National news

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• Trump calls for Afghan refugees to be investigated after shooting

  President Donald Trump called for the reinvestigation of all Afghan refugees who entered under the Biden administration after the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington DC.

• Rachel Reeves insists tax on working people kept at absolute minimum at Budget

  Rachel Reeves has insisted taxes have been kept at “an absolute minimum on ordinary working people”, even as an influential think tank said low-to-middle earners would have been better off with their tax rates rising than their thresholds being frozen.

• National emergency briefing to arm people with facts on climate change

  MPs, peers, business leaders and celebrities are set to attend an “emergency climate change summit” on Thursday where they will hear how the UK is unprepared for rising temperatures.

• Councils warned they are not immune to cyber attack and urged to prepare

  Councils have been warned of the “urgent need” to be prepared following an investigation into a “significant” cyber attack on Western Isles Council.

• Two National Guard members shot near White House

  Two National Guard soldiers have been shot near the White House in Washington DC and a suspect is in custody, according to law enforcement sources.

• Reeves launches 26 billion tax raid as welfare spending rises

  Rachel Reeves hiked taxes by £26 billion as she faced forecasts of weaker economic growth, faster inflation and higher unemployment.

• Sir Elton John Losing my eyesight is devastating

  Sir Elton John has told how his celebrity friends such as Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Mick Jagger often check in with him as he deals with losing his sight in one eye.

• Taxes hiked to all time high by Reeves as growth forecasts cut

  Rachel Reeves has announced tax rises amounting to £26 billion as she battles a downgrade in forecast economic growth.

• Driver sobs as he pleads guilty to Liverpool parade crash charges

  Paul Doyle has pleaded guilty on the second day of his trial to seriously injuring people when he drove into football fans celebrating Liverpool’s victory parade on May 26.

• Inquiry into rogue surgeon to hear opening statements

  A public inquiry into disgraced neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel is to hear from core participants as they make opening statements.