Finance
‘I earn £126,000 – but nothing’s left at the end of the month’: readers react to the budget
From a young chef and a single father to business owners and a pensioner, Guardian readers reveal how John Healey’s meas...
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Technology
Russell Brand gives evidence in rape and sexual assault trial – latest updates
Brand, 51, has been charged with three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of attempted indecen...
Technology
Budget 2026 live: gas standing charges to be scrapped for millions as chancellor prepares to deliver budget
John Healey says UK faces ‘difficult moment’ as he prepares to deliver first budget of Andy Burnham’s government
World
Tories dismiss PM’s budget ‘everyday fixes’ as little more than ‘cheaper gherkins’, and ‘an insult to families’ – UK politics live
Removing tariffs on more than 100 products, including gherkins and baked beans, was one of five measures announced this...
Technology
Two men charged with national security offences over RAF Fairford incident
One charged assisting a foreign intelligence service and the other with entering a prohibited place, CPS says
Business
Number of UK businesses in financial distress ‘at two-decade high’
Administrator BTG says 738,144 firms struggling as calls grow for more support for private sector in budget
Technology
Admit it: the English love affair with European food has grown stale – we need a native cuisine we can be proud of
It’s boring to see aioli, burrata and fresh pasta on menus everywhere. Especially when we have salad cream, custard tart...
Technology
UK government met 137 businesses over AI datacentres – but no environmental groups
Investigation finds dozens of ministers and civil servants moved into AI roles as government developed datacentre expans...
Technology
Landowners could scupper free Land Registry access plans, campaigners warn
Proposed lifting of paywall would reveal who owns vast majority of land in England and Wales
Technology
‘It’s a better experience’: shoppers praise Oxford Street pedestrianisation
Many punters say inconvenience of bus rerouting is small price to pay for more space, but not everyone is happy
Technology
‘We want a full apology for slavery’: Commonwealth at a crossroads as king heads to the Caribbean
Campaigners say tour could hasten Charles’s removal as head of state unless he does more to confront monarchy’s historic...
Technology
Country diary: Our tiny island is awash with waxcaps
Calf of Man, Isle of Man: Such is the wealth of Manx fungi, a map is being built to plot it all. We took a special trip...