Watching the Budget speech yesterday, I couldn't quite work out who the Chancellor John Healey reminded me of.

The 69-year-old woman died after rushing to the aid of the ten-year-old after she got into difficulties in strong currents on an inflatable float.

Lassitude lapped at Westminster's doors. Little else stirred. John Healey was on his hooves for the greatest moment of his life and it had all the dramatic bite of cotton wool.

The Chancellor pushed up taxes to a record high and poured billions of pounds more into benefits. But he ducked tough decisions on increasing defence spending and curbing the runaway welfare budget.

The young and gifted software engineer had built a relationship over the past three years with a ChatGPT model that has been accused of being 'sycophantic' and encouraging suicides.

Former President Barack Obama took the stage in Georgia to campaign for Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff, with a fresh attack against President Donald Trump.

A joyful King Charles danced and played a pair of Bahamian hand bells as he threw himself - quite literally - into the carnival spirit.

Chancellor John Healey kicked off his first Budget by getting his excuses in first. The wars in the Gulf and Ukraine, he began, were creating global storms which could knock the UK economy for six.

Lawrence Johnson, 26, was remanded in custody last week after being charged with the murder of 26-year-old Alisha Samuels and the attempted murder of another man.

Amber Gayle, 32, allowed murderer Rickcarlo Williams, 24, to video their sex sessions in a therapy room at HMP Swinfen Hall in Staffordshire, a court heard.

In video from April 15, Adrian Thompson is seen running up to an employee at the school while struggling to breathe, before bolting down the corridors in a panic.

Dubbed 'sunshine in bricks and mortar' the historic city of Chichester has been named one of the best places to live in Britain but now locals fear there is a racism problem after an actor's experience.

Serial criminal Barbara Osmanovic, 40, who has been convicted 13 times for 29 separate offences, was granted the right to remain in the UK on human rights grounds.

It is amazing what is legal. For example, politicians are free to tell flat lies in their campaigns, and nothing will happen to them. But it is sometimes just as astounding to find out what is illegal.

A US team is expected to lead the summit in Abu Dhabi, in what would be the first face-to-face negotiations since the American president lifted sanctions on Moscow.

The huge AI warehouse in the London commuter town of Bushey in Hertfordshire is set to be built on the site of an 'irreplaceable' orchard and a former hotel.

The well-known figure is seeking an injunction to stop media outlets from reporting allegations of 'inappropriate and exploitative' behaviour with 'a large number' of girls and young women.

Organisers of Richmond Christmas Fair in North Yorkshire had initially advertised that actual reindeer could feature at this year's event on Sunday, November 29.

The singer bought a £1.1million Grade II-listed farm, about 400 years old, close to his current home, a 16-acre estate in Suffolk.

Lawyers for Imran Khan have described the conditions he is being held in as 'amounting to torture', while the former sportsman's health is said to have deteriorated in recent months.

A major inspection report finds shortcomings in the electronic tagging programme are 'leaving victims and the public at risk'.

Zbigniew Chlebek, 66, and Beata Walczak, 58, were convicted of murdering their victim in a 'brutal and repeated' attack in Shipley, West Yorkshire.

Zoey Campbell-Lowndes, from Manchester, was placed in a medically induced coma after her condition deteriorated following an emergency Caesarean section.

Bern Rogers, 71, was reported to police for theft and fraud after she withdrew the payment against the wishes of her five siblings.

After unceremoniously sacking Scott Mills from the Radio 2 Breakfast slot earlier this year, BBC bosses were left scrambling to find a replacement.

He grew up on an east London council estate before finding fame pulling pints behind the bar of the Queen Vic.

Traitors finalist Andrew Jenkins has revealed how he would play the game differently as he looked back at his time on the show. 

In a letter to the Business and Culture Secretaries Jonathan Reynolds and Lisa Nandy, publishing industry leaders hit out at 'the absence of any public support from the Government'.

An article on 13 October was headlined "Four out of five new jobs went to foreigners in the past decade, new report reveals". In fact, the figures relate to net changes in employment...

The Australian HYROX pooper has broken her silence.

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The now 46-year-old mogul had a gun to her head during an October 2018 trip to Uganda with then-husband Kanye West according to her biographer Jonathan Van Meter.

The 51-year-old comedian said it was 'wrong' that he had used his celebrity to 'facilitate sexual access', saying I 'dedicated a lot of my life to what seems now beyond reckless philandering and idiocy.'

Shocking video captures the moment Joseph Hedley, 39, launched a furious assault on Iain Brown, 34, in Edinburgh.

Hayden Panettiere's death at age 36 from a drug overdose has been ruled accidental, police confirmed on Wednesday, two months after her shock passing.

