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Chancellor admits working people will pay for tax hikes

Rachel Reeves has admitted her tax-grabbing Budget will hit the pay packets of working people as the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) accused her of undermining trust in politicians.

Is our anti-ageing obsession now totally out of hand?

With women opting for botox injections to keep their hands looking youthful, Ellie Muir examines new beauty standards

Reeves takes an extra £2bn in inheritance tax - for now

Inheritance tax (IHT) is an odd one; many worry about it but only a tiny minority ever end up paying it. After this Budget, the minority will grow and the bills they face will rise.

Manchester United's life is in Amorim's capable hands

The manager made a fading Portuguese side into champions. Lawrence Ostlere pinpoints the tactics that may save United

Did the Women's Equality Party achieve its ambition?

Leaders of the Women's Equality Party (WEP) propose to wind up their organisation. A statement issued by its executive committee, endorsed by co-founders Sandi Toksvig and Catherine Mayer, declares: \"The truth is, despite themphenomenal efforts of our team, tireless activists and brilliant members, we can no longer see a way to make this work. Everybody is struggling, particularly women.

New breast cancer therapy drug 'doubles survival time

A new drug therapy for aggressive advanced breast cancer could potentially double the amount of time patients live without the disease progressing, a trial has found.

Northern Rail reveals it is still communicating via fax

A Northern Rail official has admitted the operator still uses fax machines to communicate with its train crews in an excruciating exchange about the state of its services.

Abortion clinic protest ban watered down, activists say

Campaigners have hit out at the decision not to automatically ban silent prayer outside abortion clinics when new buffer zones are implemented today. Under the new measures, it will now be illegal to influence, harass or provoke those using or delivering abortion services within a 150-metre radius of the abortion provider. Those who infringe the new rules can be hit with an unlimited fine.

First UK case of potentially deadly mpox strain detected

The first UK case of a potentially deadly strain of the has been detected in London.

Key figures from day when long-held records tumbled

The first Budget by a Labour chancellor in 14 years, and the first to be delivered by a woman, also signalled some major historical milestones for tax and spending.

Sunak showed his anger in his last stand as Tory leader

The Budget reply was Rishi Sunak's last big gig in the House of Commons despite Keir Starmer's joke during Prime Minister's Questions that the Conservatives change leader so often, \"he may be back here\" soon. In those exchanges, Starmer and Sunak were all courtesy and best behaviour. Starmer paid tribute to his defeated opponent’s “decency”; Sunak was softly spoken and bipartisan.

Rabbits replaced by rabbit punches for working people

The absence of rabbits in Rachel Reeves's Budget box may explain how the chancellor managed to hold it aloft for so long.

A strong performance from Reeves, but it's a big gamble

Rachel Reeves played a very difficult hand as well as anyone could, in the circumstances.

Labour's future now hangs on delivering its promises

The short-term politics of Rachel Reeves’s Budget are clear. Taxes that affect most voters’ pay are not increased. Even the duty on petrol remains unchanged, while the much anticipated extension of the freeze of income tax thresholds was notable by its absence.

Business bears the burden of borrow-and-spend tactic

Rachel Reeves hopes her historic rise in tax, coupled with spending on the NHS and other investments, will kickstart the economy and get Britain's debt under control.

Reeves gambles on £40bn tax increase in first Budget

Chancellor insists extra borrowing vital to ‘fix broken Britain'

What's The 'Toddler Tax' And Who Will End Up Paying It?

Parents could face paying VAT on nursery fees if a class contains just one child aged five, according to government guidance recently issued on the controversial new policy.

US Urges Israel To Rethink Palestinian Aid Agency Ban

UNRWA’s director is not sure there is a plan B’ to its vital services as Hezbollah declares Naim Qassem its new leader

Taliban Bans Women From Hearing Each Other's Voices

The Taliban has implemented a bizarre new edict that will further curb the voices of Afghan women who are already prohibited from speaking in public.

United ‘interested in hiring' Amorim, Sporting confirm

Manchester United have registered an interest in hiring Ruben Amorim and paying the Sporting Lisbon manager’s release clause, the Portuguese club have confirmed.

Will hungry Trent resist the allure of Real's galacticos?

Trent Alexander-Arnold’s Sunday brought two pre-assists, two illustrations of remarkable ball-striking ability.

'Sloppy' Lionesses squeeze past spirited South Africa

Leah Williamson and Grace Clinton scored in the first half to help England edge to a 2-1 victory over South Africa in Coventry.

Harris denounces 'fear and division' stirred by Trump

Vice-president Kamala Harris delivered her campaign’s closing argument lasty night from the same spot in Washington DC where former president Donald Trump helped to incite a mob that attacked the US Capitol on 6 January, 2021.

Southport murder suspect charged with terror offence

A teenager accused of murdering three children in a mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club in Southport has been charged with a terror offence and making a biological weapon.

Former Tory MP committed 'brazen' sexual misconduct

A former Tory MP inappropriately touched a woman’s bottom in one of parliament’s bars without her consent, according to a damning report by the Commons sleaze watchdog.

Why the sun is setting on Jenrick's bid for Tory leader

Overshadowed somewhat by the Budget, the US presidential election, wars in the Middle East and even the national debate on how to keep pets calm on fireworks night, the Conservative Party leadership contest is reaching a crescendo.

Jenrick: Former colonies.owe UK debt of gratitude

Robert Jenrick has been accused of an obnoxious distortion of history” after saying former British colonies should be grateful for the legacy of empire.

There's 'peril' in being our first ever female chancellor

Britain has had three female PMs but Rachel Reeves is the first woman to head up the Treasury. Cathy Newman hears her pride at being the one to break the glass ceiling in No 11

Burnham rejects PM's plan to hike cap on bus fares

The Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has broken ranks with Sir Keir Starmer to reject controversial plans to raise the bus fare cap by 50 per cent.

Take-home pay for 800,000 freelancers may be cut back

Incomes could be hit for up to 800,000 freelance workers if the government decides today to increase employers’ national insurance contributions, say tax experts. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is understood to be considering the move as part of her plans to raise money to bail out Britain’s battered public services.