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20:52⇢Breathing Space Budget Verdict Bites

Post-Budget verdicts dominate, with coverage framing Chancellor Healey's package as modest 'breathing space' measures (Channel 4 News, HuffPost UK) that leave a 'grim' household squeeze despite £100 energy help (Independent). Outlets list winners and losers (Evening Standard, Sun) around tax rises on savers and property, while left and right commentary dismiss it as baby steps (Morning Star) and fiddling with pickles (Spiked, Spectator).

BBC

Spain begins three days of mourning after train crash kills dozens

Emergency teams worked through the night to find victims after one of the worst rail disasters in Europe's modern history.
04:53

The Guardian

Chancellor hikes taxes on banks and landlords to fund £100 handouts to 20m households

Few surprises as chancellor uses low-key speech blaming ‘global economic storms’ for stoking energy prices and cost of living crisis
06:10

The Economist

Israel’s Jewish and Arab opposition parties should work together

If they want to dislodge Binyamin Netanyahu from office, they need to act fast
20:51

The Telegraph

Live Healey mounts tax raid on savers

13:34

Daily Mail

Worse off under Burnham: The middle-earners and families struggling with bills who face a fall in living standards under Labour's 'is that it?' Budget

05:44

The Independent

Healey warned of ‘grim’ household squeeze despite £100 energy bill help for 20m households

07:21
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