6 h. ago There are those on the left and right who offer only grievance: Labour is getting on with the job of economic renewal | Keir Starmer

Judge last week’s budget in the light of our bold plans to sweep away red tape, tackle inactivity among young people and pursue a closer trading relationship with the EUKeir Starmer is the prime minister of the United KingdomReport: Labour’s economic plan will take years to deliver, Starmer saysAt the budget last week, we made the right choices for Britain, cutting the cost of energy with £150 off bills, protecting the NHS and tackling the scourge of child poverty by removing the two-child limit. We also ensured that the revenue we raised through taxes was done fairly, with everyone contributing but those with the broadest shoulders contributing their fair share. As a result of the choices we made, the budget created a more stable economic environment, driving down inflation and government bond yields. This is vital for protecting our public services, when £1 in every £10 spent by government goes on debt interest.The budget builds on the action we have already taken to improve the e...

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41 h. ago Alice Liveing reveals she was rushed to hospital with unusual bleeding just weeks after giving birth

The fitness influencer, 32, welcomed a daughter named Jeannie with her husband Patrick Murphy last month, admitting her baby's delivery was 'wild' and 'unexpected.'

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3 d. ago Celtic floor Feyenoord as Martin O’Neill delivers one last Euro glory night for the ages – 5 talking points

The Irishman was the last Hoops boss to win in the Netherlands and repeated the feat in his Euro farewell

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves says budget will cut living costs after shock OBR leak

Chancellor unveils action on energy bills, rail fares and two-child benefit cap as she reveals £26bn tax risesHow does freezing tax thresholds affect your tax bill?Budget 2025: key points at a glanceRachel Reeves has declared her budget will slash living costs for millions including ending the two-child benefit limit and cutting energy bills, but taxes are set to soar by £26bn to plug a gaping shortfall in the public finances.Major measures in the budget leaked early in a shock accidental release by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), triggering an instant bond market reaction an hour before the chancellor was on her feet in the House of Commons. After months of speculation, Reeves said her measures would put the public finances on a sustainable path while building “a fairer, a stronger, a more secure Britain” by tackling inflation and investing in large infrastructure projects. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Borrowing costs rise as bond markets brace for Budget turmoil

The cost of government borrowing rose amid fears the Chancellor will not take the tough decisions required to put Britain's creaking finances on a stable footing.

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5 d. ago Home Office issues warning to anyone expecting an Evri delivery parcel

Almost 10,000 cases of delivery fraud were reported last Black Friday

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5 d. ago Slash spending or risk bond market mayhem: Reeves warned lack of credible plan will spook investors

Fears are mounting Chancellor will rely on an array of tax rises rather than controls on public expenditure to make her numbers add up.

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6 d. ago The Guardian view on a viable peace framework for Ukraine: with Europe’s help, Zelenskyy can have better cards | Editorial

The 28-point plan outlined last week by the US would have delivered peace on Putin’s terms. EU leaders must help Kyiv resist the bullyingThere was a grim familiarity to the unveiling of Donald Trump’s latest peace proposals for Ukraine last week. As in August, when the US president invited Vladimir Putin to a summit in Alaska, Kyiv and its European allies were excluded from discussions that ended up echoing Kremlin talking points. Yet again, Mr Trump publicly scolded Volodymyr Zelenskyy for not being more grateful for his ongoing mediation efforts. And as in the summer, Mr Zelenskyy and blindsided European leaders strove to stay polite while scrambling to limit the damage.The salvage operation appears to have been relatively successful, following Sunday’s meeting in Geneva between the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and a Ukrainian delegation. The 28-point plan reportedly drafted by Mr Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, and the Kremlin adviser, Kirill Dmitrie...

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8 d. ago HAMISH MCRAE: Bond market could deliver a lasting blow to economy

Rachel Reeves is wrong about a lot of things, but she is right to be worried about a run on gilts.

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1 week ago World’s top 10 most expensive streets in 2025: London’s New Bond Street leads the list; Delhi’s Khan Market figures in top 25

World’s top 10 most expensive streets in 2025: London’s New Bond Street leads the list; Delhi’s Khan Market figures in top 25  The Indian Express

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2 w. ago Reeves ditched income tax rise after improved fiscal forecast

Dramatic U-turn ahead of Budget had sparked sell-off in UK government bond market

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2 w. ago Dad shares terrifying encounter after delivery driver 'barges into his home'

Dad-of-four James McMurdock was left shocked after a deliver driver let himself into his family home last night and has demanded the law should be changed if it fails to protect people in their own homes

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2 w. ago FTSE 100 LIVE: London slips as UK economy contracts in blow to Rachel Reeves ahead of budget

FTSE 100 LIVE: London slips as UK economy contracts in blow to Rachel Reeves ahead of budget  Yahoo Finance UK

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2 w. ago New blow for Reeves as economy stalls close to zero in run up to Budget

GDP inches ahead by just 0.1% in the third quarter in a grim set of figures that one City analyst said revived the spectre of recession

Economics

2 w. ago New blow for Reeves as economy stalls in run up to the Budget

GDP rose by just 0.1% in the third quarter in what one City analyst described as a “kick in the teeth” for the Chancellor

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2 w. ago What to do if your parcels don’t arrive as expected this Christmas season from damage to delays

MANY of us will be drowning in cardboard boxes over the coming weeks as we shop online for Christmas gifts. Last year there were 4.2billion parcels sent out across the UK. But more than two thirds of people had a delivery issue in the last six months, according to industry regulator Ofcom. Here is what...

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2 w. ago Investor angst over Big Tech’s AI spending spills into bond market

Debt issued by groups building data centres has been hit in recent weeks

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3 w. ago Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling audiobook review – an all

Cush Jumbo, Hugh Laurie and Matthew Macfadyen bring extra twinkle to Rowling’s magical taleIt has become tradition for Audible to bring out the big guns in the run-up to Christmas and deliver star-studded adaptations of well-known novels; the last few years have brought terrific productions of Dickens’s Oliver Twist, Bleak House and David Copperfield.Now attention has turned to younger listeners with a new, full-cast recording of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the first of the Potter books in which the orphaned Harry, consigned to sleep in a cupboard in his aunt and uncle’s house, learns he is a wizard and is to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The Good Wife’s Cush Jumbo is our narrator, steering the story alongside a cast including Hugh Laurie as venerable wizard-in-chief Albus Dumbledore; Michelle Gomez as Professor McGonagall; Riz Ahmed as Professor Snape; Mark Addy as Hagrid; Matthew Macfadyen as Lord Voldemort; and newcomers Frankie Tre...

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3 w. ago Manchester United star has responded to scathing Roy Keane criticism

Man United defender Luke Shaw was heavily criticised after the Manchester derby defeat but delivered another strong display last weekend.

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4 w. ago Nigel Farage to promise business deregulation in economic policy speech

Reform UK leader to set out ‘pro-entrepreneurship’ agenda while rowing back on tax cuts pledgeNigel Farage will promise a bonfire of business regulation as he spells out his party’s economic policies in more detail than ever in an attempt to bolster its reputation for fiscal credibility.The Reform leader will give a speech in London putting deregulation at the heart of his economic agenda, while also dropping a commitment made at the last election to deliver £90bn of tax cuts. Continue reading...

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