Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng scrapped the top 45p rate of tax and cut 1p from the basic rate in the biggest package of tax cuts by a British Government for half a century.

Labour's tax policy descended into chaos yesterday as two senior figures contradicted Sir Keir Starmer over the 1p cut to income tax.

An undercover investigation in the Daily Mail has exposed an Albanian gangster who makes £1million a week smuggling people over the channel, as MPs call for a crackdown on the trade.

OnlyFans has lost an £11million tax court case after the British X-rated site was accused of paying too little VAT - meaning that its 188million users could face higher subscription fees.

Meghan Markle thought that she would be the Beyoncé of the UK when she married Prince Harry, a bombshell new book has claimed, suggesting the Sussexes felt 'cornered'.

No10 said that Mark Fullbrook was 'on secondment' from Fullbrook Strategies and it had cleared the arrangement which sees his salary paid to the company set up in April.

Judith Tebbutt, 67, and her husband David were abducted by armed Somali pirates from a beach resort in Kenya in 2011.

Buckingham Palace has moved to protect King Charles's reputation from an 'exploitative' Netflix dramatisation of his bitter marriage and divorce with Princess Diana - and his affair - in The Crown.

After Friday, only polymer Bank of England banknotes which feature artist JMW Turner and Bletchley Park codebreaker Alan Turing on them will be accepted.

The former teacher, until now known by the pseudonym 'Edgar', was identified last night on investigation programme Carte Blanche, which revealed his name, picture and where he lives.

Now even Vladimir Putin's allies are speaking out against the way civilians are being conscripted, with officers having resorted to using stun guns and truncheons on protesting crowds in recent days.

George Roberts, 40, a star on E4's Married at First Sight UK was able to marry a stranger on television despite three of his exes complaining to police about his alleged abusive behaviour.

Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan has been urged to make the Digital Markets Unit - set up to rein in so-called Big Tech online firms - a priority.

Labour will attempt to strengthen an anti-Tory pact by targeting only two seats held by the Liberal Democrats in the next election, rather than have a 'scattergun' approach, a senior source has said.

Octopus Energy boss Greg Jackson said customers could not understand why standing charges - the part of a bill they pay regardless of how much energy is used - were so high.

Despite the polls giving Labour a commanding 12-point lead over the Conservatives in the polls, just 46 per cent of the electorate were aware of the party leader's political values.

Attempts to fly Channel migrants to Africa will remain on hold until a series of appeals have been heard in the courts.

The boy is understood to have been rushed to hospital in a critical condition following the incident in the Seelampur area of Delhi, India, last Sunday.

Police were called by paramedics shortly before 6.40pm to reports a man had been found dead in a house on Beverly Road in Fallowfield.

In a combative interview yesterday, the Chancellor brushed aside market jitters about the £45billion of tax cuts in last week's emergency Budget and declared he was determined to go further.

Menopause symptoms can include hot flushes, bloating and weight change, leading to discomfort - particularly when work clothing is close-fitting or made from non-breathable fabric.

The Labour deputy leader said that although the This Morning presenters are famous, they still have feelings and must be affected by the backlash they are facing.

One person was fighting for their life and ten other injured after a speeding car ploughed into a group of bystanders at a car meet on the Flixborough Industrial Estate, in Scunthorpe.

The dawn crowing of cockerels has been a feature of countryside life for centuries. But the morning chorus on one farm has been silenced by magistrates.

Anthony Mitchell, of Eaton Street, Northwood, sent a text message, which put him in breach of a restraining order that prohibits him from having any contact with his daughter.

Khayri Mclean was stabbed to death outside his school in Fartown, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday.

The first live show of the new series of Strictly Come Dancing was watched by an average of 6.8 million viewers, according to overnight ratings.

Peter Dowd, the MP for Bootle, made the proposition to introduce a four-day week and said British workers currently clock up the longest hours in Europe.

The child fell from the Ovingdean cliffs at around 5pm yesterday and was airlifted to St George's Hospital in London, where he is still in a critical condition.

Harvey Holehouse, 19, of Woodborough, and 17-year-old Jake Hankins, from Stamford, were killed in a two-car collision on the A612, which happened at around 10.45pm on Thursday.

