6 minutes ago No 10 says Starmer won’t offer reparations or apology over Britain’s role in slavery at Commonwealth summit – UK politics live

Government opposed to idea of paying reparations for Britain’s historic role in slave trade and will not issue apology at Commonwealth meetingIn the past the weirdest budget tradition was the convention that the chancellor is allowed to drink alcohol while delivering the budget speech. But since no chancellor has taken advantage of the rule since the 1990s (and no one expects Rachel Reeves to be quaffing on Wednesday week), this tradition is probably best viewed as lapsed.But Sam Coates from Sky News has discovered another weird budget ritual. On his Politics at Jack and Sam’s podcast, he says:Someone messaged me to say: ‘Did you know that over in the Treasury as they’ve been going over all these spending settlements, in one of the offices, its full of balloons. And every time an indivi...

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8 minutes ago Award to Elizabeth Line is a damning indictment of British architecture

Four years late and massively over budget, of course the Lizzie line is winning awards, writes Helen Coffey – our expectations have become so low when it comes to public transport in the UK, we’ll give anything a prize

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19 minutes ago Now high earners are in Labour's tax crosshairs: Minister refuses to say if pledge not to hammer 'working people' includes the better paid

Stephen Kinnock refused to answer as he was grilled over whether the protection Labour promised at the election extended six figure earners.

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34 minutes ago Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for black pepper and bay leaf chicken curry

This simple, weeknight curry still feels fancy and indulgent thanks to a dash of single cream and clever spicingThis is a lovely weeknight curry that, thanks to the dash of single cream to finish, also feels rich and indulgent. I must admit to buying ready-diced free-range chicken to cut the prep time down even further. If you have a few handfuls of spinach in the fridge, you could definitely chuck that into the pan to wilt in the last couple of minutes of cooking, not least to add a plant point. Continue reading...

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42 minutes ago Rihanna's boyfriend A$AP Rocky to copy Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham takeover in bid to buy EFL club

Rihanna's boyfriend A$AP Rocky is reportedly set to follow in the footsteps of Wrexham co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney by investing in an EFL club

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58 minutes ago The 29p household item that will 'get rid' of spiders and daddy long legs

Daddy long legs are invading British homes as we are halfway through mating season, but there's a cheap and easy way to get rid of them according to experts at Wayfair UK

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73 minutes ago Elderly couple got lost in Maine woods for four nights. One of them survived thanks to their loyal pet dog

Pamela Helmstadter, 72, and her husband John Helmstadter, 82, had set off for a walk with their two dogs but lost their way

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78 minutes ago Are you a serial returner? The TikTokers fueling £7billion clothes mountain for Gen Z 'KeepOrReturn' social media trend

The 'KeepOrReturn' trend sees TikTokers place large orders from online fashion retailers before trying them all on for the camera and asking their followers if they should keep or return the items.

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79 minutes ago Greggs lover buys £2.59 'Too Good To Go bag' – and can't believe what's inside

A Greggs fan was left amazed after getting her hands on 20 doughnuts, four classic savoury pastries, four croissants, six baguettes, a chicken and bacon pasta pot and two Belgian buns for just £2.59 via Too Good To Go

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85 minutes ago Streeting revives claim that some patients face avoidable ‘death sentence’ due to current state of NHS – UK politics live

Health secretary says NHS is going through the ‘worst crisis in its history’In the past the weirdest budget tradition was the convention that the chancellor is allowed to drink alcohol while delivering the budget speech. But since no chancellor has taken advantage of the rule since the 1990s (and no one expects Rachel Reeves to be quaffing on Wednesday week), this tradition is probably best viewed as lapsed.But Sam Coates from Sky News has discovered another weird budget ritual. On his Politics at Jack and Sam’s podcast, he says:Someone messaged me to say: ‘Did you know that over in the Treasury as they’ve been going over all these spending settlements, in one of the offices, its full of balloons. And every time an individual department finalises its settlements, one of the balloons is ...

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