There will be a lot of positive talk from the chancellor when he delivers his autumn statement on Wednesday, but this will be a fiscal event full of illusory gains. The government is on track to borrow less than previously forecast, which will give rise to a fantasy that Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has more space
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The chancellor has warned “difficult decisions” need to be made to “reform the welfare state” as he mulls introducing controversial tax cuts in next week’s autumn statement. Jeremy Hunt said there is “no easy way to reduce the tax burden” following reports he’s looking to slash inheritance tax and levies on businesses. Tax levels are
UPDATED, with Media Matters response: Elon Musk has promised to file what he terms a “thermonuclear lawsuit” against progressive media watchdog Media Matters and others, as the list of companies pausing their advertising on his social media platform grows longer. Musk posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, Friday evening, to say: “The split second
Thanksgiving’s coming up this week and so is my birthday. I’m turning 79. Hold the applause. Growing up, I always thought I was getting ripped off sharing my birthday with Thanksgiving every few years, but looking back I realize I was pretty lucky. Having a birthday when people are in a thankful, giving mood got
The Formula One world champion has compared this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix to the fifth tier of English football, while suggesting fans just want to get “s***-faced”. Max Verstappen will start from second on the grid on Sunday after being outpaced by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in the first Sin City race in 40 years.
The threat actors behind the 8Base ransomware are leveraging a variant of the Phobos ransomware to conduct their financially motivated attacks. The findings come from Cisco Talos, which has recorded an increase in activity carried out by cybercriminals. “Most of the group’s Phobos variants are distributed by SmokeLoader, a backdoor trojan,” security researcher Guilherme Venere
Disney is no longer advertising on X, formerly known as Twitter, after owner Elon Musk pushed an antisemitic conspiracy theory on the platform, per the New York Times. Disney’s decision to suspend advertising with X follows a report by the watchdog group Media Matters, which found that ads for brands like Apple, Bravo, and Amazon
What’s Morgan Wallen got up his sleeve? That’s what fans are wondering after the singer posted a cryptic Instagram story last night that simply said: “I guess Country’s Cool Now?” The theories immediately began flying, with some speculating that Morgan’s hinting at a collaboration with Lainey Wilson, who has a new song called “Country’s Cool
Sixty years ago, Bob Dylan and his girlfriend Suze Rotolo stepped outside their West Village apartment, holding each other against the biting February cold. Standing in the snowy street beside a blue Volkswagen bus, they posed for a series of photographs. “Bob stuck his hands in the pockets of his jeans and leaned into me,”
SparStar, a leading name in the MMA world, is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking partnership with e360tv for an upcoming pay-per-view event that promises to be a star-studded extravaganza. Scheduled to take place on November 25, 2023, this highly anticipated event will not only showcase top-tier MMA talent but also feature the glitz and glamour
The Google Pixel 7 Pro was a good smartphone overall. It packed in everything a casual smartphone user would expect from an Android smartphone including, the now standard, timely software updates. But it came up short in a few areas like battery life, charging and had its fair share of heating issues and camera-related bugs
A court hearing to liquidate a Barclay family holding companies in order to smooth a sale of The Daily Telegraph is poised to be adjourned after a last-gasp offer to repay more than £1bn to Lloyds Banking Group. Sky News understands that a hearing scheduled to take place in the British Virgin Islands on Monday
RBMedia, one of the world’s top producers of audiobooks, has released a list of the ten bestselling audiobooks of the year. Some of the titles line up with bestsellers in print, like the newest book in Rebecca Yaros’s hit romantasy series The Empyrean. Others, though, seem to have found unique success with this format. Gigi,
Jeremy Hunt has said there is the chance to lower taxes in the autumn statement next week, arguing the economy had “turned a corner”. Ahead of Wednesday’s financial announcement, the chancellor said that as inflation had halved over the year, “this is the moment” to focus on growth. But he argued that there is a
UPDATE, 7:52 PM: Just over 24 hours after Cassandra Ventura filed a rape and abuse lawsuit against her former longtime boyfriend Sean Combs, the singer and the music mogul ended the incendiary matter. “I have decided to resolve this matter amicably on terms that I have some level of control,” Ventura a.k.a. Cassie said in a
Cargo numbers at the Port of Los Angeles rose in October, the third consecutive month POLA has seen increases — an mirroring an October rise also reported earlier by the Port of Long Beach. POLA Executive Director Gene Seroka announced the October numbers at his monthly virtual news conference on Friday, Nov. 17. “We’ve seen
Rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and singer Cassie have settled a lawsuit alleging abuse – one day after she sued the powerful music producer. The R&B singer – real name Casandra Ventura – had alleged that she was trafficked, raped, plied with drugs and viciously beaten by the rapper on many occasions over the course of
Nov 17, 2023NewsroomFraud Prevention / Mobile Security The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is adopting new rules that aim to protect consumers from cell phone account scams that make it possible for malicious actors to orchestrate SIM-swapping attacks and port-out fraud. “The rules will help protect consumers from scammers who target data and personal information
In one of his usual sweeping declarations about a policy change to X, formerly Twitter, Elon Musk on Friday declared that the terms “decolonization” and “from the river to the sea” are euphemisms that “necessarily imply genocide,” the use of which on the platform could “result in suspension.” Both phrases are commonly used by activists
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