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Jeremy Hunt will announce the Autumn Statement today. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Mark Hall

Watch the Chancellor's autumn statement speech here

Exhausted migrants in Kent. Credit: HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images

Government plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is ruled unlawful

Victoria Atkins MP (left) has taken the position of Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, previously held by Steve Barclay MP (right). Images: Getty

PM's cabinet reshuffle sees him swap one former Blackpool pupil for another

Rishi Sunak said allegations of a Tory MP committing multiple rapes are “very serious” and anyone with evidence should “talk to police”. (Photo: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Sunak urges victims of alleged rapist Tory MP to ‘go to police’

There are currently 7.75m people on NHS waiting lists across the country.

NHS waiting lists could reach 8m by next summer

The UK has called for a temporary "pause" in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, to allow humanitarian aid to reach those in Gaza and to allow the release of hostages. (Credit: Getty Images)

UK calls for 'pause' in Israel-Hamas conflict but rejects ceasefire

Heat pumps grant rises to £7.5k as UK Government warned it won’t meet 2050 net zero target

UK government increases heat pumps grant in effort to achieve net zero

Former SNP MP Dr Lisa Cameron, left, who has defected to the Tories, and SNP leader Humza Yousaf. Credit: PA/Getty

SNP MP defects to Tories after claiming 'toxic and bully treatment'

The Northern leg of HS2 has been scrapped by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

Sunak's scrapping of HS2 to Manchester sparks conversation amongst commuters

Dale Vince joins Just Stop Oil activists during a protest by the environmental campaigners in central London. Picture Date: Thursday June 8, 2023. Credit: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Just Stop Oil donor pulls funding over ‘pointless’ further protests

More trams?

Blackpool could get 'more trams' paid for by axed HS2 cash

The high speed line was never going to come to Lancashire, but the trains were (image: HS2 Ltd.)

HS2: northern leg to Manchester officially scrapped

The Prime Minister has unveiled plans to scrap A-levels in a huge shake-up to the UK’s education system. Credit: Carl Court/Getty Images

A-levels and T Levels to be scrapped, Rishi Sunak announces

American XL bully dog

Xl Bully destroyed after child rushed to hospital following attack

Rishi Sunak has refused to say whether he's axing the HS2 route from Birmingham to Manchester. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Northern leader hits out at PM’s ‘lies’ over rail projects and HS2

Rishi Sunak's government will preside over the highest tax rises on record, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. (Credit: Getty Images)

Sunak's government will oversee highest tax rises on record
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has released analysis showing that tax will have risen by 37% by the time of the next general election

The Prime Minister is reportedly "alarmed" by the ballooning costs of the HS2 [project amid rumours that his government may be about to announce that the Northern leg of the line will be scrapped. (Credit: Hollie Adams/PA Wire)

Rishi Sunak 'alarmed' by costs of HS2 project amid Cabinet split

Rishi Sunak is reportedly drawing up plans to slash inheritance tax as he looks to attract voters ahead of the next general election. Credit: Getty Images

Rishi Sunak considering inheritance tax cut

Liz Truss has been claiming from fund for ex-prime ministers despite only 49 days in office (Getty Images)

Liz Truss claims from fund for ex-PMs despite only 49 days in office

'Wannabe gangsters' to blame for XL Bully ban says heartbroken breeder

Dominic, 6, with his best friend XL Bully Wispa

Stepdad says 11st XL Bully is great with kids and not a danger to them

Liz Truss

Liz Truss defends her record as prime minister in think tank speech

The Prime Minister wants to ban the American XL Bully by the end of the year. Image: Adobe Stock

Lancashire reacts to banning of XL Bullies

An XL Bully was involved in one of the attacks, injuring a 15-year-old girl

American XL bullies 'to be banned by end of the year'

Wegovy is now available on the NHS

Weight-loss injection Wegovy now available on the NHS

Lucy Letby received a rare whole life order after being convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six more while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit between 2015 and 2016.

