The 'mummy tax' accusations came after it emerged the Chancellor will impose a real terms cut on statutory maternity pay.

The 'mummy tax' accusations came after it emerged the Chancellor will impose a real terms cut on statutory maternity pay.

Changes sparked a backlash as they were forecast by the Insitute of Fiscal Studies to take £1,000 a year off 3 million families. They have now been halted altogether.

Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed the basic state pension will rise by £3.35 to £119.30 a week from April, while the starting rate for the new single-tier version will be £155.65.

The Autumn Statement contained some good news for entrepreneurs as George Osborne pledged to carry on exempting micro companies from paying business rates.

Ahead of the Autumn Statement a study has warned that planned welfare curbs and rising inflation are set to deal a major blow to the 'just about managing' group - or 'JAMs'.

Delivering his first fiscal package since the historic EU referendum vote, the Chancellor insisted the government understands the fury of those who have not shared in the wealth generated by the economy.

Marco Silva wants new faces this summer with Zaha the top of his wishlist before the window closes. And after drawing a blank against Wigan Athletic, Silva is unlikely to renege on his desire for forwards.

IAN WHITTELL AT THE DW STADIUM: The striker hit his fourth goal in as many games, levelling after home keeper Jamie Jones had been penalised for unnecessarily picking up a back pass.

She told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire she was diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer just 18 months ago after two primary tumours were discovered in her large intestine. 

Holland winger Arjen Robben has insisted Argentina have zero chance of beating Germany in the World Cup final on Sunday.

I am 51 now and would like to retire at 60. I realise I need to be looking long term, but at the moment I just see thousands slipping away. Is there anything I can do to protect my pension pot?

Jenas, who played for the Magpies in the Champions League, thinks the buyers will want to revolutionise his former side and bring back the ambition that was lacking under Ashley

Faustino Asprilla has backed Steve Bruce to stay on as Newcastle United boss after the club is taken over by a Saudi consortium, despite links to high profile managers. 

Gunman Gabriel Wortman, 51, was shot dead by police after a 12-hour slaughter across the eastern province of Nova Scotia where he killed 16 people.

A leaked 15-page dossier from the 'Five Eyes' intelligence alliance states China's secrecy over the pandemic is an 'assault on international transparency'.

A dog owner in Canada struggled to motivate her dog to keep walking in a hilarious video. Neighbours laughed as the woman struggled to move her dog after it lay in the middle of the road.

An aggressive nesting goose attacked a woman on her way to work in Brampton, Ontario, in Canada. A driver in the car park tried to come to her rescue but the angry bird flew into the car too.

West Brom striker Charlie Austin has gone on a foul-mouthed Twitter rant - calling one Southampton fan a cheeky c*** and accusing them of being s*** fans after tweeting about social media.

Charlie Austin has been asked by the Football Association to explain his offensive comments aimed at Southampton fans on social media, the PA news agency understands.

The 30-year-old is self-isolating at home and has had no contact with his family since Saturday evening, when he started suffering from coronavirus-like symptoms.

The Premier League, English Football League and Football Association have announced the suspension of all domestic football will be extended to April 30 at the earliest due to the coronavirus crisis.

The three teams occupying the Premier League's bottom three places have been warned that relegation could be imposed on them if they continue to obstruct plans to resume the season.

After shooting onto the scene in 2017, Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has achieved everything that a young academy player dreams of in his career and he is just 21 years old.

Every top-half club bar City and Sheffield United submitted a joint application and now City have 'information from a number of trusted sources' that Arsenal were the club behind the move

Jenas, who played for the Magpies in the Champions League, thinks the buyers will want to revolutionise his former side and bring back the ambition that was lacking under Ashley

The Red Devils have not won the league since Sir Alex Ferguson left in 2013 or the Champions League since 2008. Shearer thinks he knows what it would take to get United back to winning major honours.

Faustino Asprilla has backed Steve Bruce to stay on as Newcastle United boss after the club is taken over by a Saudi consortium, despite links to high profile managers. 

Marco Verratti insists that his Paris Saint-Germain team-mates are not interested in financial gain and expressed his dream of winning the Champions League.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says that the city hospitals only have enough supplies to last a week through Sunday April 5 and is pleading with the president to send more equipment and doctors.

Steven Mnuchin said that a deal for small business relief could be reached within Democrats as early as Sunday night as he continues negotiations with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi.

Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan, who has appeared on The Apprentice alongside the president, slammed Donald Trump for lacking the 'kind of leadership needed in a crisis'.

The World Health Organization on Monday dismissed President Donald Trump's 'speculative' claims that COVID-19 came out of lab in Wuhan.

 Reading have completed a one-year deal for free agent midfielder Charlie Adam. The 33-year-old was released by Stoke City at the end of the season and was training with Blackburn.

WILL KELLEHER AT TWICKENHAM: Are Wales now dashing instead of dogged? Under Warren Gatland they were rarely, if ever, easily beaten in a game that mattered. Not in the Six Nations anyway.

Brian Mullins' mother and daughter wanted to honor his free-spirited nature after he died of a heart attack in March. So they cremated him and put his ashes in a bottle to send him on one last adventure.

The former Saturdays star was given a helping hand by boyfriend Stuart Broad as the couple kept themselves entertained during an extended period of self-quarantine.

The singer turned radio presenter, 32, was positively bowled over as she joined her sportsman beau, 33, and pet pooch Alfie for another game of garden cricket on Thursday afternoon.

I'm A Celebrity's Myles Stephenson has accused Ellie Goulding's mother Tracey of racism amid a Twitter war. 

Ellie Goulding, 33, grabbed some well-earned down time in a mystery sun-soaked location, taking to Instagram on Monday to share a bikini snap.

Journalist Nick Ames provides his first-hand account of the chaotic scenes which led to the abandonment of the Euro 2016 qualifier between Serbia and Albania.

Albania claim their players were assaulted by fans, stewards and police in Belgrade at the now-infamous Euro 2016 qualifier against Serbia which was abandoned after the violent scenes.

France national team boss Didier Deschamps has warned his players they are in for a tough ride ahead of their post-season international friendlies against Belgium and Albania.

JOE BERNSTEIN: There is no more unlikely qualifier for Euro 2016 than Albania whose footballers have shown there is more to the former Iron Curtain secret state than a fixation for Norman Wisdom.

ADAM SHERGOLD AT LOFTUS ROAD: Quite a few fancied Brentford as dark horses for promotion and here was more evidence Thomas Frank's side could challenge almost by stealth.

ADAM SHERGOLD AT GRIFFIN PARK: Brentford recorded a seventh straight home win to claim a 3-1 victory in the west London derby against Queen Park Rangers and cut the gap to the top.

The bombshell notes reveal the bureau discussed how to approach its investigation into Michael Flynn's involvement with Russia.

New details have emerged about the bizarre case of Mary Day who vanished around 40 years ago in Seaside, California.

The 58-year-old Real Housewives Of Orange County star took to Instagram to share a throwback image of herself from her childhood in order to help with COVID-19 relief.

The 22-year-old self-made billionaire has made a record-breaking $15million purchase on 5 acres of land in Hidden Hills, California according to TMZ on Tuesday.