How the Budget impacts life in the south
With the Budget being announced on Wednesday - what could the impact be here in the south?Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to increase taxes in a bid to balance the books.BBC South Political Editor Peter…
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MP Zarah Sultana protests in support of hunger striker Qesser Zuhrah
Shannen HeadleyWest Midlands Zarah Sultana MP/X Zarah Sultana said she would not leave the prison site until an ambulance is allowed in An MP…
Jamie Driscoll joins Green Party as former Labour mayor hits out
Daniel HollandLocal Democracy Reporting Service Hazel Plater Jamie Driscoll was the North of Tyne mayor for five years Former Labour mayor Jamie Driscoll…
Nigel Farage says he’s ‘never directly racially abused anybody’
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has insisted he has "never directly racially abused anybody", following complaints from 20 people he went to school with.A Guardian investigation spoke to contemporaries at Dulwich College who alleged Farage…
What can £20m do for Walsall community?
Blakenall will receive funding under the government's Pride in Place initiative.
Two peers face suspension from House of Lords
Kate WhannelPolitical reporterPA/ Getty ImagesTwo peers are set to be suspended from the House of Lords for breaching rules on providing parliamentary services in return for "payment or reward".Former Army chief Lord Richard Dannatt and…
What can nervous businesses expect from the Budget?
Simon JackBusiness editorReutersBusiness leaders face a nervous final few days before the chancellor's second Budget, having borne the brunt of a brutal set of tax hikes this time last year.Firms are still reeling from those:…
Key figures in BBC crisis to be questioned by MPs
Senior figures involved in the BBC's recent troubles will be questioned by MPs on Monday.Michael Prescott - a former editorial adviser who raised concerns about BBC reporting, including Panorama's edit of a Donald Trump speech…
Former PM David Cameron reveals he had prostate cancer
Former Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed he has been treated for prostate cancer.Lord Cameron, 59, told the Times newspaper his wife Samantha insisted that he go for a check-up after being inspired by a…
Protesters march over Crowborough barracks asylum seeker plan
Simon Jones and Craig Buchan,South EastEddie MitchellDemonstrators gathered in Crowborough to protest government plans to house asylum seekers at a military siteHundreds of people have assembled in East Sussex to protest government plans to house…
Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf calls Nathan Gill ‘ancient history’
PA MediaNathan Gill was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison after admitting to taking bribes for pro-Russia interviews and speeches.Reform UK head of policy Zia Yusuf has described Nathan Gill, the disgraced former leader of…
UK and Scottish ministers to hold rival Mossmorran summits
Phil Sim and Megan Bonar,BBC ScotlandBBCDouglas Alexander and Kate Forbes have both planned separate summitsThe Scottish and UK governments have invited each other to meetings amid confusion over efforts to support the closure-threatened chemical plant…