Criminals must face victims for sentencing after Lucy Letby’s no-show

Restyle app to make you look like doll ‘whitewashing’ people of colour
Users discover issue with Restyle app’s AI algorithm that sees people of colour whitewashed.

Wyre and Preston North MP Ben Wallace has reportedly not thought about his legacy ahead of new defence command paper.

Ben Wallace MP has ‘not thought about his legacy’

Mr Wallace, who has been Defence Secretary since 2019, will stand down as an MP at the next general election (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Sunak hails outgoing Defence Secretary Ben Wallace’s ‘distinguished’ career

The number of young vapers in Lancashire hasd trebled since 2020 (image: Ruslan Alekso)

Eight-year-olds amongst new generation of underage vapers in Lancashire

Coun Paul Galley outside Downing Street

Pledges for Blackpool from meeting with Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt are considering awarding pay rises to certain groups of striking workers. (Photo by STEFAN ROUSSEAU/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Cabinet split over awarding striking workers 6% pay rise

A three year old British girl is thought to be among those stabbed in the knife attack

British girl, 3 among those stabbed in knife attack in Annecy, France

Protestors' not-so-fond farewell to fracking on Fylde may have been premature

Controversial fracking site will not be vacated for another two years

Wegovy: What is the weight loss jab which GPs will offer on NHS

Young people are at risk from vaping

Under-age vaping putting Blackpool youngsters at risk

Lab tests have shown vapes confiscated from school students were mostly illegal, and had high levels of lead, nickel and chromium (Photo: NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

Government announces crackdown on vape adverts targeting children

International students who come to the UK will no longer be able to bring family with them except under specific circumstances in a government bid to bring migration down.

Many international students to lose right to bring family to UK

Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson referred to police over new Covid rule breaking claims

Prince Harry and Meghan have been married since 2018. Credit: Getty Images

Rishi Sunak speaks out on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle car chase

Kylie Minogue could make an appearance at Eurovision

Who will Eurovision Song Contest’s mystery guest be?

Monday May 8 will be a national bank holiday

Why Monday May 8 is a bank holiday after King Charles’ coronation

Sir Lindsay with Attlee in the Speaker's chair.

Royal mouser Attlee cleans up Coronation reception venue

Andrew Bridgen MP

MP expelled from Conservative Party

Blackpool South MP Scott Benton. Picture: Press Association

Another investigation launched over Blackpool South MP Scott Benton

An emergency alert will be sent across UK on 23 April. Picture: Cabinet Office

How cinemas and venues will limit disruption during UK emergency alert

105th birthday of veteran Ernest Horsfall at Blackpool Airport

"Amazied: WW2 veteran receives 4,000 cards and a fly-past to mark 105th birthday

Dominic Raab resigns: deputy prime minister quits after bullying investigation but says findings are ‘flawed’

Deputy prime minister Dominic Raab resigns over bullying investigation

Rishi Sunak has declared his wife’s shares in a childcare agency set to benefit from budget amid investigation

Rishi Sunak declares wife’s shares in firm amid investigation

Rishi Sunak is under investigation by the Parliament’s Standard Watchdog after allegedly failing to declare an interest

Sunak under investigation over alleged failure to declare interest

Rishi Sunak will review England’s ‘anti-maths mindset’

Rishi Sunak sets up ‘costly’ review into ‘anti-maths mindset’

Tory ministers will not be happy with the new ‘no plus-one’ rule for King Charles III coronation - Credit: Getty Images

Tory ministers in uproar after major king’s coronation rule change

The next general election is set to take place towards the end of 2024

Autumn 2024 outlined for next UK general election

MP Scott Benton

MP Scott Benton hit by new revelation in latest undercover footage

Conservative MP Scott Benton has had the party whip suspended after undercover footage showed him offering to lobby ministers on behalf of gambling industry investors in exchange for cash

Scott Benton has Tory whip suspended after offering to lobby for gambling firm