Revenue Service 3 / [Russian-backed forces release five Britons held captive]( Aiden Aslin among those freed after mediation by Saudi Crown Prince 4 / [Patients to get GP appointments within two weeks, says government]( Government has called for public to âdo their bitâ and volunteer to support NHS 5 / [Murder probe launched after boy, 15, stabbed outside school in Huddersfield]( Attack occurred close to entrance of North Huddersfield Trust School on Wednesday The Big Question The walls are closing in on Donald Trump â is his time finally up? Often when it comes to [Donald Trump](, language alone fails to describe what is going on. At various points, particularly so once he became president, charts or timelines can prove to be a better tool for understanding events, writes Andrew Buncombe. His firing of James Comey in May 2017, for instance, apparently because the FBI Director would not agree to go easy on General [Michael Flynn](, who lied to agents about his conversations with a Russian diplomat, led to the creation of the [Mueller Probe](, which highlighted many lapses by Trump and possible obstruction of justice. Trump would rage for months about the Mueller report â both claiming he had been exonerated and that it was a witch-hunt. When it came to Trumpâs first impeachment, with enthusiasm for such a venture among Democrats no doubt heightened after Mueller was not able to lay out actionable conclusions, it was often handy to have a list of names to follow along. [For the full story click here >]( Watch/ [Death of woman arrested for not wearing hijab sparks protests across Iran]( NUMBER OF THE DAY 33,000 â The government must pump tens of billions of public money into âgigafactoriesâ that produce batteries for [electric vehicles]( to secure the future of the UK [car industry]( and create as many as 33,000 jobs, a new report has found. QUOTE OF THE DAY âPeople have told me they havenât left their homes since the first spark, the India versus Pakistan cricket match on 28 August.â â Leicester East MP [Claudia Webbe]( said communities in her constituency had been left traumatised by the violence unfolding over the weekend Other stories you might like [Voluntary âreal living wageâ rises to £10.90 an hour]( [Multi-billion public investment in batteries needed to save UK car sector, report finds]( [Mothers paying to return to work in ânightmareâ childcare system, think tank warns]( Articles available exclusively to subscribers [Salma Shah](, The Independent - [Sure, the Treasury can be irritating â but Liz Trussâs approach is all wrong]( 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)
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