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Chancellor Rachel Reeves is understood to be on the hunt for a bigger Budget buffer ahead of November 26 as she attempts to keep to her strict fiscal rules and bolster the economy.Wealthy Britons are reportedly set to be urged to “contribute more” in tax to address the £30billion “black hole” in the public finances as part of plans being drawn up by the Treasury.The move comes as Reeves aims to strengthen the government’s defences against bond market turbulence and escalating borrowing costs by creating a larger fiscal buffer than previously planned.Economic analysts anticipate the Chancellor will need to secure…

Ken BanksNorth east Scotland reporter, StonehavenHutchinson familyArlene and son Jack pictured with her late husband MarkArlene Hutchinson’s husband, Mark, was only 52 when he died unexpectedly last year after suffering two strokes “out of the blue”.Like many couples they had never discussed organ donation but she knew it was what he would have wanted.Now Arlene and son Jack, 12, take comfort in the knowledge that Mark has helped transform the lives of others.She said: “He lives on in four people. That can only be a good thing.” Arlene and Jack, who live near Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire, hope that their story…

Ospreys impressed on their first outing at their temporary home in Bridgend as they swept aside Zebre Parma with a 24-0 convincing win.Mark Jones’ side will be based at the Brewery Field this season while St Helen’s in Swansea is being redeveloped and even a small but noisy crowd of 4,519 created an arguably better atmosphere than the often empty stands of Swansea.com Stadium.”I grew up here so I love playing here,” said Bridgend-born Dewi Lake, who captained Ospreys.”We have had some very memorable wins here over the last couple of years and this one certainly goes up there.”To nil…

Watch the moment a Labour Minister ducked Camilla Tominey’s questions on whether or not the Government was to blame for the collapse of the China spy trial.Christopher Cash, 30, and Christopher Berry, 33, both denied accusations of providing information prejudicial to the interests of the state in breach of the Official Secrets Act.Last week, the head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) blamed the Government for the case falling to rubble when barrister Tom Little KC told the Old Bailey: “We simply cannot continue to prosecute this case.”Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson said the CPS had spent “many months”…

Prince Harry has been left hurt and upset by recent criticism of his wife following Meghan Markle’s trip to Paris.The criticism centred on footage from Meghan’s fashion week visit that inadvertently showed her vehicle near the location of Princess Diana’s fatal crash.Sources close to the Duke of Sussex disclosed that Harry feels his mother’s tragic death was being used to criticise his wife.A friend of the duke told the Mail: “Harry was left hurt and upset. Diana’s death was used as a stick to beat his wife with.“He was left feeling hurt, but the depressing thing is he wasn’t even…

Louisa KingNorth West andJenny ColemanNorth WestJames Roberts PhotographyDaniella Sutton, 17, wants to inspire other people with arthritis to “keep doing the things you love”A teenager diagnosed with arthritis as a child has said she will not let it hold back her dream of becoming a F1 racing car driver.Daniella Sutton, from Warrington, was first told she had autoimmune disorder Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) in 2021.Now 17, Daniella is racing in the BRSCC Junior Championship and plans to move up to F4 in 2026, with her sights firmly set on the top level of the sport.She said she hoped to inspire…

Motorists wrongly charged for parking violations in Reading are set to miss out on £289,000 in refunds after the borough council announced it would close its compensation scheme with just 12.8 per cent of eligible claims processed. The local authority revealed that only 783 claims had been approved for refund since launching the restitution programme a year ago, despite admitting it incorrectly issued 6,136 penalty charge notices between 2013 and 2024.The scheme was established after the council discovered multiple traffic regulation order irregularities that meant thousands of parking fines had no legal basis. The closure comes as an estimated 5,353…

Universities must act to protect Jewish students from harassment and discrimination on campuses, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said, as she set out measures to tackle antisemitism.Phillipson said there had been an “unacceptable increase in antisemitism” at universities and added that many Jewish students currently do not feel safe on campuses.She said the UK government was funding training to help staff and students at universities “tackle this poison of antisemitism”.”There can be no place for harassment and intimidation,” Phillipson told One’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme. “Universities can and must act on that.”Speaking on the programme, Conservative shadow foreign secretary…

Barnet paid £700 to secure the 24-year-old’s release in June 1995. Eighteen months later, Southampton manager Souness paid £500,000 to bring him to the Premier League.A fan of the club dating back to that FA Cup final win two decades prior, Taylor’s stay at The Dell lasted just 11 months with Souness departing at the end of his first season in the top flight.After his childhood hero Keegan signed him for an ambitious Fulham side seeking promotion from the third tier, it was at Craven Cottage where Taylor’s international potential came to the attention of McMenemy, who had become Northern…

Sunday opening hours for supermarkets in Britain, including Asda, Sainsbury’s Tesco and Aldi, could be overhauled under plans being considered by the Treasury, however said changed are receiving opposition from Nigel Farage’s Reform Party.As it stands, small shops which are under 280sqm can operate on Sundays without any restrictions from the Government under the Sunday Trading Act. Larger shops, which are often large supermarkets, must open for a maximum of six hours between 10am and 6pm, except on Easter Sunday.It is understood the Treasury is exploring the possibility of reviewing Sunday trading legislation as part of a wider overhaul impacting…