11 h. ago Black hole mystery is SOLVED: Terrifying simulation reveals how voids generate intense light that can be detected from billions of light

Astrophysicists in New York have created terrifying simulations of how black holes naturally create dazzling displays detected from billions of light years away.

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16 h. ago New study could help solve the mystery of Easter Island head statues

Researchers say there is evidence of decentralised construction of over 1,000 Moai statutes

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39 h. ago Reeves accused of forcing OBR chief to quit after watchdog revealed truth about Budget black hole

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Rachel Reeves for forcing Richard Hughes to resign as chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) because he revealed that she had potentially misled the public over the existence of a spending black hole

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43 h. ago Everything we know about MH370 as search resumes for missing jet 11 years after vanishing

The mystery of what happened to passenger flight MH370 could soon be solved when a deep-sea search resumes later this month - here's everything we know about the new Ocean Infinity mission

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64 h. ago OBR confronted Treasury about ‘unhelpful’ policy leaks before Reeves’ Budget

The economy watchdog raised concerns with the Treasury about the amount of information being leaked ahead of the chancellor’s statement

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67 h. ago UK Government was ‘digging its own black hole’ before Budget, says Flynn

The Chancellor has been accused of misleading the public ahead of the Budget.

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69 h. ago It’s under fire from left and right – but Labour’s workers' rights bill is a huge achievement | Polly Toynbee

It makes no sense for union leaders to cry betrayal when it will be their members who benefit from these sorely needed reformsThe wall of sound shouting “liar” at the chancellor is a bizarre Westminster frenzy. Stand back from the hysteria and ask this question: how can Rachel Reeves be accused of raising more money than necessary when there is still pitifully little to go round in every department at her cabinet table? It’s a weird Tory ramp that she lied about a black hole when we can see it everywhere in the real world. She could have raised more.As the prime minister, Keir Starmer, pleads the case for all that was Labour-flavoured in the budget, the week also brought a breakthrough for Labour’s flagship employment rights bill. Shamelessly stymied by the Lords’ Tory majority, the government watered down a clause on so-called day-one rights that would have given workers protection from unfair dismissal from the day they walked into a job. That legal right will now kick in at six m...

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3 d. ago What lies beneath: How Rachel Reeves and her Treasury warned of a Budget black hole to justify tax rises

There are calls for the Chancellor to quit after the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) watchdog revealed it had privately told her there was no huge black hole in the nation's books.

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4 d. ago Defiant Starmer to defend Budget after Reeves forced to deny lying about black hole to justify tax hikes

Calls for multiple investigations following accusations that the chancellor misled the public

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4 d. ago 'Black hole lies' leave Reeves fighting for her job in worst crisis so far for Starmer Government

The Prime Minister was rallying to support his Chancellor after she had to deny on live TV that she had misled the public over the nation’s finances

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves forced to deny she lied before the Budget as calls grow for her to quit

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is facing growing criticism over her comments ahead of the Budget, after it emerged the watchdog told her privately there was no structural black hole

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4 d. ago Bigfoot hunters closing in on solving mystery and insist mythical beast 'exists'

Bigfoot hunters are employing brand new, state of the art technology to once and for all prove that the mythical creature definitely does exist

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4 d. ago Starmer to defend Budget after Reeves accused of misleading public

Conservatives say chancellor exaggerated fiscal black hole to justify tax rises

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves denies lying about Budget black hole to justify £26bn tax hikes

Calls for investigation into accusation Labour chancellor misled the public

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4 d. ago Reeves fights for political survival amid claims she misled public on Budget

The Chancellor insisted she was ‘honest and frank’ about the public finances after opposition figures accused her of exaggerating the scale of the Budget’s black hole

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4 d. ago Reeves rejects claims she misled public over Budget ‘black hole’

The Chancellor insisted she was ‘honest and frank’ about the public finances after opposition figures accused her of exaggerating the scale of the Budget’s black hole

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves denies lying about Budget black hole to justify tax hikes – UK politics live

Rachel Reeves denies breaking Labour manifesto pledge not to raise taxes – but admits she is asking people to pay more

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves latest: Chancellor denies lying about Budget black hole to justify tax hikes

Rachel Reeves denies breaking Labour manifesto pledge not to raise taxes – but admits she is asking people to pay more

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4 d. ago Awkward moment Rachel Reeves shown resurfaced interview saying she wouldn’t raise taxes in Budget

This is the awkward moment Rachel Reeves is shown a previous interview where she said she wouldn't raise taxes in the Autumn Budget.

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves latest: Starmer to back chancellor as she faces growing pressure over Budget black hole row

Downing Street denies claims that Rachel Reeves misled the public about a £20 billion black hole in the public finances

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