Budget 2024: Devon reacts to ‘glass half-full’ Budget
It will address a ‘black hole’ in the country’s finances
JK Rowling hits out at union boss over female-only changing room
JK Rowling has hit out at the boss of a union who accused Wes Streeting of 'pandering to anti-trans bigotry' after nurses (pictured) demanded a female-only changing room.
NHS, schools, transport: Where Budget pledges are being spent
BBC correspondents analyse how much Budget money has been pledged in key areas and where the money will be spent.
All the winners and losers from Budget including drinkers, renters, pensioners
Ms Reeves has set out the government’s financial plans for tax, spending and policies.
WASPI issue 'hopeful' update over DWP compensation after being left out of Budget
Ministers are under pressure to deliver payouts to 3.6million women who were affected by the change in state pension ages
Govt plans to probe plans by taxi to operators to ban Avanzas
Limpopo department of transport and community safety says it does not know the legalities of taxi operators' plan to stop privately-owned Toyota Avanza from transporting passengers.
How Budget will affect your personal finance from driving and tax to pensions
Reeves has announced she will continue the freeze on fuel duty next year and maintain the existing 5p cut as she said that increasing it “would be the wrong choice” in a shock move.
Benefit forecasts highlight need for tougher sanctions, government says
The government says the latest figures forecasting how long beneficiaries stay on welfare underscore the need for tougher sanctions.
Welsh Government responds to Rachel Reeves' Budget and admits it 'never could solve all our problems'
Wales Finance Minister Mark Drakeford had this to say about today's budget giving Wales the largest real-terms funding increase since devolution
‘I'm not going to tie my hands further': Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out more National Insurance hikes for employers
Rachel Reeves has refused to rule out further National Insurance hikes for employers.
Children key to changing farm safety attitudes
The way to normalise farm safety is to start educating up the family tree rather than down, advocates say.
Town halls to foot the bill for Labour's 'savings' on asylum costs
The Treasury said it would generate 'significant savings' by cancelling the Rwanda plan and speeding up asylum processing - leading to a 'total saving of [more than] £4billion' over two years.
Rachel Reeves launches £40bn tax raid as Chancellor announces massive NHS investment in historic Budget
Rachel Reeves announced £40bn in tax hikes as part of a historic autumn budget that saw massive investment into the NHS.
Patients 'unlikely to notice' record rise in NHS funding in the Budget
Rachel Reeves awarded an additional £22.6billion for routine spending, spread over this year and next, and a further £3.1billion for the likes of beds and buildings.
Rachel Reeves confirms HS2 will run to London Euston
The Chancellor said the track will run into the central London hub but did not give a figure for how much the work will cost. However, the commitment is thought to be worth about £1billion.
Rachel Reeves has delivered bold Budget that will return Britain to right path
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered a bold, confident Budget that addresses the incredible damage caused by fourteen years of Conservative austerity, injustice and neglect
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: This was a painful budget - with worse to come
There are three kinds of lies, said Mark Twain. Lies, damned lies and statistics. If the novelist were still around, he might add another to that list - the Labour manifesto.
A political betrayal of such magnitude in so short a space of time
Politicians often tell half-truths but, believe it or not, they only occasionally tell downright lies. This Labour Government is breaking new ground. It has adopted mendacity as a way of doing business.
We lost thousands on our caravans! Families reveal mobile home hell
EXC: Many former caravan owners say they were blighted by costs, maintenance and cleaning fees - before being offered just a fraction of what they initially paid as they tried to sell up.
Activists call for better implementation of rules during Deepavali to protect animals
Many pet parents prefer to leave the city and go to quieter areas to avoid the loud noises which startle their pets. Sneha Nandihal, founder of ‘I Change Indiranagar’ and a pet parent, said, “We go out of Bengaluru. We never stay here during Deepavali. A lot of dogs do suffer, specially the stray dogs as they don’t even have a safe place to go to or anybody to comfort them.”
Pushback on 'strata hotel'
Lake Country residents angry over 'strata hotel' at Lakestone
'I lost out on £48,000... I will never, ever give up fighting for it'
On the day the new government announced its Budget, WASPI campaigners reminded lawmakers what they had lost
Snap verdict on Rachel Reeves' Budget shows what it'll mean for YOUR earnings
The Resolution Foundation said that Rachel Reeves' Budget delivers a welcome boost to public services - but there will be a squeeze on living standards and sluggish wage growth
Brits will end up being paid less after Labour's Budget, admits Reeves
Chancellor Rachel Reeves refused to rule out further rises as she toured broadcast studios this morning in the wake of her extraordinary £40billion raid.
