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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 […]

Ten Hag was sacked yesterday after the club's fourth Premier League defeat of the season Manchester United have moved quickly in their search for a new manager, reportedly approaching Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim after sacking Erik ten Hag. Ten Hag was dismissed on Monday, a day after United suffered their fourth Premier League defeat of the season at West Ham, dropping to 14th in the table. They have won only one […]

It will be a private service, but a public memorial service is expected in the coming weeks The funeral of Scotland’s former first minister Alex Salmond will take place near his home in Aberdeenshire on Tuesday. Family and close friends of Mr Salmond will attend the service at Strichen Parish Church, which will be conducted by Reverend Ian McEwen. Those expected to give eulogies include the Alba Party’s acting leader Kenny MacAskill; SNP MSP […]

Israeli lawmakers have passed new legislation threatening the work of the main UN aid agency in Gaza UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has reminded Israel of its obligation to international law in the wake of the nation passing two laws that could see the UN’s aid agency listed as a terror sect. Israeli lawmakers passed two laws on Monday that could threaten the work of the main UN agency providing aid to people […]

The Chancellor is expected to pour billions of pounds into the health service The Budget’s tax hikes and borrowing increases may not be enough to undo “14 years of damage” to the NHS, Rachel Reeves warned. The Chancellor is expected to pump billions of pounds into the health service, including £1.5 billion for new surgical hubs and scanners and £70 million for radiotherapy machines. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said “it will take […]

It is too early to talk about redundancies in the public sector, the Scottish Tory leader has said, despite his calls to reduce the size of the state. In his first major set piece speech since becoming leader, which he denied was a signal of a populist shift, Russell Findlay called on the Scottish Government to cut taxes – including scrapping the 21p rate – and merge some public bodies, […]

Manchester United have sacked manager Erik ten Hag after the club’s disappointing start to the campaign. United slipped to their fourth Premier League defeat of the season on Sunday at West Ham and sit in the bottom half of the table. They have won only one of their last eight games in all competitions. A club statement read: “Erik ten Hag has left his role as Manchester United men’s first-team […]