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Rachel Reeves accused of ‘misleading’ UK over public finances – live updates
There is “no effective deterrent in the Channel”, Starmer concedes Sir Keir Starmer admitted that there is “no effective deterrent in the Channel” as France allowed police to start intercepting small boats. In a letter to French president Emmanuel Macron seen by Le Monde, the prime minister said France mustContinue Reading
Asda recovery ‘set back six months’ by botched IT upgrade
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 Asda has said a botched £1 billion IT upgrade which hit product availability on shelvesContinue Reading
Christmas crisp shortage feared as Hula Hoops and McCoy’s workers vote to strike
Britain could face a Christmas crisp shortage after workers at KP Snacks’ Billingham factory — home to Hula Hoops, McCoy’s, Pom-Bears and Discos — voted overwhelmingly to take strike action. Eighty-five per cent of GMB union members employed as process operatives backed industrial action after KP allegedly imposed additional dutiesContinue Reading
Starmer accused of ‘betrayal’ by Labour MPs after workers’ rights U-turn
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer has been plunged into a fresh row with Labour rebels just days after a make-or-break Budget designed toContinue Reading
Man Utd want to sign ‘next Neymar’ as exciting January transfer lined up
Manchester United are plotting a move for a young Brazilian talent who has been learning from Neymar, according to reports. It has been a mixed campaign for the Red Devils, who have experienced plenty of highs and lows over the last few months. They have flirted with the Premier League‘sContinue Reading
Miriam Margolyes says she was told off for naked snow stunt
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent email Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Outspoken Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes has revealed she was once reprimanded after running naked from a sauna intoContinue Reading
Reeves vows state pensioners won’t have to pay tax despite alarm over Budget changes
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Rachel Reeves has insisted that people receiving only the state pension will not have to pay tax, despite fears that theContinue Reading
The Budget’s stealth tax phenomenon and how much it will cost you
After Wednesday’s Budget, the chancellor Rachel Reeves is keen to point out that she hasn’t raised taxes for working people, but if you look at the figures, we’re all gradually paying more tax due to the government’s clever use of fiscal drag. It all began back in 2021 when theContinue Reading
Cache of rare artefacts buried for 170 years reveals secrets of Indigenous survival
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email About 170 years ago, a bundle of stone tools was deliberately buried, or “cached”, near a waterhole in far-west Queensland andContinue Reading
Pompeii: How robots and AI are restoring the site’s shattered Roman frescoes
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email A pioneering robotic system is set to revolutionise the painstaking task of reassembling Pompeii’s ancient Roman frescoes, offering a new leaseContinue Reading