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The Government is not concerned about the “politics of envy”, a Treasury minister said as its raft of tax cuts came under fire for disproportionately benefiting the rich. Labour accused Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng of gambling with people’s finances in “casino economics” and said their “trickle-down” approach will leave the next generation worse off. Using more than £70 billion of increased borrowing, Mr Kwarteng on Friday […]

England winger Jack Grealish was at Manchester City teammate Benjamin Mendy’s house party where two women were allegedly raped, a court has been told. Grealish, 27, and Mendy, 28, had been at the China White nightclub in Manchester city centre before going back to Mendy’s Cheshire mansion, The Spinney, in Prestbury, when the women were attacked, Chester Crown Court heard. One, 23, said she was raped by Mendy’s co-accused, Louis […]

Covid-19 infections in England and Wales have risen for the first time in two months, new figures show. The increase means the total number of infections in the UK has also gone up – though levels are estimated to have fallen in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Some 927,900 people in private households in the UK are likely to have tested positive for coronavirus in the week ending September 14, up […]

The pound plummeted after Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced the biggest raft of tax cuts for half a century, in a “gamble” to raise falling living standards by boosting growth. Using more than £70 billion of increased borrowing, Mr Kwarteng on Friday set out a package which included abolishing the top rate of income tax for the highest earners. He cut stamp duty for homebuyers, and brought forward a cut to […]

The National Crime Agency say 38-year-old Nicholas Clayton from The Wirral has been jailed for 20 months A British headteacher who groomed at least 131 children worldwide using social media while working at a school in Iraq has been jailed, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said. Nicholas Clayton, 38, from The Wirral, used Facebook Messenger to contact children as young as 10, asking for photos and attempting to sexually […]

The incident took place in Huddersfield yesterday afternoon A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a 15-year-old who was fatally stabbed outside his school gates. A murder inquiry was launched after the teenager died in hospital following an attack close to the entrance of North Huddersfield Trust School (NHTS) in Woodhouse Hill at 2.45pm on Wednesday, West Yorkshire Police said. The force has now confirmed […]

The Health Secretary has promised a “laser-like” focus on NHS problems as she set out plans for patients to see a GP within two weeks and committed to keeping the four hour A&E target. Therese Coffey told MPs that “most of the time patients have a great experience but we must not paper over the problems we face”, as she noted “too much variation in the access and care people […]

JLS star Aston Merrygold has tied the knot with his long-term girlfriend, Sarah Louise Richards. The 34-year-old singer has been with the professional dancer and choregrapher for just over a decade, and they got engaged in December 2017. Announcing the news on Instagram, he shared a photo of them wearing their wedding bands before adding, “We did it” plus a black love heart and ring emoji. Richards shared the same […]

Vladimir Putin is desperately trying to justify a “catastrophic” failure in Ukraine, Liz Truss has said, accusing the Russian president of “sabre rattling” after he warned his country would use “all the means at our disposal” to protect itself. It comes as world leaders gather at a United Nations summit in New York to discuss the ongoing Russian assault on Ukraine. The Russian president’s comments in a televised address to […]