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29 Oct 2026
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Douglas Stuarts John Of John Among Contenders For Waterstones Book Of The Year●John Healey Denies Postponing Difficult Welfare System Decisions●Report Finds Substantial Variation In Health Board Prescribing Of GLP 1 Drugs●Michael Carrick And Bruno Fernandes Hold Clear The Air Talks Before Chelsea Trip●Healey To Set Course For 3 Defence Spend By 2030 At Spending Review●Budget At A Glance What Has John Healey Announced●Tommy Robinson Found Guilty Of Harassing Two Daily Mail Journalists●Bank Taxes To Rise By Less Than Some Feared To Help Fund Breathing Space●Douglas Stuarts John Of John Among Contenders For Waterstones Book Of The Year●John Healey Denies Postponing Difficult Welfare System Decisions●Report Finds Substantial Variation In Health Board Prescribing Of GLP 1 Drugs●Michael Carrick And Bruno Fernandes Hold Clear The Air Talks Before Chelsea Trip●Healey To Set Course For 3 Defence Spend By 2030 At Spending Review●Budget At A Glance What Has John Healey Announced●Tommy Robinson Found Guilty Of Harassing Two Daily Mail Journalists●Bank Taxes To Rise By Less Than Some Feared To Help Fund Breathing Space
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News UpdatesJohn Healey Denies Postponing Difficult Welfare System Decisions
John Healey has denied postponing difficult decisions on the welfare system, insisting the Government is making changes “now”..
29 Oct 2026
News UpdatesReport Finds Substantial Variation In Health Board Prescribing Of GLP 1 Drugs
A new report has highlighted “substantial geographical variation” in prescribing of drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro on the NHS in Scotland..
29 Oct 2026
SportMichael Carrick And Bruno Fernandes Hold Clear The Air Talks Before Chelsea Trip
Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick and captain Bruno Fernandes have held clear-the-air talks..
28 Oct 2026
BusinessHealey To Set Course For 3 Defence Spend By 2030 At Spending Review
The Government will aim to spend 3% of economic output on defence by 2030, and will plot a course for the target at next year’s spending review, John Healey has said..
28 Oct 2026
News UpdatesBudget At A Glance What Has John Healey Announced
John Healey has set out his first Budget as Chancellor with a bid to provide “breathing space” for the public amid a difficult domestic economic situation made worse by the turmoil of the Iran war..
28 Oct 2026
News UpdatesTommy Robinson Found Guilty Of Harassing Two Daily Mail Journalists
Far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been convicted of harassing two journalists and causing them to fear violence..
28 Oct 2026
BusinessBank Taxes To Rise By Less Than Some Feared To Help Fund Breathing Space
Bank taxes are set to rise by less than some in the industry had feared, as the Chancellor said he was asking “a bit more” from banks to help fund support on energy bills..
28 Oct 2026
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