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British press on John Healey's first budget: £100 payments, taxes on banks and criticism from the Conservatives

A round-up of British newspaper front pages on 29 October 2026 devoted to Chancellor John Healey's autumn budget: a £100 payment to households, tax increases on banks, savings and landlords, and assessments of the budget as 'modest'. A review of the front pages of British newspapers on 29 October 2026, devoted to Chancellor John Healey's autumn Budget: a £100 payment to households, tax rises on banks, savings and landlords, as well as assessments of the Budget as 'modest'.

Aziz Karimov
5 min read
Politics

British press, 27 October: the budget, the minimum wage and the row over free movement

A round-up of British newspapers on the morning of Tuesday, 27 October 2026, based on BBC News material: expectations for Chancellor John Healey's first budget, reports of a 3.9% rise in the minimum wage, the abolition of the 'cliff-edge' rule in carer's allowance, and cabinet disagreements over the idea of restoring free movement with the EU. A review of the British newspapers on the morning of Tuesday, 27 October 2026, based on BBC News material: expectations ahead of Chancellor John Healey's first budget, reports of a 3.9% rise in the minimum wage, the scrapping of the 'cliff edge' rule in carer's allowance, and disagreements in the cabinet over the idea of returning freedom of movement with the EU.

Otabek Yusupov
6 min read
World

British press: Meghan's warning about her father's case, a budget without 'Truss-style' measures, and England's oldest pub

A review of the front pages of the British press for 24 October 2026: the scandal surrounding Thomas Markle and statements by the Duchess of Sussex, budget plans with £20bn for national funds, concerns of a former Bank of England economist about a 'budget for tomorrow', a Cabinet split over returning to the EU, and the determination of the country's oldest pub.

Aziz Karimov
3 min read
World

Press review: Jackdaw gas field, Prince Harry interview and Covid inquiry findings

British newspapers on 21 October 2026 discuss the approval of the Jackdaw gas field under Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Prince Harry's interview with GQ about reconciliation with his family, Home Secretary Mahmood's plans on migration rules, a report on antisemitism in schools, Manchester City owners' deal with Etihad, and the inquiry findings on care home deaths during the pandemic.

Sevara Azamova
3 min read
World

'She stabbed her, and everyone disappeared': friend speaks for first time about the 1991 killing of Diane Watson in Glasgow

Thirty-five years after the death of 16-year-old Diane Watson, who was stabbed in a Glasgow school playground, her friend Pauline Love Thomson has spoken about the tragedy for the first time in a BBC Scotland podcast. She described the attack by 15-year-old Barbara Glover, the trial, press accusations against the victim, the suicide of Diane's brother, and the Watson parents' years-long campaign against the media.

Aziz Karimov
4 min read