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Rachel Reeves should break Labour’s manifesto commitments rather than heaping taxes on businesses to fill her Budget black hole, the Confederation of British Industry said. The business lobbying group said hiking taxes for firms further would risk “stalling” the Chancellor’s drive for economic growth. Ms Reeves hit firms with an increase in national insurance contributions last year but is set to deliver another tax-raising Budget on November 26. She could choose to rip up Labour’s manifesto promise not to increase income tax to help balance the books. CBI chief executive Rain Newton-Smith said: “Sticking rigidly to manifesto commitments may be…
Reading Time: 3 minutes David Woolley … you go, boy! On this Sunday’s brand new episode of Sister Wives, Christine Brown’s husband will lay his feelings about the entire concept of polygamy bare for all to see and her. And we are just SO, SO here for it. (Instagram) “I always look[ed] down on it,” Woolley says of the arrangement in a clip published by Us Weekly ahead of this episode airing on November 9. David married Christine Brown in October 2023, about two years after she walked away from spiritual spouse Kody Brown. “My oldest sister was mentally damaged…
Did Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet really Split? Despite being two of the highest profile people on the planet, Kylie and Timothée have kept many things private. They didn’t announce that they were dating. It was ages before their red carpet debut. So no one expects a breakup announcement. With split rumors circulating, what does Kylie have to say? Kylie Jenner and actor Timothée Chalamet look on during the Men’s Singles Final match between Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Daniil Medvedev of Russia on Day Fourteen of the 2023 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center…
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has reportedly informed the club’s owners that a new elite signing in midfield is a must.The Red Devils have shown some improvement in recent games, winning three and drawing one of their last four.However, it’s still not been a great season overall for Man Utd, who will want to be back competing as serious Premier League title contenders again.It’s hard to imagine Amorim being able to do that without better options in midfield, with Casemiro ageing and past his best, while Manuel Ugarte has struggled to impress since moving to Old Trafford last summer.See below…
Liverpool manager Arne Slot made the reporters in his press conference laugh after a slightly confusing and cryptic comment about Dominik Szoboszlai’s improved form in the last few games. The Hungary international has been a key player since joining the Reds a couple of years ago, but he’s really stepped up to becoming one of the team’s most important players in recent wins over Aston Villa and Real Madrid. You can read tactical analysis of Szoboszlai’s Liverpool role here, and Slot was also asked about ahead of this weekend’s big game against Manchester City. Watch the video clip below for…
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Manchester United centre-back Leny Yoro has singled out Kobbie Mainoo as a “top guy” and one of his closest friends in the Red Devils squad. Yoro joined Man Utd from Lille last summer, and says he immediately became close with Mainoo, while he also spends a lot of time with other young players at the club, such as Amad Diallo and Ayden Heaven. Still, there’ll undoubtedly be a few United fans who are interested to see Yoro praising Mainoo in particular amid some uncertainty over his Old Trafford future. As reported here for the Daily Briefing, Mainoo is struggling for…
If you ever find yourself wanting to make a documentary about a revolution but you can’t be there in person, you may want to ask Volia Chajkouskaya for insight. The Belarusian filmmaker emigrated to Estonia in 2018, and she will world premiere her feature documentary Not Made for Politics in its capital, Tallinn, on Saturday. Screening in the Doc@PÖFF Baltic Competition program of the 29th editionof theTallinn Black Nights Film Festival(PÖFF), the film tells the story of three women who have emerged as central figures speaking out against the regime of Alexander Lukashenko during the 2020 uprising and beyond –…
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsOne in five adults have said they had been targeted by scams and had money taken from them in the past year, a report has revealed.Twenty percent of people lost money to these scams in the year to March, according to the State of Scams in the UK report.The research was released by the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA), in partnership with fraud prevention service Cifas and financial software…
Gordon Brown is set to issue a stark warning that child poverty represents both the UK’s most significant social division and its greatest long-term economic threat. The former Labour leader is also expected to intensify calls for Chancellor Rachel Reeves to increase taxes on gambling companies to find the lifting of the two-child benefit cap. Mr Brown, who has repeatedly spoken out on the issue of child poverty, will brand the issue a “shameful epidemic” in a speech on Thursday to mark the 60th anniversary of the Child Poverty Action Group (Cpag). Speaking at an event in London, he is…