The governate added that 39 tourists were rescued when the viewing submarine sank off the resort of Hurghada. It also said that no people are missing. The submarine, called Sindbad, was carrying 45 passengers, including children, Sky News' US partner network NBC reported earlier. It is not immediately clear what caused the submarine to sink. The Russian embassy had earlier confirmed four of its citizens had been killed. The embassy in Cairo told NBC: "On March 27, at about 10:00, the Sindbad bathyscaphe, owned by the hotel of the same name, crashed 1km off the shore. […] In addition to the crew, there were 45 tourists on board, including minors. All of them are Russian citizens." It added: "Most of those on board were rescued and taken to their hotels and hospitals in Hurghada. "Their health condition is not a concern. Four people died. The fate of several tourists is being clarified." Those on the submarine had paid for a sea trip to the coral reefs in Hurghada, according to local media reports. Security and emergency services responded to the incident, including 21 ambulances, Egyptian newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm reported. The submarine had been operating tourist trips in the area for several years, the news outlet added. Read more from Sky News:Easter eggs hit by shrinkflationMurder arrest after motorist struck by another driverNinja swords to be banned after family's campaign Hurghada is a beach resort town stretching around 25 miles along Egypt's Red Sea coast. The submarine embarked off one of the beaches in the tourist promenade area, Egyptian officials who did not want to be named, told the Associated Press news agency. The Red Sea, renowned for its coral reefs and marine life, is a major hub for Egypt's crucial tourism industry, in which Russian tourists play an increasingly large part. A United Nations report ranked Egypt first in Africa for tourism revenues in 2024 at $14.1bn (£11bn), more than twice what it earns in Suez Canal revenues, highlighting tourism's vital role in sustaining the hard-pressed economy. However, some tourist companies have stopped or limited travelling on the Red Sea due to the dangers from conflicts in the region. In November, four people drowned and 33 were rescued when a tourist diving boat was struck by high waves and sank within minutes.

Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Rivals and Slow Horses follow with six nominations each. Baby Reindeer, which follows the life of a struggling comedian who is stalked by a woman, is shortlisted for best limited drama. Star and creator Richard Gadd is up for the BAFTAs for best actor and for writing, while his co-stars Jessica Gunning and Nava Mau are both in the running for the supporting actress prize. Mr Bates vs The Post Office, based on the true story behind the Horizon scandal, is also up for best limited drama, while stars Toby Jones and Monica Dolan are nominated in the leading actor and actress categories. David Tennant and Katherine Parkinson, two of the stars of comedy drama Rivals, based on the Jilly Cooper novel, are up for best leading actor and best supporting actress. Read more:The full list of nominated stars and showsThe Jilly Cooper adaptation with naked tennis and '80s makeoversThe true story behind Mr Bates vs The Post Office Up against Gadd, Jones and Tennant in the leading actor category are Gary Oldman (Slow Horses), Lennie James (Mr Loverman) and Martin Freeman (The Responder). Anna Maxwell Martin (Until I Kill You), Billie Piper (Scoop), Lola Petticrew (Say Nothing), Marisa Abela (Industry) and Sharon D Clarke (Mr Loverman) join Dolan on the leading actress shortlist. In the comedy performance categories, Ruth Jones is among the nominees for the long-awaited Gavin & Stacey: The Finale, but there is no nod for co-star James Corden. For almost half of the nominees in the performance categories - 21 of 44 - this is their first BAFTA TV Awards nomination, including for Gadd and Gunning, as well as stars including Danny Dyer (Mr Bigstuff), Lolly Adefope (The Franchise) and Nicola Coughlan (Big Mood). Blue Lights, Sherwood, Supacell and Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light are all shortlisted for best drama, while Alma's Not Normal, Brassic, G'Wed and Ludwig are in the running for best scripted comedy. One Day and Lost Boys And Fairies complete the limited series category. The BAFTA TV Awards also celebrate the best TV moment of the year, with nominees this year including scenes from Gavin & Stacey: The Finale, Bridgerton, Mr Bates Vs The Post Office, Rivals, Strictly Come Dancing and The Traitors. More than 130 programmes have received nominations in total. BAFTA chief executive Jane Millichip said 2024 had been "a standout year", and added: "The power of television to drive national conversation, to tap into the stories of public interest, and to inspire societal change, is second to none." The BAFTA TV Awards ceremony will be hosted by actor Alan Cumming on Sunday 11 May.

