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What taxes might be raised in the Budget?

Tue, 27/08/2024 - 13:41
The government says taxes will have to rise to fix the public finances - but which ones could go up?

Autumn Budget will be painful, warns Starmer

Tue, 27/08/2024 - 13:37
The PM said he would have to make "big asks" from the public for the "long-term good".

Henry Zeffman: Don't expect Starmer's Tory attacks to fade away

Tue, 27/08/2024 - 13:17
The prime minister's gloomy speech in the Downing Street garden sets the tone for a difficult autumn Budget.

Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson forced to 'crawl off' train

Tue, 27/08/2024 - 12:59
The former Paralympian was not met at the other end of her journey by a staff member.

Tanni Grey-Thompson forced to 'crawl off' train

Tue, 27/08/2024 - 12:59
The former Paralympian was not met at the other end of her journey by a staff member.

Oasis live in 2025 - here's everything you need to know about the reunion

Tue, 27/08/2024 - 12:05
When are the dates for Oasis' reunion tour? And how much will tickets be? Here's everything we know so far.

Bairstow will fight back from omission, says Wright

Tue, 27/08/2024 - 11:48
England chief selector Luke Wright says he's sure Jonny Bairstow will "fight his way back" after omitting him from England squads against Australia.

Shop prices fall for first time in nearly three years

Tue, 27/08/2024 - 11:34
Prices in August were down 0.3% from a year ago, the first fall since October 2021, a retail group says.

'We did it!' Next shop workers win equal pay claim

Tue, 27/08/2024 - 11:29
In-store staff, who are mostly women, should be paid the same as warehouse workers, a tribunal rules.

Zuckerberg regrets bowing to Biden 'pressure' over Covid

Tue, 27/08/2024 - 10:52
The billionaire says White House officials pressured Meta to remove content 'for months' in 2021.

Man Utd agree £42m deal to sign Ugarte from PSG

Tue, 27/08/2024 - 09:30
Manchester United agree a 50m euros (£42.29m) fee with Paris St-Germain for Uruguay midfielder Manuel Ugarte.

Mariah Carey's mother and sister die on the same day

Tue, 27/08/2024 - 09:27
The Grammy-winning singer says her "heart is broken" after the two deaths and she asks for privacy.

Dad addicted to morphine after cancer 'misdiagnosis'

Tue, 27/08/2024 - 06:10
Colin Whitney only had weeks to live, but after recovering the treatment still takes its toll.

Surging seas are coming for us all, warns UN chief

Tue, 27/08/2024 - 03:15
Speaking to the BBC at the Pacific Islands Forum, António Guterres says these islands are the "most vulnerable".

Meet Cassyette: The genre-defying rock star who brought screamcore to Eurovision

Tue, 27/08/2024 - 02:19
Rock bible Kerrang! calls her "the future face of alternative" music. Here's why she's one to watch.

Have Swiss scientists made a chocolate breakthrough?

Tue, 27/08/2024 - 01:55
The whole of the cocoa fruit is used in production, rather than just the beans.

Israel-Hezbollah: Averting war? Or closer to it?

Tue, 27/08/2024 - 00:10
Israel and Hezbollah say they don't want war - but they are both ready for it

Four more arrested over fatal house fire

Mon, 26/08/2024 - 11:56
Four more people are arrested over the deaths of a mother and her children at a house in Bradford.

Train driver strikes on hold after new ScotRail pay offer

Mon, 26/08/2024 - 11:55
Train drivers' union Aslef withdraws its ballot for industrial action with members to vote on the offer.

Mum stabbed at Carnival was with her young child

Mon, 26/08/2024 - 11:54
The 32-year-old remains in a critical condition following the attack at the west London street festival.

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