31 h. ago Starmer defends Reeves but refuses to rule out tax rises as he announces 10

PM says only possible to transform the NHS due to decisions taken by chancellor, and denies the pressure is too much for herStreeting says he has to go to the Commons to make a statement to MPs.But first he introduces Rachel Reeves, saying that she has put an extra £29bn into the NHS.It is thanks to her leadership that we’ve seen interest rates in our country fall four times. It’s thanks to her leadership that we see wages finally rising faster than the cost of living. And it’s thanks to her leadership we have the fastest growing economy in the G7.If Australia can effectively serve communities living in the remote outback, we can meet the needs of people living in rural England.If community health teams can go door to door to prevent ill health in Brazil, we can do the same in Bradford. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Keir Starmer set for major announcement after Rachel Reeves appeared tearful in PMQs

Keir Starmer is set to unveil a brand new 10-year plan for the NHS – despite his speech being focused on fixing the NHS he is expected to face numerous questions on his Chancellor Rachel Reeves

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51 h. ago Paris Hilton Spends Time Across the Pond in London with Her 2 Kids and Husband Carter Reum (Exclusive)

Paris Hilton Spends Time Across the Pond in London with Her 2 Kids and Husband Carter Reum (Exclusive)  People.com

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3 d. ago Teen Barely Knows His Dad’s New Wife Or Baby, So He Refuses To Spend A Month With Her Family In London

Teen Barely Knows His Dad’s New Wife Or Baby, So He Refuses To Spend A Month With Her Family In London  TwistedSifter

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9 d. ago ITV workplace sitcom Transaction breaks away from trans tropes with panache

Jordan Gray is excellent as the snarky, manipulative and completely unsackable new shop worker Olivia

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2 w. ago Noel Edmonds’ Kiwi Adventure on ITV review: feels like Jeremy Clarkson cosplay

This documentary is fascinating, but probably not for the reasons Noel Edmonds intends

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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves announces huge boost for crumbling schools, hospitals and courts

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced billions of pounds for crumbling schools, hospitals and courts after years of neglect

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2 w. ago You Can Now Spend The Night At One Of London’s Most Iconic Restaurants

You Can Now Spend The Night At One Of London’s Most Iconic Restaurants  Forbes

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2 w. ago Labour must not overlook London when it comes to infrastructure spending

Labour must not overlook London when it comes to infrastructure spending  MSN

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2 w. ago Jeremy Clarkson's pub gets scathing review from ITV star as he slates 'dry' meat

Big Brother star Henry Southan has given his brutally honest verdict of Jeremy Clarkson's pub The Farmer's Dog after going there for a roast, and he wasn't too pleased

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2 w. ago London council forced to spend £8.5m to 'plug the gap' from Government's disability cuts

The leader of Tower Hamlets has called for the Government to reverse ‘the entirely avoidable suffering’

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2 w. ago Boffins fear the internet and smartphone scrollers will eventually kill off mankind

A senior lecturer at King’s College London has claimed that we are spending so much time on the internet that we’ve stopped falling in love and stopped reproducing

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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves to announce £8BILLION over ten years to fix crumbling flood defences

Rachel Reeves (left) is set to announce nearly £8 billion for flood defences in a ten-year infrastructure pledge.

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3 w. ago Finance convener calls on Scottish Government to ensure North Lanarkshire benefits from Chancellor’s spending review

Councillor Andrew Duffy-Lawson has urged the government at Holyrood to ensure that North Lanarkshire receives its fair share of the recently announced investment in Scottish public services as a result of the announcement from Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

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3 w. ago Rachel Reeves seized her moment – whatever the future brings, Labour’s economic course is now set | Martin Kettle

The chancellor is no mere technocrat: her spending review revealed a visceral commitment to social and economic mobilityThe consensus has long been that the 2025 spending review would be a defining moment for Keir Starmer’s government. For once, the consensus proved spot-on. The government’s main priorities were set out on Wednesday in a blizzard of Commons announcements from Rachel Reeves, some economically substantive, others more for show. The upshot is that the shape of the British state, as Labour intends it, is now decided until the eve of the next election.There are further crossroads still to come, some of them major, as the years covered by the review unroll. Taxes are likely to rise, probably as soon as the autumn budget, to pay for Reeves’s big ticket boosts on Wednesday for defence, health and housing. Council tax could rise too, with possibly dramatic results. The review’s emphasis on capital spending means current spending could be squeezed again, perhaps heralding pay...

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3 w. ago Reeves announces £6 billion to provide millions of NHS tests and procedures

Some four million more tests and procedures could be provided by the funding, with the aim of reducing NHS waiting lists.

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3 w. ago Woman, 33, who vanished from London's Hyde Park FOUR months ago 'is found safe and well'

Portia Vincent-Kirby, from Finchley, North London, 'dropped off the face of the earth' after spending the evening with friends on February 21.

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3 w. ago Doctors told me I had anxiety and turned me away... now I'm bedridden

Maisie Moore, 25, from south West London, spends every day sequestered to her bed in a brace given her severe neck pain, alongside high blood pressure, a racing heart and intense nausea.

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3 w. ago London stocks climb higher after ‘watershed’ spending review

The FTSE 100 index closed up 11.27 points, 0.1%, at 8,864.35.

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3 w. ago Reeves pledges funds for northern rail but London left short | Spending review 2025

Reeves pledges funds for northern rail but London left short | Spending review 2025  The Guardian

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