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Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced that April’s National Insurance hike is to be reversed from 6 November. The 1.25 percentage point increase was introduced under former chancellor Rishi Sunak, but during the Tory leadership race Liz Truss pledged to change it. Mr Kwarteng made the announcement ahead of a “mini-budget” on Friday. Politics hub: Health

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 15-year-old was stabbed to death in Huddersfield. West Yorkshire Police said: “The youth was arrested at an address in Huddersfield shortly before 5am this morning in connection with the incident in Woodhouse Hill, Fartown, yesterday afternoon. “He remains in custody and enquiries are

The mother of an unarmed black man who was killed by a police officer in south London has again called for justice after being shown the bodycam footage of his shooting. Chris Kaba, 24, was killed on 5 September after a police chase in Streatham Hill. His Audi was hemmed in by two police cars

Wholesale energy costs for businesses will be slashed by up to less than half their expected price through the winter months, the government has announced. They will see government-funded cuts to their energy bills in line with the reductions that have already been announced for homes. The level of discount will depend on what companies

Liz Truss has said she is prepared to be unpopular with her tax policy as she believes it will ultimately benefit the British economy. Talking to Sky News’ political editor Beth Rigby in New York, the prime minister defended any tax changes her government will make at the end of the week and said she

More than 250,000 people saw the Queen lying in state in London, according to the culture secretary. Michelle Donelan told Sky News that more than a quarter of a million mourners “went through parliament” but that it was an approximate figure and the government was still “crunching the final numbers”. People queued round the clock

The Queen has been buried beside her husband, Prince Philip, after a state funeral and a poignant chapel service – as the nation bid a final farewell to Britain’s longest reigning monarch. Elizabeth II was laid to rest at the King George VI memorial chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle following a private burial

The Duke of York has paid tribute to the Queen, saying:  ”Mummy, your love for a son, your compassion, your care, your confidence I will treasure forever.” Prince Andrew, who is no longer a working royal, accompanied his statement with a black and white image of his mother holding him as a baby in March

Today marks the final full day of the Queen’s lying in state. Thousands of people are still joining the queue to pay their respects, as heads of state continue to arrive in London ahead of Monday’s funeral, with the estimated queuing time at least 12 hours. Foreign dignitaries have been arriving in their droves over

Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice have paid tribute to the Queen, describing her as their “beloved Grannie” who was a “loving hand on our backs leading us through this world”. In a statement on Saturday, they said: “We, like many, thought you’d be here forever. And we all miss you terribly. “You were our matriarch, our

Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest next to her beloved husband later today following a day full of historic and personal significance. Tens of thousands of people have travelled to London and Windsor for the state funeral and burial service, which will be watched on television by millions around the world. You can

A man has been detained by police after a witness said he “ran up to the Queen’s coffin” in Westminster Hall. Witness Tracey Holland told Sky News: “Some person decided they were going to push my [seven-year-old niece] out the way, run up to the coffin, lift up the standard and try to do I

The queue to see the Queen lying in state has reopened after being closed for more than seven hours – and those in line have been told there is now a wait of at least 22 hours. Entry to the queue, which snakes through London, was stopped just before 10am after it hit capacity, with

The queue to see the Queen has reached a wait time of 14 hours. The line is currently nearly five miles long, with an estimated wait time of at least 14 hours. At one point during the second night of the Queen’s lying in state those in the line were told the wait time would

The new Prince of Wales has spoken about the ordeal of taking part in yesterday’s procession, in which he walked behind the Queen’s coffin, telling a member of the public that it “brought back a few memories”. Prince William, who famously walked behind his mother Diana’s coffin in 1997, said the walk yesterday was “challenging”.

The Queen’s lying in state has entered its first full day, with mourners braving lengthy queues for the chance to file past the late monarch’s coffin. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to walk through the ancient hall of Westminster Palace after the doors opened to the public at 5pm on Wednesday. It will

The Queen is lying in state in Westminster Hall. Her Majesty’s coffin will remain in place for hundreds of thousands of people to pay their respects until 6.30am on Monday. Follow updates ahead of the Queen’s funeral here. Pay your own personal tribute here. Read more about the Queen’s reign here.

Huge crowds lined the streets to watch as the Queen’s coffin completed its journey from Edinburgh to Buckingham Palace. The coffin, draped in the Royal Standard flag, arrived at RAF Northolt in northwest London shortly before 7pm after receiving a guard of honour as it was placed on an aircraft in Edinburgh. On the route

Thousands of mourners are expected to line the streets between Buckingham Palace and Westminster Hall on Wednesday to see the Queen’s coffin moved in preparation for lying in state. The journey is about 1,800m long – just over a mile – and takes in two of London’s most famous thoroughfares, the Mall and Whitehall. Here’s

Thousands of mourners have queued through the night to pay their respects to the Queen in Edinburgh. After waiting for many hours, members of the public moved solemnly past the Queen’s oak coffin, which is lying in rest at St Giles’ Cathedral. Colin and Kirsty Hutchison got up at 3am to make their way down