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Rachel Reeves's historic first Budget will set the agenda for the Labour government for years to come.

The National Living Wage will rise by 77p from £11.44 per hour for workers over the age of 21.

The accounts are part of pro-Trump and pro-Harris networks sharing each other’s content multiple times a day.

Axel Rudakubana, 18, is facing two further charges, including one under the terrorism act.

An unspecified number of bodies are recovered amid flash floods in Spain, the leader of the Valencia region says.

Emergency services were called to the site, where the UK's nuclear submarines are built, early on Wednesday.

The BBC’s Laura Bicker sees the Shenzhou 19 spacecraft take off in a record year of space exploration.

Forty-eight percent of the world went through at least one month of extreme drought in 2023.

Sixty-three thousand of the limited edition coins were reported stolen in July.

Ismail Iqra was told by a London grassroots football team she could not play unless she wore shorts.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will set out the government's financial plans for the next year.

People tell the BBC how much they earn and what they want from the Budget.

Profile of the UK's first female chancellor as she prepares to deliver first Labour Budget in 14 years.

An influx of refugees fleeing Israeli strikes risks exacerbating sectarian divisions in the Lebanese capital.

New charges over the Southport attack in July and previews of Wednesday's Budget lead the papers.

The Democratic presidential candidate delivers her final message a week before election day.

The BBC's Georgina Rannard shows a virtual rendition of Valeriana - which has been discovered centuries after it disappeared under the jungle canopy in Mexico.

The agency provides aid for Palestinians in Gaza and elsewhere, and has long been criticised by Israel.

Paris's change of heart on the question of sovereignty over Western Sahara has angered Algeria.

The Skipinnish Oak in Lochaber is thought to be at least 1,000 years old.

A 75-year-old from Romford finds herself feeling trapped by London's housing crisis.

The bear was enlisted into the Polish army and served alongside soldiers during World War Two.

The two collaborated on the Yeezy collection but cut ties due to the rapper's controversial comments.

The Canadian singer tells concert-goers of his sexuality: it's "a beautifully complex thing".

The US president calls on Georgia's government to respond to concern at the scale of violations.

A sealed bin and bag of ballots fell out of an election worker's truck and were later found by a passing car.

People in war-torn Gaza are already struggling with a deep humanitarian crisis but now they fear it will get much more difficult.

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Sporting head coach Ruben Amorim says he has not yet made a decision about his future after Manchester United expressed an interest in appointing him as manager.

Centre Henry Slade will resume his starting role in England's midfield against New Zealand on Saturday despite playing only 54 minutes of club rugby this season.

British number one Jack Draper cruises through to the second round of the Paris Masters with a straight-set win over the Czech Republic's Jiri Lehecka.

Ambulance worker Stacey Smith later texted a friend, admitting "I've smashed her head in".

Former Tesco employee Lara Storey wants other women to know they don’t have to accept unwanted behaviour.

A private service has been held at Strichen Parish Church in Aberdeenshire.

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