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Carer's benefit Earnings limit to increase by £45 a week after scandal

The earnings limit placed on people who claim government support for taking care of disabled, sick and elderly loved ones will rise by £45 a week, the chancellor announced yesterday, after a six-month Guardian investigation into the carer's allowance scandal.

Big spender Gambling on old-school approach

The days of tax and spend are supposed to be over, but clearly no one told Rachel Reeves.

Injection of £22.6bn will boost NHS battle against waiting lists, says Reeves

The NHS in England is to receive a £22.6bn cash injection over two years, the chancellor announced yesterday, in what she said was the biggest spending increase outside Covid since 2010.

Return of tax and spend

Chancellor raises spending by £70bn a year over next five years Huge injection of funds into NHS and cash boost for schools

NHS Funding Streeting Says Measures Will 'Arrest Decline'

The NHS will not be turned around in one budget, the health secretary, Wes Streeting, has warned, saying measures to be announced today would "arrest the decline" amid significant reform of the health service.

Israeli Strike On Flats In Northern Gaza Kills At Least 93

Scores of Palestinians, including many women and children, have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a crowded block of flats in the town of Beit Lahiya as Israel pressed on with its assault on northern Gaza.

Alcohol Not A Human Weakness, Say Scientists - Animals Like It Too

Humans may have turned drinking into something of an art form, but Homo sapiens are not outliers, researchers say.

Are the players at Old Trafford good enough for a new face to inspire future title challenges?

Rrik ten Hag is culled while players paid millions to realise Manchester United's on-field product remain, posting heartfelt \"thank you boss\" farewells on social media while still collecting their lucrative pay-packets.

Amorim on his way United ready to pay £8.3m for Sporting head coach

Amorim led Sporting from despair but testing waters await

The 39-year-old built a legacy in Lisbon on consistency and charisma but his hiring would be a major gamble. Can he transfer his watchwords to the Theatre of Dreams?

Flekken's shootout stop spares Bees' blushes

Brentford reached the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup after beating Sheffield Wednesday 5-4 on penalties.

Clinton shows England have generational midfield talent on their hands

It is debatable precisely how much can be gleaned from this workout against a team ranked 50th in the world who lost 5-0 to Denmark on Friday but, if England can take one certainty from this victory, it is this: in Grace Clinton, they have found a generational midfielder who they can build the team around for at least the next four major tournaments.

Wiegman's shuffled pack stumble to sloppy victory

There were more questions to be asked than answers provided in England's 2-1 win over South Africa, but, to a certain extent, friendlies are when they can afford to be far from their best.

England take a punt on Bethell for NZ tour

Warwickshire's Jacob Bethell appears to be England's latest punt, with the 21-year-old batter named in the 16-man Test squad for the upcoming tour of New Zealand.

New Test keeper Cox will not don gloves in West Indies white-ball series

The new England Test wicketkeeper Jordan Cox will not take the gloves against West Indies after being told to \"concentrate on his batting\" for the white-ball series.

Head coach opts for continuity but wants a fast and furious England to face the All Blacks

Far-reaching implications, pivotal decisions, an expectant nation. But let's not dwell on Rachel Reeves's mega budget and instead examine the intricacies of Steve Borthwick's first autumnal England team selection.

Borthwick insists Slade is no risk and hands first start to Spencer

Steve Borthwick has insisted he is not taking a risk by selecting Henry Slade to face the All Blacks, revealing the No 8 Ben Earl is providing centre cover for the autumn international series curtain-raiser on Saturday.

Draper cruises past Lehecka to extend winning streak

World No 15 follows up his career-high Vienna Open title with 7-5, 6-2 victory in Paris

Petrol and food prices to fall due to oil glut, World Bank forecasts

Petrol and food prices will fall over the next two years because of a glut in oil production, the World Bank has said, offering hope to consumers that the cost pressures of the past three years could start to ease.

JPMorgan sues customers over alleged fraud linked to Viral Tik Tok Videos

JPMorgan Chase is suing customers in the US it accuses of stealing thousands of dollars from ATMs by exploiting a technical glitch that went viral on TikTok this summer.

BP reports weakest profits since 2020 amid drop in cost of crude

BP reported its weakest quarterly profits in almost four years yesterday, citing the slump in global oil prices and falling margins in its refinery business.

BP investors need some clarity on its policy, not weak promises and more flimsy soundbites

Here goes another of BP's shiny targets-cum-ambitions. This one is not related to the pace of energy transition but is purely financial.

Santander to axe 1,400 jobs by end of year

Santander is cutting more than 1,400 jobs across its UK business this year amid ongoing efforts to reduce costs.

Mortgage approvals at highest level since Truss's mini-budget

Demand for new home loans has risen to its highest level in more than two years as falling interest rates attract buyers back into the property market.

HSBC chief denies plans afoot to break banking group in two

The boss of HSBC has said moves to separate its eastern and western operations are not part of a plan to break up the banking group, as he announced a $3bn share buyback amid better-than-expected profits.

McDonald's posts biggest decline in global sales in four years

McDonald's yesterday posted another bigger than expected drop in sales, as demand continues to slow despite attempts to lure customers back with value meals.

Cop16 delegates check in at 'love motels' as Cali runs out of room space

Robert Baluku, a Ugandan delegate to the UN's biodiversity summit in Colombia, found himself between a rock and a hard place when his team's accommodation was abruptly cancelled, leaving them stranded before the start of Cop16 in Cali.

Execution in Iran sparks diplomatic row with Germany

Germany has recalled its ambassador to Tehran and summoned the Iranian charge d'affaires in Berlin in protest over the execution of a German-Iranian dual national, Jamshid Sharmahd, who was accused of terrorism by Iran.

Breaking the taboo Ukrainian men facing systemic sexual torture

Russian troops tortured Oleksii Sivak for weeks, applying electric shocks to his genitals in a freezing basement in his home city of Kherson in punishment for resisting their rule.

"They are monsters": Kharkiv residents condemn Russian attack on historic building

Residents in Kharkiv have described a Russian attack on Monday night on the city's historic Derzhprom building as \"pure horror\" and an act of deliberate cultural vandalism against a symbol of Ukrainian resistance.