13 h. ago Ange Postecoglou given 'one game' to save Tottenham job as Jamie Carragher names left field replacement

The former Celtic boss is facing a trophyless season once again if they lost to Eintrach Frankfurt on Thursday

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15 h. ago Dutton admits he made mistake on Indonesia in ABC leaders’ debate as Albanese evasive on electricity prices

Opposition leader also says ‘I’ll let scientists pass that judgment’ when asked if climate change impacts getting worse in second showdownPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastPeter Dutton has admitted he made a mistake by wrongly claiming the Indonesian president had announced a proposal for Russia to base military aircraft in Indonesia, and declined to state whether the impacts of climate change were getting worse.The opposition leader has also confirmed his plan to reduce the size of the federal public service by 41,000 positions by 2030 would not pay for the entirety of the Coalition’s policy platform, suggesting further cuts to government spending may be necessary.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Inflation falls to just 2.6% as cost of filling up the car drops on lower oil price

The main reasons for the fall included lower fuel prices and softer hotel rates

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20 h. ago Relief for Rachel Reeves as inflation dipped to 2.6% in March

Headline CPI was 2.6 per cent in March, down from 2.8 per cent in February and better than the 2.7 per cent analysts had pencilled in.

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39 h. ago Ruben Amorim given Man Utd sack warning and told how many games he'll have to save job

Ruben Amorim has been told he needs to get Manchester United firing quickly next season or potentially face being sacked, despite receiving Sir Jim Ratcliffe's backing

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57 h. ago Keir Starmer's team releases tax bill and it's very different to Rishi Sunak's

Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner have released their tax returns for the first time since the general election - with the PM paying over £50,000 in tax while leader of the opposition

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58 h. ago Starmer, Rayner and Reeves release tax returns for first time since election

The tax returns cover a period of time when Labour was still in opposition, the 2023-24 tax year.

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65 h. ago Swinney pledges earlier legislative programme to help tackle tariff ‘challenges’

The First Minister also said Scots should be ‘prepared rather than scared’ about the economic challenges ahead.

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3 d. ago Worst injured 7/7 survivor savages Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves for attacking society's most vulnerable in 'lunacy' cuts that leave disabled people terrified for the future

Dan Biddle, 46, lost both his legs, an eye and his spleen when a bomb went off on an Edgware Road Tube train nearly 20 years ago. He says Labour's welfare cuts are an attack on disabled people.

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5 d. ago Voices: Strong GDP growth is unexpected good news for Rachel Reeves – but there’s a ‘but’

The boost to the British economy froma jump in exports to the US will be short-lived – thanks to Trump’s trade war over tariffs, says James Moore

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5 d. ago Allies agree record boost in military aid for Ukraine in ‘critical year’ for war

Germany’s defence minister told a press conference that there appeared to be little chance of peace ‘in the immediate future’.

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5 d. ago UK ‘resolved to get best deal’ with US, despite American doubts about carve out

Rachel Reeves is travelling to Poland on Friday to meet European finance ministers.

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5 d. ago GDP jump offers Rachel Reeves some light as UK enters Trump tariff tunnel

Growth defied forecasts that chancellor had hobbled economy, but trade war casts long shadowUK economy far exceeds forecasts to grow 0.5%Business live – latest updatesEarlier this year Rachel Reeves was being written off for having jeopardised Britain’s economy. The chancellor’s tax-raising autumn budget had sapped business investment, spooked the financial markets and put the jobs market at risk.The latest official figures showing stronger-than-expected economic growth of 0.5% in February will therefore come as a boost for the embattled chancellor, in a sign that the economy was in better health than her critics claimed. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago UK economy surges 0.5% in February in surprise boost for Rachel Reeves

However, City economists warned that the spurt could be short-lived as the impact of higher tariffs and business taxes kick in

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5 d. ago UK economy surges 0.5% in February in major boost for Rachel Reeves

The surprise growth was driven by a big bounce back in industrial output, which was up by 1.5%

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5 d. ago UK economy grew by 0.5% in February in boost to Rachel Reeves

The UK economy grew by 0.5 per cent in February in a boost to Labour following several months of almost flatlining, with the Office for National Statistics pointing to “widespread growth” across multiple sectors.

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5 d. ago UK economy far exceeds forecasts to grow 0.5% in boost to Rachel Reeves

February GDP rise bigger than forecast but impact from Donald Trump’s tariff war yet to comeBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK economy unexpectedly expanded by 0.5% in February, figures show, in a boost for Rachel Reeves before an expected downturn triggered by Donald Trump’s tariff war.Reversing a modest fall in January of 0.1%, the increase in gross domestic product in February was five times larger than the 0.1% growth that a poll of City economists had forecast. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Government announces £450m military ‘surge’ to Ukraine ahead of defence summit

The funding was unveiled as a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group was due to be held.

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6 d. ago Fresh embarrassment for Rachel Reeves as she is forced to admit accepting another lavish freebie

The Chancellor had to declare under parliamentary rules that she was given a free dinner and tickets, worth £265 in total, to see a play at the National Theatre in London.

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7 d. ago Rachel Reeves says decision to build Universal theme park in UK is huge 'confidence boost'

Europe's first Universal-backed theme park and resort will be built in Bedfordshire

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