59 m. ago Florida lawyer arrested for allegedly attacking senior on board Norwegian Cruise Line ship

Cruise passengers performed CPR on the elderly man following the incident on Norwegian Encore

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62 m. ago Milwaukee judge accused of helping immigrant evade agents set to appear at last pre

A Wisconsin judge charged with illegally helping an immigrant dodge federal agents is due in court for a final hearing before her trial begins

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66 m. ago Britons brace for highly uneven impact of Rachel Reeves’ ‘stealth tax’

Use the FT’s interactive calculator to understand how a further freeze to income tax thresholds could affect you

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96 m. ago Rachel Reeves to announce UK Budget after weeks of speculation over tax rises

Reeves told Labour MPs the Budget was "a package, not a pick-and-mix. You can't say you like the cola bottles but you don't like the fruit salad".

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2 h. ago Virginia Giuffre died without a valid will – now an Australian court has appointed an administrator

WA supreme court orders come after lawyer for victim of Jeffrey Epstein and her housekeeper contested Giuffre’s sons being granted authority over estateAn interim administrator has been appointed to oversee the estate of Virginia Giuffre after she died without a valid will, meaning multiple lawsuits that had been on hold can now resume.Giuffre, 41, died on a small West Australian farm, 80km north of Perth, in April. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Virginia Giuffre died in Australia without a valid will – now the legal battles can resume

WA court appoints administrator to oversee estate after lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein victim and her housekeeper contest Giuffre’s sons being granted authorityAn interim administrator has been appointed to oversee the estate of Virginia Giuffre after she died without a valid will, meaning multiple lawsuits that had been on hold can now resume.Giuffre, 41, died on a small Western Australian farm, 80km north of Perth, in April. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago A woman who murdered her 2 children and left them in suitcases is jailed for at least 17 years

A New Zealand woman has been sentenced to at least 17 years in prison for murdering her two children and leaving their bodies in suitcases

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4 h. ago Chinese student was fatally stabbed as she 'tried to attack boyfriend with a knife' after wrongly believing she had contracted an STI from him, court hears

An American student has described how he fatally stabbed a 'demented' lover after she came at him with a knife and had a 'wicked look in her eye'.

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5 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

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

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

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6 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

6 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

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6 h. ago Oklahoma court tosses lawsuit over Bibles in the classroom after state refuses to enforce mandate

Oklahoma education officials will not require schools to teach the Bible in grades 5 through 12

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7 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

7 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

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8 h. ago Met Police ‘don’t want to know’ about Muriel McKay case, says daughter

A High Court judge ruled that the family cannot perform a radar scan of a shared back garden in east London where they believe she is buried.

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8 h. ago Milkshakes, Irn Bru cans and lattes will be hit by Rachel Reeves' new sugar tax

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the Government will end the exemption for milk-based beverages from the existing tax on sugary drinks

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8 h. ago National Insurance rise adds £8m to West Lothian Council wage bill

At a meeting of the full council, SNP opposition group leader Councillor Janet Campbell branded the increase a “jobs tax” and raised a motion demanding the council write to Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, asking for its revoke.

Economics

9 h. ago Driver who killed couple walking their dog on icy country lane was ‘speeding at 87mph seconds before crash’

A DRIVER who killed a couple walking a dog in a fatal crash was driving at 87mph down an icy country lane, a court heard. Thomas and Susan Corkery were walking their friend's dog when Scott Gunn skidded and smashed into them, killing both of them and the dog. Gunn, 38, was driving at 87mph...

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9 h. ago Oasis say what they'll do next after epic comeback tours end

The Wonderwall hitmakers played the final show of their Live ‘25 Tour in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday night and will now embark on a 'period of reflection'

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