Two lanes are closed off on the motorway
Oct 29, 2026
Official figures showed 46,459 new crimes were committed by prisoners let out of jail in the three months from October to December 2024.
The Government's position on welfare descended into confusion as aides denied a commitment had been made - despite John Healey giving a seemingly clear statement.
The grim warning was delivered by the Institute for Fiscal Studies in its traditional post-Budget briefing.
The Budget promises to give Greater Manchester greater control over its own financial future. But will the new powers help spread prosperity beyond Manchester city centre, or simply reward the places that are already thriving?
The Resolution Foundation gave the estimate for working age people's disposable incomes in a bleak assessment of the issues facing the country.
John Healey delivered the Budget this week
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 Chancellor performed the trick at a Westminster pub after spending an hour setting out Labour's new economic direction under the new leadership of Andy Burnham.
The teaching assistant suffered a concussion and a bleeding head wound
At least 13 train passengers have been killed, and 10 more were wounded in central Ukraine after a Russian drone struck a platform at the Dnipro railway station on Thursday.
Disgruntled Brits weren't convinced by the Chancellor's budget, with one punter telling the Daily Mail witheringly 'I don't think anyone in the Labour government is financially literate'.
