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The budget
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Better than forecast
The chancellor’s plans were informed more by the Office for Budget Responsibility than by models for growth
Politics
Catherine Neilan
More MEPs investigated over Russian bribes
Met counter terrorism commander says his team is looking into more former politicians after Nathan Gill sentencing
Books
Donna Ferguson
Nell Gwyn’s naughty pop-up book pops up at auction
Body parts leap off the page as the only book owned by the illiterate 17th century courtesan goes under the hammer
The Epstein files
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Furious Trump dodges questions as Republicans prepare to vote on Epstein files
The US president has tried to deflect scrutiny over his relationship to the late sex offender
Who trolled Virginia Giuffre?
As Ghislaine Maxwell awaited trial, an anonymous account posted more than 1,200 messages criticising her accuser
Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘birthday book’
Personal notes written for Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday by his family and friends, including Peter Mandelson and Donald Trump, give a disturbing insight into the character and behaviour of both Epstein and those who knew him best.
Business
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The chancellor could learn a few things from cricket: risk taking can pay dividends
It felt as if the government diagnosed some problems, thought about taking bold action, only to play it safe
The budget is a political mess but with an economic silver lining
City firms, banks and even smaller companies buoyed by focus on growth measures, with the FTSE close to an all-time high
Campbell’s goes off the boil after executive bad-mouths the food
Martin Bally has been fired but he is not the first to damage a brand because of careless comments
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