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Budget 2024 latest news: Rachel Reeves admits tax rises will impact wage increases for workers Chancellor Rachel Reeves has admitted that her £40bn tax-raising Budget could impact wage growth for workers. Asked about the consequences of increasing national insurance contributions for employers she told BBC Breakfast: “I said that it will have consequences. “It will mean that businesses will have to absorb some of this through profits and it is likely to mean that wage increases might be slightly less than they otherwise would have been. “But, overall, the Office of Budget Responsibility forecast that household incomes will increase during…

Taxes will have to rise further despite Reeves’ £40bn tax grab, IFS director Paul Johnson warns Rachel Reeves will have to raise taxes further in the coming years despite her Budget on Wednesday containing £40bn of tax increases, a top economist has warned. The chancellor has pencilled in spending plans almost as implausible as her predecessor Jeremy Hunt, according to the head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). Rachel Reeves has hit back at criticism, insisting that public services in the UK “needed an immediate injection of cash” and pointed out that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has backed…

Three children among seven people taken to hospital after land train tips over at holiday park in Cornwall Three children were among seven people taken to hospital after a land train tipped over at a holiday park in Cornwall. Police, firefighters, two air ambulances and two coastguard helicopters were called to the incident at Tregoad Holiday Park, in St Martin, on Wednesday evening, Devon and Cornwall Police said. The Looe Land Train – a Land Rover Defender towing a carriage of passengers – had “tipped over”, leaving several injured, in the crash at the campsite just before 7pm, said a…

On Halloween 1992, Sir Michael Parkinson’s prank gave children PTSD. Ghostwatch was the mockumentary that tricked millions of viewers and saw national treasure Parky team up with former Blue Peter presenter Sarah Greene to investigate paranormal activity at a family home. On the surface, it appeared like a regular news report with two of the country’s most trusted names at the helm. Why would anyone suspect otherwise? The programme, which aired at 9.25pm, featured ‘home footage’ of a ghost terrorising two children in their bedroom with their mother rushing to get them out of the house. It felt so real…

Hugh Grant has finally revealed the unique names of his daughters for the first time. The 64-year-old, who had never publicly revealed the names before, spoke on the Jimmy Kimmel chat show on Tuesday, and discussed how he’d chosen monikers for his eight-year-old and six-year-old daughters, who he shares with wife Anna Aberstein. The chat show host quizzed the Notting Hill actor on his middle name, which is Mungo, and Hugh admitted he had ‘very unkind parents’. After pressing if Hugh had gifted his middle name on any of his children, the actor responded: ‘Worse. I have a daughter who…

Research has revealed the scariest horror films ever made – and the results might surprise you. From buckets of gore to jump scares and tension so high you could cut the atmosphere with a knife, every horror fan has an opinion on the right recipe to scare. Whether the classic monster movies gave you nightmares or the modern rise in psychological horror makes you glance out of the corner of your eye, a new study has determined the title that comes out on top just in time for Halloween. Money Super Market has conducted the Science of Scare study since…

It’s a huge task for any filmmaker to try to bring back something from the past on screen: at a time when cinema is changing rapidly, it feels almost impossible. But Sean Baker had an intention with his latest effort Anora, one of the most critically acclaimed films of 2024 and the winner of this year’s Palme D’Or – to reintroduce something to modern-day cinema that has been missing. Of his inspiration for the effervescent Anora, he tells Metro that it’s ‘films from the 80s that were dramas or dramadies made for adults that we’re not seeing a lot of…

Coldplay played their first concert without bassist Guy Berryman after he was struck down with illness on Wednesday evening. The Fix You hitmakers were forced to rope in their co-producer and engineer, Bill Rahko, at their Melbourne show after the 46-year-old musician was ‘taken ill unexpectedly’ at the ‘last minute’. Frontman Chris Martin explained Guy was literally ‘vomiting’ and promised to do the best they could with his replacement. He told the audience at the Marvel Stadium: ‘I have to say, thank you so much for coming to our show today. It’s a shame but we waited for the last…

Armie Hammer has announced a career comeback after a series of damaging accusations were made against him three years ago. The 38-year-old was at the height of his fame – best known for starring in Death on the Nile and Call Me By Your Name – when he was accused of ‘rape, emotional abuse and violence’ by multiple women in 2021, which he denied. It was also claimed Hammer had a ‘fetish for cannibalism’, as women claimed he made comments about wanting to ‘take a bite’ out of their body parts. He vehemently denied these accusations, previously branding them ‘outlandish’…

Mikel Arteta has no doubt that ‘big talent’ Ethan Nwaneri is ready to make a breakthrough into the first team after a superb performance in Arsenal’s win at Preston on Wednesday night. The Gunners beat the Championship side 3-0 at Deepdale with Gabriel Jesus opening the scoring, Kai Havertz completing it and Nwaneri scoring a peach of a second. The midfielder is just 17 years old but has already featured four times in the Premier League this season and has helped Arsenal into the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup. Asked if the teenager is ready to force his way into…