10 h. ago Treasury minister Emma Reynolds suffers live interview meltdown as she has no idea of cost or location of new £10bn River Thames crossing she is announcing

Emma Reynolds was announcing a package of infrastructure spending on LBC when the toe-curling moment happened.

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11 h. ago LBC host's painful dig after Labour minister's embarrassing blunder on live radio

Labour minister Emma Reynolds, who was on LBC radio to tout a £1billion funding package to improve transport connections, became entangled in a series of embarrassing blunders

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11 h. ago Minister in 'Dartmouth Tunnel' blunder as she announces another £590m for Lower Thames Crossing

The Lower Thames Crossing aims to cut congestion at the Dartford Tunnel

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51 h. ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal suffer Williams blow; Gyokeres rejects Man United; Pedro to Chelsea; Mbeumo latest

The summer window re-opens on Monday

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54 h. ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal suffer Williams blow; Gyokeres rejects Man Utd; Pedro to Chelsea; Mbeumo latest

The summer window re-opens on Monday

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66 h. ago Gardeners urged to shut all windows when doing one common task in June

If you live with hayfever sufferers, there's one simple trick to help prevent pollen from unnecessarily spreading into your home

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4 d. ago World's luckiest losers! Wimbledon ramp up prize money for first

MATTHEW LAMBWELL AT WIMBLEDON: As tennis stars continue to bang the drum for more cash, Wimbledon have announced prizemoney for champions will cross the £3million barrier.

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5 d. ago Treasury minister dismisses claims spending review will lead to autumn tax rises – UK politics live

Darren Jones says such claims are ‘incoherent’ and the government is allocating money that has already been raisedSpending review: key points at a glanceGreen party MPs and activists joined a protest outside parliament today saying the government should use the spending review to announce a wealth tax. In a post on social media, Adrian Ramsay, the party’s co-leader, said:We expect the chancellor to take another axe to public spending today: decline by design from a govt that refuses to tax wealth to properly fund our overstretched public services & support the most vulnerable. We need to invest in a secure & fairer future. #TaxExtremeWealth Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Spend every penny of increased cash on affordable housing, charity urges

The Chancellor announced an increase of £39 billion for housing in the next decade.

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5 d. ago Migrants cross English Channel ahead of spending review announcement

New arrivals wearing life jackets were brought to shore in a Border Force boat in Dover, Kent, on Wednesday.

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7 d. ago Ministers FINALLY settle spending plans with Rachel Reeves' Treasury 48 hours before they are to be revealed, as minister says 'austerity is over'

Haggling had been raging this morning, with Home Secretary Yvette Cooper desperately trying to get more money for the police and borders funding.

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8 d. ago Rachel Reeves strikes 11th hour deal with Angela Rayner to break cabinet civil war deadlock

Exclusive: The Treasury agreed a late deal with Angela Rayner’s Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government on Sunday evening, just days before Rachel Reeves publishes the spending review

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1 week ago Red Cross confirms office closures in Niger and the departure of its foreign staff

The International Committee of the Red Cross has announced the closure of its offices in Niger and the departure of its foreign staff, four months after the ruling junta ordered the organization to leave the country

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1 week ago 'Heroic' Welsh couple save six people as boat explodes on River Thames

'It was an almighty bang'

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1 week ago FTSE 100 Live: London’s Struggling Listings Market Suffers Two New Blows

FTSE 100 Live: London’s Struggling Listings Market Suffers Two New Blows  Bloomberg

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1 week ago Man Utd, Liverpool and Arsenal transfer news LIVE – Arne Slot and Mikel Arteta suffer huge blow

Premier League clubs are wasting no time now that the transfer window is open for business with all the big teams looking to wrap up deals before the first deadline

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1 week ago How hero holidaymakers leapt into the River Thames after a boat exploded with four children on board

The Good Samaritans were walking their dog along the riverbank in Lechlade, Gloucestershire, when they saw flames raging from the vessel.

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1 week ago The Battle of Trafalgar (Tavern)! London pub boasting one of Britain's best beer gardens is under threat from killjoy council

The Trafalgar Tavern sitting alongside the River Thames in Greenwich, south-east London, is often hailed among the nation's most picturesque spots for a pint.

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1 week ago The real reason Queen Elizabeth's Diamond jubilee outfit took two years to make

In June 2012, one of the most dazzling highlights of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebrations unfolded on the River Thames.

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2 w. ago Runner rushed to hospital after tree falls on her on Thames Path in south London

Ambulance scrambled to Barn Elms Boathouse at about 07.20am on Monday

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