Exclusive: Joseph Rowntree Foundation finds widening gulf between demand for tax cuts and reality for millions struggling Jeremy Hunt has been told Wednesday’s budget risks condemning Britain to a second “lost decade” for living standards that would leave working families £1,900 a year worse off. The chancellor enters a crunch […]
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The vice-president called for a ceasefire and the immediate release of hostages, in comments that appeared to be the strongest yet by a US leader on Gaza US vice-president Kamala Harris has bluntly called out Israel for not doing enough to ease a “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza as the Biden […]
Exclusive: Records show extent of chancellor’s donations since 2019 as polling suggests he is on course to lose at general election Jeremy Hunt has been forced to contribute more than £100,000 of his own money to his constituency Conservative party to bolster his chances of re-election, official records show, amid […]
Force was previously unable to locate sim belonging to Mia Janin, 14, after investigation into her death in 2021 Scotland Yard will return the lost sim card and phone of a bullied schoolgirl who killed herself, after the items were found months after her family requested their return. Mia Janin, […]
Plans call for ‘zero-tolerance approach’ to groups such as Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Just Stop Oil Ministers are considering proposals to ban MPs and councillors from engaging with groups such as the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil. The plans, put forward by the government’s adviser […]
Former Treasury aides say the chancellor is courting danger on UK debt and that fiscal rules must go Leading economists warn today that Jeremy Hunt will “cost the country dear” if he gambles on pre-election cuts to tax and spending in this week’s budget. Two former advisers to the Treasury, backed […]
Artists have previously only managed four wins in one ceremony, capping an astonishing year for the British singer who was once left in major label limbo Brits 2024 liveblog – as it happened Brits 2024: full list of winners Comment: Raye’s record-breaking Brits defied the limited imaginations of the British […]
Israel ‘more or less’ accepts deal on hostage release and Gaza aid, but Hamas stuck on ‘category of vulnerable hostages’ Israel is reported to be close to accepting a six-week ceasefire proposal for Gaza, a senior Biden administration official told several US news outlets on Saturday, two days after more […]
The wildlife charity allegedly dropped a study highlighting farm pollution linked to the supply chain of its former supermarket partner The wildlife charity WWF-UK shelved a report that warned how intensive chicken production is devastating the River Wye, the Observer can reveal. Since 2018, the charity has received more than […]
Former president is awarded all 39 state delegates for November’s national convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Donald Trump continued his march toward the GOP nomination at the Michigan Republican party convention on Saturday, sweeping all 39 delegates. The delegates awarded will fuel Trump ahead of Tuesday, 5 March, when 15 states […]