Healey’s first budget to include big devolution package to boost growth

Chancellor will build on Burnham’s promise that local leaders in England will no longer have to ‘come cap in hand to Westminster’

Andy Burnham has promised that local leaders in England will no longer have to come “cap in hand to Westminster” ahead of a fresh drive to devolve spending power in next week’s budget.

In his statement on Wednesday, the chancellor, John Healey, will include plans for a new £1.5bn borrowing facility, to be drawn up in collaboration with mayors over the next two years.

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Violence flares in Paris after largely peaceful protests across France – Reuters

  1. Violence flares in Paris after largely peaceful protests across France  Reuters
  2. More than 1,000 arrested in France as protestors and police clash in several cities  CBS News
  3. France sees another weekend of mass protests, with nearly 1,000 detained  CNN
  4. Hundreds of Thousands Protest Across France as Clashes Erupt in Paris  WSJ
  5. More than 400,000 protest across France, challenging Macron as Paris clashes erupt  AP News
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Protests spread from Paris to other capital cities across Europe – Euronews

  1. Protests spread from Paris to other capital cities across Europe  Euronews
  2. Gen Z are leading the European protests. Here’s why they’re angry  CNN
  3. From arrests to crackdowns, how Europe’s leaders are responding as protests rock the continent  Fox News
  4. The agony of liberal Europe  The Economist
  5. From France to Albania: What's bringing protestors to the streets in Europe?  NPR
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A fire devastates the Eagle’s Nest retreat built for Hitler in Germany. A suspect is detained – AP News

  1. A fire devastates the Eagle’s Nest retreat built for Hitler in Germany. A suspect is detained  AP News
  2. Hitler’s German retreat, Eagle’s Nest, set ablaze; Suspect in custody  AL.com
  3. Suspect arrested over fire at Hitler’s ‘Eagle’s Nest’ retreat in Bavaria  The Guardian
  4. ‘Eagle’s Nest,’ Nazi-Era Guesthouse in German Alps, Is Gutted by Fire  The New York Times
  5. Suspect arrested after fire “completely engulfed” Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest mountain retreat in Germany  KFYR-TV
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Israeli central bank rejects Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to use crypto to evade sanctions – Financial Times

  1. Israeli central bank rejects Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to use crypto to evade sanctions  Financial Times
  2. Netanyahu rebuked for plan to use crypto to bypass economic sanctions  Reuters
  3. Netanyahu’s pitch: Can Israel use crypto to evade economic sanctions?  Al Jazeera
  4. Netanyahu's crypto remarks fuel Israeli election fearmongering  The Jerusalem Post
  5. ‘Irreversible damage’: Top economists ‘gravely concerned’ at Netanyahu touting crypto to beat sanctions  The Times of Israel
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Thousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahu gov’t days before election – Al Jazeera

  1. Thousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahu gov’t days before election  Al Jazeera
  2. Man detained after allegedly attacking Bennett’s security detail in Tel Aviv  The Times of Israel
  3. Thousands rally in Tel Aviv for October 7 inquiry commission  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu ahead of vote  France 24
  5. Israelis hold final rally against Netanyahu before election, and other Mideast news  AP News
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