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We’ve all got Liz Truss PTSD, says minister as he defends market reaction to Budget
Labour’s first Budget does not bear any similarity to that of Liz Truss, a minister has said adding that the country has “got PTSD” from the former PM’s catastrophic mini-Budget as the government seeks to downplay speculation about market turmoil. Asked about market jitters following the Budget, Treasury minister DarrenContinue Reading
Budget tax hikes will be ‘devastating’ for charities, body warns
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Tension, anger and frustration ‘so tangible’ among farmers after Budget – NFU
Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight The president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) hasContinue Reading
Financial watchdog warns it will ‘take action’ against Crispin Odey
Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight The UK financial watchdog has said Crispin Odey’s responseContinue Reading
‘I had night out with Nadal – you wouldn’t catch Federer doing what we were’
Thanasi Kokkinakis has detailed exactly how different Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are on a night out. The Australian tennis ace currently sits at a respectable 87th in the ATP singles rankings, yet to make it past the third round of a Grand Slam on his own. At 28, theContinue Reading
Sainsbury’s set for sales increase after price investment
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Barclays completes Tesco Bank buy as retailer hands £700m to shareholders
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BBC Question Time audience member rips into Labour MP | Culture
An angry Question Time audience member delivered a powerful speech hitting out at “economically illiterate” MPs. The man addressed the panel on Thursday’s show (31 October) – the day after Labour chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Budget, announcing a £40bn tax hike. He said: “Whenever there is a change fromContinue Reading
Ricky Gervais owes Karl Pilkington apology as study ‘reveals’ whether monkeys can type Shakespeare
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 Karl Pilkington has been “vindicated” by a new report about monkeys and William Shakespeare. OnContinue Reading
Shakespeare: Why monkeys will never be able to type complete works of playwright, according to new study
As the old adage goes, a monkey left with a typewriter for an infinite amount of time would eventually write the complete works of William Shakespeare purely by chance. The so-called Infinite Monkeys Theorem has long been used to demonstate the principles of probability and randomness, having been widely referencedContinue Reading