The Chancellor denies misleading the public in the run up to this week's budget
The Conservatives call on Rachel Reeves to resign
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Oscar-winning playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88
Sir Tom's best-known works include Arcadia, The Real Thing and Rozencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
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Experts reject calls for prostate cancer mass screening programme
A panel of experts has recommended that screening for prostate cancer should be targeted only at men who are most at risk of developing the disease. Also: Downing Street has denied allegations that the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, misled the public over the state of public finances in the run up to this week's Budget. And the UK has launched a bid to host the 2035 Women's World Cup, with 22 stadiums across the country potentially eligible.
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The government has U-turned on day-one protection from unfair dismissal
The government has U-turned on a manifesto pledge to offer all workers protection against unfair dismissal from their first day in a job. Also: The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has doubled down on his core demands for ending the war in Ukraine. And figures show how homelessness disproportionately affects young people leaving care in England.
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The Chancellor defends her Budget tax rises
The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has announced tax rises worth £26-billion in her Budget, which will take the government's overall tax take to record levels by the start of the next decade. Also: There's a hit on pension contributions, cash ISAs and high-value properties in England. And Ms Reeves confirms the abolition of the two-child benefits cap, in an attempt to lift children out of poverty.
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