Rachel Reeves could raise £10bn a year in wealth taxes as she looks to plug a massive hole in the public finances left by the Conservatives, according to a new report. The left-leaning Resolution Foundation think tank says the chancellor could find the cash to fund Labour’s plans for power,Continue Reading
Olympics 2024 athlete Steven van der Velde has been booed by the crowd after being allowed to compete at the Paris Games despite his conviction for raping a 12-year-old girl. The 29-year-old is representing the Netherlands in the beach volleyball, with his country opening their tournament by facing Italy inContinue Reading
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Robert Jenrick has told Tory members there will be no deal with Nigel Farage if he is elected leader of the party to replace Rishi Sunak. The former home office minister, who resigned because he did not think Mr Sunak was strong enough on the Rwanda deportation flights, has emergedContinue Reading
Water bosses will face criminal charges and be stripped of their bonuses for repeated illegal sewage dumping under tightened-up regulations, Environment Secretary Steve Reed has said. New laws he is introducing to Parliament will “give regulators more teeth”, he wrote in the Mail on Sunday. “Water bosses responsible for repeatedContinue Reading
British tech tycoon Mike Lynch has said he thought he would die in jail for now-cleared charges relating to a multi-billion dollar business deal. The businessman, once hailed a shining example of British ingenuity, was extradited to the US last May for a trial that acquitted him on all 15Continue Reading
Manchester City are yet to make a signing this summer, and manager Pep Guardiola avoided speaking about transfers after the 3-2 defeat by AC Milan in New York last night. Erling Haaland put City in front, but Lorenzo Colombo equalised and added a second before half-time. James McAtee headed CityContinue Reading
A spell of warmer weather after a rainy and cloudy start to the summer has led to an unexpected surge in the quantity of strawberries becoming ready for sale, a fruit buyer has said. Some 200 tonnes of surprise strawberries from growers across the country will hit Tesco shelves followingContinue Reading
Robert Downey Jr stunned fans on Saturday when he dramatically unmasked himself as arch villain Doctor Doom to mark his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The stage at the Marvel Studios Panel at Comic Con 2024 in San Diego, California, was packed with hooded figures wearing face masks ofContinue Reading
Angela Rayner will unveil an overhaul of planning rules next week as Labour seeks to clear a path to building 1.5 million homes in five years. The deputy prime minister and housing secretary said that “delivering social and affordable houses at scale” is her “number one priority”. But the planningContinue Reading