Mohammed Hijab, who is a self-described scholar, travelled up to the East Midlands city from London last weekend where he was seen calling some Hindus 'pathetic weak, cowardly people'.

The police officers were rushed to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, where their conditions are said to be life-threatening. They were on-duty at 1.20am when the road collision took place

Book sales about the astrologer Nostradamus have soared since Queen Elizabeth died, as people have suggested the French prophet predicted her death more than 450 years ago.

A migrant who came to the UK by boat and claimed to be a child so he could stay is actually in his mid-20s, and even joined an over-30s dating group, before he was caught out by his grey hairs and stubble.

John McVicar, 82, escaped from a top security prison in Durham 1968 leading to a nationwide manhunt. Following his release from prison on parole in 1978 he began his career as a broadcast journalist

The eight soldiers from the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards were flown back from operational service in Iraq to take part in Monday's funeral.

Rachel, 51 and Stephen Kinnock, 52, have described the 'slow grief' of of watching their mother's decline since she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's five years ago.

The 78-year-old watched the service with his son Thomas Jr and was bolstered by the show of royal unity between the brothers.

It alleges that her aides - who named themselves the 'Sussex Survivors' Club' after Meghan and Harry quit their roles - called the Duchess a 'narcissistic sociopath'.

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Initial reports said a security guard died and ten children were wounded or killed in the No. 88 school in Izhevsk - the capital of Russia's Udmurt Republic (rescuers carry a child on a stretcher)

Neil Jackson has been left homeless after his $2.8million fortune was allegedly lost by a Public Trustee. His story has sparked outrage and calls for someone to be held accountable.

The pound was 'absolutely hammered' in trading early this morning, dropping to just $1.0327 - even below the grim 1985 baseline of $1.0545.

An investigation has found that trans charity Mermaids is sending 'potentially harmful' chest binders to children who said they were 13 despite being told their parents don't condone their use.

Jack Roach, 29, made 41 different payments into 24-year old Rachel Thomas-Tear's Monzo account when she blocked him on social media following the collapse of their three-month romance.

Ruslan Zinin, 25, opened fire on military commissar Alexander Eliseev inside a conscription office in Russia's far-eastern Irkutsk region today after his friend was drafted to fight in Ukraine.

A pensioner has been killed in a hit and run in broad daylight in a Tesco car park in Barnet by a van that left the scene.

Senior figures including Home Secretary Suella Braverman and Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg are believed to be unhappy at plans to relax rules for the shortage occupations list.

Pollsters predict she will capture as many as a quarter of the country's votes tomorrow to become queen bee of a new Right-wing government.

The pound dropped to an all-time low of $1.035 against the US dollar today as markets opened the weekend after Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-Budget of tax cuts and borrowing spooked markets.

A Sydney father has been left horrified after staff at the controversial Karen's Diner urged his young sons to put the finger up and tell their dad to 'f***k off'.

Barack Obama was pictured boarding his Secret Service SUV on Saturday, which was parked over a handicap spot in West LA's trendy Hamasaku sushi restaurant.

Recreational cannabis use could be legal in Australia by as early as next year, if a bold new bill being proposed by the Green party passes through parliament.

The 32-year-old woman was at a bar in Lindos on the largest of Greece's Dodecanese islands last Wednesday, where she met a man and decided to leave with him (Lindos is pictured)

New research shows Australians are moving back in with their parents in huge numbers as they struggle with high rents and breaking into the property market.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned Australia won't be immune from global uncertainty, with the US and Europe expected to sink into recession as China's economy slowed down.

Sharon Graham had a premonition about a terrible accident, weeks before Bruce Saunders was found in a woodchipper in rural Queensland, a court has heard.

Melissa Caddick was observed filing her nails and taking a nap while ASIC and AFP officers rummaged through her home for 12 hours, according to a lead investigator.

The Baldwin family enjoyed a walk on a warm fall day through the streets of New York City, with a nanny and multiple sports balls in town.

Kylie Carson, a special counsel specialising in general compensation at Shine Lawyers, said if an Optus customer had a financial loss as a result of the data breach, they may be able to pursue a claim.

