46 m. ago Rachel Reeves to splash billions of pounds on NHS and schools

Chancellor Rachel Reeves admitted that some vital public services will lose out on funding in next week's Spending Review - 'I'm not able to say yes to everything'

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46 m. ago Rachel Reeves to announce £86bn for science and technology in spending review

Regions will be handed up to £500 million with local leaders given powers to decide how investment is targeted in their communities.

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3 h. ago ‘I had no idea’: Chris Harper happy to share spotlight after Simon Yates banishes Giro d’Italia demons | Martin Pegan

The Australian cyclist was on the ride of his life to a breakthrough Grand Tour stage win as the decisive story of the 2025 race unfolded behind himAustralian cyclist Chris Harper is yet to properly soak up the ride of his life and first Grand Tour stage victory by watching a replay of his long-range and daring solo attack over the Colle delle Finestre and up the Sestrière. But the 30-year-old climber won’t have to look too hard to find highlights in the future after his ride was a major subplot as the decisive story of the 2025 Giro d’Italia unfolded behind him.Harper arrived in Albania for the opening three stages of the Giro with ambitions to prove himself as a general classification contender. A top-10 placing by the time the three-week race finished in Rome was the realistic goal. But a bout of illness hit the Team Jayco AlUla rider on the second rest day and Harper had to lift himself in the third week just to turn his focus toward chasing a stage win. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Thousands of demonstrators march through Rome to call for an immediate end to the war in Gaza

Tens of thousands of demonstrators have marched through the streets of Rome in a protest called by the main opposition parties against the war in Gaza

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6 h. ago Unions pile pressure on Reeves to avoid cuts and impose wealth taxes

Exclusive: The TUC has ratcheted up pressure on the government to introduce wealth taxes amid a growing expectation that the chancellor will unveil a swathe of spending cuts next week

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7 h. ago 'Rachel Reeves looks exhausted. She can't deliver': Labour ministers drip poison to DAN HODGES on why the Chancellor is doomed... and tell the woeful reason she thinks it's all gone wrong

It was the expression that spoke for a nation. As Rachel Reeves delivered her speech on new transport investment, workers at the Mellor Bus factory appeared less than impressed.

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8 h. ago NHS to get up to £30bn as other services squeezed in spending review

NHS leaders warn expected settlement will not be enough to enable recovery and reform

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8 h. ago Voices: Rachel Reeves is undermined by a ‘spend now, pay later’ prime minister

John Rentoul says Keir Starmer is guilty of Trussonomics, albeit on a smaller scale, making promises without knowing how to pay for them – hoping that the chancellor can sort it out later

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9 h. ago Pensions report cuts Reeves’ planned growth funds from £160bn to £11bn

Chancellor had anticipated surpluses from final salary schemes would boost investment in UK economyPlans to invest £160bn of surplus funds from final salary pension schemes to boost the UK economy over the next 10 years have been dealt a blow by a Whitehall assessment that found there was likely to be little more than £11bn available to spend.In a knock to Rachel Reeves’s growth agenda, a report by civil servants at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) found that the expected surpluses in occupational schemes would be used by businesses to offload their pension liabilities to insurance companies. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Warning UK’s housing crisis will deepen if Reeves makes further cuts in spending review

Exclusive: Building new social housing is facing a ‘cliff edge’ because of a lack of funds, experts say – as Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner battle over budget plans

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11 h. ago Body language expert weighs in on Meghan Markle's supposedly awkward moment with her mother at her Grenfell cookbook launch

Meghan Markle regularly cooked at the Hubb Community Kitchen, an initiative started to support those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire, before helping the women there to launch a cookbook.

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12 h. ago NHS to get up to £30 billion as other services squeezed in spending review

NHS leaders warn expected settlement will not be enough to enable recovery and reform

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12 h. ago Matt Tebbutt interrupts BBC's Saturday Kitchen as 'unexpected guest' shows up

Matt Tebbutt faced a Saturday Kitchen show first after his celebrity guest's wife surprised everyone with an "unexpected" appearance

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13 h. ago NHS set for boost of up to £30bn as other budgets feel squeeze

The Department of Health is set to be handed a 2.8% annual increase in its day-to-day budget over a three-year period.

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14 h. ago 6 standout recipes from Prue Leith to Ottolenghi to make for The Big Lunch this weekend

Whether you’re feeding the whole street or just a few neighbours, these delicious, summery dishes are perfect for sharing – and guaranteed to get people talking

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14 h. ago Saturday Kitchen star shares secret struggle with presenting BBC show live that viewers won't notice

EXCLUSIVE: Saturday Kitchen's Matt Tebbutt has opened up about all things to do with the hit BBC morning show - from his worst habits, to things he loves and finds most difficult about live TV

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15 h. ago Doctor nearly dies in kitchen bloodbath after severing artery on tin of rice pudding

EXCLUSIVE: Jean Carroll was opening a tin of Ambrosia Rice Pudding with a can opener when she sliced the base of her thumb against the sharp ridge of the dessert container

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16 h. ago ‘I paint extreme emotions’: Rachel Jones on her riotously colourful paintings – and her obsession with mouths

Known for her colourful abstracts, the artist is getting a retrospective at the age of just 34. She talks about her love of karaoke, working on a full-length opera and how to deal with fame at a young ageViewers may find Rachel Jones’s paintings “beautiful”, but they should be warned: the artist herself doesn’t love that word.“In our culture, the idea of beauty sadly isn’t discussed in a critical, rich way – it’s much more reductive as a term,” says the 34 year old. “I hope that when people describe the work as beautiful, it doesn’t just stop there.” Her aim, she says, is to pull viewers in deeper, beyond the surface of the work. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago David Beckham 'hasn't told Brooklyn Beckham about knighthood' as he finally bags honour

David Beckham is expected to be named as a recipient of a knighthood by King Charles in the Birthday Honours list next week but he reportedly didn't tell Brooklyn Beckham himself

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18 h. ago Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for black rice, red cabbage and tempeh salad | The new vegan

Renew your zest for life with this hearty salad that’s a nutritious meal in itselfI’m a subscriber to The Imperfectionist, Oliver Burkeman’s newsletter on building a meaningful life, in which he recently wrote about navigating life via “aliveness”, which he describes as “a subtle electrical charge”. I chase that feeling a lot in the kitchen, and it’s how I feel when I eat a great salad, all vibrant and energised, as if I’ve just cycled through gorgeous countryside or been on a hike. I find it hard to write recipes for such salads, though, perhaps because there are often so many ingredient variations and little precedence, but today’s one made the cut. If you make it, please let me know if it made you feel “perky” in any way. Continue reading...

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