67 m. ago Trump says 'something good is happening' in Ukraine peace talks and hints 'big progress is being made'

In a post on Truth Social, the U.S. President wrote: 'Is it really possible that big progress is being made in Peace Talks between Russia and Ukraine???'

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67 m. ago Rangers confirm double sacking just weeks after firing Russell Martin

Rangers sacked Russell Martin last month and have now made further changes behind the scenes

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85 m. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should a salary sacrifice tax break raid be used to fund the scrapping of two

Rachel Reeves is targeting the 'salary-sacrifice' schemes used by millions of private-sector workers for their pensions in an attempt to bring in around £3billion.

Economics

86 m. ago Macron and Merz must look at themselves if they want to stop Europe sliding to the far right | Shada Islam

Political elites in Europe’s ‘mature’ democracies warn of external threats – but at home they normalise racism and undermine the rule of lawEurope’s leaders cannot stop talking about democracy. President Emmanuel Macron says he wants to kickstart a democratic “resurgence”, and Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, has warned of an “axis” of autocratic states targeting liberal democracy in Europe. Having promised to “fight” for what she calls European “values”, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, has just announced a new “democracy shield” and a Centre for Democratic Resilience to prevent foreign interference and deal with external threats. I keep hoping for similar scrutiny of democratic backsliding within the EU – but so far it has not happened.Foreign interference, disinformation and the creeping illiberalism of Hungary, Poland and Slovakia deserve attention. But lost in this fretting is a more inconvenient truth: within Europe’s “mature” democracies, ...

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86 m. ago Reform UK claim to have saved £331m at English councils – but do the numbers stack up?

Experts say councils face limits on cuts as Reform’s savings on IT deals, office moves and EV projects are disputedReform UK has ignored requests to share the evidence for its claim to have saved £331m since it took charge of 10 English councils in May, prompting questions over whether the figure is true.The party has boasted that it had achieved £331m worth of savings at English councils it controls. Warning of a “blob” of vested interests devoted to “ripping off” taxpayers, Richard Tice, the new head of the party’s self-styled ‘Doge’ cost-cutting unit, added: “We’re going to war with these people”. Continue reading...

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86 m. ago Rangers axe Patrick Stewart and Kevin Thelwell as chairman explains call and futures of 4 others clarified

Huge shake-up by Govan club as duo sacked - ‘going in different direction’

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87 m. ago Patrick Stewart and Kevin Thelwell sacked by Rangers as Cavenagh wields axe after disastrous summer rebuild

The Ibrox duo have become toxic figures and now the club's new owners have pulled the trigger

Events

87 m. ago Autumn Budget 2025: Live updates as Chancellor Rachel Reeves set to hit Londoners with tax rises

A ‘mansion tax’, income tax threshold freeze extension and pay-per-mile levy for electric vehicle drivers are among the measures the Chancellor is expected to announce

Economics

1 hour ago Rachel Reeves to add extra £1.3bn to electric car buying incentives but still plans to tax EVs by the mile

The Chancellor is still expected to announce a controversial pay-per-mile tax on electric vehicles in the Budget on Wednesday.

Economics

1 hour ago Rangers v Braga injury news: 10 out and one major doubt as Ibrox side battles crisis for Europa League clash

Team news ahead of Europa League clash between Rangers and Braga

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1 hour ago Do you EVER keep a promise, Chancellor? Reeves vowed 'no more taxes' just a YEAR ago

Almost exactly a year ago the Chancellor used a speech to business leader at the CBI to vow 'no more taxes', after milking voters and businesses to the tune of £40billion in her first fiscal plan.

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2 h. ago Eberechi Eze goal saw 'petrified VAR panic' as Alan Shearer slams latest 'mess'

Eberechi Eze fired Arsenal to a 4-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon - becoming the first player to score a hat-trick in a North London Derby since Alan Sunderland in 1978.

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2 h. ago Liverpool handed fresh Arne Slot sack verdict as 'lack of fight' questioned

Liverpool's Premier League title defence is all but over after a 3-0 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest, but Arne Slot has been backed to turn things around

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2 h. ago Voices: Want a Budget millennials won’t hate? Start by taxing life’s biggest nuisances

From boy racers to ultra-processed foods and doomscrolling, Britain’s worst habits cost us dearly, says Sophie Wilkinson – why doesn’t the chancellor put levies on them before taxing us again?

Economics

2 h. ago Labour taxes partly to blame for rich leaving London, admits Business Secretary Peter Kyle

The Cabinet minister admitted that in recent years doctors, entrepreneurs as well as billionaires had left the country

Economics

2 h. ago Worries over Netflix's Sex Education tourism promotion in Wales

A Conservative councillor has questioned whether Netflix hit Sex Education should be used to promote tourism in Monmouthshire, but Labour defended the award-winning show filmed in the Wye Valley

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2 h. ago AOC questions Trump’s mental health after president issues new threats against Democrats – latest

Donald Trump has reacted angrily to opposition members calling for U.S. military to disobey ‘illegal’ orders but they argue he is seeking a distraction from inflation crisis and Jeffrey Epstein

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2 h. ago Chancellor urged to take ‘hard choices’ rather than hit businesses with more tax

CBI boss Rain Newton-Smith called for Rachel Reeves to stand up to opposition to welfare cuts.

Economics

2 h. ago Cabinet minister admits Labour's tax bonanza IS driving wealth out of Britain

Business Secretary Peter Kyle said he would not 'duck' the impact of the higher tax burden and decision to abolish non-dom status.

Politics

3 h. ago Rangers v Braga injury news: 10 out and one major doubt as Ibrox side battle crisis for Europa League clash

Team news ahead of Europa League clash between Rangers and Braga

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