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<p>‘Rachel Reeves is trying to offset the anti-growth Budget with a long-term growth plan’ </p>

john rentoul

Rachel Reeves is about to try and woo business back – can she do it?

Tonight’s Mansion House set piece is the latest ‘most important speech of the chancellor’s life’ – and this time it lives up to the hype, writes John Rentoul

James Moore: Is Reeves right to gamble with our pensions?

<p>‘But the threat of the war turning nuclear has raised its head again – this time from Kyiv, rather than the Kremlin’ </p>

mark almond

Could Zelensky really go nuclear and build a ‘dirty bomb’?

<p>Former Florida congressman Matt Gaezt was investigated for sex trafficking </p>

Mary Dejevsky

Trump’s appointment of Matt Gaetz has put American justice on trial

<p>The latest TikTok food trend involves putting perfectly good yoghurt through a strainer – and moulding it into novelty shapes</p>

Charlotte Lytton

‘Dry yoghurt’ is proof we should all stop playing with our food

<p>Electric scooters are banned from public roads, but according to industry estimates, there are 1.2 million in the UK</p>

Paul Clements

E-scooters should be allowed on our roads – but not for the reason you might think

<p>Dozens of birdwatchers have travelled across the UK for a glimpse of the bird </p>

kat brown

This might be the most British moment I’ve ever witnessed

<p>Gary Lineker will still front the BBC’s coverage of the World Cup in 2026 </p>

Jim White

Dumping Gary Lineker is a self-destructive move the BBC will live to regret

<p>Supplies of taramasalata have been hit by industrial action</p>

Flic Everett

If you’re worried about the taramasalata shortage, look away…

<p>There is no law that requires a therapist to be licensed or registered</p>

Eleanor Morgan

I’m a psychotherapist – you wouldn’t believe the horror stories I’ve heard

<p>Both men are tearing up red tape</p>

sean o’grady

Wes Streeting is taking lessons from the Donald Trump playbook

<p>Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will fight before Mike Tyson and Jake Paul have their bout </p>

Gemma Abbott

There’s one huge fight on Friday and it doesn’t involve Mike Tyson

<p>Armistice Day commemorations are not just about the past. They are about the future too, a much-needed reminder that the special agreement, 120 years old this year, has served both nations well </p>

The Independent View

The whole of Europe needs an Entente Cordiale

<p>‘I have been very much hoping and praying Justin Welby wouldn’t resign, and I am devastated that he has’ </p>

anne atkins

I outed serial abuser John Smyth – but I wish Welby hadn’t resigned

<p>I used to be a corporate girlie – WFH made me realise I am not , writes Emma Clarke</p>

emma clarke

The latest WFH revelation makes me see office workers in a new light

<p>‘A recent surge in identity-based attacks provides hackers have the power to disrupt critical infrastructure’ </p>

Thieves no longer break in – they log in

<p>The celebrity chef has received backlash over his latest children’s book </p>

katie edwards

Jamie Oliver has learnt the hard way what the moral of his story is

<p>I am stumped to a halt in the company of people / Only ever seen on Zoom</p>

FRIEDA HUGHES

How to talk to strangers (and turn them into friends)

This week, poet and artist Frieda Hughes has an unforgettable meal with people she met on screen

<p>The prime minister has said that long-term sickness claimants must get back to work</p>

Andrew Grice

Starmer is right to grasp the nettle of benefits reform

<p>Foreign secretary David Lammy will visit Beijing in an attempt to fix the UK’s relations with China </p>

Will David Lammy’s trip to Beijing fix the UK’s China problem?

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