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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.

'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.

'I'll be back through No 10's doors one way or another'

We all know Maro Itoje's leadership qualities in rugby, but he tells Harry Latham-Coyle he has big ambitions off the pitch

Defiance proved no match for a bizarre brand of chaos

Erik ten Hag has a class of defiance that sometimes made him sound a man apart.

The 'fight has been called off' for staggering Ten Hag

Man United sack manager with the club 14th in league

Gift economy: John Lewis to hire 12,500 festive staff

The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) is set to hire 12,500 temporary staff this festive season in its largest seasonal recruitment drive to date.

Zoopla says £113bn of sales in pipeline as market surges

An estimated £113bn-worth of homes are working their way through the buying process in what marks the highest level of new sales agreed since autumn 2020, according to the property website Zoopla.

Look to Ireland to embrace the true spirit of Halloween

Anna Hart speaks to historians, spiritual leaders and revellers about Samhain, the ancient Celtic festival now enjoying a resurgence but which the Irish were forcibly taught to forget

Depardieu sexual assault trial postponed until March

Gerard Depardieu’s trial on charges of sexually assaulting two women on a film set was yesterday postponed until March due to concerns about the actor’s health.

Big Apple rotten to the core at Trump's Garden party

A 'surreal' return to New York saw 19,000 people cheer on crude insults and attacks nine days before the US election

Paedophile who made AI images jailed for 18 years.

A man has been jailed for 18 years after creating AI-generated images of child sexual abuse in an “utterly chilling” landmark case.

Fertility rate in England and Wales plunges to record low

The fertility rate in England and Wales has dropped to its lowest level since records began, new government data shows.

Starmer shocked by footage of his MP 'punching man'

A video of suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury appearing to punch a constituent was “shocking”, the prime minister has said.