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It might not have been a budget, but the spring statement felt like one. There was red pen all over the chancellor’s economic plans as Rachel Reeves sought to repair deteriorating public finances by cuts that will hit the poorest in society. Faced with a deteriorating economic outlook and rising debt repayment costs, the chancellor…
When the Dodgersβ Guggenheim ownership group bought the team in 2012, one of its early hires was renowned sports architect Janet Marie Smith. And in her first couple of months on the job, one of her biggest tasks quickly became clear. The clubhouse, she recalled, still felt like a β1962 locker roomβ β from the…
The lengths comedians will go β and the places theyβll perform β in hopes of a big break should be the subject of a scientific study one day. Itβs the type of dedication only learned through countless hours onstage. And yet, some stand-ups still feel success should be given to them, while others do the…
The filmmakers behind βNo Other Landβ say the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences failed this week to publicly step up and support co-director Hamdan Ballal when he βneeded them most.β Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham and Palestinian activist Basel Adra, who both co-directed and appeared in the documentary, criticized the film academy Wednesday for…
Doc Rivers is one of the winningest coaches in NBA history. The current Milwaukee Bucks coach has 1,154 career regular-season wins and can tie former Lakers and Chicago Bulls coach Phil Jackson for seventh on the all-time list with a victory Wednesday against the Denver Nuggets. He also led the Boston Celtics to an NBA…
Cindyana Santangelo, a philanthropist, model and actor who made memorable appearances in music videos for Young MC and Janeβs Addiction and had roles in βERβ and βCSI: Miami,β died Monday at a hospital near her Malibu home, the Los Angeles County Sheriffβs Department confirmed to The Times. The Los Angeles County Fire Department was called…
π Listen to Sky News Daily on your podcast app π Chancellor Rachel Reeves has set out her plans for the UK economy during her spring statement in the House of Commons. It came as the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) – which monitors the government’s spending plans – unveiled its latest economic forecasts. Liz…
Nothing to see here – nothing has changed. That, at least, was the message the chancellor probably wants us to walk away with today, having consumed her first spring statement. Consider the “current budget” – in other words the extent to which the government is having to borrow to finance day-to-day spending in the public…
The Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has settled his debanking dispute with NatWest Group, nearly two years after the closure of his accounts sparked a chain of events culminating in the resignation of the lender’s chief executive. Sky News can reveal that Mr Farage and NatWest have agreed to resolve their row, with the bank…
The Chinese owner of British Steel has government has rejected a Β£500m state rescue package in a move which raises fresh doubts about thousands of steel industry jobs. Sky News has learnt that the offer was made by Jonathan Reynolds, the business secretary, wrote to Jingye Group, in a letter sent on Monday. The proposal…
