10 h. ago JOHN MURDOCH'S DRIVE TIME: We examine the new Renault Clio supermini and discover that Skoda will launch fresh electric city SUV model

In the UK, Clio has sold over 1.3 million units since its introduction, making it a familiar sight on our roads, and the new model will arrive in the UK next year.

Science

40 h. ago Ministers to announce significant changes to UK’s planning system

Exclusive: Differences over changes to environmental and legal provisions to prompt economic growth hint at chaos at heart of governmentRachel Reeves is set to announce a round of planning changes before the budget as a way to kickstart Britain’s sluggish economic growth, but ministers are at odds over how radical to be.The chancellor will announce a number of moves designed to make it easier for developers to build houses and infrastructure projects, in the hope that they will fill about £3bn of her estimated £30bn black hole. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Labour conference live: Starmer to launch fresh attack on ‘divisive’ Farage in keynote speech

Health secretary says Reform UK leader a ‘con artist’ who cannot be trusted with public’s health

Events

7 d. ago Gambling taxes look set to rise in clearest indication yet that Reeves could scrap the two

The Chancellor told ITV News that she would 'make sure' betting firms paid more ahead of the Budget .

Politics

7 d. ago Brits on red alert for ANOTHER Labour tax bomb: No10 chief admits manifesto vows on income tax, NICs and VAT only stand 'today' as Reeves warns of Budget 'choices' over '£30bn' black hole

No10 enforcer Darren Jones hinted at pain to come as he insisted Labour's manifesto commitments still applied 'today' - but only because no decisions have been taken.

Events

7 d. ago Rachel Reeves stokes tax fears by warning of 'tough choices' in Budget and takes a swipe at Andy Burnham in Labour conference speech

Chancellor Rachel Reeves insisted she was going to keep taxes 'as low as possible' as Brits brace for more pain in her fiscal package on November 26.

Events

7 d. ago Rachel Reeves' Labour conference speech is interrupted by Gaza protest as she touts 'patriotism'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves was interrupted by shouts from the audience in Liverpool about 'genocide'.

Events

7 d. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should unemployed young people lose their benefits if they refuse to take a job, as Reeves wants?

Rachel Reeves is set to announce today that tens of thousands of out-of-work young people could be stripped of their benefits if they refuse to take a job.

Society

7 d. ago Rachel Reeves fuels fears over VAT raid and hints at tax rises AND spending cuts in Budget as she blames 'global headwinds' for economy stalling

Rachel Reeves said she had made a 'solemn promise' to stabilise the finances as she dodged on how she plans to fill an estimated £30billion gap in the government's books.

Economics

1 week ago Rachel Reeves' hike in alcohol duty 'backfires' as tax revenues are set to FALL by nearly a billion pounds this year

Latest figures from HMRC show overall receipts from alcohol duty since April are down 4.3 per cent compared to last year.

Economics

1 week ago Is Britain on the verge of stagflation? What the OECD warning over high inflation and low growth means

OECD forecasts underlined Britain's deepening cost of living crisis - with the highest inflation in the G7 - and sluggish economic growth.

Events

1 week ago Treasury 'frantically working on £30bn of tax hikes' for Budget as Labour think

The outlook seems to be darkening for Rachel Reeves as insiders admit the Office for Budget Responsibility is set to downgrade productivity estimates.

Economics

1 week ago OECD warns the UK faces the highest inflation in the G7 after Labour's tax raid as brutal Budget looms

Economists from the influential organisation also predicted that UK inflation will surge, with Britain experiencing the highest level among the G7 group of advanced economies this year.

Economics

1 week ago Global economy more resilient than expected amid Trump tariffs, OECD says

International body warns of slowdown next year, with UK growth expected to lose ground among G7 countriesBusiness live – latest updatesThe global economy has been more resilient than expected in the face of Donald Trump’s tariffs, but is set to slow over the next year, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has warned.The Paris-based club of industrialised countries has upgraded its projection for global GDP this year, to 3.2% – up from the 2.9% it expected in its last forecast in June. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago A new kind of action – how Babes With Blades are fighting for screen space for women of colour

When Jade Ang Jackman met Ayesha Hussain it was to make a film about the latter’s training as a stunt performer. With that in the bag along with Sag award nominations, they are going after bigger ambitions togetherAyesha Hussain says her mum was relieved when she became a professional stuntwoman because there were a lot more safety precautions on film sets than at the nightclubs where she had been fire-breathing and throwing knives since her early 20s. Now a twice Sag-award nominated stunt performer, with credits on Doctor Who, Gladiator II and Deadpool and Wolverine, 35-year-old Hussain has her heart set on becoming “the female Keanu Reeves slash Jason Statham”.As part of Hussain’s aim to tackle the lack of representation of south Asian women in the action arena, she joined with Malaysian-British director Jade Ang Jackman to co-found the film collective Babes With Blades. In January, they took over the Rio cinema in London’s Dalston during the London short film festival to showcase...

Politics

2 w. ago Britain's biggest housebuilder warns late Budget increases risks for the sector

Rachel Reeves will not deliver her set piece statement to the Commons until November 26

Events

2 w. ago Tax fears grow as Rachel Reeves faces new £9billion black hole ahead of Budget

Allan Monks, UK economist at JPMorgan, told the Financial Times that even shaving 0.1 or 0.2 per cent from productivity would leave a hole of between £9billion and £18billion.

Economics

2 w. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Jowita Przystal declares love for co

The pro dancer paid tribute to one of her friends and co-stars before sharing a fresh update days before the series launch.

Politics

3 w. ago Liverpool and Man City set for Marc Guehi transfer battle as rival plans emerge

Liverpool are planning to launch a fresh attempt to sign Marc Guehi as a free agent next summer but Manchester City are planning to try and beat them to the England star's signature

Events

3 w. ago Lettuce 2.0 Rachel Reeves is 'Chancellor in name only' as Keir Starmer 'loses confidence'

Labour insiders allege the PM has set up a Budget Board with weekly meetings to prevent Reeves repeating blunders such as increasing National Insurance contributions for employers and ending winter fuel payments

Politics