67 m. ago £14,000 handouts to 18,000 families: Rachel Reeves's Budget will raise taxes to fund benefits windfall

Official figures show the Chancellor's Budget plan to scrap the two-child benefit cap will be worth more than £14,000 a year each to 18,000 low-income families with six or more children.

Economics

76 m. ago Scotland's 'best pub' is hidden gem in Scottish Borders with cosy fireplace

The inn serves up drinks from breweries and distilleries all over the country.

Events

77 m. ago Calls for sex attack migrants to be chemically castrated after trio smashed into Italian couple's car and forced man to watch as they raped his 18

Firebrand anti migration MP Matteo Salvini spoke out as a wave off revulsion swept the country as sickening details of the horrific incident were revealed by police.

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83 m. ago ‘I love my country. I don’t want to leave’: readers reflect on the exodus from New Zealand

As people continue to move away in record numbers, readers share their reasons for leaving and contemplate life in New ZealandIn the past year, tens of thousands of New Zealanders have left the country, surpassing the last spike in 2012 and raising fears of a “hollowing out” of mid-career workers. Guardian readers share their experiences on why they left – or are thinking of moving out of New Zealand. Continue reading...

Politics

96 m. ago Supermarkets warn of higher food bills after Chancellor's business rates U

The country's biggest retailers, including Tesco and Sainsbury's, have been calling on the Chancellor to exempt grocers from her plans to raise taxes on about 4,000 shops.

Events

1 hour ago Rachel Reeves is mocked in AI video game called 'Grand Theft Austerity' ahead of Budget

The video, produced by the same group behind similarly comedic content that lampooned Rachel Reeves and the former deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, comes ahead of the Budget.

Politics

2 h. ago SARAH VINE: If Rachel Reeves thinks all her critics are misogynists, how come so many women like me think she's useless?

This lunchtime, all eyes will be on the Chancellor Rachel Reeves as she finally swings the axe.

Politics

3 h. ago Two police forces become first in the country to introduce an AI police officer

'Bobbi will interact with you like a human, but is entirely automated. This is the first time this technology has been used in policing in the UK and offers an additional service,' one force says.

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3 h. ago Rachel Reeves makes 'fair' promise ahead of Budget despite tax rise fears

She has promised to push ahead and drive growth rather than lose control of public spending

Economics

4 h. ago Reeves vows to make ‘fair and necessary choices’ as Budget day dawns

The Chancellor will aim to grasp the cost of living, and fiscal credibility in her second Budget.

Politics

4 h. ago SNP calls on Chancellor to ‘help, not hammer’ families in Budget

Rachel Reeves is expected to introduce tax hikes in her announcement.

Politics

4 h. ago Farmers' fury as tractors banned from Budget day demonstration against Reeves' inheritance tax raid

Farmers planning a huge Budget day demonstration against the family farm tax tomorrow have been banned from bringing their tractors - prompting fury and accusations of two-tier policing.

Economics

4 h. ago Budget 2025 live: Rachel Reeves faces day of reckoning as she unveils billions in tax rises

Chancellor to unveil series of tax hikes to fill black hole in public finances in highly anticipated Budget on Wednesday

Economics

4 h. ago Martin Lewis urges almost 400,000 minimum wage workers to check if they’re being underpaid

Almost 400,000 people on minimum wage should check that they are not being underpaid, Martin Lewis has explained.

Politics

5 h. ago Reeves braced for major Budget clash with businesses over minimum wage and tax rises

The chancellor is set to use her Budget to pin Labour’s hopes on tackling the cost of living while balancing the books by targeting the wealthy

Economics

5 h. ago Budget 2025: Rachel Reeves to hammer London in tax grab on wealthy homeowners and millions of workers

The Chancellor’s plans will also seen 260,000 children in the capital benefit from the lifting of the two-child welfare cap

Economics

5 h. ago Reeves says she is ‘pushing ahead with biggest drive for growth’ ahead of Budget

The Chancellor is set to deliver her second Budget on Wednesday, when she has warned she will raise taxes to fill a black hole in the public finances.

Politics

6 h. ago Scottish Maritime Museum lends backing to Small Business Saturday

The annual Small Business Saturday UK campaign highlights, and promotes support for, small businesses across the country.

Politics

6 h. ago California restaurant owners gobsmacked after Sonoma town approves a new Little Caesars

Chains have been banned in Sebastopol, located in the heart of California wine country, since 2018

Politics

6 h. ago Shocking new poll shows how much public has turned against Trump’s ICE raids after horror stories emerge across the country

Protests have erupted across the country over Trump’s mass deportation agenda

Events