26 minutes ago Top Labour minister drops major Budget hint over tax increase: Wes Streeting claims party 'did not rule out' hitting firms with NICs rise

The Health Secretary said that the party had not ruled out upping the NICs made by businesses before being elected, as Rachel Reeves faces accusations of ripping up a manifesto pledge.

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38 minutes ago Streeting hints at Budget of major tax rises after bagging billions for NHS from Reeves

Health secretary confirms his departmental budget has been agreed and hints at major tax rises on the way

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49 minutes ago How Nasa’s Artemis Accords are laying the ground for global space cooperation

Space’s agency has expanded its diplomatic reach in recent months, signing 12 of 45 signatories since JanuaryIt was a simple pledge made amid the excitement of a landmark moment in space exploration: “We go together,” Bill Nelson, the head of Nasa, promised the world as the agency prepared to launch Artemis 1, its first moon-capable rocket in more than half a century.Now, nearly two years on from that successful uncrewed mission, and as the US – despite delays – edges ever closer to placing humans on the lunar surface for the first time since 1972, the resonance of Nelson’s message has become clear. Continue reading...

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99 minutes ago Martin Keown is an Arsenal legend but always felt like an outsider and the 'fifth musketeer' of their back four

INTERVIEW BY OLIVER HOLT: He has, he says, spent the last 20 years apologising to former opponents for the way he used to be.

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2 hours ago Major UK river search launched after two boys found 'unwell' on the banks

Police are scouring the River Freshney for potential further casualties after two boys were found unwell near its banks in the early hours of this morning, officers confirmed

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3 hours ago Pharmacies in 'crisis' warning with not enough nurses to fulfil NHS plans

he warning comes as Wes Streeting is to launch a major consultation next week to help shape the Government's 10-year plan for the health service, inviting patients and NHS staff to contribute to the "national conversation"

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3 hours ago DWP benefit fraudsters to have money directly taken from pay slips in major crack down

The measure is one of several far-reaching powers set to be included in the Government's forthcoming Fraud, Error and Debt Bill

Economics

4 hours ago Kamala Harris has a problem with men. Will misogyny cost her the election? | Simon Tisdall

After a rousing start to her campaign, the Democratic candidate is flatlining in the polls, and sexism could swing the vote in Donald Trump’s favourWill the unsurprising yet significant fact that Kamala Harris is a woman decisively tip the knife-edge US election in Donald Trump’s favour? Democrat jitters grow as the campaign enters its final two weeks. Polls predict a dead heat nationally. Trump is edging ahead in key battleground states. Misogyny, hidden and pernicious, may make a crucial difference.It’s frankly incredible that Trump, a convicted crook, cheat and sexual predator, is still in the race – and alarming that likeable, uninspiring Harris has not already sewn it up. Each day brings more wild Trump bombast about mass deportations, “enemies within” or pet-eating Haiti...

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5 hours ago Britain's Got Talent judge exposes major golden buzzer blunder on first day of filming

EXCLUSIVE: Alesha Dixon has been a judge on Britain's Got Talent for almost a decade and recently shared a hilarious anecdote about Bruno Tonioli's first day of filming.

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