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RACHEL Reeves will today warn a swathe of tax rises are needed to balance the books in this month’s Budget. The Chancellor faces a ferocious backlash over the hikes as No10 refuses to recommit to Labour’s manifesto tax pledge. Her intervention, in an early morning speech, is set to fuel speculation of increases to income…

A FATHER and his teen daughter are among five mountaineers killed by an avalanche in Italy’s Dolomite mountains. The victims – all German – were climbing Cima Vertana when the devastating snow slide wiped them out on Saturday afternoon. A group of three was “fully swept away by the avalanche” and all died, with their…

A TEXAS family has been left devastated after a Baytown Police Department patrol car crashed into their minivan, killing two young boys and critically injuring their three sisters. The collision occurred just after 7 p.m. on October 23 at an intersection in Baytown, east of Houston. According to investigators, the on-duty officer, identified as Michael…

THE contents of one of Margaret Thatcher’s former homes has sold at auction for £730,000. The items, including the final portrait photo of the Tory Prime Minister — who died aged 87 in 2013 — were taken from a house in Chester Square in London’s Belgravia. The Sloane Street Auctions sale was the third of…

DAVID Bowie and Kate Bush have been named among the top cultural icons who most accurately predicted how we live today, according to research. A poll of 2,000 adults found George Orwell, Roald Dahl, and even Ross from Friends – who in 1999 predicted AI would be smarter than us by 2030 – made the…

ALDI has unveiled its Christmas advert for the year and Kevin the Carrot has made a grand return in order to ask an all important question. The much-loved character is back on our screens for the tenth year – this time in three festive episodes. The teaser will go live tonight, with the advert hitting…

THOUSANDS of households are at risk of being left without heating or hot water this winter. Approximately 156,000 British households are still using old Radio Teleswitching System (RTS) meters and haven’t swapped to a smart meter, Energy UK warns.  Households with these meters are being urged to get in touch with their energy supplier as…

LABOUR’S ban on new oil and gas drilling has been criticised by America’s top man in London, who claims UK energy bills are “four times higher” than in the US. America’s Ambassador Warren Stephens urged the PM to “allow for more drilling” and stop relying on imports. In his first broadcast interview since taking the…

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégée Maggie Innes. Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today.  ♈ ARIES March 21 to April 20 Your ability to stay true to yourself – but still respect others – is…