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October 30, 2024

'Invest, invest, invest' is the Budget pledge from Reeves

Rachel Reeves will today unveil her historic Budget – the first by a Labour chancellor in 14 years – with a message of hope for the UK as she pledges to deliver economic growth and put money back in people’s pockets with a rise in the national minimum wage.

3 mins

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.

2 mins

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.

2 mins

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.

4 mins

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

6 mins

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.

1 min

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.

3 mins

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.

2 mins

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.

2 mins

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

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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.

3 mins

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.

2 mins

'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.

3 mins

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.

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