Rachel Reeves has borrowed the language of the former Tory chancellor George Osborne to say her first Budget will be for “strivers” as her party faced a deepening row over the definition of “working people”. Labour has pledged not to raise key taxes, including income tax, VAT or national insurance,Continue Reading
Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free It feels a little silly expounding on a metaphor when we’re talking about a 79-minute Wallace &Continue Reading
Lando Norris and Max Verstappen came to blows as the title battle roared back into action at the Mexican Grand Prix. Nobody, however, could touch Carlos Sainz as he marched to a dominant fourth career race win. The chaos began immediately as Alex Albon and Yuki Tsunoda came together onContinue Reading
A Nigel Farage-inspired bid to persuade Donald Trump to veto Sir Keir Starmer’s controversial Chagos Islands deal can be revealed today. The Independent has seen legal advice on Sir Keir’s controversial deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius sent to Mr Trump that was requested after the ReformContinue Reading
Arsenal and Liverpool contested a thrilling 2-2 draw at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday to leave the Premier League title battle finely poised. The Gunners twice took the lead through Bukayo Saka and Mikel Merino, and were twice pegged back by Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, as the visitorsContinue Reading
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Jeremy Clarkson has shared his angst over adapting to a new wellness regime after undergoingContinue Reading
The daughter of David Amess, murdered by an Islamic State supporter at his MP surgery, says she was “catastrophically” failed by the government’s Prevent programme. Katie Amess reportedly launched a High Court civil case for personal injury against the Home Office and Essex Police earlier this year following her father’sContinue Reading
Keir Starmer refuses to rule out raising national insurance contributions Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rachel Reeves’ tax-hiking Budget will hit workers however Labour frame it, the former governor of the Bank ofContinue Reading
Manchester United full-back Diogo Dalot had gone past West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski but was left holding his head in disbelief when he missed an open goal from just a few yards out, unable to break the deadlock at the London Stadium. The visitors to the capital had dominated theContinue Reading
The new Labour government is considering a ban on smacking, a cabinet minister has said. Bridget Phillipson said she was “open-minded” about the move and wanted to hear from experts. Smacking bans have already been brought in in Scotland and Wales, to outlaw the use of physical violence to punishContinue Reading