Mr Trump signed an executive order last night for the tax to kick in on 2 April - what he has called "liberation day". The move ratchets up the global trade war Mr Trump promised he would ignite upon entering the White House. But speaking to Wilfred Frost on Sky News Breakfast, the chancellor sought to diffuse the looming conflict when asked if the UK intended to respond. Politics latest:Treasury minister under fire for 'spicy' briefing She said: "We're not at the moment in a position where we want to do anything to escalate these trade wars. "Trade wars are no good for anyone. It will end up with higher prices for consumers pushing up inflation after we've worked so hard to get a grip of inflation, and at the same time, will make it harder for British companies to export. "So look, we are looking to secure a better trading relationship with the United States. I recognise that the week ahead is important. "There are further talks going on today, so let's see where we get to in the next few days." The chancellor's answer does leave the door open to the UK potentially responding to the US president's actions, which risks a huge impact for the UK's car industry including manufacturers such as Jaguar Land Rover, Aston Martin and Rolls-Royce. However, the UK government has sought to maintain a positive relationship with Mr Trump in a bid to avoid further punitive tariffs that he maintains are necessary to grow the US economy by boosting domestic manufacturing and protecting jobs. Speaking in Paris later on Thursday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer described the tariffs as "very concerning" and said the UK "will keep all options on the table" and "put the national interest first". "I think we need to keep, as ever, pragmatic and clear eyed. We are engaged, as you know, in intense discussions with the US on economic arrangements, on a number of fronts, including to mitigate tariffs," the PM said. "We will continue in that way because I think that, rather than jumping into a trade war, it is better pragmatically to come to an agreed way forward on this if we can." The US president has already imposed tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports to the US, which came into effect on 12 March. The move has affected UK products worth hundreds of millions of pounds. While the European Union has announced it will impose retaliatory tariffs on the US, UK ministers have only said they are "disappointed" to see the tariffs on steel and aluminium and that "all options are on the table". Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds previously said there would be no immediate retaliation by the UK government as negotiations continue over a wider trade deal with the US. A lucrative trade deal with the US is all the more pertinent for Ms Reeves after she admitted during her spring statement that the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) had halved the UK growth forecast for 2025 from 2% to 1%. However, the fiscal watchdog said that while growth had been downgraded for this year, it had been upgraded for every year after for the rest of this parliament - which is due to end in 2029. Living standards, as measured by household disposable income, will fall after this year to almost no growth in 2027-28 before rising again due to firms rebuilding profit margins, wage growth slowing, taxes rising, and welfare measures taking effect. Read more:Spring statement 2025 key takeawaysWhat are Donald Trump's tariffs - and how will they affect the UK? The chancellor said yesterday that she was "not satisfied with the numbers" for this year. During the statement, Ms Reeves said she had restored the government's £9.9bn fiscal "headroom" - the room she has to spend money before she breaks her fiscal rules. However, the OBR has warned this could easily be jeopardised by global events. "If global trade disputes escalate to include 20 percentage point rises in tariffs between the USA and the rest of the world, this could reduce UK GDP by a peak of 1% and reduce the current surplus in the target year to almost zero," it warned yesterday.

