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Reeves in 'Last-Chance Saloon' as Poll Shows Record Low Approval

Reeves in 'Last-Chance Saloon' Over Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces a crucial Budget with record low approval ratings. Pollster warns she is 'losing the room' with voters on the economy and public services.

Exeter Named UK's Best Motorway Services With 56 EV Chargers

Exeter Named UK's Best Motorway Services

Exeter services crowned the UK's best pit stop, boasting 56 EV chargers and 13 food outlets. Discover the top 10 service stations for your festive travels.

Wealth Tax on £10m+ Assets Could Raise £25bn for UK Public Services

2% Wealth Tax on £10m+ Assets Could Raise £25bn

A proposed 2% tax on assets over £10m could generate £25bn annually for the NHS, education and infrastructure. Tom Burgess argues it's a fair and popular alternative to stealth taxes.

Question Time audience laughs at 'bad at maths' tax debate

Question Time audience laughs at tax debate

A BBC Question Time audience chuckled at a guest's cheeky dig about public maths skills during a fiery debate on taxes and public services. Read the full exchange.

Australian Public Sector Pay Surge: Wages Jump 3.4% as Private Sector Workers Left Behind

Australian Public Service Wages Jump 3.4%

New data reveals Australian public servants are enjoying their fastest wage growth in 15 years, outstripping private sector increases and raising questions about economic fairness.

Canada's Recession Budget: Painful Austerity Measures Unveiled as Economy Contracts

Canada's recession budget imposes austerity measures

The Canadian government has unveiled a stark austerity budget featuring sweeping spending cuts and tax increases as the nation confronts its first recession in over a decade. Key public services face significant reductions while households brace for finan

Heroic Bystander Confronts Knife-Wielding Attacker in Broad Daylight London Confrontation

Hero bystander confronts knife-wielding man in London

A courageous member of the public risked his own safety to disarm a man allegedly threatening people with a knife during a terrifying incident in central London, with dramatic footage capturing the entire confrontation.

The Chancellor's Tax Gamble: Why Rachel Reeves Must Consider Raising Taxes to Save Public Services

Why Rachel Reeves Must Gamble on Tax Hikes

Exclusive analysis reveals why the Chancellor faces an impossible choice between fiscal responsibility and crumbling public services as economic pressures mount.

Beyond Books: How Australia's Historic Mechanics' Institutes Are Reinventing Themselves for the 21st Century

Historic Mechanics' Institutes Reinvented for Modern Era

Discover how Australia's iconic Mechanics' Institutes are transforming from Victorian-era libraries into vibrant community hubs, offering everything from yoga classes to coding workshops while preserving their rich heritage.

Labour Demands Tax Fairness: Dodds Calls for Wealthy to Pay Their Share

Labour demands wealthy pay fair tax share

Shadow Women and Equalities Secretary Anneliese Dodds demands government action on tax avoidance, calling for proper taxation of wealthy non-doms and private equity bosses to fund public services.

Major Amazon AWS Outage Sparks Global Digital Chaos: Microsoft Teams, Slack and More Affected

Major AWS Outage Sparks Global Digital Chaos

A significant AWS infrastructure failure has triggered widespread disruption across major digital platforms including Microsoft Teams, Slack, and various business applications, highlighting critical cloud dependency vulnerabilities.

Tragic Child Fatality in London Hazardous Materials Incident Sparks Emergency Probe

Child dies in London hazardous materials incident

A young child has died and four adults hospitalised following a hazardous materials emergency at a South London residential property, prompting major emergency service response and investigation.

Amazon Web Services Hit by Major Power Outage: Seattle Data Centre Crisis Sends Shockwaves Through Tech World

Amazon Web Services Hit by Major Seattle Power Outage

A severe power failure at Amazon's Seattle data centre has triggered widespread disruption across AWS services, affecting major websites and streaming platforms in what experts are calling a critical infrastructure failure.

Rachel Reeves Declares War on Tax Dodgers: Labour's £700m Crackdown on Wealthy Evaders

Reeves declares war on wealthy tax dodgers

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves vows to target Britain's wealthiest tax evaders in radical HMRC overhaul, promising to recover £700m for public services while ruling out wealth tax for those paying their fair share.

Stagnation Nation: New Study Reveals Britons See No Improvement Under Starmer's Government

Britons see no improvement under Starmer - study

Exclusive research shows majority of Britons report no meaningful improvement in their quality of life since Labour took office, with growing discontent over jobs and public services.

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