50 h. ago CIA releases 1,400 new pages of investigative file into RFK assassination, including chilling note from his killer

Document drop includes an incriminating note Sirhan Sirhan wrote in his notebook

Events

62 h. ago Rachel Reeves seized her moment – whatever the future brings, Labour’s economic course is now set | Martin Kettle

The chancellor is no mere technocrat: her spending review revealed a visceral commitment to social and economic mobilityThe consensus has long been that the 2025 spending review would be a defining moment for Keir Starmer’s government. For once, the consensus proved spot-on. The government’s main priorities were set out on Wednesday in a blizzard of Commons announcements from Rachel Reeves, some economically substantive, others more for show. The upshot is that the shape of the British state, as Labour intends it, is now decided until the eve of the next election.There are further crossroads still to come, some of them major, as the years covered by the review unroll. Taxes are likely to rise, probably as soon as the autumn budget, to pay for Reeves’s big ticket boosts on Wednesday for defence, health and housing. Council tax could rise too, with possibly dramatic results. The review’s emphasis on capital spending means current spending could be squeezed again, perhaps heralding pay...

Economics

68 h. ago A reckless splurge we (and our children) will be paying off for years: Voters brace for tax hikes as Rachel Reeves embarks on unprecedented spending spree

In a return to Labour's tax-and-spend approach, the Chancellor set out plans to 'invest' a staggering £4 trillion to fund 'the renewal of Britain'.

Economics

3 d. ago Keir Starmer fails to rule out further tax rises to fund his winter fuel U

The Prime Minister refused to set out in the House of Commons how Labour would stump up the estimated £1.25billion needed for his humiliating reversal.

Economics

3 d. ago Spending review 2025 – live: Rachel Reeves to unveil plans for £600bn budget

Sir Keir Starmer being quizzed at PMQs before chancellor set to outline Labour's spending plans for NHS, housing and defence

Economics

4 d. ago Rachel Reeves forced ‘to make £5bn cuts’ to balance books after spending review

Exclusive: Chancellor set to unveil Labour’s spending plans Wednesday but researchers warn she will need to make £5bn of cuts by 2028/29 — even before finding the cash to restore winter fuel payments to pensioners

Economics

5 d. ago The Guardian view on Labour’s tough choices: they are costing the government dearly | Editorial

Austerity-era scepticism runs deep – and Labour’s abstract promises are falling flat as Nigel Farage rises in the pollsThe Labour government’s abrupt U-turn on winter fuel payments – restoring the benefit to more than three-quarters of pensioners – reveals less a change of heart than a sobering realisation in Westminster: after years of austerity, the public no longer gives politicians the benefit of the doubt. The irony is hard to miss. Labour set out to prove that “grown-up” economics means difficult decisions – only to find that once trust is lost, voters won’t accept vague promises without tangible results.It turns out many are sceptical that sacrifices will produce better results for society. That’s why ministers are struggling to justify cuts to disability benefits as a way to “fund” public services – or to convince the public that Britain can’t afford to lift the two-child benefit cap even as ministers claim they will reduce child poverty. There may be more conspicuous retrea...

Politics

1 week ago I fear Labour is set to slap tough new rules on where you invest your Isa, says RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS

Details hiding in official savings figures that have until now been overlooked make me fear that far more Isa restrictions are on the cards. Here's why.

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1 week ago RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: I fear Labour is set to slap tough new rules on where you invest your Isa

Details hiding in official savings figures that have until now been overlooked make me fear that far more Isa restrictions are on the cards. Here's why.

Politics

2 w. ago DWP chief Liz Kendall to face Labour MPs as government braces for benefits revolt

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is set to address the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) ahead of a major vote this month on cuts to sickness and disability benefits

Politics

2 w. ago Rachel Reeves set to revive Tory plans to invest in the Red Wall as Labour tries to head off Reform threat

Rachel Reeves is said to have ordered a review of the framework to enable investment in the North and Midlands at next month's spending review.

Events

2 w. ago Peter Tobin detective to reveal how cops finally caught serial killer

Retired detective David Swindle will take to the stage to talk about his biggest cases including the capture of a notorious serial killer.

Events

2 w. ago Police chiefs call for ‘serious investment’ amid early prison release plans

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has agreed to allow some criminals, including violent and sexual offenders, to be released early for good behaviour.

Events

2 w. ago Now Labour axe the word 'us' for being too 'exclusionary' in devolved Wales

Welsh Labour has put together a set of principles to guide future culture sector policy - one being the idea that 'culture brings us together'.

Politics

3 w. ago Up to 43,000 criminals a year set to avoid jail under Labour's soft

A new sentencing review already been accepted 'in principle' by Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood could see tens of thousands of offenders avoid jail each year, official data shows.

Events

3 w. ago Labour set to free killers and rapists earlier under new soft

The Government's sentencing review was last night savaged by victims and senior police officers, while the Tories dubbed it a 'recipe for a crimewave'.

Events

3 w. ago Pregnant news anchor goes into labour live on air but refuses to leave set for hours

A pregnant news anchor went into labour whilst on air but decided to carry on with her broadcast.

Society

3 w. ago 'A slap in the face for victims': Fury at Labour plans to allow killers, rapists and domestic abusers out of jail earlier in bid to ease prison overcrowding

An independent sentencing review has called for criminals convicted of serious violence or sex offences to win their freedom after serving half their jail term.

Events

3 w. ago Violent offenders including killers and rapists will be let out of jail one third EARLIER under plan set to be adopted by Labour

Criminals convicted of serious violence or sex offences could win their freedom after serving half their jail term, rather than at the current three quarters point - a one third reduction.

Events

3 w. ago DAN HODGES: Angela Rayner is set to be our next Prime Minister. The Labour civil war is underway and this is the truth about her extraordinary power

It's already become the Westminster 'Whodunnit?' of the year. Who was behind the leaking of the explosive 'Angegate' memo that has exposed the fracturing unity of the Cabinet?

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