The window will open early between Sunday June 1 and Tuesday June 10 due to an exceptional registration period for the expanded Club World Cup. It will then open again on Monday June 16 until Deadline Day on Monday September 1. All Premier League clubs will be free to do business during the earlier window, not just Chelsea and Manchester City, who are participating at the Club World Cup. Transfer Centre LIVE!| Latest on YOUR PL club!Premier League fixtures & scores | FREE highlights▶️Got Sky? Watch PL games LIVE on your phone📱Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW 📺Choose the Sky Sports push notifications you want! 🔔 The vote to decide the dates of the transfer window was unanimous at Thursday's shareholders' meeting. Discussions had been held over closing the window earlier on August 14, but there is now a total agreement to stay aligned with other European leagues and stick with September 1. FIFA's new-look Club World Cup will start on June 15, with the final taking place on July 13. Real Madrid want to sign Trent Alexander-Arnold in time to play at the Club World Cup, but his contract at Liverpool expires on June 30. The tournament, which will feature 32 teams and take place every four years, is being hosted in the United States this summer. The winners of the Club World Cup will receive up to £97m ($125m) from FIFA. Prize money of £774m ($1bn) is to be shared between the 32 clubs - with a £406m ($525m) participation fee shared based on sporting and commercial criteria, and £368m ($475m) shared based on sporting performance. Transfer Centre LIVE! Deals, rumours, news on your phone 📱 Remember, you can follow all the latest deals, news and rumours ahead of the summer transfer window's opening on the 'Transfers' section of the Sky Sports app, while the latest gossip and news will be in our dedicated Transfer Centre blog on Sky Sports' digital platforms. Looking for news about YOUR club? Find dedicated transfer pages for EVERY Premier League team.

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Baby Reindeer leads the nominations with eight, while Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Rivals and Slow Horses each have six. Scroll down for the full list of nominees for the main BAFTA TV Awards, which take place on Sunday 11 May. The BAFTA TV Craft Awards, which recognise technical work, take place separately on Sunday April 27. CHILDREN'S: NON-SCRIPTEDBooSnoo! Production Team - Visionality, Mackinnon & Saunders / Sky KidsDisability And Me (FYI Investigates) - Matt Peacock, Marshall Corwin - Fresh Start Media / Sky KidsOperation Ouch! Production Team - Maverick TV / CBBCReu & Harper's Wonder World - Andy Mundy-Castle, Emine Yalchin - Doc Hearts / Channel 5 CHILDREN'S: SCRIPTEDCBeebies As You Like It At Shakespeare's Globe - Production Team - BBC Studios Kids & Family / CBeebiesHorrible Histories - Production Team - Lion Television / CBBCReady Eddie Go! - James Murphy, Joseph Morpurgo, Justin Lowings - Hocus Pocus Studio / Sky KidsTweedy & Fluff - Corrinne Averiss, Chris Randall, Martin Tapley - Second Home Studios, Stitchy Feet / Channel 5 CURRENT AFFAIRSLife And Death In Gaza (Storyville) - Natasha Cox, Lara El Gibaly, Haya Al Badarneh, Sarah Keeling, Simon Cox, Mustafa Khalili - BBC World Service, BBC Eye / BBC TwoMaternity: Broken Trust (Exposure) - Laura Warner, Becky Southworth, Tom Keeling, Emma Lysaght, Lewis Albrow, Martin Kayser-Landwehr - Pulse Films / ITV1State Of Rage - Marcel Mettelsiefen, Ahisha Ghafoor, Stephen