Jeremy Hunt’s budget leaves household incomes stagnant and people paying higher taxes despite cuts to public services, the Resolution Foundation has said. The thinktank, which aims to improve the standard of living for low and middle-income families, said the chancellor had announced an “impressively broad suite of policies” to encourage more people into work. However,
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A new spacesuit designed for astronauts hoping to land on the moon has been demonstrated in Texas. NASA awarded Axiom Space, a company based in Houston, a $228.5m contract to provide the outfits for the first moon landing in more than 50 years. The space agency is targeting late 2025 at the earliest to land
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Teenage workers on Jeremy Clarkson’s farm are allegedly having to “wear body cameras” after locals directed “abuse” at them. It comes as the television presenter battles to get his expansion plans for Diddly Squat Farm approved after they were turned down last May by the council. West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC) and some villagers are
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A grandmother has told Sky News how she was forced to sell her home of 40 years to help pay for her granddaughter’s childcare. The issue highlights how the cost of living is crippling some families. They will be hoping Wednesday’s Budget eases their financial burden. Read more on the story here: https://news.sky.com/story/cost-of-living-crisis-grandmother-had-no-choice-but-to-move-in-with-daughter-to-survive-financial-turmoil-12830310 #skynews #costofliving
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Jeremy Hunt said the British economy is “proving the doubters wrong” and will avoid recession, as he delivered his first full budget speech to Parliament. The chancellor said the government’s plan for the economy was “working” as he announced what he called a “budget for growth”. He said forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility
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Gary Lineker will not be presenting the next episode of BBC’s Match of the Day programme following a row over the former footballer’s use of social media to criticise the government’s asylum policy. But will he return to the BBC or is his career at the corporation over? Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/gary-lineker-stepping-back-from-role-as-match-of-the-day-presenter-12830108 SUBSCRIBE to our
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Hundreds of thousands of workers will strike today in what could be the biggest walkout since the current wave of industrial action began. Teachers, university lecturers, civil servants, junior doctors, London Underground drivers and BBC journalists will form picket lines around the country to coincide with the chancellor’s budget, amid continuing dissatisfaction with issues including
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