The chancellor has come out fighting after her teary PMQs moment… but much tougher challenges now await
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Dartford Crossing bridge closed after collision involving HGV
Traffic is being diverted away from the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge due to the collision, National Highways said
UK politics live: Rachel Reeves says she was ‘clearly upset’ but it was her job to support government at PMQs
Reeves rejected suggestions that her tears at PMQs were related to a conversation with Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Which tax rises could Rachel Reeves introduce to pay for the £5bn welfare U-turn?
Labour’s pledge not to raise taxes on ‘working people’ leaves the chancellor with a limited number of workable options to fill the £5bn hole in the public finances left by this week’s welfare climbdown
Major new NHS plan vows to end ‘8am scramble’ for GP appointment
Radical plans to improve community healthcare include training more GPs
Annoyed Clacton resident tells Farage he’s ignoring town – before Reform leader forgets his name
Watch as Nigel Farage is grilled by his constituent for not being active in Clacton, before then forgetting his name.
Police search for gunman after woman seriously injured in Dudley shooting
Two shots were fired at a home on Priory Road in the market town of Dudley
Oona the puffin found in Hereford garden after being blown 100 miles from seaside nest
The bird is now thriving under the care of vets since she was first found weak and underweight
Restaurants could be forced to report customer calorie counts to help combat obesity
Hospitality bosses claimed they were ‘totally blindsided’ by the plans and said they would lead to increased costs
Farage claims ‘well-known’ figures want to join Reform UK cabinet
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said it was ‘nonsense’ that ministers ‘must all be politicians in the House of Commons’.