Ellis, Ismail Hussam Banighorra, Aviya Shar-Yashuv, Mayte Carrasco - Duskwater Films / Channel 4Ukraine's War: The Other Side (Exposure) - Sean Langan, Leslie Knott, Matt Scholes - Sean Langan, Tiger Nest Films / ITV1 DAYTIMEClive Myrie's Caribbean Adventure - Des Henderson, Emma Parkins, Ed Stobart, Jane Magowan, Denis Minihan - Alleycats TV / BBC TwoLoose Women - Production Team - ITV Studios Daytime / ITV1Morning Live - Production Team - BBC Studios / BBC OneRichard Osman's House Of Games - Tamara Gilder, Breid McLoone, John Smith, Anna Blakemore, Abby Brakewell, Tom Banks - Remarkable TV / BBC Two DRAMA SERIESBlue Lights - Stephen Wright, Louise Gallagher, Declan Lawn, Adam Patterson, Jack Casey, Amanda Black - Two Cities Television, Gallagher Films / BBC OneSherwood - James Graham, Clio Barnard, Juliette Howell, Tessa Ross, Harriet Spencer, Kate Ogborn - House Productions / BBC OneSupacell - Rapman, Mouktar Mohammed, Steve Searle, Joanna Crow - Netflix, New Wave Agency, It's A Rap / NetflixWolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light - Peter Kosminsky, Noëlette Buckley, Susanne Simpson, Peter Straughan, Lisa Osborne, Colin Callender - Playground Entertainment, Company Pictures / BBC One ENTERTAINMENTThe 1% Club - Dean Nabarro, Andy Auerbach, Richard van't Riet, Clare Barton, Hennie Clough - Magnum Media / ITV1Michael McIntyre's Big Show - Production Team - Hungry McBear / BBC OneTaskmaster - Andy Devonshire, Andy Cartwright, James Taylor, Alex Horne, Jon Thoday - Avalon UK / Channel 4Would I Lie To You? - Peter Holmes, Rachel Ablett, Barbara Wiltshire, Jake Graham, Zoe Waterman, Charlotte Bracey-Curant - Zeppotron / BBC One ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCEAnthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly - Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway - Lifted Entertainment, Mitre Studios / ITV1Claudia Winkleman - The Traitors - Studio Lambert / BBC OneGraham Norton - The Graham Norton Show - So Television / BBC OneJoe Lycett - Late Night Lycett - Rumpus Media, My Options Were Limited / Channel 4Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett - Rob & Romesh Vs - CPL Productions / Sky MaxStacey Solomon - Sort Your Life Out - Optomen / BBC One FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENTIn Vogue: The 90s - Liesel Evans, Jonathan Smith, Hugo MacGregor, Vikki Miller, Charlotte Permutt, Matthew Hill - RAW, Vogue Studios / Disney+Race Across The World - Production Team - Studio Lambert / BBC OneRob And Rylan's Grand Tour - Rob Rinder, Rylan Clark, Lana Salah, Simon Draper, Gwyn Jones, Joseph Fell - Rex, Zinc Media / BBC TwoSort Your Life Out - Production Team - Optomen / BBC One FACTUAL SERIESAmerican Nightmare - Bernadette Higgins, Fiona Stourton, Rebecca North, Alasdair Bayne, Anton Short, Felicity Morris - RAW / NetflixFreddie Flintoff's Field Of Dreams On Tour - Andrew MacKenzie-Betty, Naomi Templeton, Annie Hughes, Anna Strickland, Peter Benn, Drew Hill - South Shore Productions / BBC OneThe Push: Murder On The Cliff - Anna Hall, Josephine Besbrode, Luke Rothery, Tom Whitaker, Kate Reid, Josh Carpenter - Candour Productions / Channel 4To Catch A Copper - Hugo Pettitt, Ashley Francis-Roy, Bruce Fletcher, Peter Beard, Colette Hodges, Martin Thompson - Story Films / Channel 4 FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDYAnjana Vasan - We Are Lady Parts - Working Title Television / Channel 4Kate O'Flynn - Everyone Else Burns - Jax Media, Imagine