8 h. ago I haven't broken the economy, insists Reeves in desperate video plea amid bond market meltdown and fears of tax hike 'doom loop'... as she reveals Budget won't happen until November 26

Rachel Reeves attempted to calm markets by stressing her fiscal rules after interest rates on UK gilts crept up again this morning - having spiked to 27-year highs yesterday.

Economics

24 h. ago No 10 insists Reeves’s authority not dented by reshuffle after market jitters

Downing Street underscored ministers’ continuing commitment to fiscal rules as government borrowing costs surge

Culture

27 h. ago Alan Kurdi’s father’s harrowing plea for refugee compassion resurfaces on 10

The father of Aylan Kurdi, the Syrian boy who drowned as his family tried to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, made a desperate plea for compassion for refugees in a resurfaced video.

Events

27 h. ago No 10 insists Reeves’ authority not dented by reshuffle after market jitters

Downing Street underscored ministers’ continuing commitment to fiscal rules as government borrowing costs surge

Culture

33 h. ago Now, about those tax rises Starmer gathers Cabinet for first meeting after humiliating Rachel Reeves and drafting in left

Keir Starmer's new-look top team will assemble in Downing Street amid fears the ground is being laid for another brutal tax raid at the Autumn Budget.

Politics

36 h. ago Blame migrants, or blame the rich? That’s the populist divide in Britain’s politics now | Gaby Hinsliff

Taxing the ultra-rich may be a vote winner, but it’s just as important to shift the conversation away from Reform’s immigration doom loopThe long, hot summer of discontent is finally over. Parliament returned this week if not exactly with a rush of back to school energy, then at least with the sense that the government is now back to fill what was becoming an increasingly dangerous August vacuum.When exhausted ministers retreated to lick their wounds over the summer, Nigel Farage saw his chance and took it, filling the slow news days with encouragement of protesters over asylum seeker accommodation. He was rewarded by polling showing voters now see immigration – the terrain on which Reform UK is palpably desperate to fight an election, because it’s terrain on which Labour can never go far enough to please some supporters without horrifying half the rest – and not a broken economy as Britain’s biggest problem, an impression arguably only reinforced when the government’s first announc...

Politics

54 h. ago Starmer's 'tax fanatic' army: PM's bid to rein in Reeves with army of aides in desperate No10 reshuffle fuels tax hike fears

No10 communications director James Lyons announced he is leaving the role after a year amid a desperate effort to 'reset' the PM's team.

Politics

55 h. ago Manufacturing jobs cut for 10th month in a ROW as bosses fear Budget tax raid

Closely-watched data shows factory headcounts suffering one of their greatest declines since the pandemic last month.

Economics

66 h. ago Defiant Reeves admits working people ‘feel stuck’ but insists Britain is not broken

Exclusive: Rachel Reeves launches her post-summer fightback with a boost for working parents as she tackles critics of Labour’s plans and the economy

Politics

5 d. ago UK bank shares fall as fears raised in City over budget tax raid

City traders were reacting to a report from the IPPR which said Rachel Reeves should impose a new bank tax.

Economics

5 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 29 August: Tax raid fears hit banking shares, US inflation data in focus

FTSE 100 banking stocks are under pressure after a think tank urged Rachel Reeves to consider tax raid on major firms such as Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest.

Economics

5 d. ago Moment desperate drug dealer gets caught throwing a bag of cocaine out of car window

A desperate drug dealer has been caught throwing a bag of cocaine out of a car window - in a bid to get rid of the evidence.

Events

6 d. ago Brits could face MORE gas and electricity price hikes in January amid fears EU carbon tax will drive up bills

The UK is trying to get an exemption from the EU's new carbon border tax (CBAM) on energy used to produce goods which will come into force from January 1, 2026.

Economics

6 d. ago Brits could face MORE gas and electricity price hikes in January amid fears EU carbon tax will drive up bills

The UK is trying to get an exemption from the EU's new carbon border tax (CBAM) on energy used to produce goods which will come into force from January 1, 2026.

Economics

6 d. ago Horror moment YouTuber swept away by waterfall after posing for drone video

YouTuber Sagar Kundu, 22, was swept away in front of horrified onlookers while filming a video at the Duduma Waterfall in Odisha, India - footage shows him desperately clinging to a rock

Events

1 week ago Rachel Reeves urged to reconsider inheritance tax changes amid fears of affecting young family support

The Chancellor is reportedly considering a lifetime cap on tax-free gifts, but critics say the rules should be loosened to help younger generations

Politics

1 week ago Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Boots warn Rachel Reeves prices will go up

Major retailers have told the Chancellor what will happen after Budget

Events

2 w. ago Fears new Labour property tax will hit the hardest workers, as Rachel Reeves's minister refuses to rule out controversial new levy to replace stamp duty

Labour vowed before the last election that it would 'not increase taxes on working people', ruling out rises in National Insurance, income tax or VAT.

Politics

2 w. ago UK at ‘tipping point’ as millionaires consider moving abroad over wealth tax fears

More than half of the 1,000 wealthy respondents also said they are more likely to consider leaving the UK if Rachel Reeves introduces a wealth tax

Economics

2 w. ago Don't act on Budget tax raid speculation, Aviva boss warns customers

Boss Amanda Blanc warned over a repeat of last year when fears of a pension tax raid sparked frenzied activity across the sector.

Economics