24 m. ago Voices: So the economy isn’t shrinking but when will we feel any benefit, chancellor?

A 0.3 per cent rise in GDP is an unexpected filip for Rachel Reeves at the end of her first year in charge of the British economy, which is now the strongest in the G7 – but it could be bad news for those hoping to get a new mortgage, says James Moore

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1 hour ago Great British Bake Off fans baffled as beloved judge 'missing' from new trailer

The much-loved baking competition has become an autumn TV tradition, drawing in millions each year for a mix of spectacular showstoppers and kitchen disasters.

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2 h. ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves confronted over Budget tax rises as new figures released

Chancellor Rachel Reeves declined to be drawn on any tax hikes ahead of the autumn Budget amid reports officials are looking at changes to inheritance taxes

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2 h. ago George Clarke breaks down in tears as he helps couple transform their 'poky' kitchen into dream living space in memory of wife's late father

The architect's new series, George Clarke's Kitchen vs Garden starts with a tear-jerking first episode as he is brought to tears while transforming a home in Essex.

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2 h. ago Do you suffer from crippling heartburn? This is what really causes it, the surprising home remedies that can help... and the 'cures' you should avoid, by leading expert DR CAMERON BRADDY

Around one in four people experience heartburn from time to time - and while many presume medication is the only way to alleviate it, relief can be found using everyday items hiding in your kitchen cupboard.

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4 h. ago Boost for Rachel Reeves after surprising UK economic growth in three months to June

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product grew by 0.3 per cent after 0.7 per cent growth in the first three months of the year.

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5 h. ago Reeves says rulings on tax must wait for Budget amid inheritance tax speculation

The Chancellor said that her priority was getting ‘our economy firing off all cylinders’.

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6 h. ago Britain braces for another tax bomb amid warnings UK economy is 'flashing red' as growth slows to 0.3 per cent while Rachel Reeves faces a £50bn black hole

The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product grew by 0.3 per cent for the quarter after 0.7 per cent growth in the first three months of the year.

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7 h. ago Britain braces for another Reeves tax bomb as economic growth slows AGAIN to just 0.3% between April and June

The Office for National Statistics ( ONS ) said gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.3 per cent between April and June this year.

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7 h. ago Israeli airstrikes on Tehran killed inmates in ‘apparent war crime’ – report

Human Rights Watch also finds that Iran abused survivors of June attack, which killed 80 peopleIsraeli airstrikes on Tehran’s Evin prison in June killed scores of detainees, visitors and staff in what Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called an “apparent war crime”. Iranian authorities have since subjected survivors to abuse, enforced disappearances and inhumane detention conditions, the rights group said on Wednesday.HRW’s investigation, based on satellite imagery, videos and witness accounts, found the 23 June Israeli airstrikes destroyed visitation halls, prison wards, the central kitchen, the medical clinic and administrative offices. No evident military targets were identified in the facility, which held more than 1,500 prisoners at the time, many of whom had been jailed for peaceful activism. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Now London Joins With Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, Venice, New York City and More In Proposing Tourist Tax, How Tourists Can Minimize Its Impact

Now London Joins With Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, Venice, New York City and More In Proposing Tourist Tax, How Tourists Can Minimize Its Impact  Travel And Tour World

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8 h. ago Rachel Roddy’s recipe for almond and cherry biscuits | A kitchen in Rome

If a fig roll married a bakewell tart, their offspring might well end up looking like these rustic, fruity and nutty Puglian biscuitsSimilar in principle to fig rolls, biscotti di ceglie consist of pastry wrapped around a filling of jam, so they have an irregular and extremely rustic cube form. Known locally as u’ piscquett’l, these biscuits are typical of the town and commune of Ceglie Messapica in the province of Brindisi in Puglia. Ceglie Messapica is also part of the southern reaches of the Murgia, a karst topographic plateau sometimes called the backbone of Puglia, with remarkable agricultural biodiversity, including 40 local varieties of almonds, including tondino cegliese. Like many visitors to the area, we bought a packet of biscotti di ceglie from a bakery in Ceglie Messapica, although this was years ago, when the band my partner plays with toured in Puglia every summer and when we consumed every regional treat in a claustrophobic Fiat van.Unlike the great fig roll, however...

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8 h. ago How to make a classic Battenberg cake with almond, jam and marzipan

This retro teatime favourite is easier to bake than it looks. Food writer Jane Dunn shares her step-by-step guide to mastering the iconic pink-and-yellow sponge, sandwiched with apricot jam and wrapped in marzipan

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9 h. ago French borrowing costs close in on Italy’s as investors fret over debts

Anxiety grows over France’s public finances just as Rome improves its standing with bondholders

Economics

12 h. ago Mary Berry's 'delicious' chicken lasagne can be whipped up in under 30 minutes

Mary Berry's chicken lasagne recipe is so quick and easy to rustle up that it can be on the table in under 30 minutes and it's creamy and delicious too

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13 h. ago Labour's class war is about to get worse. This mean and petty act takes your money from your children. Could Rachel Reeves be so stupid? Yes she could: STEPHEN GLOVER

What is it about this Government? Just when one thinks it can sink no lower, it plumbs new depths of idiocy.

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14 h. ago Starmer ‘set to revive Northern Powerhouse Rail plan’ to boost UK infrastructure

Sir Keir Starmer is set to make the announcement before the Labour conference in a speech with chancellor Rachel Reeves

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14 h. ago Reeves pledges to tackle productivity challenge at autumn budget

Labour’s second year in power will be focused on ‘building a stronger economy for a renewed Britain’, the Chancellor said.

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14 h. ago Inheritance tax will apply to pension pots... even if workers die before retirement as Rachel Reeves tries to fill financial black hole

The Chancellor announced last year that retirement savings will be subject to the levy from April 2027.

Economics

17 h. ago Great British Bake Off future of hosts and judges confirmed as Prue Leith is missing from the new trailer

The much-loved baking competition has become an autumn TV tradition, drawing in millions each year for a mix of spectacular showstoppers and kitchen disasters.

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