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Healey tells departments to make 1% cuts to fund defence
The reduction in public spending will go towards paying for the Defence Investment Plan.
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Healey unveils £100 for energy bills and bank tax in first Budget
The chancellor targets the cost of living amid global economic turmoil but opposition parties say he has not been bold enough.
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Science
Putin hails Elon Musk’s ‘genius’ amid plans for Russian version of Starlink
Russia plans to build own version of US billionaire’s satellite communications to help attack Ukraine Vladimir Putin praised Elon Musk’s genius and said he was in touch with Starlink’s controlling shareholder as Russia develops its own satellite communications for its military to use against Ukraine. The Russian president, speaking at a summit with African leaders in Moscow, was comparing the Earth-orbiting network built by Musk’s SpaceX with Russia’s gradual efforts to build its own Rassvet constellation. Continue reading...
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Politics
Tax thresholds remain unchanged - here's what it means for your pay
The point at which you start to pay tax, and the point where you tip into paying a higher rate of tax have been frozen for three more years.
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International
Ireland captain Stirling out of Namibia series
Ireland captain Paul Stirling will miss the concluding two matches of his side's one-day international series in Namibia after fracturing his finger.
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Crypto
Bitcoin’s Next Test Comes After the Fed Decision
Bitcoin has held its $77,000-$80,000 support band into today’s Federal Reserve decision, while futures open interest has climbed to a five-week high and spot buyers have absorbed about 172,000 BTC at $79,000-$81,000. History from 71 Fed decisions since 2018 points to a modest decision-day gain that tends to fade over the following week, with a hawkish hold the more damaging outcome. Options price the Fed, Thursday’s data, Friday’s expiry and the 3 November midterms as a single risk window. The post Bitcoin’s Next Test Comes After the Fed Decision appeared first on Bitfinex blog.
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Politics
Budget 2026: Key points at a glance
Here’s what you need to know from John Healey’s first Budget, as the chancellor sets out the government’s tax and spending plans.
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Politics
Chris Mason: Budget felt cautious despite its range of small measures
The chancellor has had to grapple with a mix of public finances and household finances being a mess.
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International
Dolores Huerta, historical leader of the movement for the civil rights of Latinos and migrant workers in the United States, dies at 96.
Progressive and feminist, Huerta co-founded in the 1960s what is today the largest union of agricultural workers in the country, the Union of Peasant Workers, and remained active until the end.
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International
''It will be a ceremony that will touch the whole world'', Khady Niang, Director of YOG Ceremonies Dakar 2026
A few hours before the official opening of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), Khady Niang, director of ceremonies within the organizing committee, explains to BBC News Africa what this historic event represents for Senegal and for Africa, which is hosting the Olympic Games for the first time.
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International
Liu Yandong passed away: "Second Generation Red" and "Tuanpai" background, a rare female figure in the Politburo
Liu Yandong's death reminded the outside world of a phenomenon: from Wu Yi, Liu Yandong to Sun Chunlan, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee had at least one female member for 20 consecutive years. Until the "Twentieth National Congress" was interrupted in 2022, there were no more women at the core of power.
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International
Judoka determined to prove refugees belong at Dakar 2026
Arno Yafunga Botay fled DR Congo with his family in 2017 and will compete at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team.
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