Optus has been on the receiving end of a minister's scorn in parliament following the massive breach that saw the personal information of around 10 million Australians stolen.

Renowned neurosurgeon Charlie Teo has blamed his 'jealous' colleagues for stopping him performing 'miracle' surgeries on dozens of desperate Aussie patients after he was hit with a ban.

The Australian Securities Exchange's benchmark S&P/ASX200 briefly hit a three-month low at 10.45am, when it was down 2.08 per cent. This occurred after the UK pound hit a 37-year low.

NASA has been forced to postpone the launch of moon rocket Artemis 1 for a third time as Tropical Storm Ian, which could soon become a hurricane, bears down on Florida and Cuba.

Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen's recent rocky relationship has nothing to do with the NFL player's decision to go back to football after announcing his retirement.

The chair of the Australian Republican Movement, Peter FitzSimons, renewed his push for the country to ditch the monarchy on Monday and slammed the media for the treatment of Meghan Markle.

An Australian traveller spotted the reptile, which he believes to be an eastern brown snake, slithering under a row of chairs at the gate in Brisbane's airport.

Blue ribbon Optus boss Gladys Berejiklian turned her back on politics to become a top corporate executive - but she has not been seen since news broke of the huge hack hitting the telecoms giant.

Melbourne woman Shylah Rodden has been identified as the victim of a shocking rollercoaster accident that has left her clinging to life. 

The slide came as trading opened in Asia and Australia on Monday, with the British currency falling for the first time to  $1.035 on Monday, plummeting more than 4 percent from the week's prior close.

A fed-up customer has exploded at staff at a Brisbane diner after an employee allegedly made fun of his receding hairline.

Grant Coleman, 42, has been charged with assault causing death after he allegedly king hit Chris Davidson, 45, outside South West Rocks Country Club just after 11pm on Saturday.

The Dutch cycling star sensationally withdrew from a world championship race has broken his silence for the first time since being charged with assaulting girls aged 13 and 14 at a Sydney hotel

WItnesses of a rollercoaster crash that left a woman in her 20's fighting for life claim she had been on the ride. 

New Orleans police have resorted to hiring civilians to do detective work among other tasks as cops struggle to keep up with crime rates that have marked the city as the murder capital of the US.

Australian drivers that use their car horn to say hello, tell someone you are waiting outside or bid family a friendly farewell is against the law and can cost a whopping $2,669

A 19-year-old woman has died after being thrown across an intersection when her e-scooter collided with a car. 

The cost of food, energy and mortgage repayments have risen £145.50 for the average UK household so far this year, according to research from accounting firm KMPG.

Tom Brady's three children wished their dad luck prior to his first home game of the season, in a video that was posted by the NFL's official Twitter account.

Eastern Canada suffered 'immense' devastation after Hurricane Fiona swept houses into the sea and caused major power outages, leaving two people dead and 300,000 without power.

A red Nissan Murano was found underneath a Honda CRV on Saturday night at around 10 pm in between 111th St and Second and Third Avenues in upper Manhattan after crashing into two cars earlier.

The Dutch cycling star who sensationally withdrew from a world championship road race has pleaded guilty to assaulting two teenage girls, aged 13 and 14 in a Sydney hotel, and has been fiend $1500.

The hacker who claims to have stolen the personal details of millions of Optus customers has demanded $1.5 million in ransom money as outraged Aussies slam the telco for failing to protect their data.

Tucker Carlson was one of more than 7,000 gathered at the Stockton 99 Speedway to pay respects to the fallen Ralph 'Sonny' Barger, who died in June following a brief battle with throat cancer, aged 83.

The shocking state of a former plumber-turned-drug dealer's home has been revealed in court photos, five years after the young man's life spiralled after a $22million Powerball win.

Memphis man Bradley Dawson, 39, is accused of beating to death his wife Christe Chen, 39, on July 9 at a secluded $3,500-a-night resort just two days after they checked in for their honeymoon.

The Year 12 Hoxton Park High School student lost his life after his friend veered off a busy road in Sydney's south-west, just hours after he attended a family wedding.

It is Jeffrey's friendship with Princess Diana - affectionate, jokey, conspiratorial - that is uppermost in his mind today.

