London gives a muted welcome as business-rates burden eased
Businesses today cautiously welcomed concessions from the Chancellor on business rates, but said the proposals could have gone further.
PM pledges help for women who want to return to work
Theresa May today personally unveiled a Budget boost for women who want to return to work but find “doors shut” after a long career break.
Entrepreneurs hit by £1 billion dividend grab
Workers who incorporate as companies to avoid employment taxes face a crackdown after the dividend allowance was slashed by 60%.
Chancellor Philip Hammond rides growth wave
Chancellor Philip Hammond surfed the wave of higher growth this year to cut £24 billion of the nation’s borrowing bill in Wednesday’s Budget.
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Does Cambridge pip Oxford to the post in the commuting stakes?
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Crossrail sparks huge transformation and thousands of West End homes
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Inside Minnie Driver's eccentric 'gypsy-style' Hollywood ranch
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Entire wing of a Welsh mansion for sale - for less than a London flat
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IKEA's new homeware range is bold, bright and bohemian
Pictures of the day
Pictures of the day
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1/30 Get the message on International Women's Day
Lily Cole leaves a message to inspire other women at the #beboldforchange art installation for International Women's Day, which has been created by artist couple Charlotte and Philip Colbert and commissioned by Tinder, at Observation Point on London's Southbank
Anthony Devlin/PA
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2/30 Keeping the budget in the black
Gladstone, Chief Mouser to the Treasury, tweeted out on Budget Day 'Apparently this is actually quite an important box. I've been using it as a litter tray! Big day for me and Phil. Wish us luck!'
@HMTreasuryCat
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3/30 Tickling the art-world
Mr Tickle delivers a Mr Men Little Miss artwork to the National Portrait Gallery, London to launch a new service for fans to create their own family portraits, with 231m different family combinations available online
Ben Pruchnie/PA
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4/30 Strong leaders need a brass neck
'The Fearless Girl' by artist Kristen Visbal which was installed overnight facing the famous sculpture of the charging bull in Lower Manhattan, New York by State Street Global Advisors to promote the idea of women in leadership positions
Juston Lane/EPA
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5/30 Tom Hiddleskong
Staff members make the final adjustments to a waxwork of Tom Hiddleston, as it is unveiled at Madame Tussauds, London
Victoria Jones/PA
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6/30 On her trolley
Queenie, a Staffordshire bull terrier, pushes a shopping trolley during a photocall to launch Crufts 2017 at the NEC, Birmingham
Joe Giddens/PA
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Protesters who work for Freeport-McMoRan prepare for a dance during a rally in front of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources building in Jakarta after a controversial U-turn on mineral exports has sparked turmoil in Indonesia's key mining sector
Bay Ismo/AFP/Getty Images
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8/30 Dad on duty
The white Transvaal lion (Panthera leo krugeri) male Inkosi, father of three two-month-old cubs watches over his offsprings in their outdoor enclosure in Nyiregyhaza Zoo in Budapest
Atilla Balazs/EPA
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9/30 That won't scare the children
A troupe of Harlequins make a striking sight during the first day of the annual carnival in Basel, Switzerland
Geogrios Kefalas/EPA
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10/30 On the prowl
Nat Geo WILD unleashed the first ever realistic animatronic leopard, which was spotted roaming the streets of London. The leopard has been created to mark the start of Big Cat Week and raise awareness about serious threats to the habitats of big cats, and their dwindling numbers
Wildlife Photographer of the Year winner Sam Hobson and assistant Josh Perrett
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11/30 In a whirl
A boy waves a slice, in the customary 'slicing', in Untervaz, Switzerland
Gian Ehrenzeller/EPA
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12/30 Uttar-ly colourful
A woman poses for a photograph during Holi celebrations in the town of Barsana in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India
Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
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13/30 And what do you do?
The Queen reviews members of The Royal Welsh Regimental Family and one of two regimental goats as she visits to mark St David's Day at Lucknow Barracks in Tidworth
Ben Birchall/WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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14/30 The Yawn King
A white lion cub yawns on the back of the mother 'Kiara' in their enclosure in the zoo in Magdeburg, Germany
Peter Gercke/dpa via AP
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15/30 Did you bring the sugar?
