51 m. ago Raise taxes or this government will fail, Rachel Reeves’s former top adviser warns

Exclusive: Ex-Treasury minister Jim O’Neill has warned Reeves will have to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT to fill the £5bn black hole left by the welfare climbdown

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71 m. ago What happened when I cried at work: From Nadine Dorries' public tears in the face of political defeat to Mariella Frostrup's weeping episode after being sacked, some of Britain's most high

Watching the tears run down Rachel Reeves' cheeks during PMQs on Wednesday, one thought came to mind, 'she's broken', and my heart broke for her too.

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78 m. ago David Lammy deploys army of top diplomats to kickstart economic growth and combat impact of Trump tariffs

Exclusive: With a failure to deliver economic growth leaving an estimated £18bn in Rachel Reeves’ budget, the use of senior diplomats to bolster engagement with business is just the latest part of a strategy to turn things around

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89 m. ago From primary challenges to stranded astronauts: How Elon Musk can hurt Donald Trump

In his feud with Donald Trump, the world’s richest person has the distinct disadvantage of not possessing nukes. But that doesn’t mean he has no cards to play, writes Io Dodds

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1 hour ago Man City land £38million bonus but face a challenge to repeat the trick

Manchester City made around £38million from their participation in the Club World Cup but they now need to book their spot in the next tournament.

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5 h. ago Rachel Reeves to announce review of workplace pensions contributions — here’s what it could mean

The chancellor will use her Mansion House speech to announce the overhaul

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6 h. ago Bonnie Blue 'can't see why this is dangerous' as she speaks out about petting zoo stunt

EXCLUSIVE: The controversial adult star had lined up her biggest challenge yet after sleeping with over 1,000 men in 24 hours - the 26-year-old joked ' I can't see why this is so dangerous'

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7 h. ago Man City are getting creative with Hugo Viana's biggest transfer window challenge

Manchester City are set to seal their first major departure of the transfer window but more must follow over the next few weeks.

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7 h. ago Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out tax rises to cover scrapped welfare bill

Original welfare proposals had been part of a package expected to save up to £5 billion a year

Economics

8 h. ago Fiona Phillips describes Alzheimer's battle as chasing a £5 note in the wind

The former GMTV presenter has opened up about the challenges she faces on a daily basis with the condition.

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9 h. ago Is it embarrassing if a politician cries in public, or does it make them seem more human?

The Chancellor Rachel Reeves was seen crying in the Commons during PMQs this week

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9 h. ago Women’s Euro 2025: England kick off with French test as Wales make history – live

Holders face France in Zurich as Wales face the DutchPlayer guide | David Squires’ wallchart | Mail JohnFriday’s matches saw a couple of favourites win.Here’s where it all starts for the Lionesses. The beginning of the end or the end of the beginning? A huge test awaits in the challenge of France. A new-look team, though one full of established stars, needs to get out of the group stage, and then perhaps the competition opens up for them. That’s all in the future, perhaps, but for Wales this is history, to quote in the news Noel Gallagher, the end of a long journey to be at a finals. Jess Fishlock leads her team against the Dutch, and Wales could be the wild card. So, a big day awaits, with news from the footbal industry as a whole coming in all day. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Brave victim confronted sick voyeur who filmed her in Manchester Airport toilet cubicle

Eric O'Neill was arrested after being confronted by the brave victim

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13 h. ago Readers’ letters: Labour rebels were elected with a welfare reform mandate

A reader says Rachel Reeves’ tears would be understandable if they were about Labour rebels wrecking her work to reform the benefits system

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14 h. ago Julian McMahon’s death is a sad, dramatic end to a magnetic talent, whose star was on the rise again | Luke Buckmaster

The Australian actor broke into Hollywood playing suave villains in Nip/Tuck and Fantastic Four – but one of his final roles was some of his best workJulian McMahon – a life in picturesJulian McMahon dies aged 56The Australian-American actor Julian McMahon, who has died from cancer aged 56, had a long and accomplished career. Like many Australian actors, it began with a soap opera – McMahon played Ben Lucini in 150 episodes of Home and Away – but he soon broke free to pursue a more ambitious and challenging oeuvre.McMahon, the son of former prime minister Sir William “Billy” McMahon, made a name for himself overseas through US television in his 30s. On supernatural drama Charmed he played Cole Turner, a half-human, half-demon assassin turned love interest for one of the witches he was hired to kill. McMahon took to the show’s campy tone with aplomb, delivering lines like “I’m going straight to hell, cause it’s got to be a sin to look this good” with a twinkle in his eye. Continue re...

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17 h. ago You've got a high IQ if you can spot hiding elephant in 15 seconds

A mind-boggling optical illusion challenges Brits to find a huge elephant hiding in plain-sigh. However, it's so difficult that 99 per cent of people fail to ever solve it

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18 h. ago Reeves refuses to rule out tax rises after ‘damaging’ welfare bill U

Original welfare proposals had been part of a package expected to save up to £5 billion a year

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19 h. ago Palestine Action loses appeal hours before terror ban due to start

The Court of Appeal heard the challenge ahead of the planned ban starting at midnight.

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19 h. ago Raising a big tax is Rachel Reeves' only way of balancing the books to fill fiscal black hole, experts warn

It came as a damning new poll by YouGov showed that three-quarters of Britons believe Ms Reeves will smash Labour's vow by putting up one of the UK's main taxes.

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20 h. ago Reeves says welfare fallout ‘damaging’ and declines to rule out tax hikes

The Chancellor warned there would be ‘costs to what happened’ as she faced questions about how she would cover the shortfall left by concessions.

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