Sangakkara, one of the greatest wicketkeeper-batters of all time, took to social media on Wednesday afternoon to express his fury at an unsavoury incident that had occurred.

Shocking dashcam video shows Hawkar Karimi, 37, embroiled in a brutal punching match in the middle of busy Wavertree Road, in Edge Hill, Liverpool, Merseyside

Anthony Williams, 33, is said to have 'posed a dangerous threat' as he stalked his victims during a series of violent attacks that culminated in a mass stabbing on an LNER train.

The lorry had been travelling near junctions 60 and 61 of the A1, south of Durham, when it overturned and smashed into the reservation barrier shortly after 5am on Wednesday.

The unnamed woman, 62, has been charged with defrauding her college of nearly €250,000 (£209,000).

Krew Zaugg, 22, appeared in Booneville County court on Monday, where he was formally sentenced for sexually assaulting an unidentified 15-year-old girl inside his Tesla last year

FIFA raked in billions of dollars from ticket and hospitality sales during the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Tony Deane, a civil engineer, spent two decades digging the network by hand across more than 1,300 square feet of subterranean space.

A hug from your partner might feel warm and reassuring - but for some people, it could be stirring up very different emotions.

Suppliers are concerned that the Be Ready campaign could encourage the kind of hoarding seen during Covid as shelves run bare and online retailers run out of stock.

Joanne Young, 49, told how her husband Philip Young admitted he had been on an online forum and 'invited someone round the house to watch us have sex'.

Norfolk Police said the seven men - all small boat and lorry migrants - were charged as part of an investigation into group-based, child sexual exploitation in the city.

The teenager attacked the girl with a six-inch kitchen knife at a shop in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, on March 15 after he asked her out on a date and she said no.

Police have launched an investigation into the death of her son. Now, Pala Negara tells the Mail what happened, why she feels let down and why she insists 'we did everything right'.

Britons have emptied supermarket shelves of baked beans, bottled water and batteries after Labour issued a stark warning to households last week to 'be ready' for a national crisis.

Brand will appear at Southwark Crown Court for the next six to eight weeks where the jury will hear from the prosecution and defence.

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Donald Trump took the credit yesterday for boosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tuesday's elections.

The entirely volunteer-led group in Victoria runs two community hubs, a food bank and a mobile food service.

John Healey faced a backlash over the absence of any action on benefits in his Budget yesterday, with Kemi Badenoch accusing Labour of being 'addicted' to welfare.

Located across three upper levels of a 13-storey inner city building in Melbourne, the centre has been charged with 15 offences by the Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority.

A two-year-old boy is in critical condition after falling into a pool on Thursday.

Three carriages were derailed when a train travelling from Madrid to Seville collided with a stationary one on the same route near the city of Toledo shortly before 9am yesterday.

The Conservative leader hit out at Chancellor John Healey after he unveiled a raft of tax rises and spending plans in his autumn fiscal showpiece in the Commons.

Days before a midterm that could break the Republican grip on Ohio, the Daily Mail went back to the hometown that made JD Vance. Sign up to the DC Insider newsletter to find out more.

Kate Golby, 44, had been working from home at her property in Norwich, Norfolk on the day of the accident.

Residents of the affluent neighborhoods around the sign say that throngs of annoying tourists encouraged by the city pose a serious fire hazard, as the traffic they create could block firefighters.

Leweston School, near Sherborne in Dorset, apologised to families for the 'little notice' on the closure.

Republican Senator Dan Sullivan lashed out at what he said was a 'secret scheme to trick' voters after a candidate with the same name was placed on the ballot in Alaska.

A male pilot has died in a light plane crash in Wanaaring, outback NSW.

Queensland Police confirmed the death on Thursday afternoon.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon's top military planner, a defense official said Wednesday, as President Trump weighs renewed strikes on Iran in the eight-month-long war.

Australian actor Richard Norton's death was 'triggered by' his use of unapproved peptides, a coroner has ruled.

Nicki Minaj derided New York Governor Kathy Hochul in a series of posts on social media Wednesday, calling her an 'evil woman' who will 'not escape God's wrath.'

A high school student was honored by officials from her hometown in Maryland after she saved a man from a car crash wreckage while on her way to school. 

The 20-year-old pleaded guilty to two counts of creating or altering sexual material without consent between October 2024 and February 2025.

The man's hand got caught on the fishing hook while he was trying to rescue the seagull, and he drowned while trying to swim back to shore. He leaves behind a wife and two young daughters.

Documents revealed the Albanese government requested pricing and delivery timelines for defence technology - but it won't be for Australian civilians.

Infants llham and Daniel were last seen on Tuesday in Port Melbourne, sparking a public appeal.

