High-speed train crash kills at least 68 people in Spain
The crash, between a moving train and another that was stopped further up the track, was caused by an "inexplicable" error, the transport minister said.
Budget 2026: John Healey offers £100 payment to households to help navigate ‘global economic storms’
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Payments to 20m homes part of package to cut energy bills and ease cost of living crisis, paid for by bank windfall tax‘A pretty grim picture’: outlook for UK living standards slashed despite Healey’s budgetBudget 2026: key points at a glanceBudget 2026 live – latest updatesJohn Healey promised to steer Britain through “global economic storms” as he announced an energy giveaway of £100 to 80% of households in England, funded by a smaller than expected windfall tax on banks. In his first budget, the chancellor said 20 million households in council tax bands A to D would receive a £100 payment – a measure he said would cost £2.6bn.
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