2 h. ago Milkshake and latte lovers brace for price hikes as Labour extends 'sugar tax' to raise £100m

Wes Streeting is poised to announce that the exemption for pre-packaged milk-based drinks is being scrapped.

Economics

3 h. ago Milkshakes and lattes expected to be hit by Government sugar tax

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced plans to extend the sugar tax in her autumn budget last year.

Politics

20 h. ago Thomas Frank desperately needs a performance from his stalled Spurs team

Tottenham manager can afford a midweek defeat in Paris, but the same does not apply to Fulham’s visit on SaturdayWelcome, then, to another of those Spurs weeks, where the executives are deeply concerned and it is impossible to ignore the sense of foreboding. The 4-1 derby humiliation at Arsenal on Sunday ensured the club are playing a game of crisis-baton hot potato with Liverpool and surely the last thing that the manager, Thomas Frank, needs is a Champions League trip to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night.This is not the real fear because it is just about possible to paint the game against the European champions as a free hit. Even in the best of times, nobody would have expected much from Tottenham there and, with two wins and two draws from four matches in the competition, they can afford to lose this one. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Commuters brace for blizzards, major roads forced to close and 190 schools shut amid Met Office amber snow warning and

Sleet and snow showers continued to hit UK coasts this morning where the worst-affected areas are expected to face travel disruption and possible power cuts.

Events

9 d. ago Pensioners and people with ISAs told 'act now' to avoid November Budget losses

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to hit savers in a number of ways

Economics

1 week ago Motorists given fine warning as Met Office predicts 'arctic blast' to hit UK

The Met Office has warned that an 'arctic blast' and 'wall of snow' is set to hit the UK, with it expected to fall in Scotland, Northern Ireland, northern England, and possibly North Wales in what is being described as a "widespread wintry spell"

Events

2 w. ago London travel news LIVE: Gatwick Express, Southern and Thameslink trains cancelled amid signal fault chaos

Major disruption expected to hit key London rail services for most of Tuesday

Events

2 w. ago Met Office reveals where snow could hit UK after heavy rain weather warnings issued

Several weather warnings have been issued across the UK as heavy rain and winds are expected to hit on Tuesday

Events

2 w. ago Scotland weather maps turn purple as the country braces for four day snowfall

Several areas of Scotland are expected to be hit with snow as the weather map turns purple for four days...

Politics

2 w. ago Named and shamed, the NHS sites failing to hit crucial cancer diagnosis and treatment time targets... so how does YOUR local trust fare?

Under the health service's own rulebook, hospitals are expected to hit three separate targets on catching the disease and starting treatment quickly.

Events

2 w. ago Typhoon Kalmaegi latest: At least 66 dead as powerful storm leaves trail of destruction in Philippines

Storm is gathering strength again with 180kmph gusts in South China Sea and expected to hit Vietnam next

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3 w. ago Met Office warns of ‘moist’ week ahead as remnants of Hurricane Melissa affect UK weather

"Heavy rain" is expected to hit the UK over the next few days

Events

3 w. ago Millions of Brits to be hit with BBC TV Licence 'price hike' next year

This new cost of living blow is expected to hit next April as the Government sets the price of the TV Licence fee.

Economics

3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa kills at least 34 across Caribbean but hellish rampage isn't over yet

Hurricane Melissa is now heading over the Bahamas and is expected to hit Bermuda on Thursday evening with winds in excess of 100mph

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: Storm barrels toward Bermuda after leaving trail of destruction across Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa is now passing through the Bahamas and is expected to hit Bermuda late Thursday evening

Events

3 w. ago Volkswagen indicates shortage of Chinese chips would hit profits

New EV models are offsetting a slump in demand but Europe’s carmakers are bracing for shutdownsVolkswagen has signalled that its annual profit targets are at risk without sufficient computer chips, in the latest sign that an expected shortage of semiconductors from China could hit carmakers across Europe.The struggling German automotive giant said a series of cost cuts and new model launches are helping to offset a slump in Chinese demand but added that forecasts are based on the “adequate availability of semiconductors”. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: Bahamas ravaged by catastrophic storm as at least 34 dead across Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa is now passing through the Bahamas and is expected to hit Bermuda late Thursday evening

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: At least 34 dead as ‘catastrophic’ storm continues to wreak havoc in Bahamas

Hurricane Melissa is now passing through the Bahamas and is expected to hit Bermuda late evening

Events

3 w. ago The White Lotus heads back to Europe as season four destination ‘revealed’

HBO’s hit wealth satire anthology is expected to begin production in France next year

Events

3 w. ago Only Murders in the Building season 6 changes location in huge first for series

The hit crime comedy is expected to continue on for a sixth season

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