2 h. ago Liverpool fighter Luke Riley on his UFC debut statement – 'one chance and it's lights out'

EXCLUSIVE: Maturing star Luke Riley is looking to make a big impact in the featherweight division as he thanks Next Generation gym-mate Paddy Pimblett for career boost

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3 d. ago OBR confronted Treasury about ‘unhelpful’ policy leaks before Reeves’ Budget

The economy watchdog raised concerns with the Treasury about the amount of information being leaked ahead of the chancellor’s statement

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7 d. ago Luke Riley on Paddy Pimblett’s unorthodox pep talk ahead of his dream UFC debut

Interview: British featherweight Riley reflects on his stunning knockout victory in his maiden UFC outing, which bagged him a $50,000 bonus

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8 d. ago UK Budget Reaction: Reeves leaves business rates dilemma for Scottish Government

David Lonsdale, director of industry body the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC), gives his assessment of the Chancellor’s autumn statement.

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8 d. ago Arsenal star gets called out despite statement Bayern win after failing to take chance

Arsenal secured a statement Champions League victory against Bayern Munich on Wednesday evening but one Gunners star still received criticism during the game

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8 d. ago 'You won't write my obituary,' under fire Reeves hits back at critics of her tax and benefits Budget

The Chancellor’s statement put Britain on course for a record tax burden as she hikes levies

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8 d. ago Rachel Reeves faces grilling over her 'spend now, pay later' Budget hitting millions with £26bn more in taxes

The Chancellor’s statement put Britain on course for a record tax burden as she hikes levies

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8 d. ago Rachel Reeves’s budget has inflamed, not calmed, Britain’s febrile mood | Martin Kettle

The chancellor’s statement will be remembered for the many taxes it raised, rather than the big one – income tax – it did notRachel Reeves’s chancellorship was already balanced on a knife-edge, even before the 2025 budget. After she delivered her second budget statement, it still is. Even more than usual, Wednesday’s speech was full of significant fiscal changes, altered spending commitments and adjusted economic forecasts, most of them accidentally (and, for journalists, conveniently) released a short while in advance by the obviously misnamed Office for Budget Responsibility. Politically, however, almost nothing has changed at all.Reeves arrived in the Treasury last year offering what she, like Keir Starmer, had promised as the Conservative years ebbed: competence, stability and, above all, a focus on economic growth. Her problem, despite her upbeat assessments, is that she has delivered none of them. Nothing about the 2025 budget guarantees any early change in that, however defia...

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8 d. ago The deputy speaker who stole Budget show: Nusrat Ghani won legion of fans for her colourful tie and stern words for leaking ministers

The Conservative MP for Sussex Weald was overseeing the main debate as under-fire Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her financial statement to Parliament.

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8 d. ago Martin Lewis lays into Budget error with 'staggering' verdict as OBR apologises

The Office for Budget Responsibility accidentally published key Budget details before Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her financial statement

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9 d. ago Budget 2025 live: Rachel Reeves says tax and spending changes based on ‘fair and necessary’ choices

Chancellor to deliver fiscal statement, billed as decisive moment for fate of Starmer government, at 12.30pmTax, pensions, savings: what to expect in the budgetReeves’s high-stakes budget in five key chartsCould you do better than Reeves? Play our gameYesterday the Metropolitan police said they were not allowing a planned protest in Westminster by farmers to coincide with the budget. Farmers have been protesting regularly about the decision announced in Rachel Reeves’ budget last year to extend inheritance tax to farms.The decision was criticised by the Conservative party, who said originally the Met had indicated the protest would be allowed. Last night Victoria Atkins, the shadow environment secretary, issued a statement saying:It doesn’t smell right, particularly when we think of the regular and frequent protests that are allowed in SW1 which inconvenience motorists, residents and businesses without consideration. Is this to save the chancellor embarrassment ahead of her budget o...

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9 d. ago UK budget to target cost of living crisis as Reeves battles to keep Labour MPs on side

Chancellor’s fiscal statement billed as decisive moment for fate of Starmer government as she tries to fill £20bn spending gapRachel Reeves will promise to tackle Britain’s cost of living crisis and deliver fiscal stability in Wednesday’s budget, which is billed as a decisive moment for the fate of Keir Starmer’s beleaguered government.The chancellor will say she is taking the “fair and necessary choices” to shore up the economy as she raises billions of pounds worth of taxes to help offset lower than expected growth forecasts. Continue reading...

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1 week ago UFC star ready to follow Paddy Pimblett's footsteps as Liverpool fighter prepares for debut

EXCLUSIVE Scouse scrapper has come a long way since going on the run as he makes his first walk to the Octagon at UFC Qatar

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3 w. ago UK unemployment rises to 5%, the highest level in four years

ONS says jobs market worsening before budget, as HMRC reports falling number of workers on firms’ payrollsBusiness live – latest updatesUnemployment in the UK has risen by more than expected to the highest level in four years, official figures show, amid a worsening slowdown in the jobs market before Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget.With under three weeks to go before the chancellor’s tax and spending statement, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the headline unemployment rate rose to 5.0% in the three months to the end of September, up from 4.8% in the previous quarter. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Bombshell signal Rachel Reeves plans to increase income tax in Budget

Rachel Reeves has reportedly told the Budget watchdog that she is planning to hike income tax in her November 26 statement, in the clearest sign yet of the Chancellor's plans

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4 w. ago Conor McGregor’s UFC rivals appear to replace him in Road House 2 cast

The former UFC champion made his acting debut in 2024’s remake of the 1989 action film, starring alongside Jake Gyllenhaal

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