'Vote of no-confidence' as traders place £7bn bet against the pound ahead of John Healey's first Budget

Daily Mail - Oct 17, 2026

The news comes after Mr Healey was rebuked by the International Monetary Fund, which met in Thailand this week, for planning to hit banks with a windfall tax instead of cutting the welfare bill.

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'Vote of no-confidence' as traders place £7bn bet against the pound ahead of John Healey's first Budget

Oct 17, 2026

'Vote of no-confidence' as traders place £7bn bet against the pound ahead of John Healey's first Budget

The news comes after Mr Healey was rebuked by the International Monetary Fund, which met in Thailand this week, for planning to hit banks with a windfall tax instead of cutting the welfare bill.

Nigel Farage crony makes 'Nigerian scammer' jibe at Kemi, just days after Reform's councillors were caught on camera making racist remarks

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Nigel Farage crony makes 'Nigerian scammer' jibe at Kemi, just days after Reform's councillors were caught on camera making racist remarks

Conservative chairman Kevin Hollinrake accused Raheem Kassam, a long-standing adviser to Mr Farage, of 'launching racist slurs' against the Tory leader.

Tories pledge to end 'outrageous' loophole that hands extra benefits to husbands with multiple wives under sharia law

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Tories pledge to end 'outrageous' loophole that hands extra benefits to husbands with multiple wives under sharia law

Kemi Badenoch will this week pledge to stop additional money going to polygamous households in a move to end the 'rewarding' of 'damaging cultural practices'.

Black cab rapist John Worboys 'delighted' after being told he may be leaving jail for secure hospital

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Black cab rapist John Worboys 'delighted' after being told he may be leaving jail for secure hospital

Black cab rapist John Worboys could be moved to a high security hospital, such as Broadmoor, after experts concluded he has a personality disorder.

'Marie Antoinette' jibes at the Macrons as they dance at Celine Dion concert while Paris burns in riots against failing government

Oct 17, 2026

'Marie Antoinette' jibes at the Macrons as they dance at Celine Dion concert while Paris burns in riots against failing government

Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte seemed oblivious to the mood of a France enraged by soaring living costs, collapsing public finances and an administration paralysed in stalemate.

Comic Paul Whitehouse bravely fought back against a thug who tried to steal his bank card at cashpoint

Oct 17, 2026

Comic Paul Whitehouse bravely fought back against a thug who tried to steal his bank card at cashpoint

Comedian Paul Whitehouse bravely fought back against a thug who tried to steal his bank card while he was at a cashpoint in north London, his wife revealed.

You're nicked... by the real flying squad: Steve Boggan joins Met 'pilots' controlling a fleet of drones as they swoop at lightning speed to catch criminals in the act. An Orwellian nightmare, or the weapon we've all been waiting for?

Oct 17, 2026

You're nicked... by the real flying squad: Steve Boggan joins Met 'pilots' controlling a fleet of drones as they swoop at lightning speed to catch criminals in the act. An Orwellian nightmare, or the weapon we've all been waiting for?

According to London's Metropolitan police, drones have played a big part in reducing mobile phone thefts in the capital by 21 per cent in just one year

Tops worn by club trying to bar male-born racers in women's Parkrun are CENSORED by organisers in social media posts

Oct 17, 2026

Tops worn by club trying to bar male-born racers in women's Parkrun are CENSORED by organisers in social media posts

Parkrun has apologised to members of the Reality Rules Runners Club UK (RRRC) after admitting that organisers doctored social media pictures to remove the name of the campaign from T-shirts.

Why you could get roses at Christmas and no, we don't mean chocolates!

Oct 17, 2026

Why you could get roses at Christmas and no, we don't mean chocolates!

Experts say the unusually late blooms have been brought on by this autumn's 'spring-like' conditions, as rain and mild temperatures have followed a record-breaking hot summer.

Mother who survived 2001 school shooting comforted son over text when Oregon gunman stormed classrooms: 'How can lightning strike twice?'

Oct 17, 2026

Mother who survived 2001 school shooting comforted son over text when Oregon gunman stormed classrooms: 'How can lightning strike twice?'

The woman, known only as Michelle, managed to communicate with one of her sons after Griffin John II, 16, attacked Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend on Thursday.

Wife of Andy Burnham's national security adviser faces no further action over tweet that appeared to support banned terror group Palestine Action

Oct 17, 2026

Wife of Andy Burnham's national security adviser faces no further action over tweet that appeared to support banned terror group Palestine Action

Sarah Helm, who is married to Jonathan Powell, posted on X last week: 'God help us authors who support Palestine and Palestine Action.'

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