A woman has died after she was struck and run over by a camper trailer reversing down a driveway. 

An Australian Senator who came under fire for an 'appalling' tweet about the Queen after her death has called for student loans to be wiped out instead of tax cuts. 

Qantas has been named as one of the world's best airlines despite battling delays, cancellations, worker shortages and repeated calls for CEO Alan Joyce to step down.

Trump's defense against accusations that he knowingly took classified documents from the White House when he left office last year raised eyebrows during an interview last week with Fox News.

Supermarket shelves across Florida have been stripped bare as panicked locals prepare for the first major hurricane to make landfall in the sunshine state in four years.

The White House announced on Saturday night that the trip would be postponed due to the incoming tropical storm - which could turn into Florida's first major hurricane in four years.

Australian health authorities are on high alert after cases of a paralysis-causing virus were detected overseas.

David Woodforde 9, and his brother Peter, 12 have been found, six days after they were last seen riding their bikes from their Christies Beach home in Adelaide's south.

In an interview on CNN she was asked about concerns in US president Joe Biden's administration that she does not share the same belief in the special relationship as some of her predecessors.'

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her family have attended a national memorial service for Queen Elizabeth II in Wellington on Monday.

A new CBS News battleground tracker poll suggests rising crime is a top issue for nearly 7 in 10 voters this year - and that they believe the GOP has an edge of how to solve it.

It was all smiles and goodwill after the Australian and Chinese foreign ministers met in New York, with Beijing saying there were 'positive signals' for the two nations' rocky relationship.

It's estimated that the personal addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, passport details and drivers' licences of 11.2 million Optus customers have been compromised.

Former world champion Slater was among the first to pay tribute to his former Australian rival following his death at South West Rocks on the NSW mid north coast.

The incident transpired Sunday in the small city of McHenry, and saw 41-year-old Shannon Brandt - who fled the scene of the fatal  crash - charged with criminal vehicular homicide.

Author accused of 'racism' has hired private investigators to look into the social media profiles of Chocolat novelist and head of the writers' union, Joanne Harris OBE, following a war of words.

Dutch cycling star Mathieu van der Poel sensationally withdrew from a world championship road race on Sunday after being charged with assaulting two teenage girls in a Sydney hotel.

Pedro Hernandez, 22, is suspected of shooting into a Mercedes on Fifth Avenue and 50th Street, in broad daylight outside St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan.

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A man and a woman were killed on Saturday at an illegal car rally in New Jersey when Gerald White recklessly drove his car into another vehicle and then into pedestrians.

The brother of the Michigan anchor slain in alleged murder-suicide attempt by a 'family friend' said that his 10-year-old nephew attempted to fight off the man who attacked his family.

The first ad for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament has appealed to everyday Australians to look to the future and 'make right' the fact that First People 'have no say' in issues that affect them.

A group of what appeared to be juveniles ransacked the Wawa convience store in Philadelphia's Mayfair district on Saturday night. It's only the latest of such incidents at Wawas as crime soars in the city.

The inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of fraudster Melissa Caddick resumes almost two years after she disappeared from her Dover Heights home in Sydney's east.

TV series This England has been lambasted by critics for its takedown of Boris Johnson as he led the country through the Covid pandemic.

COSMO LANDESMAN: My mistake then was not to see him as a complex person of many parts: I only saw Jack and his problems. But people are not their problems.

Sir Keir Starmer was forced to backtrack yesterday after mapping out Labour's plan to make Britain green by the end of the decade, saying 'It's going to be difficult' to get zero-carbon electricity.

Doctors say Xylazine has been appearing in the illicit drug scene in cities across the US joining fentanyl as one of the primary narcotics used to cut opioids

It is believed that West Midlands Police didn't receive a complaint because officers were given an unofficial 'wellness' policy to make sure recruits got through training.

Chicken salt might not have saved many lives, but for sheer popularity it's hard to go past the iconic seasoning as the most Aussie invention of all time. We meet its creator, Peter Brinkworth.

As demand for allotments has rocketed, councils are shrinking their plots - with some now 80 times smaller than the traditional 240 square yards once aimed at feeding a family of four.

