Reeves uses first Budget to hike taxes, increase borrowing and boost spending
Chancellor Rachel Reeves used Labour’s first budget since 2010 to put extra money into public services but sent taxes to a post-war high.
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Irish president pardons two men of murder 140 years on from their executions
Sylvester Poff and James Barrett were hanged in Tralee Gaol in Co Kerry in 1883.
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What is the new potentially deadly mpox strain detected in the UK?
The strain, known as Clade Ib, emerged in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in August.
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First UK case of potentially deadly mpox strain detected in London
The person involved had been on holiday in Africa and travelled back to the UK on an overnight flight on October 21.
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Man convicted after assault left infant with severe disabilities
Tom Kember, 27, attacked the infant, inflicting injuries experts say were consistent with a high-speed traffic collision or a fall from height.
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Taxes, borrowing and spending up in Rachel Reeves’ first Budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she was ‘fixing the foundations of our economy’ but taxes will rise to their highest levels since the Second World War.
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Government to fund HS2 tunnelling work to Euston
Chancellor Rachel Reeves said this will encourage private investment in the area.
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At a glance: Key points from the 2024 Autumn Budget
Here are the main points from Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget, the first by a Labour government since March 2010.
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Labour increases capital gains tax in bid to raise £2.5bn
Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the increase is part of ‘raising the revenue required to fund our public services’.
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Reeves increases taxes by £40bn to address ‘black hole’ in public finances
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will also increase investment as she promised to ‘fix the foundations’ of the economy.
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Greece seeks tougher EU migration policies amid fear over Middle East wars
Existing migrant camps on Greek islands are currently at full capacity.
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Live: Rachel Reeves delivers tax-raising Budget
In the first Labour Budget since 2010 – and the first delivered by a woman – Ms Reeves promised to ‘invest, invest, invest’.
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Winter pansies vandalised in St Martin’s
A PLANT vandal is on the loose after three boxes with more than 20 winter pansies were damaged in St Martin’s, less than 24 hours after being put out for the parish’s winter display.
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Health experts set out necessary action to drive down deaths in Scotland
Non-Communicable Disease Alliance Scotland has set out a 10-year vision seeking to fundamentally change Scotland’s poor health.
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Give children stickers instead of sweets on Halloween – doctors
The Royal College of Surgeons of England has issued a warning ahead of Halloween.
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