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Reeves confirms change to debt rule and warns of higher taxes as Budget looms
Chancellor Rachel Reeves insisted her first Budget would pave the way for improved public services and ‘rebuild our economy’.
Government borrowing costs rise ahead of Reeves’ first Budget
Speculation that Rachel Reeves will change the way debt is assessed triggered a market reaction.
Report suggests Reeves could announce plans to change Britain’s debt rules
The Chancellor will be looking to raise up to £40 billion from tax hikes and spending cuts in order to avoid a return to austerity.
Iranian operatives charged in the US with hacking Trump’s presidential campaign
Multiple major news organisations said they were leaked confidential information from inside the Trump campaign.
New Starbucks boss faces online storm over 1,000-mile commute by private jet
Social media users were quick to criticise the world’s biggest coffee shop chain in light of its sustainability efforts like banning plastic straws.
Costco to crack down on membership card sharing with new card scanning system
The company plans to introduce automatic card scanners at store entrances
Secret Service and its chief under pressure over Trump shooting
Director Kimberly Cheatle will testify on Capitol Hill on Monday amid calls for her to resign.
Scale of migrant Channel crossings ‘can’t be changed overnight’ – Starmer
More than 14,000 people have arrived in the UK after making the journey so far this year.
Starmer says review needed to set timeline to reach 2.5% defence spending
Sir Keir Starmer told journalists before he set off for the Nato summit in Washington that he was committed to the 2.5% ‘within our fiscal rules’.
Netanyahu again claims US withholding weapons days after Washington denial
The spat highlights how high tensions have surged between the two key allies over the war in Gaza.