The 12-year-old girl was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head in the street outside her home in Weatherford, Texas, last Tuesday night.

Attorney Francisco Hernandez's law office admitted in a damning 147-page court filing that Joe Exotic, 59,  used Netflix money for drugs.

AAA reported on Sunday that the national oil price per gallon increased by 34 cents from Wednesday when it was set at $3.681. On Tuesday, the price of gas per gallon was set at $3.674.

The Settles are reportedly seeking $9million for the estate, which includes the dinner house, the mansion known as Blackwood Hall, the three acres of land, and the intellectual property.

Finance sources said that scrapping the bonus cap has sparked immediate interest in the U.S., with investment banks expected to move more staff to Britain.

Andrew Giegerich, 27, allegedly wrote an angry note at one point during their relationship threatening her family prior to the alleged murder of Amanda Bearden's mother Debbie Collier.

Mia Froggatt claims her mother was 'ushered out of the way' by aides so Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby could jump the queue. She alleges the pair didn't even say thank you.

Almost £30,000 was stolen in an hold-up at an Asda supermarket in Manchester, with police releasing a picture of a man they are urgently seeking for questioning in connection with the heist.

The new excerpt details three separate meetings between the former president and veteran New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman in the middle of last year.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was booed on stage at the Global Citizens Festival in NYC on Saturday night after being introduced by Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas.

A man has been caught on camera urinating on his ex-wife's grave. Michael Murphy, 43, first noticed something was amiss after spotting a bag of feces had been left at the gravesite on several visits.

Senior Biden administration officials have been in close contact with Kremlin counterparts 'in the last few days,' White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Sunday.

Ten-year-old Hunter Matthews remains in critical condition after being hospitalized following the murder of his father, WWJ950's overnight anchor Jim Matthews.

Horrified families watched on as the chaos unfolded at The Rebel Coaster on Sunday with paramedics treating the woman for serious facial injuries at the scene before rushing her to hospital.

Five-year-old Jayden drowned in floodwaters on Friday night just one day after his parents shared videos of the family driving through partly submerged roads.

Lily McGowan, two, was unresponsive when her mother Sam pulled over on Gilbert Road at Castle Hill, in Sydney northwest, and called for an ambulance on January 6.

Suella Braverman, the Home Secretary, Kemi Badenoch, the Trade Secretary and Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Business Secretary, are reportedly resistent to the measure.

The recruits expressed dismay in a volley of swearwords after a tank crew were provided with long-discarded weapons from a military store in Primonsky region in the Far East of Russia.

Met Police ordered 7,343 pairs of XXL or larger pants for very overweight or obese officers. The chairman of the National Obesity Forum called the data 'shocking.'

Previously the Metropolitan Police operated a 10 per cent plus 3mph speed tolerance policy but quietly reduced the limit to plus 2mph on May 14, 2019, leading to fine increases.

Research by Savanta gave Keir Starmer a boost as he kicked off the annual conference in Liverpool, putting the party on 45 per cent support to just 33 per cent for the Tories.

New Home Secretary Suella Braverman is planning an 'urgent overhaul' of the UK's counter-terrorism scheme after an inquiry revealed potential terrorists were being treated as 'victims.'

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng insisted there is 'more to come' as he delivered a robust defence of the £45billion tax-cutting package.

Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Crimea are all Ukrainian regions under Russian occupation where the referendums are being held - with the results fixed by Moscow.

Thousands of years after the end of Egypt's 18th dynasty, the Queens who ruled alongside of both Akhenaten and Tutankhamun may have been found.

The model had been expecting baby twins with her footballer partner Cristiano Ronaldo in April when they tragically announced their boy had died.

Paul Holmes, 24, from Clitheroe in Lancashire, lost his licence after dashcam footage showed him grabbing a beer can from a stag do bus on the M6 on February 4 this year.

Tyler Perry defended his Madea character, saying he is 'honoring the people who made me who I am.' Spike Lee called the project 'coonery buffoonery.'

The woke fourth-grade teacher who professed on social media that her classroom was 'built for non-white students' can keep her job.

Labour paid tribute to the Queen with a flawlessly observed minute's silence and a rendition of God Save the King today.