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Rachel Reeves’s big tax-and-spend budget dissected – podcast The Guardian’s special correspondent Heather Stewart analyses Labour’s first budget in government for more than 14 years. On Wednesday the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, set out the Labour government’s debut budget in parliament. She told the House of Commons that Labour would “rebuild Britain”, promising more money for the NHS, schools and public transport.“In 1945 it was the Labour party that rebuilt our country from the rubble of the Second World War. In 1964 it was the Labour party that rebuilt Britain with the white heat of technology. And in 1997 it was…

TfL announce £15,000,000 scheme for something that will make commuters’ lives better | UK News Toilets will be added or revamped at 11 London Tube stations, Transport for London (TfL) has announced. The works are part of a £15m five-year scheme which aims to make London’s ‘transport network more accessible, fair and inclusive’. Under the proposals, new loos could be built in disused ticket offices at Hammersmith and Morden. New facilities are set to be built at Camden Road, Clapton, New Cross Gate, South Tottenham and White Hart Lane – all on the Overground. The Tube stations earmarked to have…

Another deadly Israeli strike killed more than 110 Palestinians in Beit Lahiya. An attack the United States called “horrifying”. For the United States to comment against Israel would sum up the devastation Israel has caused in its latest deadly strike on Palestinian civilians. US tracking nearly 500 incidents of civilian harm during Gaza war: Report US State Department officials have identified nearly 500 potential incidents during the genocide in Gaza of civilian harm during Israel’s war in Gaza involving US-supplied weapons. The incidents – some of which might have violated international humanitarian law, according to the sources – have been…

Victims of the flash floods in Spain are beginning to coming to terms with what has happened in the last 24 hours. One survivor said ‘I thought we would end up in the sea’ as the survivors of the flash floods in Spain come to terms with devastation of the natural disaster that has destroyed two regions of Spain. At least 70 people have died due to flooding in the eastern Spanish province, as confirmed by the Ministry of the Interior, after almost a year’s worth of rain fell in just a few hours. Victims of the flash floods in…

At least people 72 killed in Spanish flash floods in Valencia and Seville in what King Felipe VI of Spain has described as tragic speaks of “enormous destruction” to infrastructure and warns there is difficulty accessing some area. Earlier, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez promised residents in affected areas “we won’t abandon you” – but warned this “devastating episode is not over” and has promised to rebuild infrastructure that has been destroyed. Flash floods in Valencia Footage of the flash floods in Valencia uploaded to social media shows cars piled on roads – where you can see a street in the Sedavi area of…

In Today’s Budget the chancellor announced an extra £1.5bn for the NI Executive boosting Northern Ireland Office’s budget. Stormont will receive £18.2 billion in 2025-26, including an additional £1.5 billion through the Barnett formula. £1.2 billion for its resource budget and £270 million to its capital budget. There will also be a boost to the Northern Ireland Office’s budget – with the vast majority going to the “important priorities related to Northern Ireland’s legacy of the Troubles” – including paying for the Omagh Bombing Inquiry, the Pat Finucane Inquiry , and continuing with the £250 million Legacy funding commitment. £1m…

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More than 15 million new players have joined The Sims 4 this year, as EA reconfirms that there’ll be no The Sims 5. Earlier in the year, EA said that there was no plan to make The Sims 5 and instead they’d just continue to update The Sims 4, which was first released in 2014. Some fans were surprised at this, especially since it was assumed that Project Rene – which is currently being tested – would eventually become a new sequel. But that’s not the case and now EA has given a very simple explanation for why: The Sims…

Three London Shake Shack restaurants will have a limited time menu inspired by World Of Warcraft, with a special tankard available in November. It’s not unusual to see video games collaborate with other companies to stir up some excitement for game launches, with one memorable example being that time Diablo held a contest for a PC full of actual blood. More recently, the newly released Black Ops 6 partnered up with energy drink Monster, to gift fans perks such as double XP and skins if they buy a can. Now, burger restaurant Shake Shack has announced that it will launch…

Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings was forced to apologize to a female contestant this week, after a ‘problematic’ clue. Days after a 00s child star graced the studio, returning player Will Wallace went up against Heather Ryan and Ian Taylor in a battle to take home the jackpot. However, things turned awkward during the Complete the Rhyming Phrase category, when the 50-year-old read the clue. ‘Men seldom make passes at,’ the presenter began, with the correct answer being ‘girls who wear glasses’. He noted that the clue was a ‘little problematic’ as the only female player taking part was also wearing…