By: Natasha Clark

I am a political journalist interested in education and business. I previously worked for The Times and Twitter, do a lot of running, and make good cake.

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The polls are looking increasingly worse for Donald Trump ahead of the last presidential debate

October 18, 2016

The final debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will take place on Wednesday night in Las Vegas as the latest polls put Clinton in prime position to take the presidency next month. With just three weeks left until polling day on 8 November, the two official nominees will attempt to persuade America they have what [...]
PA to use robots to write market reports and election coverage

October 18, 2016

Hello Siri, can you write me a story please? This could be the future of digital journalism after the Press Association said they are looking at using robots to report some stories in the next few months, Press Gazette reported today. Speaking at the Society of Editor's conference this morning, the agency's editor-in-chief, Pete Clifton, [...]
House prices up 8.4 per cent in the UK as a whole

October 18, 2016

House prices have continued to rise over the past year, with an average of 8.4 per cent across the UK. Figures released from the Office for National Statistics this morning show that the average UK house price was £219,000 in August 2016 – that's £17,000 higher than in August last year, and £3,000 higher than [...]
23-year old man arrested after alleged rape in Houses of Parliament

October 18, 2016

A man has been arrested on suspicion of rape at the Houses of Parliament. The 23-year-old man, believed to be an aide to Conservative MP, was arrested and has been released on bail. Police refused to confirm the suspect's name, but said he was not a Member of Parliament. It has been reported that the aide took [...]
What the frack, Jeremy? Ineos writes huffy letter to Corbyn complaining about Labour policy

October 18, 2016

The chief executive of fracking firm Ineos Shale has written to Jeremy Corbyn to complain about the Labour leader's plans to ban the industry if he were elected. He told Corbyn fracking will create 74,000 jobs in the UK and £33bn of investment, and Labour should be backing it. The chief exec, Gary Haywood, told Today he was "astounded" [...]
London named most powerful global city for fifth consecutive year

October 18, 2016

The UK capital has been named the world’s most powerful city for the fifth year in a row, beating the likes of New York, Paris, and Tokyo to the top spot – though Paris is making gains elsewhere. The 2016 Global Power City Index, released today by Japan’s Mori Memorial Foundation, ranked London as the top [...]
Brewing up a storm: Sales in craft beer at Tesco soar 130 per cent in a year

October 17, 2016

It’s a trend that took off in the UK in the dingy East End of London by bearded men in plaid shirts. But now craft beer has become so popular in pubs across the country that demand at Tesco stores has jumped by 130 per cent in the last year alone. The supermarket started off with [...]
Donald Trump is actually persuading people that the US election could be rigged

October 17, 2016

Donald Trump's mad warnings that the US election could be rigged are having a drastic effect on the electorate. A new poll out from POLITICO/Morning Consult found that 73 per cent of Republicans think the US election could be swiped from him. Across the voter spectrum, 41 per cent think November's election could be "stolen" from [...]
Cat votes in French presidential primary

October 17, 2016

Paws for thought. A cat has cast its vote in the Green Party's primary election in France. Gaston Lecat was added to the party's voter list for the presidential primaries by its owner, journalist Raphaëlle Besse Desmoulières. She said she paid €5 (£4.52) to register her cat to vote in the primary election earlier this month, and [...]
Could you be watching Trump TV if Donald loses the US election?

October 17, 2016

What do you do when the media is, in your view, rigging an election against you? Set up your own media organisation, of course. Donald Trump's son-in-law has been having talks about helping his dad set up a new TV network, just days after the Republican candidate claimed that the media was rigging the US election. Jared [...]

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