33 h. ago 'Thousands' of pubs could close next year in latest blow to Britain's boozers

Chancellor Rachel Reeves used her Budget to announce measures to ease the burden on struggling pubs, but the industry warns it won't be enough given a “catastrophic” tax rise that is looming

Politics

42 h. ago Rachel Reeves insists Britain's wealthy must bear the burden of rebuilding 'creaky' public services

Rachel Reeves defended her tax rising budget, which raised the tax burden by £26billion, to improve schools, hospitals and infrastructure, and declined to rule out a future hike.

Politics

3 d. ago These home workers to lose up to £124 tax break as 300,000 brace for Budget raid

The move will hand the Treasury tens of millions of pounds a year, with higher-rate taxpayers facing a tax increase of up to £124

Economics

3 d. ago ANDREW NEIL: This is a watershed moment in our economic history that will consign Britain to a Lost Decade

In the end it was the old-fashioned Labour tax-and-spend Budget. But it was even worse marked a new era for Britain in which taxes and public spending remain permanently elevated.

Economics

4 d. ago From mansion tax to cash ISA changes: Key announcements in Reeves’ Budget

The chancellor has unveiled £26bn worth of tax rises in the Commons as she attempts to plug a multi-billion pound gap in Britain’s ailing public finances

Economics

4 d. ago From mansion tax to cash ISA changes: Key takeaways from Reeves’ Budget

The chancellor has unveiled £26bn worth of tax rises in the Commons as she attempts to plug a multi-billion pound gap in Britain’s ailing public finances

Economics

4 d. ago Borrowing costs rise as bond markets brace for Budget turmoil

The cost of government borrowing rose amid fears the Chancellor will not take the tough decisions required to put Britain's creaking finances on a stable footing.

Economics

5 d. ago Fury as filthy waterways 'blamed on animals' instead of shameless water firms

The row comes as the Environment Agency published its annual bathing water classifications which revealed some of Britain’s best-loved holiday hotspots are now a no-go for paddling

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5 d. ago The shameful attacks on the Covid inquiry prove it: the right is lost in anti

There is nothing wrong with questioning the mighty cost of the lockdowns, but we can’t let hardline libertarians rewrite Britain’s pandemic historyThat number will stay fixed for ever in public memory: 23,000 people died because Boris Johnson resisted locking the country down in time. As Covid swept in, and with horrific images of Italian temporary morgues in tents, he went on holiday and took no calls. With the NHS bracing to be “overwhelmed” by the virus, he rode his new motorbike, walked his dog and hosted friends at Chevening.Nothing is surprising about that: he was ejected from Downing Street and later stepped down as an MP largely for partying and lying to parliament about it. Everyone knew he was a self-aggrandising fantasist with a “toxic and chaotic culture” around him. But this is not just about one narcissistic politician. It’s about his entire rightwing coterie of libertarians and their lethally dominant creed in the UK media.Polly Toynbee is a Guardian columnist Continu...

Events

7 d. ago Government update as EV drivers brace for new charges per mile in Budget

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander was asked about the new pay-per-mile scheme on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show

Politics

7 d. ago ‘We are dreading what will come’: Inside the battle for Britain’s pubs as they brace for the Budget

After a bruising few years, the country’s pubs are preparing for the Budget and say they cannot afford more bad news, Dan Haygarth reports

Events

8 d. ago Britain's Daily Mail publisher enters exclusive talks to buy Telegraph Media Group for $654 million

The publisher of Britain's Daily Mail has entered exclusive talks to buy Telegraph Media Group in a deal that would link two news groups that have traditionally supported the right-leaning Conservative Party

Economics

1 week ago Government issues response to calls to lower VAT for people eating out at restaurants

Many believe the move would boost footfall in Britain's pubs, restaurants and cafés

Politics

1 week ago Mutiny in the Labour ranks over Home Secretary's 'cruel' new migrant rules

The Home Secretary told MPs that radical reforms were needed to restore public confidence in Britain's 'broken' asylum system, saying it 'feels out of control and unfair'.

Society

2 w. ago Britain’s biggest pub group considering £1bn sale of 1000 sites

It comes as the Slug & Lettuce owner aims to fill a hole of £3bn in its finances

Economics

2 w. ago The 'most important rock n roll pub in Britain' might just be ready for its encore

"Every music fan in Manchester treasures the pub and its role in the city’s legendary music scene"

Politics

2 w. ago Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice

CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impactA delegation from the body leading the Caribbean’s slavery reparations movement will be in the UK next week for a “historic” first official visit to advocate for former British colonies.The Caricom Reparations Commission (CRC) will be meeting with UK parliamentarians, Caribbean diplomats, academics and civil society groups from 17 to 20 November. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Britain could lose 14,000 pubs unless they're thrown a lifeline says shock report

More than one third of cherished locals risk closure without 'immediate intervention' from Rachel Reeves says a damning new report

Events

2 w. ago 'I took Lily Phillips to Spoons, old men stared and the chef circled the table three times'

OPINION: Senior Features Writer Layla Nicholson decided to take Britain's biggest adult star for a drink down the pub - and quickly realised she wasn't the only one who had full attention on Lily

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2 w. ago Nigel Farage blow as poll shows how people feel about net zero

Reform's vow to rip up Britain's climate commitments are not supported by the public, with a YouGov survey finding 60% back the UK’s green pledges, compared to 25% who are opposed

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