Starmer attempts to define ‘working people’ tax pledge
Sir Keir Starmer has attempted to define who “working people” are, amid renewed scrutiny of his tax plans ahead of next week’s Budget.Labour promised
Time has come for reparations dialogue, Commonwealth heads agree
Commonwealth leaders have agreed the “time has come” for a conversation about reparations for the slave trade, despite the UK’s desire to keep the
Twice homeless millionaire tops UK black power list
A man who was twice homeless as a teenager before becoming a multimillionaire entrepreneur has topped a list celebrating influential black Britons.Dean Forbes, who,
Horrible Histories to receive special Bafta Award
The long-running children’s sketch show Horrible Histories will be rewarded for its “extraordinary cultural and social impact” with a special Bafta Award next month.
Film industry brings in £3m of production spending
Somerset Council is hoping to promote the county as a blockbuster filming destination, after industry production brought in almost £3m to the local economy
Mescal cast in Gladiator II after ’30-minute Zoom call’
Paul Mescal has revealed he was cast in Gladiator II after a 30-minute Zoom call with director Ridley Scott. The Irish actor is set
Shakeel puts Pakistan in charge of deciding Test
Third Test, Rawalpindi (day two of five) England 267 (Smith 89, Duckett 52; Sajid 6-128) & 24-3 (Noman 2-9) Pakistan 344 (Shakeel 134, Sajid
NZ claim first Test victory in India for 36 years
First Test, Bengaluru (day five of five) India 46: Henry 5-15, O’Rourke 4-22 & 462: Sarfaraz 150, Pant 99 New Zealand 402: Ravindra 134,
New Zealand threaten India’s unbeaten home record
Second Test, Pune (day two of five) New Zealand 259: Conway 76; Sundar 7-59 & 198-5: Latham 86; Sundar 4-56 India 156: Jadeja 38;
India’s balancing act with the West as Brics flexes new muscles
For years, Western critics have dismissed Brics as a relatively inconsequential entity.But this past week, at its annual summit in Russia, the group triumphantly
Can families returning after centuries solve S Korea’s population crisis?
At first glance, Dunpo Elementary is no different from the thousands of elementary schools dotted across South Korea.But look just beneath the surface and
Lost Silk Road cities discovered in Uzbek mountains
Archaeologists have found the remains of two medieval cities in the grassy mountains of eastern Uzbekistan, a discovery that could shift our understanding of
Nigeria drops charges against Binance cryptocurrency boss
Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency has dropped a money-laundering case against a top cryptocurrency executive to allow him to get medical treatment abroad.Tigran Gambaryan, a US
Dracula author’s lost story unearthed after 134 years
An amateur historian has discovered a long-lost short story by Bram Stoker, published just seven years before his legendary gothic novel Dracula.Brian Cleary stumbled
Tarzan star Ron Ely dies aged 86
US actor Ron Ely, best known for playing the role of Tarzan in the 1960s television show of the same name, has died aged
‘Music gives emergency workers a sense of belonging’
“So, I live a bit of a double life,” says Seb Valentine, whose day-to-day job and out-of-work passion couldn’t be more different.The detective sergeant
The Polish artist who painted Hindu gods in Indian palaces
In the year 1939, as German tanks and soldiers invaded Poland, a famous Polish artist and his film-star wife pawned off their jewellery and
Chancellor to change debt rules to release billions
The government will change its self-imposed debt rules in order to free up billions for infrastructure spending, the chancellor has told the BBC.Rachel Reeves
UK borrowing rises ahead of Budget
Government borrowing rose last month, marking the third-highest September since records began in January 1993.Official figures show that borrowing – the difference between spending
Pub closure warning: Many landlords only make 12p a pint
Pubs face widespread closures unless the chancellor announces an extension to business rates relief in next week’s Budget, the UK’s biggest pub company has