Rachel Reeves throws down budget gauntlet to new Tory chief as party’s first black leader is congratulated on win Labour has thrown down an immediate challenge to the new Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch, to back Rachel Reeves’s budget plans for big increases in tax, spending and borrowing, as a huge […]
Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster likely to make at least £50m from leasing land to services such as NHS and schools, according to investigation King Charles and Prince William’s property empires are taking millions of pounds from cash-strapped charities and public services including the NHS, state schools and prisons, according […]
Young victim found beside A63 in Hessle early Friday morning with lacerations to neck, stomach, chest and back A 14-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder after a 13-year-old girl was stabbed in the neck, stomach, chest and back near Hull on Friday morning. The teenager, who cannot be […]
Justices rule swing state can count provisional ballots of voters whose mail-in ballots were rejected; both candidates speak in Milwaukee Tell us: Did you vote for a different candidate than your partner? Don’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alerts Joe Biden […]
Weather agency says four regions remain on amber alert because of risk of rain and storms The death toll from the floods in Spain this week has risen to 205, as residents in the Valencia region were warned to brace for more rain and an additional 1,000 soldiers were earmarked […]
Care providers, GPs and pharmacists warn increased costs will cause cuts and job losses Services that support some of England’s most vulnerable people have warned that tax increases in the budget will lead to cuts and closures that could devastate the charity sector. Although the NHS and councils are protected […]
Muhammad Hassam Ali, 17, was killed by stranger after a four-minute conversation in city centre A 15-year-old boy who followed a teenager he did not know through Birmingham city centre and stabbed him to death after a four-minute conversation has been jailed for life with a minimum of 13 years. […]
Logan MacPhail, then 16, murdered 15-year-old Holly Newton in Hexham in January 2023 Coercive control red flags were there – but Holly Newton was too young to see them An obsessed and jealous teenager who stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death in an alleyway has been detained for life and told […]
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 […]
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 […]