9.22am) meant Labour misled voters about its tax plans at the election. During the campaign, Labour set out plans to raise taxes by £7.3bn. Asked
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Private donor to pay for Alex Salmond’s body to be flown home
A private donor has paid for a charter flight to repatriate Alex Salmond’s body from North Macedonia, after the Foreign Office rejected calls for the
Salisbury poisoning: woman ‘foamed at the mouth’ after spraying novichok on wrists, inquiry told
The woman killed in the Salisbury novichok poisonings began foaming at the mouth and convulsing 10 or 15 minutes after unwittingly spraying the nerve agent
BrewDog reveals losses doubled to £59m in final year under co-founder
The new boss of BrewDog has promised its “punk” shareholders a return to profit, after delayed accounts revealed losses doubled in the final year under
M6 crash: two children among five people killed in Cumbria
Five people, including two children, have been killed in a car crash on the M6 in Cumbria. The incident took place on the northbound carriageway
No 10 rejects claims PM received Taylor Swift tickets as ‘thank you’ for security measures – UK politics live
Taylor Swift tickets as a “thank you” after she was given taxpayer-funded police security while performing in London, PA Media reports. PA says: No 10
Yellow weather rain warnings issued for England, Wales and Northern Ireland
The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for rain that may lead to travel disruption and flooding over the next two days. The first
UK imposes sanctions on seven groups that support West Bank settlers
The UK Foreign Office has announced sanctions against seven organisations that support illegal Israeli settlers in the West Bank, but held back from penalising two
UK employer national insurance hike threatens jobs and pay rises, firms warn
British employers have warned that a rise in employer national insurance contributions in the budget could hit hiring and limit pay rises, hurting businesses including
Sara Sharif homeschooled and made to wear hijab to conceal injuries, court told
The 10-year-old schoolgirl Sara Sharif was made to wear a hijab to conceal her injuries and was homeschooled in the months before she was beaten