Democratic nominee addresses supporters in Reno and says: ‘We’re here because we’re fighting for a democracy’ Don’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alerts A lot of money has been spent on this year’s elections. Only 150 billionaire families have contributed $1.9bn […]
People urged to stay at home as more bad weather forecast, with number of dead expected to rise further The death toll from devastating floods in eastern Spain has risen to 158, regional authorities and emergency services have said, as the country began three days of mourning and the prime […]
Warning from comes after Rachel Reeves’s record tax-raising budget sent tremors through financial markets Rachel Reeves has been warned an extra £9bn of tax rises may be required to avoid a fresh austerity drive in key public services as her record tax-raising budget sent tremors through the financial markets. Threatening […]
Chancellor hopes extra money for NHS and public services will make it easier to accept higher taxes and slow growth Rachel Reeves used her budget debut to announce a massive package of tax, spending and borrowing increases as she gambled on voters rewarding the government for patching up Britain’s crumbling […]
The government knows cynical voters will need to see tangible change in public services and to feel better off At the final political cabinet before Rachel Reeves delivered her first budget this week, ministers were presented with internal party research on what the public was expecting. In the months since […]
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Employers say they will be counting costs of budget amid increases to national insurance contributions Reeves accused of betraying small family firms Marie Cooper has plans to grow her Midlands engineering business next year, making more of the pistons and pipework that planes, cars and oilfield machinery need. That should […]
How the chancellor’s changes to tax, benefits and pensions will affect your personal finances What the budget means for your finances Budget 2024: key points at a glance The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has pressed the button tax and benefits changes that will have an impact on the pound in your […]
Punches were allegedly exchanged in ‘extraordinary’ incident that delayed plane at Heathrow for two hours Two women were removed from a British Airways flight at Heathrow after an altercation reportedly provoked by a Make America Great Again (Maga) cap. The incident occurred on Saturday as the women, aged 40 and […]
Vice-president strikes hopeful tone in remarks delivered from site of Trump’s speech before deadly January 6 attack With the White House illuminated behind her, Kamala Harris asked the vanishing slice of undecided Americans to elect a “new generation of leadership”, likening Donald Trump to a “petty tyrant” who had stood […]