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Starmer says Autumn budget will be "painful"

Sir Keir Starmer repeated criticisms of previous government as he trailed "tough action"

Sir Keir Starmer once again rounded on the Conservative record in government as he promised "tough action" to "fix the foundations of the country". Speaking from the Downing Street garden, the prime minister said people would have to "accept short-term pain for long-term good" ahead of the Budget in October.

In the Middle East, another hostage was rescued by the IDF in Gaza. Farhan Elkadi is a Bedouin Arab who worked at a kibbutz in southern Israel from where he was captured on October 7th. He was found in an underground tunnel.

And an extremely rare orchid that some people thought was instinct in Britain has been found, but the finder won't reveal where.

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