Chancellor targets online retailers to fund budget
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Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey is set to implement a new tax crackdown on major online retailers such as Amazon and Temu, aiming to generate £1 billion to fund the Budget. This move comes as the government seeks to address fiscal challenges and ensure fairer taxation in the digital marketplace.
In national security news, MI5 Director General Sir Ken McCallum has confirmed Russian interference in the Brexit referendum, expanding on previous reports. Sir Ken also warned that the UK faces threats of "equal scale" from Russia, Iran, and Artificial Intelligence. Meanwhile, a new poll reveals that half of Britons would be unwilling to fight for the UK in the event of a war.
Further domestic stories include a council investigation into a £3 million payment from the owners of Manchester City Football Club. Health and Safety Executive inspectors have also exposed widespread safety law violations in UK kitchen firms, with over half of 430 quartz fabricators found exposing workers to dangerous silica dust. Tragically, the family of a former child actor, William Chapman, has paid tribute after his death in a tiger attack.