25 h. ago 49ers have set Rangers back after throwing £40m into a black hole – Saturday Jury

The Record Sport team are put on the spot over the major issues in Scottish football

Economics

38 h. ago Vital services at risk in Wales with social care facing huge black hole, councils say

The financial black hole in social services equates to more than one third of councils' total overspend in this financial year, according to a local government body

Events

45 h. ago Rachel Reeves reveals she's planning to increase income tax at the Budget

The move would break one of Labour’s core manifesto promises in an attempt to close the black hole in public finances Reeves’ government inherited

Economics

68 h. ago Rachel Reeves is poised to break ANOTHER promise as she 'plots £300

Chancellor Rachel Reeves could unveil a 3p per mile levy on EVs, on top of other road taxes, as she desperately tries to fill a huge black hole in the public finances .

Economics

3 d. ago Rachel Reeves warned not to rely on business taxes to fill Budget black hole

The Confederation of British Industry said the Government ‘cannot pull the business tax lever once again to balance the books’.

Events

3 d. ago Judge orders ICE to improve Chicago ‘prison’ after immigrants break down in court describing ‘black hole’ inside

Immigrants say they were treated ‘worse than animals’ inside a facility that’s become a focal point for protests

Events

3 d. ago Labour MPs turn on Rachel Reeves as Chancellor hints at breaking manifesto pledge not to raise income tax

The Chancellor hinted this week that she is considering a manifesto-busting rise in income tax as she grapples with a black hole in the public finances estimated at up to £30 billion.

Politics

3 d. ago Black hole letting out the 'light of a trillion suns' fuels alien rumours

Scientists were baffled by a distant supermassive black hole, as it appeared to gobble up a star and glow brightly – but others believe black holes are the key to alien life

Politics

4 d. ago Labour set to hit middle class earners with £60BILLION tax bomb to plug Budget gaps, top economists predict... amid fears Rachel Reeves could send Britain into a fiscal 'doom loop'

In trying to meet her Budget targets, the Chancellor may face a £20billion to £30billion black hole, according to analysis by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR).

Economics

4 d. ago Picturesque Yorkshire market town in disarray as it becomes 'black hole' with tourists avoiding it

Local businesses in Hebden Bridge, close to Greater Manchester, are struggling due to the lack of phone signal

Politics

4 d. ago Scientists spot the brightest flare yet from a supermassive black hole

Scientists have spotted the brightest flare yet from a black hole

Politics

5 d. ago Rachel Reeves to set out Budget priorities as major think tank warns tax rises are ‘inevitable’

The chancellor’s address is set to come after weeks of expectation management and growing reports of planned tax rises as she scrambles to fill a black hole of up to £50bn in the public finances

Events

8 d. ago Rachel Reeves's workplace pension plot: Chancellor warned against 'reckless' £4billion raid on salary sacrifice schemes

The Labour Chancellor is said to be plotting to remove tax breaks offered to employers and staff that pay money into workplace pensions as she looks to plug a multi billion black hole in public finances.

Economics

9 d. ago Scottish ministers must draw up plans to close £5 billion black hole, says watchdog

The Auditor General for Scotland highlighted a ‘stark’ forecast gap

Politics

9 d. ago Panicking Reeves 'could cripple economy with 2p income tax hike'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves could effectively torch the Labour manifesto as analysts warn that she needs to fill a black hole in the public finances of up to £50billion.

Economics

1 week ago Businesses cannot bear the brunt of more tax hikes, CBI warns as Reeves faces a £50BILLION black hole

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said uncertainty about the forthcoming Budget was weighing on sentiment, leaving firms to delay decisions until they receive further clarity

Economics

1 week ago £50BILLION black hole misery for Reeves: Productivity downgrade blow to Chancellor

The Chancellor is now increasingly likely to have to break Labour 's manifesto pledge not to put up income tax, National Insurance or VAT, said experts.

Economics

1 week ago Income tax rise only way to plug extra £20bn in Budget black hole, economists warn Reeves

Economists say trying to balance the books by raising smaller taxes risks ‘unnecessary amounts of economic damage’

Economics

1 week ago Income tax rise only way to plug new £20bn budget black hole, economists warn Reeves

Economists say trying to balance budget by raising smaller taxes risks ‘unnecessary amounts of economic damage’

Economics

1 week ago Rachel Reeves faces '£20billion Budget black hole' as downgrade fuels tax rise fears

The Chancellor is grappling with a big headache - the UK's woeful productivity - which could trigger the need for spending cuts and tax rises in the Budget

Economics