23 h. ago Housebound grandmother, 83, drowned in her own living room when river burst its banks and unleashed 5ft torrent during Storm Babet, inquest hears

Maureen Gilbert was found by her son Paul 'floating in the water' in her home in Derbyshire on the morning of October 21.

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24 h. ago No flood defences protecting the home of trapped grandmother, 83, who drowned during Storm Babet, inquest hears

Maureen Gilbert was found by her son Paul 'floating in the water' in her home in Derbyshire on the morning of October 21.

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26 h. ago Huge £46m flood defence scheme protecting hundreds of homes progresses

The project was agreed to avoid future devastation like the area suffered in the 2015 Boxing Day floods

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28 h. ago No flood defences protecting home of pensioner who drowned, inquest hears

Maureen Gilbert, 83, drowned when her home flooded during Storm Babet nearly two years ago.

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8 d. ago Public to have chance to shape part of controversial Dumfries Whitesands flood defence scheme

As part of the development process, two drop-in public engagement sessions will be held in Dumfries in early September.

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2 w. ago Reeves looks at UK property tax reforms in bid to boost growth and revenue

Treasury officials examine range of measures as chancellor seeks to address looming gap in public finances

Politics

3 w. ago Blow for Reeves as company hiring plans ‘at record low’ in wake of national insurance hike

Labour chancellor has warned the public that the change they voted for in last summer’s election was ‘never going to happen overnight’

Politics

3 w. ago Keir Starmer downplays warnings that taxes will have to be raised in autumn

PM says he doesn’t recognise some figures in independent forecast that projects £51bn shortfall in public finances UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has sought to play down warnings that the government will be forced to raise taxes this autumn and said some of the figures being circulated “are not ones I recognise”.The prime minister was responding to forecasts from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), which projected a shortfall of up to £51bn in the public finances, given a number of factors had knocked the chancellor’s plans to stay within Whitehall spending limits, including higher debt interest payments and U-turns on welfare spending cuts. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer plays down warnings that taxes will have to be raised in autumn

PM says he doesn’t recognise some figures in independent forecast that projects £51bn shortfall in public financesKeir Starmer has sought to play down warnings that the government will be forced to raise taxes this autumn and said some of the figures being circulated “are not ones I recognise”.The prime minister was responding to forecasts from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), which projected a shortfall of up to £51bn in the public finances, given a number of factors had knocked the chancellor’s plans to stay within Whitehall spending limits, including higher debt interest payments and U-turns on welfare spending cuts. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Chancellor likely to raise taxes 'to fill £51bn black hole in public finances', experts warn

The Chancellor will have to find £51 billion at the autumn budget, according to experts

Economics

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves faces ‘impossible trilemma’ and must raise taxes or cut spending to plug £50bn black hole

Leading economists say the chancellor may have to raise taxes, cut public spending or tear up her fiscal rules

Economics

3 w. ago Chancellor warned ‘tax rises needed to fill £51bn black hole in public finances’

Niesr said Rachel Reeves is facing an ‘impossible trilemma’ and will likely need to resort to tax rises in the autumn budget.

Economics

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves faces ‘impossible trilemma’ and must raise taxes or cut spending to plug £41bn black hole

Leading economists say the chancellor may have to raise taxes, cut public spending or tear up her fiscal rules

Economics

3 w. ago Reeves warned she must raise taxes or cut spending to plug £41bn black hole

Leading economists say the chancellor may have to raise taxes, cut public spending or tear up her fiscal rules

Economics