John Healey will deliver his first Budget as Chancellor today, October 28, with households and businesses waiting to see whether he will announce further help with the cost of living.

The Office for Budget Responsibility said UK gross domestic product (GDP) is set to improve by 1.2 this year and slow in 2027.

Banks and gambling firms were hit with higher taxes to help pay for support for high street businesses and household energy bills.

Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro has fled his country to Argentina and then Ecuador alongside his wife and two daughters, Argentina’s migration authority said on Wednesday.

“Enciso is a really exciting player,” he said. “He can win games on his own – he’s not quite a Diego Maradona or Lionel Messi but like them, he plays football with a smile on his face. “He’s very, ...

A woman needed surgery after a hot water bottle spilled on her. Megan Shannon said she suffered first- and second-degree burns when the long bottle she bought from Home Bargains leaked in June 2025.

John Healey is said to believe the allowance cut was the wrong tool to persuade Britons to invest more in stocks and shares.

John Healey is reportedly considering reversing plans to cut the annual ISA allowance from £20,000 to £12,000, in a potential Budget boost for savers.

Two men who launched an unprovoked attack outside a shop in Cambridgeshire have been sentenced. Joshua Davidson and Kai ...

If the ceasefire holds, it will be the first time since Russia’s invasion of its neighbour more than four years ago that the ...