55 h. ago Deliberations begin at bribery trial of Nadine Menendez, wife of former US Sen. Bob Menendez

A jury has begun deliberating in the bribery case brought against Nadine Menendez after a prosecutor told a jury that she was a “critical participant” in a five-year fraud with her husband, former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez

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4 d. ago Man, 32, caged like a 'death camp' captive by own mum does one thing for the first time

A man who claimed to have been help captive by his stepmother for 20 years has released a statement after he set fire to his own home to allegedly escape his home prison

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2 w. ago Liam Delap to Manchester United transfer latest with 'advantage' set after chairman's statement

Latest Manchester United transfer news with a fresh claim made towards the signing of Liam Delap from Ispwich Town

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2 w. ago UK set to host FIFA Women's World Cup after Gianni Infantino statement

There has only been one "valid bid" for the 2035 tournament according to FIFA president Gianni Infantino, coming from the Home Nations

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2 w. ago The British firms set to be hardest hit by Trump's sweeping tariffs TODAY

It's only a week since Rachel Reeves unveiled her Spring Statement but her plan to balance the nation's books looks set to blown out of the water.

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2 w. ago Premier League release fixtures statement as Man United and Man City set to discover key dates

Manchester City and United now know when the release of all of the fixtures for the 2025/26 Premier League season will happen this summer ahead of next campaign

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3 w. ago Kieran Dowell set for Rangers transfer exit as Birmingham boss declares summer statement of intent

The English midfielder has impressed since joining the EFL League One side on loan in January

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3 w. ago Live: Rachel Reeves set to announce more welfare cuts in spring statement

It comes as the budget watchdog said the Government’s plans will not save as much as ministers hoped.

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3 w. ago John Healey challenged over £2.2bn defence boost as benefits to be slashed further

John Healey was challenged on whether national defence comes “even before the most vulnerable in society” as Rachel Reeves is set to cut benefits further in her spring statement on Wednesday, 26 March, while defence will see a boost in spending.

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3 w. ago Spring statement live: Rachel Reeves set to slash benefits further to plug £1.6bn budget black hole

UK’s budget watchdog warned last week’s reforms would save over £1bn less than forecast

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3 w. ago Universal credit cuts expected as further benefits set to fall in spring statement

Two more cuts to universal credit are expected

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3 w. ago Spring statement live: Reeves set to slash benefits again in billions of budget cuts

The chancellor of the exchequer is set to cut benefits even more following a disagreement with the OBR

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3 w. ago Inflation falls to 2.8% in boost for Rachel Reeves ahead of spring statement

The chancellor is set to deliver her spring statement later on Wednesday

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3 w. ago Spring Statement 2025: Rachel Reeves set to reveal spending cuts – follow live

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will present her first highly anticipated Spring Statement to parliament on Wednesday.

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3 w. ago Further benefits cuts planned as Rachel Reeves forced to find extra £1.6bn

Chancellor risks wrath of Labour backbenchers with spring statement set to confirm deeper cutsRachel Reeves will make additional welfare cuts in her spring statement on Wednesday after the Office for Budget Responsibility rejected her estimate of savings from the changes announced last week.The chancellor hoped to shift the focus from the benefits cuts, which appalled some Labour backbenchers, to promising to “secure Britain’s future” with a £2.2bn increase to defence spending. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Reeves’ gloomy Spring Statement to set stage for autumn austerity

Speech to MPs on Wednesday could be the harbinger of a more difficult full Budget, analysts warn

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3 w. ago Opening statements set for bribery trial of Nadine Menendez, wife of ex

Opening statements are set to begin in the bribery trial of Nadine Menendez, the wife of prison-bound former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez

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4 w. ago Rachel Reeves wields axe over 10,000 civil service jobs as she warns of hard choices ahead

Labour chancellor says the ‘world has changed’ since last year’s budget as she prepares to set out tough decisions in Wednesday’s spring statement

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4 w. ago All UK families ‘to be worse off by 2030’ as poor bear the brunt, new data warns

Keir Starmer has been dealt a fresh blow to his living standards pledge in advance of the spring statementLiving standards for all UK families are set to fall by 2030, with those on the lowest incomes declining twice as fast as middle and high earners, according to new data that raises serious questions about Keir Starmer’s pledge to make working people better off.The grim economic analysis, produced by the respected Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), comes before the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, makes her spring statement on Wednesday in which she will announce new cuts to public spending rather than increase borrowing or raise taxes, so as to keep within the government’s “iron clad” fiscal rules. Continue reading...

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