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Jeremy Hunt says Conservatives ‘will bring down taxes’ in attempt to draw election battle line with Labour – UK politics live
his 2022 autumn statement was not a result of those economic events, but directly as a result of the impact of Kwasi Kwarteng’s financial statement. [more…]
British asylum housing tycoon breaks into Sunday Times rich list
An Essex businessman who won government contracts paying his firm £3.5m a day for transporting and accommodating asylum seekers has been named among the 350 [more…]
Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty rise up rich list as fortune increases by £120m
The personal fortune of Rishi Sunak and his wife, Akshata Murty, has increased by £120m in the run-up to the next general election, figures reveal. [more…]
‘My mum had to tell me I had HIV’: the former blood transfusion poster boy campaigning for infected victims
Andy Evans was 13 when his mum took him for an unexpected drive in the countryside. “I thought: this is weird. Why are we here? [more…]
Patients in England want right to see GPs with 24 hours enshrined in NHS
Seven in 10 people want to be able to see a GP urgently within 24 hours, research by the NHS’s patient watchdog has found. Almost [more…]
South Africa calls on ICJ to order Israel to end Rafah offensive
South Africa has asked the international court of justice (ICJ) to urgently order Israel to end its assault on Rafah, halt its military campaign across [more…]
‘Realities of apartheid’: South African artist wins Deutsche Börse photography prize
The South African artist Lebohang Kganye has won the prestigious Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation prize for her work that uses large-scale cutouts and elements of [more…]
Nigerian activists condemn mass ‘forced marriages’ of 100 girls and young women
Human rights activists in Nigeria have launched a petition to stop a plan to push 100 girls and young women into marriage in a mass [more…]
Scientists find buried branch of the Nile that may have carried pyramids’ stones
Scientists have discovered a long-buried branch of the Nile River that once flowed alongside more than 30 pyramids in Egypt, potentially solving the mystery of [more…]
Painting by surrealist painter Leonora Carrington fetches $28m at auction
The auction record for British surrealist Leonora Carrington was smashed at Sotheby’s in New York on Wednesday night, marking a new high point for the [more…]