61 m. ago Fizzy drinks to go up in price as Labour 'milkshake tax' becomes the first money grab of the Budget

In the first salvo of the Budget raid on Britons, Wes Streeting announced that the exemption for pre-packaged milk-based drinks is being scrapped.

Economics

64 m. ago Milkshakes and lattes to come under sugar tax rules – Streeting

Manufacturers will have to pay the new tax or change their products to fall under the threshold.

Politics

69 m. ago Budget 2025 latest: Sugar levy on milkshakes and lattes confirmed as first tax hike in Rachel Reeves’s Budget

Chancellor to unveil series of tax hikes to fill black hole in public finances in highly anticipated Budget on Wednesday

Economics

1 hour ago Labour ramps up 'sugar tax': Milkshakes, lattes and more soft drinks face price hikes to raise £100m

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

Economics

1 hour ago Milkshakes and lattes will be included in sugar tax in bid to tackle obesity crisis

Wes Streeting addressed the House of Commons on Tuesday

Events

4 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

5 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

14 h. ago Save our family firms: Rachel Reeves blasted over 'shocking' inheritance tax raid on business that will do 'profound damage' to economy

Farmers and family business owners have joined forces in a last-ditch bid to overturn an inheritance tax raid that threatens to destroy livelihoods.

Economics

3 d. ago A spoonful of sugar? How about five! How Dick Van Dyke stays sprightly ahead of his 100th birthday

As he prepares to turn 100 next month on December 13, legendary American actor Dick Van Dyke shows no signs of slowing down.

Politics

6 d. ago How to turn hazelnuts into a brilliant flour for cakes – recipe | Waste not

A luscious torte is a great way to use up that big bag of nuts in the cupboard and to make use of the season’s pearsEach recipe in my cookbook Eating for Pleasure, People & Planet includes optional whole food ingredients such as rapadura sugar, emmer wheat and flaxseeds to boost nutrients and flavour, while also keeping things adaptable so you can use up what you already have in the cupboards. Writing a plant-based cookbook taught me new ways to save waste, and confirmed my belief that zero-waste cooking is whole food cooking. Aquafaba (the liquid from a tin of chickpeas or other beans), for example, is a powerful emulsifier that can replace eggs, especially when whisked with ground flaxseeds or chia. It’s a brilliant way of turning what we’d usually pour down the sink into cakes with remarkable lift and texture. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The Running Man review – Glen Powell sprints through fun update of Stephen King future

Full-tilt chase sequences, a punk aesthetic and a sugar-rush soundtrack, means there is plenty of enjoyment to be had as Edgar Wright goes back to King’s original 1982 novelEdgar Wright, that unstoppable force for good in cinema, has revived the sci-fi thriller satire last seen in 1987 with Arnold Schwarzenegger; it now stars Glen Powell and is adapted directly from the original 1982 novel written by Stephen King under his “Richard Bachman” pen-name, a futurist nightmare set in that impossibly distant year of 2025. The resulting film is never anything but likable and fun – though never actually disturbing in the way that it’s surely supposed to be and the ending is fudged and anticlimactic.Yet there’s plenty of enjoyment to be had. Wright accelerates to a sprint for some full-tilt chase sequences; there’s a nice punk aesthetic with protest ’zines being produced by underground rebels; and Wright always delivers those sugar-rush pop slams on the soundtrack, including, of course, the S...

Politics

2 w. ago Angela Rayner in talks about 'personal memoir' only two months after quitting over tax scandal... in what MPs say is 'bid to sell herself as future Labour leader'

The former deputy prime minister is reportedly in talks with publishers about a book just two months after she was forced to quit over a tax scandal.

Politics

2 w. ago ‘Dozy Don’ allegations reappear after president closes eyes during Dr. Oz speech

President photographed appearing to doze during announcement of price cuts for weight loss drugs – which tackle obesity and aid sleep

Politics

2 w. ago Reeves must slash tax again before next election if she breaks manifesto pledge, Tony Blair think tank warns

Labour chancellor told any tax hikes must be temporary in a bid to break Britain’s ‘tax-and-spend doom loop’

Events

2 w. ago Top TV doc demands baked beans & fish fingers are taxed and give warning labels to help tackle obesity

BAKED beans and fish fingers should be taxed to help fight obesity, a telly doctor reckons. Anti-junk food campaigner Prof Chris van Tulleken also wants warning labels on unhealthy products. The BBC expert yesterday told MPs the Treasury should target the sale of fattening foods. Appearing before a Commons health committee, Prof Van Tulleken put...

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