Day: 6 March 2024

The 36-year-old Barbadian singer popped up on social media performing in a very unexpected place this week, having only taken to the stage once in the last eight years at last year’s Super Bowl halftime in a one-off show.

The Independent says today’s Budget is expected to deliver national insurance reduction for 27 million workers but pollsters say giveaway won’t reverse dire poll numbers – as PM is warned he can’t afford bigger cuts.

The Metro leads on the confusion around the army’s claim that the Princess of Wales will be attending the Trooping the Colour ceremony this summer.

The Guardian reports the chancellor will press on with tax cuts in the budget, despite warnings his plans could impact public services. The paper quotes a Conservative Party insider saying the cuts are “going to require even more unrealistic public service cuts” after the election.

The Daily Express leads with a preview of the budget, reporting the chancellor will announce a 2p cut to national insurance.

The Daily Mirror reports the Princess of Wales’s uncle labelled Meghan Markle a “stick in the spokes” of the Royal Family just minutes after entering the Celebrity Big Brother house.

The Sun reports pictures of Prince Harry could be uploaded to adult subscription site OnlyFans by a woman who claims she kissed the royal in 2012.

It’s a massive day in British politics today, as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver his Spring Budget at 12:30 – just after PMQs. Many of Wednesday’s papers speculate on what the Budget will include, as some measures appear to have been leaked. 

US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have swept the state primaries this Super Tuesday, according to CBS projections. 

The UN agency says the convoy of 14 lorries was turned away at a checkpoint and was later looted by crowds of “desperate people.” The report comes just a day after the WHO said children are dying of starvation in northern Gaza.