The last-minute omission of the pay rise from the government’s ‘NHS update’ this afternoon prompted furious backlash from Labour and trade unions, who branded it an ‘utter shambles’.
Consumer price inflation surged to 2.5 per cent in June, leading to concerns at the Bank of England that monetary policy may have to be tightened as soon as August 5.
Britain has recorded four new daily Covid deaths and 1,926 cases today as Matt Hancock urged people to get jabbed to prevent the new Indian strain from spreading ‘like wildfire’.
The 2021 BRIT Awards marked the long-awaited return of live music on Tuesday night as Dua Lipa paid a moving tribute to the young hero Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole.
Ann Mazze, 94, saw her tax bill triple after the Nassau County assessor’s office presumed her dead and removed her several tax exemptions.
President Biden plans to fund his new ‘human infrastructure’ proposals by raising the top income tax rate to 39.6 per cent and nearly doubling capital gains tax rates for big earners.