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Minimum wage set to rise but 18-20 year-olds will not get bigger increases Chancellor John Healey will reveal the new pay rates in the Budget, and has also announced measures to help households with the cost of living. Two charged over alleged plot to assist Iran in RAF Fairford incident Mohmed Ahmad Abdulkarim and Nouman Essghir, both 24, will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. Turnout so far highest in decades as Israelis vote in pivotal election The elections - the first since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel and the wars which followed - are widely seen as a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu. What does Israel's election mean for Gaza and the wider world? The BBC's diplomatic correspondent James Landale reports from Jerusalem as ballots are cast. Mbappé sorry for 'ill-judged' Mao remark after backlash in China The France star had referred to the former Chinese leader as a "dictator" during an interview about memes. Kane ends England’s 25-year wait to win men’s Ballon d’Or award Harry Kane becomes the first English player to win the prize since Michael Owen in 2001, and Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas wins the Ballon d’Or Feminin for a record-equalling third time. I'm a single mum and limit my weekly shop to £40 - here's what I want from the Budget People earning from £380 a month to £150,000 a year tell the BBC what they want to see in this year's Budget. Rise in sales of radios and tinned foods, say retailers, after call to stock up Figures obtained by BBC Newsnight show large spikes in sales of torches, radios and power banks. |