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Rachel Reeves pledges to ‘invest, invest, invest’ as she prepares to unveil historic Labour Budget
Rachel Reeves will unveil her historic Budget – the first by a Labour chancellor in 14 years – with a message of hope for the UK as she pledges to deliver economic growth and put money back in people’s pockets with a rise in the national minimum wage. In whatContinue Reading
Ruben Amorim breaks silence on Man Utd move after Sporting ‘farewell game’
Ruben Amorim is set to become the new Manchester United manager (Image: GETTY) Ruben Amorim has spoken out on his strong links to the vacant Manchester United job with the Portuguese tactician expected to replace Erik ten Hag in the coming days. Amorim coached Sporting to a 3-1 win overContinue Reading
Weekend workouts as good as daily exercise for keeping your mind sharp, study finds
Weekend bouts of exercise may be just as good for you as working out during the week when it comes to slowing down mental decline, researchers say. The findings, which come a month after another study found being a weekend exercise “warrior” cuts the risk of developing more than 200Continue Reading
Labour Manchester mayor Andy Burnham breaks ranks to reject Keir Starmer’s bus fare cap rise
The Labour mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has broken ranks with Sir Keir Starmer to reject controversial plans to raise the bus fare cap by 50 per cent. The cost of a bus journey in the city will still be capped at £2, Mr Burnham has announced. Sir Keir announcedContinue Reading
WHO says 2023 saw the highest number on TB cases on record
More than eight million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) last year, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, the highest number recorded since the U.N. health agency began keeping track. About 1.25 million people died of TB last year, the new report said, adding that TB likely returned to beingContinue Reading
GB Energy should treat cutting bills by £300 as a priority, say Tories
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 Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to reduce household bills by up to £300 should be aContinue Reading
Developers stop oil drilling in Surrey amid legal row after Supreme Court ruling
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 Developers have suspended oil extraction at a site in Surrey four months after the SupremeContinue Reading
FTSE slides in run-up to Budget as BP shares tumble
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 FTSE 100 lost ground on Tuesday after it was dented by a weak performanceContinue Reading
The horror movies so scary that they traumatised the actors making them
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 Horror movies have the ability to scare and exhilarate us in equal measure. Whether it’s a jumpContinue Reading
Encephalitis lethargica: the mysterious disease that inspired Awakenings is finally starting to give up some clues
“People have forgotten what life is all about,” Robert De Niro’s character says in the film Awakenings after being revived from the shut-down state he had been in for 30 years. “They’ve forgotten what it is to be alive.” Based on a true story told by Dr Oliver Sacks, AwakeningsContinue Reading