Emergency services responded to reports of a stabbing at Armidale's Rockvale Road at about 2am on Thursday.

Anthony Albanese has been confronted on when Australians lives will get easier.

The prickly mammal, named Hercules, weighed 3.3lbs which is almost twice the size of a normal adult hedgehog.

Are you a zombie? If you have a Netflix account that you barely watch, that's how the business analysts refer to you - 'subscription zombie'.

Alina Habba, Trump's former personal lawyer, accused Grenell of failing to pass on $5.6 million her husband says he donated to the Washington arts center. Grenell denies it.

A man accused of murder broke into the family home days after his wife had changed the locks after discovering his infidelity, a court has been told

Influencers James O'Keefe and Cam Higby were charged on Wednesday with unlawful voting and identity theft by Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty over a political stunt they pulled in August.

New York Marathon runners are criticizing organizers over rising race fees and accusing the organization behind the annual event of making it harder for everyday runners to participate.

Scott Kretzschmar, one of the seven accused, was tasked with brainstorming recommendations on preventing substance use in Greek Life.

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Antony Sun Liwanag, of San Francisco, allegedly sexually assaulted his female co-workers after they both attending a pre-wedding party in July in St Louis Park, Minnesota, according to prosecutors.

The fairy penguins were given passports and boarding passes as they prepared to go from SEA LIFE Weymouth to SEA LIFE Benalmádena.

King Charles has a packed programme of engagements from morning to evening, the highlight of which will be a traditional and highly colourful 'junkanoo' parade through Nassau.

The commander-in-chief had been speaking in support of US Senate candidate Jon Husted and gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy at Ohio University.

The party vowed in its election-winning manifesto to boost Britain's dwindling housing stock by an extra 1.5million homes over the next parliament.

The practice is commonly seen in busy shopping centre and beach car parks, where a person stands in an empty bay while waiting for another driver to arrive.

Dorset Police says detectives want to identify the men 'as part of an investigation' into the incident on June 25.

Ken Paxton's campaign has slammed a New York Times investigation into his relationship with Christian influencer Tracy Duhon after the report revealed she's registered as a Democrat in Louisiana.

Back in 2024 the Treasurer posed for a media photoshoot with art work of a tamed 'inflation dragon'...

Dante Milne, 25, was arrested on Saturday after he sent the text message while onboard United Airlines Flight 1681 from Las Vegas to Newark, New Jersey.

BBC Radio Scotland has lost more than 90,000 listeners in three months and around 40,000 over the past year, according to the latest official audience figures.

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A staffer for Democratic hopeful Mary Peltola reportedly was instructed to find as many people with the name Dan Sullivan as possible, the Times reported.

John Healey is struggling to balance the books amid the Middle East crisis and Andy Burnham's spending ambitions.

At a recent rally, Trump suggested that the US should accept fewer Norwegian immigrants, complaining, 'I didn't get the Nobel Prize. So I don't want anybody from Norway…

Emily Byles was violently attacked by her fiance who stabbed her in the neck and face with scissors a month before their wedding.

Patients face an NHS postcode lottery for Ozempic-style drugs, with prescribing rates varying tenfold between Scottish health boards, according to a report.

Gina Fiore, 48, said she was working as a blackjack dealer when she decided at 24 that she would make gambling her full time job.

Under a 'roadmap to fiscal devolution', John Healey said 20per cent of business rates will be retained locally next year - rising to 100per cent by the end of the decade.

Fuel duty was due to be unfrozen for the first time in 16 years, but Mr Healey has bowed to pressure to keep it at 52.95p per litre in his Budget.

Vape industry figures fear the move will see legitimate stores tarred with the same brush as the 'dodgy' shops the Prime Minister has vowed to tackle.

John Healey confirmed the rise in alcohol duty in today's Budget, defying pleas from the hospitality industry and trade bodies to protect the nation's boozers.

The man, in his 40s, was taken to hospital by a resident after the horror attack.

The El Paso Police Department said that the group may have broken several laws, including disorderly conduct and 'other applicable offenses.'

It is indeed a significant moment. Because John Healey's cautious economic incrementalism signals more clearly than ever that we are heading for a snap election in 2027.

Brendan Nugent, 43, is accused of ramming his Toyota LandCruiser into MP Helen Haines outside her office in Wangaratta on October 19 in what police alleged was a deliberate attack.

Moises Freire, 19, pleaded not guilty to supplying the drugs that killed Annabel Richter, 21, at a dorm at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology in March.

Three Rangers thugs who brutally attacked a Celtic fan outside Ibrox after an Old Firm match have been jailed.

Republicans are desperate to save the US Senate seat in South Carolina formerly held by the late Lindsey Graham.

