The news will come as a major blow to the government, which has put economic growth at the centre of its plan for Britain

With Labour’s Budget imminent, the chancellor faces a £22bn hole and a narrowing set of promises on tax. Property, long the quiet corner of the system, may finally be in her sights. Here Sean O’Grady and Albert Toth analyse the options available...

Chancellor to unveil series of measures in highly anticipated Budget on Wednesday

This is the moment thieves steal a bag from an unaware customer in a packed city pub in just seconds.

The saga has seen two senior executives resign and threats of a $5bn lawsuit

Rachel Reeves needs to address a significant deficit in public funds

The tax will reportedly apply to homes worth more than £2m and could raise up to £450m for the Treasury

The Met Office announced that ‘winter has arrived early across the UK’ in its latest forecast

Margaret Dinsdale, 41, was rocked after James Dinsdale's death to discover he was still legally married to cosmetic dentist Dr Victoria Fowell

Former PM says he underwent non-invasive treatment for the disease, which affects 55,000 men each year

The Royal Navy intercepted a Russian warship and tanker in the Dover Strait and English Channel

Move marks the latest high-profile departure amid fears Rachel Reeves’s budget will drive Britain’s wealth overseas

Every day, helpline workers from Missing People speak to children who have gone missing, their heartbroken loved ones, or those who feel like they want to disappear. The Independent heard from those picking up the phone and helping bring young people...

Zia Yusuf has become the first senior figure in Reform to comment on the party’s former leader in Wales after he was jailed for taking money from the Kremlin

CBI director general Rain Newton-Smith will tell the chancellor that if her priority is growth, she needs to prove it or the country faces ‘Groundhog Day’

Concerns over the impact of a ‘stealth tax’ have been highlighted as the chancellor confirms inflation busting rise in the state pension

With polling suggesting the Tories are facing a wipeout, a survey of Conservative Party members reveals they support the idea of a deal with Reform UK

After years of traffic, dust and noise, villagers in Water Orton in Warwickshire are facing a new issue from the building of HS2. Alex Ross went to find out

Foxes or other wildlife could be causing thousands of pounds worth of damage to dozens of electric cars

Dozens of cases of avian influenza have been reported in the last two months, with free range and organic farms particularly affected

After a bruising few years, the country’s pubs are preparing for the Budget and say they cannot afford more bad news, Dan Haygarth reports

Sarah Forrester was pronounced dead on Friday evening. The arrested teenager has been released on bail as investigations continue

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves set to tack hard to the left in the Budget in a bid to prevent an attempt to force a change of leadership by Labour MPs

The official records have raised questions over whether the former prime minister may have misled the Covid inquiry

Palestine Action was proscribed in July after a group of protesters vandalised planes at RAF Brize Norton

Police have launched an urgent appeal to find Ramona, a 13-year-old girl in Bolton last seen on Friday