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Reeves' pre-Budget speech fails to rule out tax rises

The chancellor says she will make 'necessary choices' in an unusual pre-Budget s...

Dharshini David: Reeves lays ground for painful Budget,...

The chancellor's pitch: the Budget will be painful, due to the actions of others...

Primark's UK sales fall as owner explores spinning off ...

ABF explores spinning off Primark chain from food brands as UK shoppers cut back...

Alan Bates reaches settlement over Post Office scandal

Sir Alan led a group of 555 subpostmasters who took part in a landmark group leg...

P&R expected to oppose all budget amendments

The proposed changes include a spending freeze and a reduction to the hike in fu...

Shein bans all sex dolls after outrage over childlike p...

Every listing and image related to the sex dolls has been removed from Shein's p...

Budget will be 'fair' says Reeves as tax rises expected

The chancellor's speech is expected to roll the pitch for a difficult Budget.

More people using family help than Buy Now Pay Later loans

But some people said borrowing from their nearest and dearest had affected those...

The start-up creating science kits for young Africans

Stemaide's goal is to bring tech skills to young Africans and prepare them for f...

Starbucks to sell majority stake in China business

The coffee giant entered China more than a quarter of a century ago but has face...

Online porn showing choking to be made illegal, governm...

Possession and publication of such material will be a criminal offence, under am...

Huge tax cuts not currently realistic, Farage says

The Reform UK leader rows back on his party's previous promise to deliver £90bn ...

Government disappointed by unexpected O2 price rise

The technology secretary says O2's higher-than-expected price increase is "disap...

Kimberly-Clark to buy Tylenol-maker for more than $40bn

The deal will unite two giants in the over-the-counter health business, bringing...

ChatGPT owner OpenAI signs $38bn cloud computing deal w...

The seven-year agreement will see OpenAI gain access to Nvidia graphics processo...

Rail security to be reviewed after train stabbings

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander says there could be more facial recognition ...