Category: UK

Millions more dragged into paying higher income tax in Reeves’s £26bn Budget squeeze

Chancellor admits ‘I am asking ordinary people to pay a little more’ as she unveils dozens of tax rises, but finally scraps the much-criticised two-child benefit cap

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Harry and Meghan serve food to the hungry in Los Angeles ahead of Thanksgiving

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex donned caps and aprons as they prepared and distributed meals for individuals experiencing hardship across LA

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Bank customer with ‘phobia of Pride flags’ loses case against NatWest

Mark Jennings claimed Pride-related paraphernalia at bank branch caused him ‘severe psychological distress’

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Prolific shoplifter swipes stacks of Celebrations tubs in brazen chocolate raid

A prolific thief was caught on camera stealing several tubs of Celebrations during a shoplifting spree.

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Will the Budget slash £150 off my energy bill? Reeves makes bold pledge with cut to green levies

Some climate campaigners have criticised the move by Rachel Reeves to cut green levies

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Rachel Reeves dodges question on her future after Budget unveiled

Rachel Reeves dodged a question about whether she would still be chancellor at the next general election after unveiling a package of £26bn tax hikes in the Budget.

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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

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Deputy speaker Nusrat Ghani scolds Labour over early Budget briefings

The Deputy Speaker has condemned the government for extensively speaking to the media in the weeks leading up to the Budget.

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Badenoch takes aim at Reeves over chancellor’s complaints of misogyny

Kemi Badenoch used her Bidget speech to launch an extraordinary attack on Ms Reeves, accusing her of ‘whining’ over sexism claims

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