2 hours ago Rollercoaster week for the chancellor ends in relief and a lesson learned that fortunes can change very fast

Treasury officials claim there was no panic in No 11 before the economic numbers finally turned in their favourAfter a rollercoaster week which began with Keir Starmer being asked if he still had confidence in his ­chancellor of the ­exchequer and ended with the stock market ­smashing all ­previous records, the sense of relief ­surging through Downing Street and the Treasury on Friday afternoon ­bordered on elation.The teams that surround the prime minister and his neighbour at No 11, Rachel Reeves, are made up mainly of untried novices in the hard business of running a government. They are only just learning how quickly moods, including their own, can go from one extreme to the other. “It is weird,” said one. “Truly bloody weird at times.” Continue reading...

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8 hours ago I did a favour for a friend but it ended with a TikTok lawyer sharing a deepfake of me being racist... I was sent home from work and nearly jailed

May 2 last year, Cheryl Bennett, 27, agreed to help out a colleague, Qasim Mughal, who was standing in the local elections that day by delivering Labour Party leaflets.

Society

9 hours ago Humiliating double blow for Rachel Reeves as rich flee UK and she gets snub for speaking slot at the prestigious World Economic Forum in Davos

The Mail on Sunday can reveal that Ms Reeves has not got a main speaking slot at the prestigious World Economic Forum which opens tomorrow in Davos, Switzerland.

Economics

7 hours ago Special effects expert who staged crazy bank heist... straight out of one of his movies

Gary Robert Hill stormed into the Arab National Bank in Mayfair last summer with an imitation firearm after he hit financial hardship when he was forced out of his job in special effects

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27 hours ago Inside Ronnie O’Sullivan’s new life in Hong Kong after tax admission and residency loophole

Snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan was granted residency in Hong Kong last October, and we've taken a look at the move along with what he's been up to in his new home

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8 hours ago Scotland ‘being punished for bigger public sector’ due to NI rise, says Robison

The Scottish Government is expected to get between £290 million and £350 million to cover the costs.

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28 hours ago Ronnie O'Sullivan's new life in Hong Kong – 'Good life' admission, work projects, residency loophole

Ronnie 'The Rocket' O'Sullivan was officially granted a residency in Honk Kong last October, citing 'low tax' for foreigners as one of the driving factors behind his move

Events

20 hours ago The UK has lost a millionaire every 45 minutes since Labour came to power, study claims

Rachel Reeves’ Budget, which hit employers with tax hikes, as well as crackdown on controversial ‘non dom’s’ blamed for the exodus

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29 hours ago Jimmy Mizen's mother slams his killer as 'heartless' after drill rapper who shamelessly boasted about violent murder of altar boy in lyrics is hauled back to jail for breaching parole

Jake Fahri, also known as drill rapper TEN, was handed a life sentence in 2009 with a minimum term of 14 years for killing Jimmy.

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26 hours ago Buyer’s remorse about Labour? Why it's clear Keir Starmer is preparing rerun of Tory austerity

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ visit to China and Keir Starmer’s insistence on staying outside the EU single market leaves the UK more vulnerable than at any time since the Second World War

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