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Chancellor defends proposed changes to inheritance tax on farms

Rachel Reeves has been urged by the NFU to reconsider the reforms announced in the Budget.

Amy Dowden breaks down as JB Gill scores first 10 with replacement partner

Strictly Come Dancing’s Amy Dowden broke down in tears as JB Gill scored his first 10 with replacement partner Lauren Oakley on Saturday, 2 November.

Who is Kemi Badenoch, the first Black woman to lead Britain's Conservative Party?

The first Black woman to lead a major U.K. political party, Kemi Badenoch is an upbeat and outspoken libertarian who thinks the British state is broken and she is the one to fix it

More than 100 BBC staff accuse broadcaster of Israel bias in Gaza coverage

Exclusive: More than 230 media industry professionals sign letter sent to BBC director general Tim Davie

Broadcaster bias is failing to hold Israel to account

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‘Our government is economically illiterate’: BBC Question Time audience member rips into Labour MP

An angry Question Time audience member delivered a powerful speech hitting out at “economically illiterate” MPs.

‘Not fit for office’: BBC Question Time audience member tells MPs exactly what public thinks

An angry Question Time audience member delivered a powerful speech hitting out at “economically illiterate” MPs.

Reeves admits NI hike could hit pay rises while markets react to borrowing spree

Chancellor Rachel Reeves insisted she had no alternative but to raise taxes in her first Budget.

UK politics live: Budget means weekly pay to rise just £13 in 20 years as IFS calls Reeves’s plans ‘unrealistic’

The Resolution Foundation has warned that the pay outlook is “dire” and many UK workers will not feel any better off by the end of this Parliament

UK Treasury chief admits business tax rise could lead to lower than anticipated wages

U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves has conceded that wages may rise by less than previously thought as a direct result of her budget decision to increase a tax that businesses pay for their employees

UK politics live: Rachel Reeves playing ‘same silly games’ as Tories on tax and spend, IFS warns

Chancellor has admitted her £40bn tax-raising Budget could impact wage growth for workers

Lower pay rises likely due to Budget tax increases, Rachel Reeves admits

The Chancellor acknowledged her decision to raise national insurance contributions for employers could impact wage growth for workers.

Budget 2024 live: Rachel Reeves admits tax rises will impact wage increases for workers

Washington-based think tank the IMF has praised the chancellor’s ‘sustainable’ tax rises

Line of Duty reunion fuels demand for new series

AC-12 were seen roving through London’s streets on a rickshaw

Saoirse Ronan breaks silence on awkward Graham Norton show exchange with Paul Mescal

Saoirse Ronan has responded to her awkward exchange with Paul Mescal on The Graham Norton Show.