45 m. ago Reeves admits she’s looking at tax rises and spending cuts in Budget

The chancellor blamed Brexit for the move, saying it has had a ‘severe’ impact on the public finances

Economics

58 m. ago Rachel Reeves drops biggest hint yet on tax rises and spending cuts in Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said 'of course, we're looking at tax and spending' as she scrambles to plug a black hole in the public finances estimated to be at around £50billion

Economics

67 m. ago To Cook a Bear review – this daft historical crime drama is like Law & Order: Special Ursine Unit

This six-part adaption of Swedish author Mikael Niemi’s novel is an odd beast. It conjures a fine sense of an isolated 19th-century village but the murder investigation at its heart is risibleA debate recently went viral on social media, after someone posed the question to women: would you rather be lost in the woods with a man or a bear? Like all the best thought experiments, it exposed wildly different worldviews and experiences, illuminated chasms between the sexes, and was likely to induce an existential crisis if you thought about it for too long. There was also the almost inevitable coda in which men of a certain stripe came online to tell women how stupid they were for choosing the bear and proceeded to limn the punishments they deserved for it. This at least allowed the women who had been hesitating over their choice to make it with a new confidence.To Cook a Bear effectively dramatises this nifty little setup. The six-part drama is adapted from Swedish author Mikael Niemi’s...

Events

2 h. ago Eurovision stars Remember Monday ban Song Contest reruns and prepare McFly collaborations

UK hopefuls Remember Monday have banned reruns of their Eurovision adventure, after finishing a heart-breaking 19th in the Song Contest. After their current UK tour and a new song the trio will focus on their collaborations with McFly and dream of supporting the band live.

Culture

2 h. ago Row as union warns Historic Environment Scotland staff not to criticise quango in the media

Staff have expressed fury as Prospect union warns them not to criticise the crisis-hit quango in the media

Events

3 h. ago Scottish businesses warn customers will pay as UK to have highest inflation in G7

The Federation of Small Businesses, Scottish Retail Consortium and the Scottish Chambers of Commerce all said customers would have to pay more

Economics

3 h. ago Warning North Sea poised to miss out on 23000 jobs as 110 firms demand windfall tax reforms

The North Sea could miss out on up to 23,000 jobs if windfall tax reforms are not brought forward, industry leaders have warned

Events

3 h. ago Remembering Mama Africa: struggle of fearless singer Miriam Makeba told in daring dance drama

Mimi’s Shebeen, choreographed by Alesandra Seutin, charts South African legend’s exile and ascendancy with ‘beautiful songs, strong messages and moments that hit’“You speak about Miriam Makeba in South Africa and it’s like speaking about a queen,” says Alesandra Seutin. The legendary singer Makeba was known as Mama Africa, and the Empress of African Song; but she also hung out in Greenwich Village with Miles Davis and Duke Ellington. She was a teenager sent out to work to support her family in Johannesburg who later became a diplomat for Ghana, then Guinea’s official delegate to the UN. An outspoken anti-apartheid activist, she was the wife of a Black Panther. And her rich life and legacy are the inspiration for choreographer Seutin’s latest work, Mimi’s Shebeen, about to get its UK premiere.Mimi’s Shebeen blends dance, live music and spoken word in a piece of theatre that’s no straightforward biodrama but draws on Makeba’s history, particularly her story of exile: after moving to N...

Events

3 h. ago The crisis engulfing Emmanuel Macron contains a warning for Keir Starmer | Rafael Behr

The French president dominated the centre ground but has failed to build a legacy there. Labour is in danger of doing the sameBritain and France do not share a fixed quota of political stability such that reduced volatility on one side of the Channel causes chaos across the water. It was just a coincidence that Keir Starmer won a huge majority at precisely the moment last July when legislative elections made France ungovernable for Emmanuel Macron.It was a misfortune for both men, and for Europe, that their political trajectories were out of sync. Macron had dealt with four Tory prime ministers before finding a potential ally in the ascendant Labour leader. By then his presidency was in spiralling decline. Britain was rousing itself from Brexit delirium just as France was losing the plot.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago Sia’s estranged husband seeks $250,000 a month in spousal support

US court documents reveal Dan Bernad seeks to maintain ‘luxurious and upper-class lifestyle’ he had with Australian singer, who filed for divorce in MaySia’s estranged husband is seeking more than US$250,000 (A$386,000, £187,000) a month in spousal support, according to US court documents.The Australian pop singer, full name Sia Furler, split from Daniel Bernad – the father of their 18-month-old son, Somersault, in May and filed for divorce after three years of marriage. Now the former radiation oncologist has requested the sum, as well as $US300,000 for legal fees and another $US200,000 to cover the cost of forensic accounting. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago ‘Insane and offensive’: Eric Trump sparks fury with claim president is ‘saving God’

Eric Trump’s passionate case for the White House’s impact came as he promoted a new memoir, ‘Under Siege’

Politics

6 h. ago Xi directs quashing of Chinese feminists even as he praises advances at women’s conference

Chinese president is behind patriarchal turn in politics with activists silenced for ‘promoting gender antagonism’Addressing dignitaries gathered in Beijing on Monday, Xi Jinping praised the “historic achievements” of women’s rights in China. In the past 30 years, the Chinese president said, maternal mortality rates had dropped by nearly 80%, and women were now participating in the project of national governance with “unprecedented confidence and vigour”.Xi was speaking at the global women’s summit, an event on Monday and Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the historic UN’s world conference on women, which took place in Beijing. It was there in 1995 that Hillary Clinton, the then US first lady, delivered her “women’s rights are human rights” speech, lines now often quoted by people in China advocating for women’s rights. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago US and China begin collecting port fees on each other’s vessels amid trade war

A return to an all-out trade war appeared imminent last week, after China announced a major expansion of its rare earths export controls

Events

6 h. ago Candace Owens: Australia’s high court backs government decision to deny visa to US rightwinger

Court supports home affairs minister’s 2024 decision to reject visa application for planned speaking tour on character groundsAustralia’s high court has unanimously backed the government’s 2024 decision to refuse rightwing provocateur Candace Owens a visa to enter the country.The full bench of the court ruled on Wednesday that the minister’s denial did not infringe an implied constitutional freedom of political communication. Continue reading...

Politics

7 h. ago Los Angeles County declares state of emergency to aid those affected by ICE raids

The motion will provide rent relief for tenants who have fallen behind on payments as a direct consequence of the crackdown on immigrants

Politics

7 h. ago Trump White House marks Charlie Kirk’s birthday by yanking visas of foreigners who mocked his death

The Trump administration also used the occasion to posthumously award Kirk the Medal of Freedom

Events

8 h. ago Vile texts messages from Young Republican group chat are exposed — with epithets, racism and Hitler praise the norm

The Telegram messages laid bare how those who represent the future of the GOP talk behind closed doors

Events

8 h. ago Beyonce leads celebrity tributes to D'Angelo after R&B icon's death at 51

Tributes are pouring in for R&B icon D'Angelo after his family announced his death on Tuesday, with Beyonce leading stars like Jamie Foxx, Doja Cat, Missy Elliott and more in honoring the late legend.

Events

8 h. ago Trump aides worry that he is making decisions to be favored on cable news: ‘It’s not OK’

The president’s reported TV obsession has allegedly influenced his militaristic response to protests in Chicago and Portland as well as his decision to bomb Iran

Politics

9 h. ago What is the difference between legal, illegal and irregular migration?

The PA news agency takes a look at some of the language around the issue of migration.

Events