2 hours ago Rachel Reeves is warned that hiking fuel duty by 5p a litre will make the UK even more of an outlier in Europe

The TaxPayers' Alliance claims that if the Chancellor does not renew a 5p cut in fuel duty, the UK will rise to sixth highest for petrol compared with EU countries.

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2 hours ago Scientists unveil headphones that zap the brain which could help tackle symptoms of depression in people at home

Researchers have discovered that patients who use a headset that zaps the brain for 30 minutes a day can boost their chances of beating the condition threefold.

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3 hours ago Strictly's Wynne Evans and Katya Jones put on a united front while leaving rehearsals amid claims 'bosses gave the duo an extra chaperone' after 'wandering hand' incident

The pair have put on a united front after being embroiled in controversy over their 'wandering hand incident.'

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4 hours ago UK’s £2.26bn loan for Ukraine ‘can help turn the tables on Putin’s war machine’

Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Defence Secretary John Healey announced the move, which will be funded by profits on frozen Russian assets.

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4 hours ago Cabinet is ‘united’ on Budget, says Reeves after ministers settle spending plans

The Chancellor said it was ‘right’ that Cabinet ministers had attempted to get the best settlements possible for their departments.

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5 hours ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Duchess of Rutland who has £5.6m fortune leaves her daughter with just £5,000

By contrast, Frances, Duchess of Rutland, adhered unwaveringly to the aristocratic code, as is made radiantly apparent in her will, published nine months after her death aged 86.

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6 hours ago Middle East crisis live: Israeli airstrike hits front of hospital in south Beirut, spokesperson says

Attack hit entrance of Rafic Hariri university hospital – the largest public hospital in LebanonIsraeli forces blew up homes and besieged schools and shelters for displaced people on Monday as they deepened their operations in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, residents and medics said.They also rounded up men and ordered women to leave the camp, they said. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Corrie fans 'work out' who buys Gail's house as Platts set to leave cobbles after 50 years

Coronation Street's Gail Platt has put her house on the market, with David Platt left fuming by the news - but fans think they know who will be buying the property

Economics

6 hours ago Harris and Cheney talk economy, women’s health and Trump in Michigan campaign event – US elections live

VP and former Republican congresswoman meet voters in swing state; Trump holds rally in North CarolinaDon’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alertsWe reported earlier that Kamala Harris has a huge advantage in campaign cash over Donald Trump. But the former president has his own deep-pocketed backer in the former of Tesla boss Elon Musk, who held a strange town hall in swing state Pennsylvania this weekend where he started handing out mammoth checks to voters to get them to back Trump. The Guardian’s Oliver Laughland witnessed the spectacle in person:Standing before a large US flag, which spanned the breadth of a vast stage, the world’s richest man told an assembled crowd that he loved them.Today, my Administration is taking a major step to ...

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