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UK scraps tax cut for wealthy that sparked market turmoil

The British government has dropped plans to cut income tax for top earners

The Independent UK

UK government U-turns on plan to scrap 45% tax rate for highest earners

Just ten days after presenting his controversial mini-budget, UK Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng has had to retract one of its key features. Those with annual incomes above £150,000 will not see their taxes cut in the end. The U-turn comes after days of market turmoil and political pressure. Also in…

France 24

Nicola Sturgeon accuses Tories of 'utter ineptitude' after Liz Truss u-turn on top tax rate

The U-turn was confirmed at 8am despite Liz Truss declaring yesterday she would not change her party's controversial economic policies.

Daily Record

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Son takes mum on final trip by spreading her ashes around the UK from a helicopter

Andrew Greenhalgh, from Great Baddow, Essex, visited the Shetland Islands, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, Wales, the Scilly Isles, Cornwall and Jersey, scattering Marie's ashes on the way

Daily Mirror

Women workers ‘twice as likely as men to be asked to make the tea’

‘Our choice of words is creating barriers to inclusivity in the workplace,’ says expert

The Independent UK

BRSCC becomes first UK organiser to reveal plans for fully-electric race series

The British Racing and Sports Car Club has become the first UK organiser to launch a circuit racing series for electric-powered cars, after revealing its new Formula Foundation-E single-seater category.

Autosport

UK Government’s tax rate U-turn shows ‘utter ineptitude’, says Sturgeon

The announcement the top rate of tax would be scrapped spooked the market and prompted a response from the Bank of England.

The Independent UK

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Tory MP says UK will only be in economic crisis when 'Wetherspoons is empty'

Lee Anderson made the bold claims in a searing rant to young Conservative party members, adding that food banks are only set up by "do-gooders" who want to "make themselves feel good."

Daily Record

Thousands protest in Glasgow over rising cost of living

Meanwhile, more protest in Edinburgh as the energy price cap rises

Insider UK

Kwasi Kwarteng statement in full on tax cuts U-turn as he refuses to resign

Mr Kwarteng and Liz Truss finally relented to growing pressure after Tory MPs broke ranks over the 45% rate cut for the UK's highest owners, with the Chancellor saying: "We get it, and we have listened"

Daily Mirror

McDonald's fans 'devastated' by announcement over Happy Meals for adults in UK

Customers initially thought they may be able to get their hands on adult versions of Happy Meals but McDonald's has confirmed they won't be available in the UK

Chronicle Live

State Pension to increase in line with inflation next April but other DWP benefits still to be confirmed

DWP boss Chloe Smith will make a determination on the benefit uprating this autumn.

Daily Record

Fears of Christmas turkey shortage thanks to bird flu

Three million have already had to be culled in the UK

Wales Online

UK government makes tax cut U-turn after market turmoil

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng says controversial proposal to slash top rate of income tax had ‘become a distraction’.

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The Independent UK

What is the national minimum wage and when will it increase?

TUC calls for rate raise ‘as soon as possible’

The Independent UK

Wrong country, inadequate PPE: Government baffles railway figures with China image on UK campaign

Exclusive: ‘If that photo’s on a UK railway, then they’re breaking a few rules’

The Times of India

Scientists tricked 200 mosquitoes into delivering malaria vaccines to humans

Scientists have turned one of the deadliest insects into a malaria vaccine delivery system. According to new reports from NPR (National Public Radio, US), a small clinical trial of 26 participants has been underway in the United Kingdom, developing a system to use mosquitoes to deliver vaccines. The findings of…

The Independent UK

What is inflation and what is its current rate in the UK and Europe?

UK inflation fell this week as fuel prices dropped

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The National (Scotland)

'Utter ineptitude': Nicola Sturgeon reacts to UK Government's 45p tax rate U-turn

FIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon has reacted to the news that Kwasi Kwarteng will abolish plans to scrap the 45p tax rate for top earners.

The Independent UK

What does inflation mean for you?

Cost of living crisis continues to bite as energy bills, fuel and food prices climb

The Guardian - UK

Europe and UK hit by ‘unprecedented’ number of bird flu cases this summer

Poultry farmers from Arctic to Portugal reported 2,500 outbreaks in past year, with migrating birds taking avian flu to North America

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live: Pound nears $1.13 after government tax plan U-turn

The pound headed back toward $1.13 on confirmation that the government will drop plans to abolish the UK’s top tax rate, in a major U-turn from the government on a key part of its Budget proposals.

Manchester Evening News

New Covid symptom 'more common' than loss of smell or fever discovered as new wave hits UK

Some health experts have been calling for the government to issue stronger messaging ahead of what could be a tough winter for the NHS.

Wales Online

Eight phrases to avoid at work as women twice as likely to be asked to make tea

Women are made the target of sexist jokes almost three times more than men

Wales Online

Shoppers unhappy at finding out truth about Union Flag on 'UK' food

The poll shows more needs to be done about educating shoppers on what food labels mean

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