Attendants prepare tea before the opening of the fifth session of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee at the Great Hall of the People (GHOP) in Beijing, China
Wu Hong/EPA
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16/30 Yee-hah
Helena Bonham Carter attends at a Night of Country at The Roundhouse
Dave Benett
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17/30 In flight
Seagulls fly past Elizabeth Tower along the River Thames
@liolaliola
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18/30 The Northern Cross
The Northern Lights over Alnmouth in Northumberland at the St Cuthbert's Cross, which is said to be the location where St Cuthbert agreed to become Bishop of Lindisfarne when petitioned by the King
Owen Humphreys/PA
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19/30 Snap election
A nationalist woman dressed as a crocodile is pictured outside a polling station in west Belfast after voting in the Northern Ireland Stormont elections
Charles McQuillan/Getty Images
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20/30 Maradona still looms over Naples
A giant graffiti portraying Diego Armando Maradona by artist Jorit Agoch, is being completed in a Naples' suburb. The Argentinian remains a legend in the city where he played
Cesare Abbate/ANSA via AP
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21/30 Light fighting back the dark
Anne Ryan looks at an installation of 2,100 handmade daffodils, entitled the Garden of Light, which is unveiled to the public to launch the Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal
David Parry/PA
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22/30 Ooah, ahh, that's how it always starts. But later there's running and screaming
Visitors stand on a skybridge behind a Tyrannosaurus Rex statue at the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore
Wallace Moon/EPA
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23/30 Do it small, do it right and do it with style
Hari Rajyaguru test driving a Rolls-Royce SRH which will allow children awaiting surgery at St Richard's Hospital Pediatric Day Surgery Unit in the Chichester to drive themselves to the operating theatre, through the Pediatric Unit corridors which are lined with 'traffic signs'.
James Lipman/PA
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24/30 That's gonna hurt
A baseball and a hailstone that fell in the backyard of Tom Creedon's home in Ottawa, Illinois
Tim Creedon via AP
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25/30 Grab it
Competitors from the opposing teams, the Up'ards and the Down'ards, jump into the water and reach for the ball during the annual Royal Shrovetide Football Match in Ashbourne
Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images
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26/30 Lighting up the hospital
Duchess of Cambridge visits the Ronald McDonald House Evelina in Lambeth to open the 'home away from home' accommodation for the families of children being treated at Evelina London Children's Hospital
Jeremy Selwyn
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27/30 Blow us a kiss
Revellers celebrate "Ash Monday" by participating in a colourful "flour war", a traditional festivity marking the end of the carnival season and the start of the 40-day Lent period until the Orthodox Easter,in the port town of Galaxidi, Greece
Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters
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28/30 These biscuits certainly taste light
French Austronaut Thomas Pesquet juggling and eating "Macarons" which were specially modified for consumption in space by French master pastry chef Pierre Herme
AFP/Getty Images
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29/30 Carnivallllll
A performer dances during Beija Flor performance at the Rio Carnival at Sambodromo
Raphael Dias/Getty Images
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30/30 Flip, it is that time of year again
Choristers enjoying pancake fun at Chichester Cathedral in preparation for Shrove Tuesday
Christopher Ison/Chichester Cathedral/PA
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Sex attacker 'assaulted man with Down's Syndrome in station toilets'
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Police hunt 'serial defecator'
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Moment Mercedes driver pulls 'Tokyo drift' stunt feet from cyclists
Building firms owned by the Chancellor voice labour worries
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Gareth Thomas quits The Jump due to ‘personal reasons’
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Countdown viewers amused as ‘phallus’ appears as high-scoring word
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Nintendo Switch review – a totally unique console
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University Challenge under fire for lack of diversity in teams
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Top Gear 2017 viewer ratings drop by nearly two million from 2016
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Made In Chelsea cast react to Binky's baby news in Series 13 trailer
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Gemma Chan: ‘Syria’s displaced children need help to heal'
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Sharleen Spiteri: It took 20 years to ask Thierry Henry to be in video
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Tom Hiddleston: ‘I love big blockbusters but I’ll still do arthouse'
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Alec Baldwin urges Louis Tomlinson to beef up security after arrest
Miu Miu transports fashion fans back to 1970's New York at PFW show
Miuccia Prada presented her showcase on the last day of the French capital's week of catwalks
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Kendall, Gigi and Bella walk Chanel's out of this world showcase
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McQueen's Sarah Burton unveils celebration of female empowerment
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Get the look: Gigi Hadid's double denim at Paris Fashion Week
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Stella McCartney pays tribute to George Michael with dancing models
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Valentino pioneers a new aesthetic for its youthful customer in Paris
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See inside the former Regency wreck that's now a modern Islington home
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Former horse stables in the heart of Mayfair for sale at £3.25 million
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The Shoreditch skyline is about to get a dramatic revamp
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Beyoncé and Jay Z are haggling down the price of £85m LA mega mansion
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Zone 3's new energy-efficient Urban Houses launch at Kidbrooke Village
14 living feminist icons who are changing the game
These modern feminists are walking in the footsteps of their foremothers while forging a path of their own
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Is Korean chanting the remedy for stressed out Londoners?
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International Women’s Day: Inspiring ad tells girls 'the race is on'
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10 of the most romantic hotel suites around the world
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Here is the longlist for the Baileys Women's Prize For Fiction
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Matthew d'Ancona: Philip Hammond has no idea what Brexit will bring
The Chancellor’s composure during his Budget speech belied the uncertainty over the UK’s exit from the EU
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David Sexton: ‘F-rating’ wheeze leaves so little to the imagination
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Sarah Sands: Whatever deal is struck, we’ll keep calm and carry on
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Simon Jenkins: Give London free rein in post-Brexit vision, Mr Hammond
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Evening Standard comment: The Al Capone way to help stop knife crime
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Sadiq Khan: What London needs from Hammond’s most crucial Budget
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