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 | 24/04/2009 2:50 pm

  • Chris Mason: Reeves will be hoping the Budget buys her some time - Deep unpopularity in the country and jittery Labour MPs is the prism through which both the countdown to this Budget and its aftermath should be seen.
  • Over 21s to get £12.71 an hour as minimum wage increased - The move has been welcomed, but some experts say it will not cover the current cost of living.
  • Justice secretary wants to scrap jury trials except for most serious cases - Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
  • Farage's racism denials are dishonest, says ex-classmate - Peter Ettedgui tells the BBC Nigel Farage targeted antisemitic abuse at him when they were teenagers.
  • Ex-BBC board member criticised chair's handling of bias crisis in resignation letter - Shumeet Banerji resigned on Friday citing "governance issues" but the full reasons were not known until now.
  • Sir Richard Branson 'heartbroken' as wife, Joan, dies aged 80 - Sir Richard said she was "the most wonderful mum and grandmum our kids and grandkids could have ever wished for".
  • Italian parliament unanimously votes to make femicide a crime - The gender-motivated murder of a woman will now be covered by a distinct clause in Italian law - punishable by a life sentence.
  • Ukraine says 'understanding' reached with US on peace plan, as Trump says his envoy will meet Putin - President Trump says the original peace plan has been "fine-tuned", and that he will send his envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow.
  • Man arrested over fly-tipped mountain of waste - A 39-year-old man is arrested after the huge pile of rubbish was found in Oxfordshire.
  • Bolsonaro ordered to start serving 27-year prison sentence for Brazil coup plot - The Supreme Court says the former leader has exhausted his appeals and will start his prison term at a police station in Brasilia.
  • Ex-wife of Dubai royal says she fears arrest as custody battle escalates - Zeynab Javadli's ex-husband has lodged a criminal complaint with Dubai police, accusing her of kidnapping their three daughters.
  • Canadian PM's office and border services not 'involved' in Kneecap ban - In September, Liberal MP and Parliamentary Secretary for Combating Crime Vince Gasparro announced the ban "on behalf" of the Canadian government.
  • North Sea drilling restrictions to be relaxed in new Labour plan - The chancellor will unveil the North Sea Strategy in her Budget speech, the BBC understands.
  • 'I'm on £22,000 and want free bus travel for all students' - BBC News hears from people with a range of incomes about what they want to see in the Budget.
  • Help to Save scheme to be offered to more people - The government gives a 50% bonus after two and four years, to encourage those on low incomes to save.
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