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Jeremy Hunt’s Treasury may have broken the law by hiding Budget black hole, says OBR
Treasury officials under Jeremy Hunt “broke the law” by failing to report a black hole in the public finances to the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR), MPs have been told. Richard Hughes, chair of the watchdog, made the accusation to the Commons Treasury select committee during a hearing on theContinue Reading
Michael Oliver Champions League drama cleared up as goal baffles viewers
Michael Oliver and VAR David Coote raised eyebrows for allowing PSV Eindhoven’s opening goal against Girona to stand in the Champions League this evening. PSV looked to have profited from what many thought was a foul throw, drawing criticism towards the pair of Premier League officials, but it has emergedContinue Reading
AstraZeneca drags on FTSE as Wall Street positive amid US election voting
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The View’s resident Republican Alyssa Farah Griffin reveals she switched sides to vote for Kamala Harris
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 The View host and former White House staffer Alyssa Farah Griffin has revealed she votedContinue Reading
Forty thousand more appointments per week and ‘surgical hubs’, but will this fix the NHS?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ debut budget pledged increases of £22.6 billion in day-to-day spending for the NHS and £3.1 billion in capital spending over the next two years. The increase in day-to-day spending is intended to fulfil Labour’s campaign promise of “40,000 more appointments per week” from their election manifesto. ThisContinue Reading
Robert Jenrick warned over Southport attack remarks in first outing as shadow justice secretary
Robert Jenrick used his first outing as shadow justice secretary to inflame anger over the Southport murders which sparked riots across England during the summer. After a leadership campaign where Mr Jenrick pitched himelf as the champion of the Tory right, Mr Jenrick appeared to give credence to conspiracy theoriesContinue Reading
Primark boss says weight of Budget tax rises ‘falling on high street’
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 The boss of Primark said the “weight of tax rises” in the autumn Budget hasContinue Reading
Conor McGregor jury told sexual assault victim had tampon embedded in her vagina
A High Court jury was told that Conor Mcgregor had sex with a woman against her wishes and with such force that a tampon was embedded in her vagina, which needed to be removed with a forceps. A woman alleges that UFC star McGregor “in effect, raped her” a judgeContinue Reading
New car market fell 6% last month
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 Registrations of new cars fell by 6.0% last month, figures show. Industry body the SocietyContinue Reading
Who makes up Kemi Badenoch’s newly-appointed shadow cabinet?
Kemi Badenoch has appointed a cross-party shadow cabinet in a bid to reunite the Conservatives after a fractious leadership campaign. The newly-elected party leader unveiled her top team on Tuesday morning ahead of its first meeting. The top jobs were split between One Nation moderates, Boris Johnson-backing right-wingers and thoseContinue Reading