55 minutes ago Budget's hammer blow to Britain: Private sector shrinks for first time in a YEAR after Labour's massive tax raid

Closely-watched PMI figures for this month were worse than analysts had pencilled in amid mounting fears of a slowdown.

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62 minutes ago If Putin attacks, London might be covered but the rest of Britain is defenceless if the missiles start raining down, writes ED LUCAS

EDWARD LUCAS: Yesterday, the Russian dictator denied claims that Moscow had launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.

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62 minutes ago UK private sector contracting as firms give ‘thumbs down’ to the budget – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsAverage annual energy bill to rise to £1,738 in Great Britain from JanuaryWhat is the energy price cap and can I cut my bill?The pound has dropped to a six-month low against the US dollar, after this morning’s weaker-than-expected retail sales report.Sterling fell as low as $1.255, its weakest level since 14 May, extending recent losses as economic worries have risen. Continue reading...

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74 minutes ago Britain's military 'is ready to fight Russia tonight': UK army chief's stark warning after Putin declared we are now 'directly involved' in Ukraine war

Lt. Gen Sir Rob Magowan, the deputy chief of the British defence staff, told the House of Commons defence committee: 'If the British Army was asked to fight tonight, it would fight tonight'

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75 minutes ago Watch: Defence secretary John Healey faces MPs as Ukraine fires British missiles at Russia for first time

Watch as defence secretary John Healey faced MPs on Thursday (21 November) after Ukraine fired British missiles at Russia for the first time.

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79 minutes ago Covid WAS 'obviously' a Chinese lab leak covered up by Beijing, British expert says

Professor Tim Spector, who was given an OBE for his work during the pandemic, questioned whether the virus could have been manipulated by scientists before it was allegedly leaked.

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88 minutes ago Michael Ball says he is ‘disappointed’ by Captain Tom Foundation ‘mismanagement’

The 62-year-old sang with the veteran on his charity single You’ll Never Walk Alone.

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96 minutes ago Family heartbreak as boy who starred on Britain’s Got Talent killed in crash outside school

Evan Rothwell had performed on the ITV show with a community group earlier this year

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97 minutes ago Vladimir Putin's new missiles could ‘hit Britain in 20 minutes,' expert warns

Ukraine was braced for brutal new Russian attacks after he dropped his new Oreshnik hypersonic missile on Dnipro yesterday - and there was a warning the UK could be next

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1 hour ago North Korean general is wounded in Ukrainian strike inside Russia's Kursk region, it is revealed

Western officials confirmed that a high-ranking military officer from North Korea had become a casualty of the war in Ukraine for the first time yesterday, with 10,000 troops in Russia

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