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Sir Keir Starmer is set to deliver a speech on Monday defending the government’s budget decisions, following criticism over tax rises and accusations that the chancellor misled the public on finances. Downing Street says he will outline how the budget, which included £26 billion in tax increases across the economy, supports the government’s programme of national renewal and sets the “right economic course” for Britain. The prime minister will also […]

Donald Trump says the airspace above and around Venezuela is being closed completely. The US president announced the decision on Truth Social during rising tensions with the government of Nicolas Maduro. He warned airlines, pilots, drug dealers and human traffickers to consider the area shut in its entirety. Slough Jets enjoyed a dominant return to home ice with a ten nil win over Cardiff Fire. Scoring built slowly before the […]

Airline passengers are being warned about possible travel disruption after Airbus identified a significant number of A320 aircraft affected by a software problem. The company says analysis of a recent event showed intense solar radiation can corrupt data vital to flight controls. The alert follows an incident involving a JetBlue flight from Cancun to Newark on 30 October. Rachel Reeves is accused of making the economy appear in a worse […]

The government has reversed its manifesto pledge to introduce day one protections against unfair dismissal. Concerns had been raised over proposals in the Employment Rights Bill, particularly about the potential impact on small businesses. In an update, ministers confirmed that protections will now take effect from six months of employment. The government said the change was necessary to make the bill a "workable package," warning that introducing day one rights […]

Two military personnel have been shot near the White House in Washington DC. Police confirmed a suspect has been taken into custody and the area secured. The White House was placed into lockdown while US President Donald Trump was in Florida. Mr Trump posted on his Truth Social platform saying the two National Guard members had been critically wounded. He added that the "animal" who shot them is also severely […]

A fifteen-year-old boy has been arrested after a sixteen-year-old was shot on a busy stretch of London Road in Sheffield shortly before twenty past five on Monday evening. The area was crowded with rush hour traffic when the attack took place. The victim was taken to hospital and remains in a life-threatening condition. South Yorkshire Police say the teenager who has been detained is being held on suspicion of conspiracy […]

Police have appealed for information after a man was charged with murdering two women and raping a third. Simon Levy has been charged with murdering 53 year old Carmenza Valencia Trujillo from Colombia, who died on the Aylesbury Estate in south east London on 17 March. A police investigation began after a post mortem examination was unable to determine her cause of death. Levy, of Beaufoy Road in Tottenham, was […]

Former prime minister Lord Cameron has revealed he has been treated for prostate cancer. The former Tory leader, who was prime minister from 2010 to 2016 and foreign secretary until last year’s general election, went public in an interview with The Times. The 59-year-old joins Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy, former Sky News presenter Dermot Murnaghan, and ex-PM Rishi Sunak in campaigning for improved diagnosis and treatment. He has […]