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John Healey will deliver his first Budget as Chancellor on Wednesday against the backdrop of a difficult domestic economic situation, made worse by the international market turmoil caused by the Iran war. Here, the Press Association looks at what can be expected from Mr Healey’s statement. – The state of the public finances The Chancellor will have limited scope for big Budget giveaways due to the stretched public finances. He […]

A weather warning for wind remains in place for Scotland after storms over the weekend left two men dead. The Met Office said a yellow weather warning for strong winds and potentially damaging gusts is in place until 9pm on Tuesday for most of Scotland and the far north-east of Northern Ireland. The continued extreme weather could hamper recovery efforts in some places after Storm Boelo battered the north of […]

Harry Kane described Monday’s Ballon d’Or triumph as beyond his “wildest dreams” – and then promised to try to win it again next year. Kane was a popular winner of the 70th Ballon d’Or during a ceremony at London Palladium with enormous cheers when former Brazil forward Ronaldo read out the name of England’s captain. A stunning 2025-26 campaign where Kane scored 73 goals for club and country, won two […]

Take That have been named as performers at the Prince of Wales’ Earthshot Prize awards ceremony being held in Mumbai. The band, with a string of hits to their name, will perform for the first time in India when they take to the stage for the event on November 17 alongside a host of Indian stars. The group said: “We’ve been lucky enough to perform in some incredible places around […]

Police and fire services are not properly protected from cyber attacks amid a reliance on legacy computer systems and not doing enough to prevent human error putting them at risk, a watchdog has found. His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) said police and fire leaders class using outdated systems as their biggest risk factor in IT security. In a new report published on Tuesday, head […]

More than a third (35%) of homes across the UK are estimated to be in postcode areas where property values have fallen over the past year, according to Zoopla. The proportion has increased from 12% a year ago, the property website said. Price falls were found to be concentrated in London and the South East of England. Higher mortgage rates have increased the cost of buying, with buyers also being […]

US rapper and hip-hop mogul Jay-Z will headline the 2027 NFL Super Bowl half-time show, it has been announced. After weeks of speculation, the news was confirmed in a joint announcement by Roc Nation, the NFL and Apple Music ahead of the NFL’s Monday night game between the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles. The 2027 Super Bowl will take place on February 14 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California. […]

Royal Mail has revealed images of a set of six new stamps honouring the service of the nation’s armed forces. The stamps will be issued on Armistice Day, November 11, that this year marks 110 years since the Battle of the Somme, which began on July 1 1916 and became one of the defining battles of the First World War. The six stamps feature specially commissioned artworks by British artist […]

The Ballon d’Or website has published three separate articles naming Harry Kane, Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe as winner of the 2026 men’s award. Hours before the ceremony for the 70th edition of the individual accolade at Palladium Theatre in London, chaos descended when a link emerged announcing England captain Kane had received the honour. “A record-breaking welter of league and cup goals in 2025/26 has propelled Harry Kane to […]