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Chancellor’s autumn statement isn’t quite Austerity 2.0 – but it will still hurt

Barely a month ago, a majority of the Conservative Party pushed out a sitting prime minister after deciding she went too far in a...

Politics

Security minister Tom Tugendhat banned from driving for six months after being caught using phone behind wheel

Security minister Tom Tugendhat has been banned from driving for six months after he was caught using his phone behind the wheel. The Conservative...

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Neighbours to be back on air next year as Ramsay Street returns

The residents of Ramsay Street are returning – just months after they said an emotional farewell after 37 years on air. Amazon Freevee and...

Autumn statement: Millions to pay more in tax as chancellor cuts top-rate threshold and lays out plan to plug ‘black hole’

Millions more Britons will pay more tax as Jeremy Hunt cut the top-rate threshold and announced freezes on several other taxes in his autumn...

Business

Autumn statement: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt reduces higher rate of income tax threshold to £125,140

Jeremy Hunt has reduced the threshold for the higher rate of income tax. The chancellor, announcing his autumn statement, said the 45p rate will...

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Tom Brady and Larry David among celebrities named in lawsuit against failed crypto exchange FTX

Celebrities including NFL star Tom Brady and comedian Larry David have been named in a class-action lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange FTX, accusing them of...

Environment

The energy transition will fail unless industry fixes wind power issues, Siemens Energy CEO says

Wind turbine blades photographed at a Siemens Gamesa facility in Hull, England, in January 2022. Paul Ellis | AFP | Getty Images The CEO...

World

Ukraine war: Joe Biden disputes Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s claim the missile that landed in Poland was not Ukrainian

US President Joe Biden has disputed Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s assertions that a missile that landed in Poland and killed two people was not of Ukrainian...

World

Former British envoy Vicky Bowman released from Myanmar prison, state media reports

The UK’s former ambassador to Myanmar Vicky Bowman, who was jailed for allegedly breaching immigration laws, has reportedly been released. Myanmar state TV said...

World

Republicans win control of House of Representatives in US midterm elections, projections show

The Republicans have won back control of the US House of Representatives. After two years of Democratic control of both the House and the...

World

Chinese President Xi Jinping scolds Canada’s Justin Trudeau for leaking meeting details to the press

China’s president has scolded Justin Trudeau for leaking details of a meeting in which the Canadian prime minister expressed concern about China allegedly interfering...

Business

Jeremy Hunt to unveil package of tax hikes and spending cuts in autumn statement to plug £54bn black hole

Jeremy Hunt will promise to weather an economic “storm” by raising taxes, cutting public spending and scaling back energy support to fill a £54bn...

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Knebworth 22 filmmaker on his ‘relief’ over Oasis song block and Liam Gallagher’s ‘delicate’ side

“Who goes back to the scene of one of their biggest ever gigs – effectively in the prime of their prior band’s career –...

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Letitia Wright on Aisha: Black Panther star says new film tackling the struggles of asylum seekers in Ireland helps give ‘voice to the voiceless’

After starring in the highly anticipated Black Panther sequel Wakanda Forever, Letitia Wright can now be seen in another film addressing themes of loss,...

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Chancellor’s autumn statement isn’t quite Austerity 2.0 – but it will still hurt

Security minister Tom Tugendhat banned from driving for six months after being caught using phone behind wheel

Neighbours to be back on air next year as Ramsay Street returns

Autumn statement: Millions to pay more in tax as chancellor cuts top-rate threshold and lays out plan to plug ‘black hole’

Autumn statement: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt reduces higher rate of income tax threshold to £125,140

Tom Brady and Larry David among celebrities named in lawsuit against failed crypto exchange FTX

The energy transition will fail unless industry fixes wind power issues, Siemens Energy CEO says

Ukraine war: Joe Biden disputes Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s claim the missile that landed in Poland was not Ukrainian

Former British envoy Vicky Bowman released from Myanmar prison, state media reports

Republicans win control of House of Representatives in US midterm elections, projections show

Chinese President Xi Jinping scolds Canada’s Justin Trudeau for leaking meeting details to the press

Jeremy Hunt to unveil package of tax hikes and spending cuts in autumn statement to plug £54bn black hole

Knebworth 22 filmmaker on his ‘relief’ over Oasis song block and Liam Gallagher’s ‘delicate’ side

Letitia Wright on Aisha: Black Panther star says new film tackling the struggles of asylum seekers in Ireland helps give ‘voice to the voiceless’

Former British diplomat Vicky Bowman released from Myanmar prison, country’s media reports

MLB Awards Week: Verlander, Alcantara win Cy Young unanimously, picks and analysis for MVP

Verlander caps comeback year with 3rd Cy Young

Alcantara delivers 1st Cy Young Award for Marlins

Jeremy Hunt to unveil package of tax hikes and spending cuts in autumn statement to plug £54bn black hole

Chinese tech firm Nexperia told to sell majority stake in UK microchip factory over ‘national security risk’