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🚨 PICTURED: Mohmed Abdulkarim, one of the two suspects charged over the RAF Fairford plot He allegedly loaded the three white vans with metal drums containing petrol, water butts and smart dashcams

🚨 NEW: The Government is set to ban employers from asking candidates how much they earned in previous jobs to stop pay discrimination

🚨 BREAKING: Mohmed Abdulkarim and Nouman Essghir, both aged 24, have been charged under the National Security Act over the RAF Fairford plot

🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer's Government discussed moving out of No 10 and into an open plan space in another department over concerns its layout hindered collaboration between staff

🚨 WATCH: Nigel Farage recalls the time he went on Gogglebox in 2014 "I am years ahead of Burnham, Badenoch and all the rest of them"

🚨 NEW: The Government has launched an independent review into the death of Henry Nowak It will investigate any missed opportunities to intervene and whether the family were treated correctly

🚨 NEW: Respect Orders are now live across England and Wales People who cause harassment, alarm or distress to others can receive bans from town centres, anger management courses or unlimited fines Anyone who breaches an Order can be arrested and jailed for up to 2 years

🚨 NEW: The village of Barnham will also hold a symbolic referendum on leaving the UK over Government plans to house asylum seekers at a former military base

🚨 NEW: Rachel Reeves is rumoured to quit as an MP to "cash in" on her experience as Chancellor It comes after she "secretly met" two City companies in the last fortnight [@MillardClothier]

🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham has announced Mayors will have access to a £1.5bn "borrowing facility" from 2028 to increase innovation locally

🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham says an "honest discussion" is needed on Britain readopting EU free movement "Freedom of movement had very significant challenges associated with it... but it was a type of immigration that perhaps wasn’t as difficult [as now]"

🚨 NEW: The Government’s entrepreneurship adviser has quit ahead of the Budget “We treat [innovation and entrepreneurship] as a bit of a sideshow... that mentality is really dangerous for British business as a whole”

🚨 BREAKING: John Healey will announce at the Budget that HMRC will be given powers to seize money directly from the bank accounts of people who fail to pay their tax

The move is aimed to target lower-value tax-evaders who owe a total of £4bn HMRC currently has limited powers to take money directly from taxpayers without their consent The powers will apply to current and savings accounts

🚨 WATCH: Donald Trump says Andy Burnham is going against the "liberal principle" by approving North Sea drilling "But he knows what's right. It's going to make the UK a very wealthy country"

🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham criticises Angela Rayner for including a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc in her survival kit “I’m not sure that’s the top of the list… You need to have a clear head in a challenging situation. Some tins of food, bottled water. People are allowed a glass or two”

🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham has announced military planes and helicopters will be equipped to fight UK wildfires for the first time from next year "We cannot put people through another summer like this one"

🚨 NEW: Teachers could be allowed to work a 4-day week under the Government's plan for greater flexibility [@thetimes]

🚨 NEW: Reform and the Tories have called for Channel 4 to invite Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch to Gogglebox after Andy Burnham was confirmed to appear tomorrow night Tory Source: “It’s Channel 4’s job to ensure political balance”

🚨 NEW: Palantir is reportedly sending “intimidating” letters to MPs who criticise them in Parliament One said: “Peter Thiel, Alex Karp and Louis Mosley should come to Parliament and explain their role in person”

🚨 NEW: Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson will be interviewed by the Met Police over an alleged rape of a woman inside Parliament

🚨 NEW: Donald Trump has congratulated the UK for approving the Jackdaw gas field "They should go FULL BLAST!!! This will make the U.K. very wealthy again. TAKE DOWN THE COSTLY AND RIDICULOUS WINDMILLS!"

🚨 BREAKING: Reform UK has reported ITV and its reporters to the police after going undercover in the party for a year "They forged a passport. They directly interfered in elections and almost certainly results. They lied to a veteran"

🚨 BREAKING: The Government has officially approved the Jackdaw gas field for North Sea drilling It's the UK’s largest known untapped gas reserve and will start to supply gas to British homes and businesses from the end of this month

🚨 BREAKING: Labour MP Perran Moon has been suspended amid claims he tried to wind up his company without repaying a taxpayer-funded COVID loan

🚨 NEW: The Government will publish a "landmark" report on antisemitism in schools and colleges tomorrow It will find that 3 in 5 Jewish students have experienced antisemitism

🚨 BREAKING: Two men previously bailed over the RAF Fairford plot have been rearrested on suspicion of assisting Iran’s intelligence service One is a British-Iranian man aged 25 and the other is a British man aged 24

🚨 NEW: Google Cloud has reported an “issue” affecting dozens of services across the UK They include Revolut, Lloyds, HSBC, Halifax, Rightmove, Royal Mail, Bank of Scotland, DPD and Sky

🚨 NEW: The Government has announced violent criminals detained in secure hospitals will no longer receive benefits

The changes, due to come into force early next year, will end the so-called “double provision” loophole, which allows criminals detained under hospital orders to claim over £800 a month in Universal Credit despite their care being funded by the NHS

🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham has announced changes to car parking fines - Drivers will have a 5-minute grace period to decide whether to park and 10 minutes to leave after a parking session ends - A £20 maximum charge on appeal for minor mistakes, such as entering the wrong number plate