Month: October 2024

Rachel Reeves says the £40 billion tax rises were a chance to 'wipe the slate clean' after the Conservatives' time in power Rachel Reeves has said she does not want to repeat the £40 billion tax rises she implemented in her first Budget “ever again”. The fiscal announcement was a chance to “wipe the slate clean” following the Conservatives’ time in power, the Chancellor told broadcasters as she defended the Budget on Thursday morning. […]

They're offering tips to help avoid tooth decay while trick or treating Children should be given stickers instead of sweets at Halloween to save their teeth, leading dental surgeons have said. The Royal College of Surgeons of England has offered tips to help children avoid tooth decay as children prepare to collect a bounty of sweets while trick or treating. This includes avoiding lollipops and sticky sweets. Meanwhile, the public can do their part by […]

Axel Rudakubana is due before Westminster Magistrates’ Court by video link Sir Keir Starmer’s political rivals have questioned whether a “cover-up” took place, as the suspect in the Southport attacks faces fresh charges in court, including for a terror offence. Axel Rudakubana, the teenager accused of the fatal stabbing of three girls at a dance class in Southport, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court by video link on Wednesday charged with […]

It broke out at the nuclear submarine shipyard in Cumbria at around 12.45am on Wednesday morning Two people have been taken to hospital after a fire broke out at BAE Systems’ Barrow-in-Furness shipyard in Cumbria, police said. Cumbria Constabulary said the fire at the nuclear submarine shipyard broke out at about 12.45am and was ongoing. Police said there is “no nuclear risk”, but two people were taken to hospital for suspected smoke […]

Rachel Reeves, the first woman to hold the role, will say there are “no short cuts” to driving the economic growth Labour has promised other than to invest Rachel Reeves will pledge to put “more pounds in people’s pockets”, fix the NHS and grow the economy in Labour’s first Budget, despite warnings of tough decisions to come. The Chancellor, the first woman to hold the role, will say there are “no […]

The Government needs to establish strategies for individual industries to help reach national and global nature targets, WWF and Aviva have said. The wildlife charity and insurance giant said businesses need “clarity and stability” before investing in solutions to restore nature and move away from environmentally-harmful practices. In a joint report on Tuesday they urged the UK Government to set out clear plans and strategies – dubbed “nature-positive pathways”. These […]

The news has been confirmed ahead of Wednesday's Budget The minimum wage will rise to £12.21 an hour next year after the Chancellor confirmed a 6.7% increase ahead of Wednesday’s Budget. Rachel Reeves described the move as a “significant step” towards delivering on Labour’s manifesto promise to introduce a “genuine living wage for working people”. The increase, recommended by the Low Pay Commission, will mean an extra £1,400 a year […]

The teenager accused of the fatal stabbing of three girls at a dance class in Southport has been charged with production of a deadly poison and a terror offence, the chief constable of Merseyside Police has said. Axel Rudakubana, 18, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court by videolink on Wednesday charged with production of a biological toxin, Ricin, and possession of information likely to be useful to a person committing […]

The last woman believed to have been executed in England for witchcraft may have avoided the gallows, according to research. Professor Mark Stoyle, a historian at the University of Southampton, believes a spelling error by a court official suggests that the accused woman was not hanged but instead lived for several years. Alice Molland was sentenced at Exeter Castle, Devon, in 1685 for ‘bewitching’ three of her neighbours and she […]