3 h. ago Here comes my Budget... and you're not going to like it! Rachel Reeves braces Brits for more tax misery as she blames Brexit

Rachel Reeves admitted the economy is 'not working as it should' and she does not 'like' the situation as government borrowing hit a new post-Covid high.

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4 h. ago 'Tax bomb' warning as government borrowing hits highest level in five years

Public sector net borrowing rose to £20.2 billion for the month, £1.6 billion higher than in September 2024. It puts more pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of the Budget

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5 h. ago Rachel Reeves tells business leaders Brexit is to blame for UK economic woe as fears mount over Budget raids on 'wealth' and pensions after borrowing hits new high

The Chancellor admitted the economy is 'not working as it should' as government borrowing hit a new high, but denied it was 'broken'.

Economics

6 h. ago BoE governor warns ‘alarm bells’ ringing over private credit market

Andrew Bailey draws parallel with practices before 2008 financial crisis

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7 h. ago HMRC alert as Brits warned 'don't put yourself at risk losing cash'

The governement body has issued a warning to Brits, with thousands of people potentially losing out

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8 h. ago Fears mount over Budget raids on 'wealth' and pensions after government borrowing hits new high

Public sector net borrowing was £20.2billion last month, £1.6billion higher than the same period a year earlier.

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11 h. ago More woe for Reeves as government borrowing hits new September record outside of Covid with MPs clamouring for 'wealth taxes' at Budget

Public sector net borrowing was £20.2billion last month, £1.6billion higher than the same period a year earlier.

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19 h. ago One million young Brits set to be out of work or education for first time in more than a decade

A MILLION young people are set to be out of work or education for the first time in more than a decade, a study says. Ministers are now under pressure to abandon plans to raise minimum wage levels for the under-21s to get youngsters back into the workplace. The Resolution Foundation warned the government should...

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25 h. ago Parents face crippling costs to feed their babies as Government fails to check 'greedy' formula firms, experts warn

Parents face 'unjustifiably high' costs to feed their babies because the Government has failed to crack down on profiteering by formula companies, medical experts warned today.

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42 h. ago To hit back at the United States in their trade war, China borrows from the US playbook

China has expanded its export rules on rare earths, requiring foreign firms to get approval for exporting products containing even small amounts of China-originated materials

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52 h. ago MingYang: Government ministers warned against 'handing over' energy grid to Chinese Communist Party

It comes after GCHQ warned that China has the potential to shut down the national grid in a cyber security attack

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3 d. ago Michelle Mone millions "will never be recouped" by UK Government warns legal expert

A legal expert has warned that the chances of the UK Government recovering the £145 million due in compensation from a Michelle Mone linked PPE firm is "very remote"

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4 d. ago Nearly £11bn wiped off UK banks after US regional banking fears spooked markets – business live

European stock markets have fallen after two US regional lenders disclosed on Thursday that they were exposed to alleged fraud by borrowersGlobal markets fall and gold hits record high amid jitters over US banksUS regional bank stocks fall amid Wall Street concern over credit marketsStorm clouds are gathering over the financial markets, warns Richard Hunter, head of markets at interactive investor:There are increasing signs of storm clouds gathering over markets, with little relief from the building wall of worry.Already grappling with stretched stock valuations in the AI space, an unresolved government shutdown and a deteriorating relationship between Beijing and Washington, investors were exposed to a new source of concern in the form of lending practices and bad loans for US regional banks. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Government warns contaminated drugs 'can destroy your bladder and end your life'

Hard-hitting video campaign highlights dangers of contaminated vapes, ketamine and synthetic opioids bought online

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5 d. ago UK government 'you've been warned' alert issued to people born in these years

The eye-opening alert comes as UK government launches new campaign

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5 d. ago A surge of visitors to Yosemite overwhelms a skeleton crew: ‘This is exactly what we warned about’

As the US government shutdown enters its third week, concerns mount over how the nation’s public lands will fareCars and RVs surged into Yosemite national park throughout the weekend, as visitors from around the world came to enjoy the crisp autumn weather, undeterred by a lack of park services and the absence of rangers.National parks have largely been kept open through the lapse in US federal funding that’s left workers furloughed and resources for the parks system more scarce than usual. But as the US government shutdown enters its third week and legislators warn that their impasse could linger even longer than the one in Trump’s first term – which currently holds the record at 35 days – concerns are mounting over how the nation’s treasured public lands will fare. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Health chief issues stark ketamine warning as drug poisonings hit record high

The UK government has warned young people over the dangerous of ketamine, fake pills and so-called 'THC vapes'

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5 d. ago Labour bank spying bill will bring ‘unprecedented surveillance,’ charities warn

Exclusive: Government warned new counter-fraud powers risk ‘recreating Horizon-scale scandal’

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5 d. ago Governments across the world be warned. Gen Z are learning how to protest

From Nepal to the Philippines via Indonesia, Kenya, Peru, and Morocco

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6 d. ago UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told

Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequateBritain must prepare for global heating far in excess of the level scientists have pegged as the limit of safety, the government’s climate advisers have warned, as current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate.Heatwaves will occur in at least four of every five years in England by 2050, and time spent in drought will double. The number of days of peak wildfire conditions in July will nearly treble for the UK, while floods will increase in frequency throughout the year, with some peak river flows increasing by 40%. Continue reading...

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