Entertainment, Universal International Studios / Channel Lolly Adefope - The Franchise - Neal Street Productions, Dundee Productions, HBO / Sky ComedyNicola Coughlan - Big Mood - Dancing Ledge Productions / Channel 4Ruth Jones - Gavin & Stacey: The Finale - Fulwell Entertainment, Tidy Productions, Baby Cow Productions / BBC OneSophie Willan - Alma's Not Normal - Expectation / BBC Two INTERNATIONALAfter The Party - Helen Bowden, Dianne Taylor, Robyn Malcolm, Peter Salmon, Liz DiFiore, Jason Stephens - Lingo Pictures, Luminous Beast / Channel 4Colin From Accounts - Production Team - CBS Studios, Easy Tiger Productions / BBC TwoSay Nothing - Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Joshua Zetumer, Patrick Keefe, Monica Levinson, Michael Lennox - FX Productions, Color Force / Disney+Shogun - Justin Marks, Rachel Kondo, Michaela Clavell, Jonathan van Tulleken, Eriko Miyagawa, Hiroyuki Sanada - FX Productions / Disney+True Detective: Night Country - Production Team - Peligrosa, Neon Black, Anonymous Content, Parliament of Owls, Passenger, HBO / Sky AtlanticYou Are Not Alone: Fighting The Wolfpack - Almudena Carracedo, Robert Bahar, Katie Bryer, Samuel R. Santana - Lucernam Films / Netflix LEADING ACTORDavid Tennant - Rivals - Happy Prince, ITV Studios / Disney+Gary Oldman - Slow Horses - See-Saw Films / Apple TV+Lennie James - Mr Loverman - Fable Pictures / BBC OneMartin Freeman - The Responder - Dancing Ledge Productions / BBC OneRichard Gadd - Baby Reindeer - Clerkenwell Films / NetflixToby Jones - Mr Bates vs The Post Office - ITV Studios, Little Gem / ITV1 LEADING ACTRESSAnna Maxwell Martin - Until I Kill You - World Productions/ ITV1Billie Piper - Scoop - The Lighthouse Film and Television, Voltage TV / NetflixLola Petticrew - Say Nothing - FX Productions, Color Force / Disney+Marisa Abela - Industry - Bad Wolf, HBO / BBC OneMonica Dolan - Mr Bates vs The Post Office - ITV Studios, Little Gem / ITV1Sharon D Clarke - Mr Loverman - Fable Pictures / BBC One LIMITED DRAMABaby Reindeer - Richard Gadd, Weronika Tofilska, Petra Fried, Matt Jarvis, Ed Macdonald, Matthew Mulot - Clerkenwell Films / NetflixLost Boys And Fairies - Rebekah Wray-Rogers, Jessica Brown Meek, Libby Durdy, Daf James, James Kent, Adam Knopf - Duck Soup Films / BBC OneMr Bates vs The Post Office - Patrick Spence, James Strong, Gwyneth Hughes, Chris Clough, Natasha Bondy, Joe Williams - ITV Studios, Little Gem / ITV1One Day - Nicole Taylor, Molly Manners, Roanna Benn, Jude Liknaitzky, David Nicholls, Nige Watson - Drama Republic, Universal International Studios, Focus Features / Netflix LIVE EVENT COVERAGED-Day 80: Tribute To The Fallen - Production Team - BBC Studios / BBC OneGlastonbury 2024 - Production Team - BBC Studios Music Productions / BBC TwoLast Night Of The Proms - Production Team - Livewire Pictures / BBC Two MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDYBilal Hasna - Extraordinary - Sid Gentle Films / Disney+Danny Dyer - Mr Bigstuff - Sky Studios, Water & Power Productions / Sky ComedyDylan Thomas-Smith - G'Wed - Golden Path Productions / ITV2Nabhaan Rizwan - Kaos - SISTER / NetflixOliver Savell - Changing Ends - Baby Cow Productions / ITV1Phil Dunning - Smoggie Queens - Hat Trick Productions / BBC Three NEWS COVERAGEBBC Breakfast: Post Office Special - Production Team - BBC News / BBC OneChannel 4 News: Inside Sednaya - The Fall Of Assad - Production Team - Channel 4 News / Channel 4Channel 4 News: Undercover Inside Reform's Campaign - Production Team - Channel 4 