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The Budget will embrace the harsh light of fiscal reality but better days are ahead, Sir Keir Starmer will say in a speech ahead of one of the most significant financial statements in recent history..

Rachel Reeves will not announce any new freeports in the Budget, despite a Downing Street press release on Friday saying five more would unveiled, it is understood..

A 21-year-old hoping to become the first woman to row from mainland Europe to mainland South America solo has begun her record attempt..

Sir Chris Hoy has revealed his selfless wife kept her multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis a secret as they dealt with his cancer treatment..

Veterans, service personnel and families have marked the 10th anniversary of the end of UK combat operations in Afghanistan with a wreath-laying ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire..

Michelle Obama has challenged men to support Kamala Harriss bid to be Americas first female president, warning that womens lives will be at risk if Donald Trump returns to the White House..

The King will return to regular overseas trips next year as he adapts to living with cancer..

Rachel Reeves has announced £1.4 billion to rebuild crumbling schools and a tripling of investment in free breakfast clubs as part of her first Budget..

A Labour MP has said he will co-operate with any inquiries police have as officers probe reports of an alleged assault involving the backbencher..