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Catch the latest Financial News EventsBills, banks, ‘breathing space’: what was in Burnham’s first budget? – The Latest
In his first budget as chancellor, John Healey has pledged to offer ‘breathing space’ to help Britons navigate ‘global economic storms’. There were a record number of measures, including a one-off £100 energy payment to millions and a rise in the levy on bank profits....
What you need to know about Your First Home scheme for first-time buyers
Chancellor fleshes out details of scheme unveiled last month to help 70,000 households on to the property ladderBudget 2026: key points at a glanceIncome tax: How much more will you pay?Nils Pratley: Labour’s modest reheat of help to buy is worth a tryA new £4.7bn...
‘There is no inevitable dystopia’: Jeanette Winterson on AI and the future of humanity
The author believes we are at a turning point as a species – and even in the shadow of big tech it’s up to us how we want to proceed‘I am a storyteller by trade,” writes Jeanette Winterson on the first page of her 2021 book 12 Bytes, an idiosyncratic and...
A bitter night in Israel for all who craved a fresh start. Netanyahu survives for now – and we are more divided than ever | Dahlia Scheindlin
After an exit poll that gave the opposition hope, reality dawned. With all the votes on the right, the prospects for the left and centre now look bleakFollowing Israel’s nail-biting election, nearly every political community in the country experienced triumph and...