44 minutes ago Budget tax hit fears for £100,000+ earners as minister won’t say they are Labour’s ‘working people’

The stance will fuel fears that London could be heavily impacted by the Budget due to be delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves on October 30

Economics

62 minutes ago Bird flu fears after 25 swans mysteriously found floating dead in London canal

Volunteers started finding dead birds along a a London canal two weeks ago with avian flu being suspected as a possible reason why the 25 swans were found dead

Events

65 minutes ago Jeremy Clarkson reveals he had heart procedure after fear he was ‘days from death'

The TV presenter says he had symptoms of being ‘clammy’, with a ‘tightness in my chest’, and ‘pins and needles in my left arm’.

Events

70 minutes ago Budget 2024: What taxes will Labour chancellor Rachel Reeves hike in announcement?

Increases in National Insurance for employers, inheritance tax, capital gains tax and stamp duty are expected in the Budget on October 30

Economics

71 minutes ago Chinese banks cut lending rates in latest bid to boost growth – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsOver in German, wholesale inflation has fallen by more than expected.German industrial producers lowered the prices of their products by 0.5% during September, meaning they were 1.4% lower than a year ago. Continue reading...

Economics

74 minutes ago The Browns’ sad and seedy Deshaun Watson era nears its predictable endpoint

The QB’s injury confirmed what most of us already knew: the Browns decision to give him $230m was the worst in NFL historyCleveland’s fanbase came into Sunday’s home Browns-Bengals showdown steeped in feelings. Some of them greeted their own quarterback, Deshaun Watson, with deafening boos as he ran on to the field. If there was any doubt about how many fans feels about Watson, the same crowd showered running back Nick Chubb with cheers at an even higher decibel as he made his return from a lengthy injury layoff.Watson looks like he is headed for a lengthy period on the sidelines himself: in the second quarter, he went down with what the Browns fear is a torn achilles. Probably out for the season. Possibly the end of Watson’s career – the quarterback’s play has declined and achilles inj...

Politics

87 minutes ago Prisons: 1,100 more inmates to leave jail early in next phase of bid to free up cell space

Around 1,100 more inmates will leave prisons on Tuesday

Events

91 minutes ago Horror fireball as helicopter crashes into radio tower with multiple dead

A helicopter has crashed into a radio tower in Houston, Texas, with multiple people dead and a child amongst those killed. Eyewitnesses shared videos of the crash on social media

Events

97 minutes ago New Zealand’s historic T20 World Cup suggests a change is coming in women’s cricket

The White Fearns beat South Africa in the Women’s T20 World Cup final to become champions for the first time

Politics

1 hour ago The tears flowed as the Queen stood alone at the remains of the school in Aberfan where 116 children died

October 21, 1966, started out as any other normal day for me. I was working for the BBC in Cardiff and I was in the studios in Stacey Road just after 9 o'clock. I was the only one present.

Politics