Rachel Reeves, please, let’s make budgets boring again

Budgets need to be reassuringly dull with no repeat of this year’s long, drawn-out and chaotic buildup

China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice

Despite the US’s economic success, income inequality remains breathtaking. But this is no glitch – it’s the system

Court papers show the island cautiously welcomed the oligarch – with London’s approval – before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Calls for Rachel Reeves to increase taxes in budget as estimate outstrips duties collected from online casinos

Chancellor will confirm the measure, intended to help commuters on expensive routes, in her budget speech

Many fear competition and diversity will be diminished as Daily Mail owner wins race to buy newspaper

Years of hollowed out shops, safety worries and stalled leadership have left the famed coastal city searching for a way back

Availability of chickens and ducks also expected to be tight, with 5% of the seasonal flock culled so far

London and the south-east said to be worst affected, with valuations often coming in at 10% below the agreed sale price

US officials to hold high-level talks in Brussels amid unhappiness in Washington at slow action on July deal

The brand, which evokes nostalgia and pride, hit its €5m fundraising target within hours and orders have soared

Louise Haigh criticises delivery company over treatment of workers who spoke out against pay cuts

Critics are concerned that Daniel Suhr, the head of a conservative legal group, may be pulling the strings behind many of the Trump FCC’s moves

From the outside, the run-up to Rachel Reeves’s announcement has looked chaotic, and many see the future of the chancellor and PM in the balance

Need for new road taxes is clear – but there are concerns that pricing plan could stall transition away from petrol