Month: September 2022

Getty Images The chancellor has announced the basic rate of income tax will be cut from 20p to 19p from April next year. Kwasi Kwarteng said the cut in the tax people pay on earnings to 19% would benefit more than 31 million people. The cut in the basic rate of income tax, applies to

Getty Images The Bank of England has raised interest rates from 1.75% to 2.25% – the highest level for 14 years – and warned the UK may already be in a recession. The central bank had previously expected the economy to grow between July and September but it now believes it will shrink by 0.1%.

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death outside a Huddersfield school, police have said. The teenager was attacked on Wednesday afternoon, close to the entrance to North Huddersfield Trust School. The 16-year-old was arrested at an address in the town shortly before 05:00 BST

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Russian police are reported to have arrested hundreds of protesters rallying against the Kremlin’s decision to call up thousands of extra troops to fight in Ukraine. Russian human rights group OVD-Info put the total at more than

Getty Images Energy bills for UK businesses will be cut by around half their expected level this winter under a huge government support package. The Energy Bill Relief Scheme will fix gas and electricity prices for all firms for six months from 1 October. Hospitals, schools, charities and other settings such as community halls and

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prime Minister Liz Truss has said she is prepared to take “difficult decisions” such as removing a cap on bankers’ bonuses to boost the economy. In an interview with the BBC, Ms Truss said that spurring economic

Reuters It was a day when people stood still – on the streets and in their homes – to witness Queen Elizabeth II’s final journey. Royals and world leaders were inside Westminster Abbey. But outside there were many more, ordinary mourners lining the streets of central London. And further beyond – in living rooms and

PA Media Even when you know something important has happened, it can still have the power to shock. Particularly when you see it with your own eyes. I had a close-up view inside Westminster Abbey, and that electric moment came when the Queen’s coffin was brought up the aisle. This was history before us, solemn,

Reuters The doors of Westminster Abbey have opened ahead of the state funeral of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. King Charles III will lead a sombre procession behind his mother’s coffin on the short journey from Westminster Hall to the abbey later. The abbey’s bell has started to toll once a minute ahead of

EPA King Charles has said he is “deeply touched” by the support he has received from across the world, in a message on the eve of the Queen’s funeral. The King said he and Camilla, the Queen Consort, were “moved beyond measure” by everyone who took the trouble to pay their respects. “As we prepare

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Queen Elizabeth II “carved her own role” after she came to the throne, Camilla, the Queen Consort, will say in a personal TV tribute to her. Camilla recalls the Queen’s “wonderful blue eyes” and her “unforgettable smile”,

Reuters A planned meeting between Liz Truss and US President Joe Biden before the Queen’s funeral has been cancelled, Downing Street has said. No 10 said a “full bilateral meeting” between the PM and Mr Biden would instead take place at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday. It is thought holding the talks after the

PA Media The Queen’s grandchildren, including the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex, will stand vigil around her coffin this evening as she lies in state in Westminster Hall. At King Charles’ request, Prince Harry will wear military uniform, for the first time since 2020. Prince Harry has worn civilian clothes at public

Reuters In a pine forest at the edge of Izyum the stench of death filled the air as a mass exhumation got under way. The earth is giving up its secrets. Ukrainian officials believe war crimes have been committed, which they are determined to document. Around 100 Ukrainian emergency service workers wearing blue plastic coverings

EPA Ukraine says a mass burial site has been found outside Izyum, days after the town was re-taken from Russia. Hundreds of wooden crosses, most of them marked with numbers, were discovered in a forest outside the town by advancing Ukrainian forces. Authorities said they would start exhuming some of the graves on Friday. It

PA Media Queen Elizabeth II made personal additions to plans for her funeral day, Buckingham Palace has said. Among the touches requested by the Queen is the playing of a lament by her piper. The state funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday is likely to be one of the biggest single ceremonial events staged in