Saturday November 29 2025
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Reeves buried tax rises in ‘smoke and mirrors budget’

The chancellor is accused of betraying thousands of pubs, hotels, shops and restaurants which were promised permanently lower taxes but face crippling rises


Headshot of Josh Glancy.
A spectacular falling out with the OBR leaves chancellor looking shifty

Rachel Reeves once treated the Office of Budget Responsibility as the oracle. But after leaks and claims that she left out a fact or two, it’s war

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We are taxing all the wrong people

The almost-rich have been squeezed enough, it’s time to go for the top 0.1 per cent



Black and white photo of the Albert Hall with trees in the foreground.
London in pictures: then and now

Our photographer replicates images from a bygone era — and find not everything has changed



Family and friends battle for Virginia Giuffre’s millions

Payouts from Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Jeffrey Epstein over sex abuse claims are the subject of a court case regarding her informal will



Virginia Giuffre holding up a photo of herself as a teenager.


Prince Edward pays peppercorn rent for 120-room Surrey mansion

Campaigners question whether royal family can justify Edward’s occupation of Bagshot Park, which could otherwise be leased for taxpayer benefit


Illustration of a collage of a man's face, a young man in military attire, and a street scene with buildings and trees, with red and grey ripped paper effects.
Illustration of a collage of a man's face, a young man in military attire, and a street scene with buildings and trees, with red and grey ripped paper effects.
Farage ‘was my vicious, persistent tormentor’ at school

Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh and Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh attend the State Banquet at Windsor Castle.
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh and Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh attend the State Banquet at Windsor Castle.
Prince Edward pays peppercorn rent for 120-room Surrey mansion







Lech Wałęsa speaking to striking workers at the Lenin Shipyard gate in Gdansk, Poland, surrounded by a large crowd and flowers.
Pole position: a miracle at the heart of Europe

Hollowed by 50 years of communist rule, Poland has transformed into an economic powerhouse. But can it avoid the mistakes of other western nations?



Collage of Vladimir Putin with images of Russian soldiers, a destroyed building, and Russian flag colors.
Russia’s next move: which Putin will turn up to the peace talks?

The Russian leader could play diplomat, accountant or mischief-maker when US delegation including Steve Witkoff arrives in Moscow for negotiations



George Clooney and Adam Sandler smiling at the camera, seated on a couch.

Robin Smith poses for a photo in Perth.
Robin Smith poses for a photo in Perth.
‘Back from dead’ — but Robin Smith’s fight with alcoholism will never be over
The Ashes



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Collage of Angela Rayner's face with a red downward arrow and a black and white image of a Unite union picket line with red flags.
Will Angela Rayner intervene over U-turn on workers’ rights?

Labour’s former deputy leader is plotting return to cabinet, which may force her to tread carefully after the party reneged on a manifesto pledge

Collage of Angela Rayner's face with a red downward arrow and a black and white image of a Unite union picket line with red flags.
Will Angela Rayner intervene over U-turn on workers’ rights?


Reeve’s ‘survival budget’ missed a golden chance to fix our problems





Editor's picks



Collage of Jennifer Aniston, a woman peeling off a face mask, Victoria Beckham, and spoons with collagen pills and powder.
Collagen supplements are everywhere — but do they work?

Jennifer Aniston and Victoria Beckham have turned the protein derived from cows and pigs into one of the year’s biggest wellness trends


Timothy West and Prunella Scales accept The Stage Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre, with Samuel West.
My mother, Prunella Scales, by Samuel West: I don’t know who I am without her


Group of friends having fun with confetti at home.
My Christmas party survival plan. Rule 1: step away from the mistletoe

Sunny Ormonde reads poetry to residents with dementia at Park View care home in Warwick.
The Archers’ Sunny Ormonde: ‘Poetry helps us remember our loved ones’


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Rachel Reeves*


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A street market with stalls lining a dirt road, bare trees, and buildings in the background.
A street market with stalls lining a dirt road, bare trees, and buildings in the background.
The caged city of Kherson, where Putin’s ‘drone safaris’ deliver death




Reeves is winging it with a prayer for AI

Like Donald Trump, the chancellor hopes the tantalising prospect of swift tech advances will rescue the economy — and Labour



Illustration of two politicians flying in a small yellow plane over a landscape.

Cartoon by Peter Brookes



a woman wearing a leopard print shirt has a gold chain around her neck
We’ll learn nothing from puberty blockers trial






a woman wearing a leopard print shirt has a gold chain around her neck
We’ll learn nothing from puberty blockers trial







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Alistair OsborneWhat Reeves doesn’t get on pensions


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Nadine Merabi holding a sequined garment.
When I started my fashion label, I had to learn how to sew


Protesters holding signs with slogans like "Get Ovary It Meta" and "Words Meta," and "Just Go With The Flow" in front of a building.
Women’s health firms count the cost of social media ‘shadow ban’

Asda turnaround plan stalls amid IT overhaul




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