Show Notes
In his first budget, the chancellor said 20 million households in council tax bands A to D would receive a £100 payment – a measure he said would cost £2.6bn. Spain begins three days of mourning after a high-speed train collision kills dozens. And Ofcom sets out its recommendations for the most effective ways to identify which of the UK's millions of social media users are aged over 16.
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Chancellor John Healey will deliver his maiden Budget today, offering short-term help for households and businesses facing a tough winter and longer-term plans to bring down Britain’s high energy prices - including the scrapping of standing charges on gas bills. The mother of a girl who died after being attacked by a 14-year-old boy with a six-inch kitchen knife calls his community sentence ‘disgraceful’ after the judge called him a "bright lad". And the long-term jobless reject Labour's £1.2bn back-to-work policy after the number joining up in the first year of the scheme was way below target.
Consultant doctors in England are to stage a two-day strike next month in a dispute over pay and working conditions. A man has said he was left "baffled" after a pub refused him entry because he was wearing a poppy that could be interpreted as "a political statement". And just hours into the launch, cyclists are continuing to ride through the newly pedestrianised stretch of Oxford Street in London.
Andy Burnham said a new relationship with Brussels could include full EU membership or joining the single market, requiring free movement. Chancellor John Healey plans to offer a tax reprieve for pensioners by increasing the personal allowance for low-income pensioners in Wednesday's Budget. And Mayor of London Lord Sadiq Khan hails the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street as “a truly momentous occasion for the capital” as a mile-long stretch becomes traffic-free from today.
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has warned people need to be more aware of emerging risks facing the UK and make plans to deal with them. Henry Riley is on the trail of London's very own Caped Crusader in the form of a masked philanthropist who describes himself as "London's Batman". And be prepared as storms Austen and Boelo are set to target the UK over the next two days.
Labour is set to reject plans for the sprawling Rosebank oil field in the North Sea over fears it would see Britain breach climate targets, despite approving the Jackdaw gas drilling yesterday. Researchers at Oxford University have discovered telltale signs in the blood that could help identify men at risk of prostate cancer 15 years before symptoms emerge. Headteachers say many schools will have to find spare cash from their own budgets or face cutting SEND staff to fund teachers’ pay rises. And as one major bank announces around 5,000 staff will be cut as it introduces more artificial intelligence, could AI be coming for your job?