The inquiry has resumed and Alphonse Rudakubana, father of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana, will be giving evidence from a secret location with his face not visible to the public. Nicholas Moss KC, lead counsel to the inquiry, asked for him to take the oath.

An exit charge for wealthy Britons leaving the country and increased levies on expensive homes are on a long-list of possible tax increases being considered by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves ahead of the budget.

Reeves gave particular importance to sticking with her “iron-clad” fiscal rules. These, she argued, were essential for showing she is being responsible with the nation’s finances and preventing a further rise in the cost of borrowing (the interest the government pays on its debt).

The finance secretary says an increase in income tax south of the border could lead to a £1bn shortfall at Holyrood.

U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves signals she will raise taxes in her upcoming budget, citing a sicker economy than previously thought.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer refused to rule out raising income tax, national insurance or value added tax at the upcoming budget, suggesting the government may break its election manifesto promises in order to fill a growing hole in the public finances.

Reform UK could win more seats than any other party at the next general election - perhaps enough to form a government. Or so suggest repeated opinion polls, released since May. That was also when Reform won control of 10 English local authorities - so what does their first six months at the helm at local level tell us about what a UK government led by them could look like?

Candy Ventures Sarl, a portfolio of companies founded by Nick Candy, took legal action against Dutch businessman Robert Bonnier and his firm.

James Taylor, UK and European Tour 2026 July 14 – Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland July 16 – Piece Hall, Halifax, West Yorkshire, UK July 21 – AFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands July 23 – O2 Arena, London, UK July 25 – Open Air Theatre, Scarborough, UK

A Kurdish crime network is enabling migrants to work illegally in mini-marts on High Streets the length of Britain, a BBC investigation can reveal. The fake company directors are paid to put their names to official paperwork, and have dozens of businesses listed on Companies House, but are not involved in running them.

In this case, Getty said Stability’s use of its image library to train and develop Stable Diffusion’s AI model amounted to breach of primary copyright. Stability responded that the case doesn’t belong in the United Kingdom because the AI model’s training technically happened elsewhere, on computers run by U.S. tech giant Amazon.