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.

British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Tuesday economic growth was the best way out of the country's challenges, in a speech setting out her thinking ahead of the November 26 budget.

Two weeks ago Ukraine successfully attacked an important Russian chemical plant using British-made Storm Shadow missiles. Kyiv described the facility as critical to Moscow’s war efforts. Russia struck civilian energy and port infrastructure in a massive overnight drone attack on Ukraine's southern region of Odesa, its governor said this morning.

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.

Bucking the anti-immigration trend in British politics, remote areas of Scotland would like to attract foreign workers to offset declining local populations.

During Mr Lam’s visit, both nations are expected to raise their ties to a strategic comprehensive partnership, according to British officials. However, Mr Lam’s visit appears to have been eclipsed by yet another glaring example of the clampdown on press freedom in Vietnam.

Getty is also still pursuing a claim of “secondary infringement” of copyright, saying that even if Stability’s AI training happened outside the U.K., offering the Stable Diffusion service to British users amounted to importing unlawful copies of its images into the country.

Starling Group has signed a 10-year agreement to upgrade core software at Tangerine, a Canadian digital bank owned by Bank of Nova Scotia , as the British-based bank continues its global expansion, Starling said on Tuesday.

Under President Trump, those who support terrorism and undermine American national security will not be allowed to work or visit this country.”

Benson Boone was forced to cancel a concert at the last minute because of a health issue. Boone, 23, canceled his Nov. 1 show in Birmingham, England roughly an hour before it was supposed to start, the BBC reported.

Primark saw sales drop in the UK as people spent less at the budget retailer, its owner Associated British Foods (ABF) said. In the year to September it saw a 3.1% fall in like-for-like sales compared with the year prior, which it said reflected weak consumer confidence that meant shoppers were spending less in stores.