Robert Zullo, 55, claimed in a lawsuit that a manager at the company told him he would never work in banking again.

The eccentric Jersey resident once opened up about his debt problem but has been praised for his work to help cancer sufferers.

The Mesa Sign Shop in Arizona refused to print the signs ordered by the College Republicans United group, claiming they promoted 'hate speech.'

A longtime top Republican campaign guru has identified a key issue Republican candidates have to contend with as voters head to cast their ballots ahead of next week's midterm elections.

An Ohio influencer was outraged as an iconic arts and craft store refused to custom-frame her President Donald Trump photos.

The Treasury's OBR watchdog laid bare the challenges facing Britons over the coming years in its forecasts accompanying the Budget.

Captain Smit Machchhar was severely wounded when Hamam al-Hammami, 29, allegedly hit him on the head with a crash axe and tried to take control of a plane flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv.

The government's council tax checker has crashed after people flooded to check the website to see whether they qualify for a £100 energy payment announced in the budget.

Police have shot dead a woman after she threatened officers with an axe in Adelaide's inner eastern suburbs.

A retired paramedic who has battled severe mental illness for more than five decades has slammed Canada's decision to block people with psychiatric conditions from accessing medically assisted death.

Senator Ted Cruz delivered a stark warning to voters, claiming that 'there is a very real risk that Americans will die' if Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed is elected to the US Senate.

Ilhan Omar is facing a growing backlash from members of her own party over her decision to appear alongside controversial left-wing streamer Hasan Piker.

Patrick Clancy's lawyers are in court on Wednesday for a hearing in his wrongful death lawsuit against his ex-wife's doctors.

Chancellor John Healey announced the measure which he said would help 20million households in council tax bands A-D - half of all homes.

Kayla Marie Christensen, a mother of three, allegedly left the girl at Love's Travel Stop in Missouri in the middle of the night on Friday.

Randy Cassingham and his wife Kit were among around 200 passengers ordered to leave the Odyssey during a scheduled stop in the port of Sihanoukville on Tuesday.

Train drivers in Spain had raised concerns and were due to strike a day after the deadly railway disaster that killed 68 people on Wednesday. 

Noah Presgrove, who was 19, was spotted dead on the stretch of road almost naked and next to his teeth by an unidentified truck driver around 13 minutes later.

The Ivy League university owns the park near the Yale Golf Course in the city's wealthy Westville neighborhood.

The Chancellor hailed a Budget for the 'working people of Britain' as he tried to balance the books amid the Middle East crisis and Prime Minister Andy Burnham's spending ambitions.

The Treasury said the extra funds would allow the Home Office to carry on closing controversial asylum hotels.

A tough Harvard class where students are expected to read a full classic novel each week has become a huge hit on campus.

A five-foot-seven Vladimir Putin is being ruthlessly mocked over a picture of him meeting Mozambique's extremely tall president. 

A Minneapolis hospital patient has been accused of causing 62 staff injuries and up to $900,000 in property damages during a nine and a half week stay at a medical facility in 2024.

Ronald De-St-Aubin, 61, was jailed for 22 months for making the lives of homeowners in west London a misery by stealing their parcels - earning him the moniker the 'porch pirate'.

Freezing benefits payment rates is 'off the table', according to the SNP Finance Secretary despite concerns the Budget has cut funding.

On the cusp of both Halloween and Guy Fawkes Night, Scots were braced for which direction Labour's latest Budget would take.

Ed Miliband has refused to take any action to stop John Swinney's overseas trips, leading to claims he is giving him the green light to ride roughshod over devolution.

Shocking footage shows an armed robber disguised as The Joker causing terror in a Morrisons in Jarrow supermarket by brandishing a knife and shouting 'do you want to die.'

Police have seized phones, a producer has been stood down and now the ex at the centre of the MAFS investigation has broken her silence with explosive new claims.

The very crux of Texas Democratic Senate hopeful James Talarico political origin story is being called into question less than a week before the November midterm election.

Seven people are to stand trial on a terror-related charge after US President Donald Trump's Turnberry golf resort was vandalised.

Nyota Koya, 66, was stranded in the parking lot of the Haggin Oaks Golf Course in Sacramento on November 17, 2024, when she was approached by police officer Matthew Sterling.

Robinson, 43, is facing a possible jail sentence after jurors convicting him of harassing two Daily Mail reporters after they exposed him stirring up tensions in the UK while on holiday in Cyprus.

Fifty-six percent of the city center's entrepreneurs have said the business environment has become untenable, according to a new survey.

Shortly after Christmas 1978, Glasgow - indeed, Britain generally - plunged into the deep freeze. Followed, shortly, by considerable snow.