13 m. ago ITV sparks more fury as 'disgraceful' Good Morning Britain star refuses to wear poppy

Kevin Maguire joined Susanna Reid and Ed Balls to discuss the latest news, as Chancellor Rachel Reeves addressed the nation with a pre-Budget speech.

Politics

18 m. ago Council worker who stole £1m from taxpayers made bankrupt with £700,000 in debt

Michael Patterson was jailed for four years after stealing over £1m from taxpayers.

Economics

29 m. ago Rachel Reeves speech latest: Pound plummets as chancellor signals income tax hikes in Budget

Chancellor breaks cover to set out Budget priorities in unusual move

Economics

41 m. ago Granit Xhaka looks forward to 'emotional' first Arsenal reunion

The Sunderland midfielder will face the Gunners in a competitive match for the first time since leaving the club in 2023

Events

49 m. ago 'I served 30 years with Charles Bronson – he showed true colours when inmate cried'

Notorious bank robber Noel ‘Razor’ Smith spent 30 years in prison where he struck up a bond with Charles Bronson and he has now revealed what he was really like

Politics

56 m. ago Slash spending instead of hiking taxes, Kemi Badenoch says as she slams Chancellor's 'waffle bomb' pre

Kemi Badenoch delivered a brutal response after Chancellor Rachel Reeves effectively confirmed she will increase the burden again at the Budget.

Economics

58 m. ago Rachel Reeves speech LIVE: Chancellor accused of 'waffle bomb' as she rolls ground for Budget tax rises

Rachel Reeves has said the Budget will focus on ‘getting inflation falling’ and ‘creating the conditions for interest rate cuts’

Economics

86 m. ago 'What was the point of that?!' Susanna Reid and Lorraine both mock Rachel Reeves for 'bonkers' Downing Street Budget speech that told breakfast TV viewers 'nothing'

The UK chancellor's long-winded speech went down poorly with Susanna and Lorraine, with the breakfast TV hosts agreeing she had said 'nothing' of substance.

Politics

89 m. ago Rachel Reeves' tax rises could be the making or death of the UK Government

Raising taxes could be what saves this government - but a lack of delivery will only help Reform UK.

Politics

90 m. ago Oil and gas windfall tax must be replaced, say offshore and renewables groups

Offshore Energies UK and Scottish Renewables have written a joint letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband.

Politics

90 m. ago See how much Income Tax hike could cost YOU as Reeves refuses to rule out rises

You currently pay the basic 20% rate of Income Tax when you earn above £12,570, then the higher rate of 40% income tax kicks in on earnings above £50,270

Economics

1 hour ago ‘How did we get here?’: documentary explores how Republicans changed course on the climate

In The White House Effect, now available on Netflix, archival footage is used to show how the US right moved from believing to disputing the climate crisisIn 1988, the United States entered into its worst drought since the Dust Bowl. Crops withered in fields nationwide, part of an estimated $60bn in damage ($160bn in 2025). Dust storms swept the midwest and northern Great Plains. Cities instituted water restrictions. That summer, unrelentingly hot temperatures killed between 5,000 and 10,000 people, and Yellowstone national park suffered the worst wildfire in its history.Amid the disaster, George HW Bush, then Ronald Reagan’s vice-president, met with farmers in Michigan reeling from crop losses. Bush, the Republican candidate for president, consoled them: if elected, he would be the environmental president. He acknowledged the reality of intensifying heatwaves – the “greenhouse effect”, to use the scientific parlance of the day – with blunt clarity: the burning of fossil fuels contr...

Politics

1 hour ago Andrew Wiggins: how a shy NBA player negotiated growing up a star in the social media era

In an extract from his new book on the rise of Canadian basketball, Oren Weisfeld examines the pressures of being a teenage star in the modern gameAndrew Wiggins was among the first superstar prospects of the social media era. Born in Thornhill, Ontario just north of Toronto, Wiggins was known internationally by the time he was 13. It wasn’t always easy for the shy, small-town kid to embrace the spotlight.After just one full season at Vaughan, Wiggins needed better competition than Canada could provide and moved on to Huntington Prep in Huntington, West Virginia — a relatively new prep school set in a small, blue-collar, sports-oriented college town near Kansas.This is an edited extract from The Golden Generation: How Canada Became a Basketball Powerhouse by Oren Weisfeld. It’s published by ECW Press for $19.95 (USD) wherever you get your books. Continue reading...

Sport

1 hour ago Engineering climate may not be enough to save coffee, chocolate and wine – study

Scientists assessed the feasibility of injecting particles into the stratosphere to cool the Earth to help growing conditions for ‘luxury’ crops.

Politics

1 hour ago Voices: Income tax rises or fairer reforms? Join The Independent Debate on the Budget choices facing Rachel Reeves

As Rachel Reeves prepares her first Budget and warns of ‘painful decisions’ ahead, debate is growing over whether she should raise taxes to fix the public finances or find fairer, alternative ways to boost revenue. Now it’s time to have your say...

Economics

2 h. ago Celebrity Traitors star 'kicked off' after production denied players a 'basic human right'

Jonathan Ross recently spoke out about the ‘claustrophobic’ environment as he dished behind-the-scenes show secrets

Sport

2 h. ago UK government bonds rally but pound falls further after Reeves speech

The Chancellor refused to rule out tax hikes and said the upcoming Budget will focus on lowering inflation.

Politics

2 h. ago Rachel Reeves speech live: Chancellor refuses to rule out hiking income tax, VAT or National Insurance in Budget

Chancellor breaks cover to set out Budget priorities in unusual move

Economics

2 h. ago Reeves refuses to say she will stick to manifesto pledge on tax rises and insists she must face world ‘as it is’ – UK politics live

Chancellor says she is focused on priorities for British people in pre-budget speech laying ground for expected tax risesBusiness live: UK borrowing costs fall and pound hits six-month lowReeves says welfare needs to be reformed.There is nothing progressive about refusing to reform a system that is leaving one in eight young people out of education, or employment. I put our public finances back on a firm footing, provided an urgent cash injection into a faltering public services and began rebuilding our economy.But since that budget, the world has thrown even more challenges our way. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Rachel Reeves lays the ground for tax rises as Chancellor admits 'necessary choices' are coming in Budget: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest as Chancellor Rachel Reeves uses an early morning speech in Downing Street to address 'speculation' about the contents of her November 26 Budget.

Economics