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<p>‘Previously, the lawyers paid less tax than the traders. Rachel Reeves is thought to view this discrepancy as unfair, hence the change’</p>

Chris Blackhurst

Rachel Reeves’s raid on doctors and lawyers is a stroke of genius

Whether you call it a loophole or a tax break, limited liability partnerships are long overdue for the attention of the chancellor, writes Chris Blackhurst

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<p>‘I know from personal experience what a travesty it is that prisoners sit around doing nothing for themselves or for anyone else, simply waiting for the day they're let out’</p>

Alex South

Our prisons are crumbling. Labour is making things worse

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<p>Food prices have been rising fast, but September showed the first sign of inflation easing</p>

James Moore

Is the worst finally over for inflation?

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<p>Rachel Reeves is blaming Nigel Farage for economic harm while steering clear of addressing that harm</p>

Anand Menon

Bringing up Brexit won’t save your Budget, chancellor…

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<p>If Pizza Hut is struggling, what does that mean for the other casual, affordable restaurants that once formed the backbone of our eating-out culture</p>

James Moore

Pizza Hut is dying. Your favourite diner will be next

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<p>‘They’ll have their reasons for doing it in daylight – if they’re anything like ours, it made it easier, with the vault being open to the public and the astounding lack of security they employ’</p>

Lee Wenham

I was part of a diamond heist. Here’s how the Louvre was looted

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<p>Former prime minister Boris Johnson leaves Dorland House in London after giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry</p>

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Boris Johnson at the Covid inquiry was a lesson in self-absorption

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<p>The late Queen Elizabeth II with her ‘favourite child’, Prince Andrew</p>

Prince Andrew is in danger of dragging the late Queen down with him

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<p>The Elton John Aids Foundation recently launched a £1m pilot scheme where PrEP medicine can be delivered directly to your door</p>

Anne Aslett

Would you take an HIV pill if it was as easy as ordering Deliveroo?

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<p>An outage at Amazon’s AWS cloud computing arm meant that major internet services could not be used around the world</p>

Chris Stokel-Walker

The AWS outage is proof someone is breaking the internet

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<p>Volodymyr Zelensky meets Donald Trump in the White House</p>

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If Ukraine falls, it won’t just be Donald Trump’s fault

<p>Angela Rayner will make a resignation statement in the House of Commons next week</p>

John Rentoul

Is Angela Rayner planning her comeback?

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<p>‘The real story goes beyond getting a cash refund for slavery. Because what we’re talking about isn’t just money. It’s repair. Moral, social, educational and cultural repair’</p>

Lenny Henry

You can hate me for talking about slavery reparations – but I’m right

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<p>Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is calling for extra support from his allies</p>

Jim White

Why are we afraid to say that football fans can be truly terrifying?

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<p>My generation keeps love letters and quite possibly emails (I know I do), but does anyone keep records of their sex talk on WhatsApp, AI chatbots or whatever it is?</p>

Rowan Pelling

The last thing Gen Z needs is lessons in love from an AI chatbot

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<p>China the cat – a beloved family pet, but expensive</p>

Victoria Richards

You won’t believe what my vet just charged me for my cat

Victoria Richards joins the howls of outrage against exorbitant vet fees, after she was charged £311 for her cat’s simple (and infuriatingly pointless) blood test

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<p>I have qualms about being propelled in a metal box on wheels at speed with no human being in charge</p>

Sean O’Grady

My smart car scare – and why I’ll never set foot in a robotaxi

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<p>‘Housing is not a luxury to be earned or a commodity to be traded. It is a fundamental human right, recognised under international treaties that the UK has signed’</p>

Alex Firth

Why is Britain letting 170,000 children grow up without a home?

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