A proposed across-the-board tax on state pensions, viewed by many as a stealth move that could burden older citizens if thresholds remain unchanged, has prompted campaigners to warn of disrespect towards retirees and to urge the PM to reconsider.

Rachel Reeves is reported to be considering further tax increases aimed at middle earners in a bid to fill a large budget gap, prompting concerns about the potential financial strain on households.

Fans are stunned after Liverpool’s Diogo Jota and his brother died in a car crash overseas, prompting an outpouring of grief from supporters.

In a tumultuous day of political drama, markets plunged and the pound tumbled following the Chancellor’s emotional performance at PMQs, where the PM refused to guarantee Rachel Reeves’s position amid Kemi Badenoch’s withering remarks and left Sir Keir Starmer scrambling to contain the escalating turmoil.