Hunt refuses to rule out shock income tax cut amid warnings of revolt if budget favors the rich

The prospect of a shock income tax cut has emerged after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt failed to rule it out. Mr Hunt said he wanted to put the country on “a path to lower taxes” but would “only do so in a responsible way” as he prepares to unveil his autumn statement on Wednesday. It was … Read more

The female pool player who doesn’t play against trans women

Cunha: ‘I still play men, but in open categories. I will not play against anyone who has an Adam’s apple in a female category’ – Jamie Lorriman Controversy. Accusation and counter-accusation. A dramatic strike. A high-profile player who withdraws in protest. This week saw another women’s sport plunged into confusion and division over the inclusion … Read more

Yuri Temirkanov obituary

As head of two of Russia’s most important musical institutions, the Kirov (later Mariinsky) Opera and Ballet Theater (1976-88) and the Leningrad (later St. Petersburg) Philharmonic Orchestra, of which he was chief conductor for more than thirty years. 1988 Yuri Temirkanov, who has died at the age of 84, was at the foundation of music … Read more

Extreme weather can hit farmers hard. Those with smaller farming operations often pay the price

MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) – Justin Ralph estimates he has made about 200 trips this year to deliver grain from the fields he farms with his brother and uncle. They are accustomed to using their four semi-trucks to transport crops totaling about 800 acres of corn, soybeans and wheat to market. What they are not used … Read more