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The *reality* of domestic abuse during lockdown: exclusive research for tonight’s @BBCPanorama shows someone called police for help about domestic abuse every THIRTY SECONDS

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[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

On Thursday I wrote about the 2014 injunction Russell Brand obtained against a woman who accused him of assault.

I've now obtained the final order. It's breathtaking.

She had no lawyer. No trial. Yet she was silenced for life - even barred from speaking to the police.

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[Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire]

Thomas Markle has been charged over the possession of child sexual abuse material

[Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire]

Trillions of dollars have been wiped off the stock value of major tech firms in the US, Europe and Asia in a market rout after the US midterm elections sparked concerns of a slowdown in AI development

https://t.co/y8QeJj9joK

[Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire]

The man who killed student Henry Nowak has had his minimum prison term increased to 25 years by the Court of Appeal

https://t.co/tz9VOcjjzj

[Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire]

Russell Brand has been found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault

The judge tells him "obviously a custodial sentence of some length will result"

The 51 yr old has been remanded in custody and will be sentenced on Monday

Brand faced seven counts: three of rape, three of sexual assault and one of attempted indecent assault

The charges dated from 1999 to 2009 and concerned six women

[BBC Newsnight @BBCNewsnight]

“The finger pointing is going to be very large and loud”

@vicderbyshire asks Marjorie Taylor Greene if President Trump will move to sack Secretary of War Pete Hegseth after he blamed the Iran war for midterm losses.

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[BBC Newsnight @BBCNewsnight]

"For MAGA, it's an earthquake."

Journalist Gabriel Gatehouse reflects on how the midterm results may reshape the Republican Party.

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[Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire]

@TobyWoody @BBCNewsnight sorry every time I write Toby it auto corrects to Tony
Thanks !

[ITV News @itvnews]

Henry Nowak’s family were told there were 'no concerns' with officer conduct by the police watchdog, the IOPC.

In an exclusive interview with ITV News UK Editor @PaulBrandITV, the family says they were unaware of the contents of officers’ bodycam footage from the scene of the crime, which detailed the 'horrific' final moments of their son's life.

Speaking publicly for the first time, Henry's father, Mark and stepmother, Katie, said they only saw the video on the first day of the trial of their son's killer.

Watch 'Dear Henry: Our Fight for Justice' on November 5th, 9pm, on ITV1, ITVX or stream on YouTube via the link in our bio. #henrynowak

[ITV News @itvnews]

‘A cry I’ll never forget’: Henry Nowak’s family describe night they found out he had been murdered

Speaking for the first time with ITV News' UK Editor @PaulBrandITV, Henry's family share memories of a much-loved son and brother whose life was cut tragically short.

https://t.co/ZpdwVxq3S7

[BBC Newsnight @BBCNewsnight]

"Do you welcome this budget?"

"I welcome that it could have done more harm than we might have expected."

Julia Lopez, Shadow Business Secretary, gives her assessment on the Budget.

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“If we wanted to kick stuff down the road, why would Andy Burnham and the Chancellor have talked about the triple lock?”

Financial Secretary to the Treasury, James Murray MP, says that the government’s plans to adjust the ‘triple lock’ on pensions shows they are not delaying difficult decisions.

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"Sorry, your government has been in power since July 2024"

Financial Secretary to the Treasury, James Murray MP, is challenged on the speed at which the government is delivering welfare reform for young people.

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“Is it fair to say the Government is kicking some of the difficult financial decisions into the long grass?”

“Vic I think that is a pretty fair summary of the situation.”

Ben Chu, BBC Verify’s Policy Correspondent explains #Budget2026 on #Newsnight.

[BBC Newsnight @BBCNewsnight]

"A moral wrong"

Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis criticises Chancellor John Healey for not making changes to the Plan 2 student loan repayment thresholds.

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“What did we learn about our living standards today?”

“It was quite shocking to see their estimate of real household disposal income growth over the next few years.”

Ben Chu, BBC Verify’s Policy Correspondent looks at the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecasts for household incomes in today’s Budget

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#Budget2026

[Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire]

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“It’s not the system that people would want if we were designing things from scratch”

Financial Secretary to the Treasury, James Murray MP, defends the government’s decision last year to freeze the income repayment threshold for Plan 2 student loans, but accepts the system isn’t perfect.

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[Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire]

#Newsnight 1030pm LIVE

• the budget

With Financial Secretary to Treasury James Murray
@JuliaLopezMP
@MazzucatoM
@BenChu_
@nicholaswatt

See
You
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[Alex Wickham @alexwickham]

***JOHN HEALEY’S UK BUDGET***

ECONOMY

— says the world faces “economic storms” from Trump’s war in Iran
— 2027 growth forecast lowered to 1% from 1.6%
— fiscal headroom will be £15b
— borrowing will be higher in every year of the forecast compared to what was seen in March

HOUSEHOLD ENERGY SUPPORT

— £100 energy payment for households for 20 million households in council tax bands A-D, costing £2.6b
— VAT cut on household electricity bills extended to next July, taking £50 off price cap
— gas standing charges removed from household bills, similar reforms to follow for

TAX CHANGES

— bank surcharge raised to 6% from 3%, temporarily, for 15 months starting in January
— small business rate relief threshold for retail, hospitality, leisure raised, taking 70,000 businesses out of paying business rates
— that’s paid for by raising taxes on gambling, with gaming machines duty raised to 25% from 20%, and carving out gaming centres and vape shops from business rates relief
— on capital gains, increasing rates on income from property and savings by 2 percentage points
— cut to Business Asset Disposal Relief
— new pensioners’ tax allowance so state pension isn’t taxed
— limit on cash ISAs to stay at £20,000
— extending tax cuts for motorists to July
— suspending tariffs on 100+ supermarket products

DEFENCE

— says UK will spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2030, with funding set out in the spending review
— £10b of additional economic and military support for Ukraine based on loans, export finance guarantees and urgent funding for the winter
— Defence Investment Plan will be fully funded

INVESTMENT

— £20.4b for National Wealth Fund
— new British Data Centre Covenant to require data centres to invest in local communities
— new young entrepreneurs allowance
— reforming skilled worker visas, non-compete clauses
— founders relief on capital gains tax for entrepreneurs
— extra £1.5b for social/affordable housing
— first time buyer ISA to replace lifetime ISA

DEVOLUTION

— 100% of business rates to be retained locally by end of decade
— 20% of business rates will go to mayors from next year
— from 2028 mayors will have powers for a visitors levy

WELFARE CUTS

— pledges to bring down welfare bill
— says govt will respond to the Milburn report this year and publish a white paper and legislation next year