State pensioners' fury as Rachel Reeves fails to commit to payout for 3.6 million women
Campaigners have warned that 25,000 women have died since a damning Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report was published in March, which recommended compensation
Perthshire breast cancer patient hits out after fundraiser couple 'forget' to pay charity for a year
Carrie Roderick has raised concerns with the police, who have launched an investigation.
Rachel Reeves challenges SNP to improve NHS performance in Scotland after £3.4bn boost
The Labour Chancellor claimed NHS performance in Scotland was "worse than in any part of the United Kingdom".
'Labour should have been up front': Former Chancellor condemns ‘biggest tax-raising budget in history’
Former Conservative Chancellor Jeremy Hunt launched a scathing assault on Rachel Reeves' 'shock' Budget this morning, saying families face paying £8,000 more in taxes over the next four years.
Labour promised to end austerity and now we have delivered it
Writing in the Daily Record, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says Rachel Reeves delivered a transformative plan for Scotland in her Budget yesterday.
Kirstie Allsopp says Chancellor's Budget has 'f***ed all farmers'
The TV presenter did not mince her words in her furious reaction to Ms Reeves' £40bn tax bomb, raging she had 'destroyed' the traditional family farm.
Birmingham roundabout driving 'terrifying' locals with speeding and 'overturned cars'
Kingstanding Circle is a hotspot for speeding and reckless driving terrifying residents
Chancellor ‘doesn’t know’ salary of new chairman tasked with ensuring government ‘value for money'
Chancellor unable to confirm salary of new Office for Value for Money Chairman, raising transparency concerns over government’s latest anti-waste initiative.
My campaign to clean up our waterways and coastline has been central
And most importantly, to let SWW tell us how they plan to upgrade our sewerage network for the long-term.
SNP Government won't scrap two-child cap on benefits despite funding boost, says Finance Secretary
Shona Robison insisted the extra cash announced by Rachel Reeves at yesterday's UK Budget was no "bonanza".
Treasury must compensate Scotland for tax hike - Robison
The Scottish finance secretary has warned a rise in National Insurance could cost the government £500m.
Labour said 'we don't need higher taxes'... 141 days before £40bn hike
The Chancellor's words from 11 June this year are being widely shared as evidence of Labour 's general election 'dishonesty'.
'£470 is nothing - is beer more important than state pensioners?'
Audrey Rothwell says state pensioners have been made to feel 'surplus to requirements' amid cuts of draught alcohol duty
Workers earning £20,000 face losing £684 each from bank account
Chancellor Reeves announced her first Budget — the first Labour Budget in 14 years and the first ever Budget delivered by a female chancellor — to the House of Commons on Wednesday afternoon.
Budget 2024: More tax rises likely to prevent public service cuts after 14 years of Tory rule
The Institute for Fiscal Studies thinktank praised Chancellor Rachel Reeves' 'courageous' Budget - but the experts also warned 'this is the decade of higher taxes'
Kids handbag puzzle has left people baffled - only a genius can solve it
A brainteaser found in what appears to be a children's magazine has made hundreds of grown-up Brits go 'insane' as they struggle to find the correct answer. It's clear you'll need to be a real genius to be able to solve this one
School leaders know fixing problems a marathon, not a sprint
But school leaders do not agree on how quickly the government should be pacing itself.
UK's 'most hated mum' wants to move to US after Budget
Britain's 'most hated mum' Carla Belucci, 42, says she is preparing to move to the US after the budget left her scared for her children's future
Labour budget sets the scene for 2026 Holyrood election
The devolved Scottish government will have had an extra £3.4bn to spend - including more money than SNP ministers anticipated for public building projects.
Private schools vote for legal action over VAT plans
The Independent Schools Council, which represents 1,400 schools, votes to proceed with legal action.
North East Waspi women warn 'lessons not learned' after Budget compensation snub
Around 30 women from the North East joined a Waspi protest outside Parliament as Rachel Reeves delivered her first Budget as Chancellor on Wednesday
Government announces $2.5m boost to help teens pass new NCEA tests
Teachers at about 160 schools will get more training and time to hold small group sessions with students.
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