Chancellor to duck welfare reform in today's Budget and boosts handouts to 10 MILLION people

Daily Mail - Oct 28, 2026

John Healey will not curb runaway welfare spending despite growing pressure on the public finances. Instead, he is expected to increase the tax burden to the highest level on record to help boost handouts.

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Ministers to be forced to name and shame China for cyber attacks on the UK after Government, which doesn't want to point finger at Beijing, lost Lords battle

Oct 27, 2026

Ministers to be forced to name and shame China for cyber attacks on the UK after Government, which doesn't want to point finger at Beijing, lost Lords battle

Labour peers voted against an amendment on Monday to the Cyber Security and Resilience bill requiring the Government to keep a log of foreign states targeting British networks.

Gunman on the run after man is shot dead on Melbourne street

Oct 27, 2026

Gunman on the run after man is shot dead on Melbourne street

Homicide detectives are treating the man's death in Melbourne's north as suspicious.

Grand jury declines to indict Cassidy Hutchinson over testimony about Trump's actions on Jan 6

Oct 27, 2026

Grand jury declines to indict Cassidy Hutchinson over testimony about Trump's actions on Jan 6

The Justice Department opened a federal criminal investigation into Hutchinson earlier this year, a probe initiated by then-AG Pam Bondi just weeks before she departed the agency.

Oct. 27 lotto results: ₱449.84M jackpot unwon

Oct 27, 2026

Oct. 27 lotto results: ₱449.84M jackpot unwon

MANILA, Philippines—No ticket holder won the ₱449.84 million Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) draw on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. According to the PCSO results, the winning combination for Ultra Lotto 6/58 was 55-12-48-22-38-40. No bettor matched all six numbers to claim the ₱449.84 million jackpot. The Super Lotto 6/49

No clear winner in Israeli general election: Exit polls predict Netanyahu's party to win most seats but rival bloc 'will be bigger and could still oust him'

Oct 27, 2026

No clear winner in Israeli general election: Exit polls predict Netanyahu's party to win most seats but rival bloc 'will be bigger and could still oust him'

The latest polls published on Friday ahead of today's voting suggest the 77-year-old, who has been in power for four years, is almost neck-and-neck with his main rival Gadi Eisenkot.

Sinister new details reveal how the family of teenage girl gunned down in boxing night drive-by shooting was previously targeted in a mystery attack at their home

Oct 27, 2026

Sinister new details reveal how the family of teenage girl gunned down in boxing night drive-by shooting was previously targeted in a mystery attack at their home

Vana-Reese Schuster-Togiatau, 19, remains in a critical condition after being shot in the face outside Fitzy's in Loganholme, south of Brisbane, on Saturday night.

Two Scottish politicians refused entry to West Bank after their group 'failed to co-operate and gave false information', claim Israelis

Oct 27, 2026

Two Scottish politicians refused entry to West Bank after their group 'failed to co-operate and gave false information', claim Israelis

Two Scots politicians were refused entry to the West Bank because their group failed to cooperate with border guards and gave them false information, it has been claimed.

Once-thriving hotel now full of empty rooms is a symbol of Democrat failure as Baltimore's bungling leadership ensures Americans keep their distance

Oct 27, 2026

Once-thriving hotel now full of empty rooms is a symbol of Democrat failure as Baltimore's bungling leadership ensures Americans keep their distance

Baltimore taxpayers are still on the hook for a massive hotel debt after a city-owned Hilton suffered its worst financial year on record, despite charging guests more than ever.

Thomas Markle's granddaughter says 'something was off' about him... and 'she recalls her grandmother writing a letter' as she speaks out in wake of child sex image allegations

Oct 27, 2026

Thomas Markle's granddaughter says 'something was off' about him... and 'she recalls her grandmother writing a letter' as she speaks out in wake of child sex image allegations

Thomas Markle's granddaughter Noelle Rasmussen said the child sex allegations he faces are 'not a surprise', adding that she always felt there was 'something off' about him.

Alexander brothers' model wives and parents fail to turn up at court for sex trafficking sentencing as just one family member attends to support them

Oct 27, 2026

Alexander brothers' model wives and parents fail to turn up at court for sex trafficking sentencing as just one family member attends to support them

Twins Oren and Alon Alexander, 39, and Tal Alexander, 40, were found guilty of 10 counts of engaging in a years-long conspiracy of rape, sex trafficking, sex abuse and exploitation in March.

Grim warning David Jones could disappear in the 'very near future' as iconic chain reviews its Aussie stores

Oct 27, 2026

Grim warning David Jones could disappear in the 'very near future' as iconic chain reviews its Aussie stores

A retail expert has issued a grim warning for David Jones as the retailer confirmed it was reviewing its Australian store portfolio.

Pictured: Father-of-two, 39, who was killed when car being driven by woman in her 70s ploughed into Lidl supermarket

Oct 27, 2026

Pictured: Father-of-two, 39, who was killed when car being driven by woman in her 70s ploughed into Lidl supermarket

James Singh Jagpal (pictured), 39, died after a dark blue Renault ZOE smashed into the supermarket in Wolverhampton shortly before 6pm on Friday, October 23.

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