News / Channel 4 REALITYDragon's Den - Production Team - BBC Studios Factual Entertainment Productions / BBC OneThe Jury: Murder Trial - Production Team - ScreenDog Productions / Channel 4Love Is Blind UK - Production Team - CPL Productions / NetflixThe Traitors - Production Team - Studio Lambert / BBC One SCRIPTED COMEDYAlma's Not Normal - Sophie Willan, Andrew Chaplin, Gill Isles, Nerys Evans - Expectation / BBC TwoBrassic - David Livingstone, Danny Brocklehurst, Ben Gregor, Joseph Gilgun, Jim Poyser - Calamity Films / Sky MaxG'Wed Danny Kenny, Mario Stylianides, Akaash Meeda, Penny Davies - Golden Path Productions / ITV2Ludwig - Mark Brotherhood, Robert McKillop, David Mitchell, Kenton Allen, Kathryn O'Connor, Georgie Fallon - Big Talk Studios, That Mitchell & Webb Company / BBC One SHORT FORMBrown Brit - Jay Stephen, Ralph Briscoe - The Romantix / Channel 4Peaked - John Addis, Ada Player, Bron Waugh - Boffola Pictures / Channel 4Quiet Life - Production Team - Open Mike Productions / BBC ThreeSpud - Siobhán McSweeney, Pippa Brown, Leah Draws - Lookout Point TV / BBC Three SINGLE DOCUMENTARYHell Jumper - Paddy Wivell, Adriana Timco, Colin Barr, Rupert Houseman, Jane Nicholson, Clancie John-Pierre - Expectation/ BBC TwoTell Them You Love Me - Production Team - Mindhouse Productions / Sky DocumentariesUkraine: Enemy In The Woods - Jamie Roberts, Kate Spankie, Jonathan Smith, Claire Walker, Stanislav Strilets - Hoyo Films / BBC TwoUndercover: Exposing The Far Right - Production Team - Marking Inc, Tigerlily Productions / Channel 4 SOAPCasualty - Production Team - BBC Studios / BBC OneCoronation Street - Production Team - ITV Studios / ITV1EastEnders - Production Team - BBC Studios / BBC On SPECIALIST FACTUALAtomic People - Benedict Sanderson, Megumi Inman, Morgan Matthews, Otto Burnham - Minnow Films / BBC TwoBilly & Molly: An Otter Love Story - Production Team - Silverback Films / National GeographicChildren Of The Cult - Maroesja Perizonius, Alice McShane, Victoria Hollingsworth, David Modell, Ella Newton, Ben Ferguson - DM Productions / ITV1Miners' Strike 1984: The Battle For Britain -Tom Barrow, Christian Collerton, Zora Kuettner, Neil Crombie, Joe Evans, Miriam Walsh - Swan Films / Channel 4 SPORTS COVERAGEEuro 2024 - Production Team - BBC Sport / BBC OneParis 2024 Olympics - Production Team - BBC Sport / BBC OneWimbledon 2024 - Production Team - BBC Sport, Wimbledon Broadcast Services / BBC One SUPPORTING ACTORAriyon Bakare - Mr Loverman - Fable Pictures / BBC OneChristopher Chung - Slow Horses - See-Saw Films / Apple TV+Damian Lewis - Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light - Playground Entertainment, Company Pictures / BBC OneJonathan Pryce - Slow Horses - See-Saw Films / Apple TV+McKinley Belcher III - Eric - SISTER, Little Chick / NetflixSonny Walker - The Gathering - World Productions / Channel 4 SUPPORTING ACTRESSJessica Gunning - Baby Reindeer - Clerkenwell Films / NetflixKatherine Parkinson - Rivals - Happy Prince, ITV Studios / Disney+Maxine Peake - Say Nothing - FX Productions, Color Force / Disney+Monica Dolan - Sherwood - House Productions / BBC OneNava Mau - Baby Reindeer - Clerkenwell Films / NetflixSue Johnston - Truelove - Clerkenwell Films / Channel 4 MEMORABLE MOMENT AWARD (voted for by the public) Bridgerton - "THE" carriage scene where Colin admits his true feelings for Penelope - Shondaland / NetflixGavin & Stacey: The Finale - Smithy's Wedding: Mick Stands Up - Fulwell Entertainment, Tidy Productions, Baby Cow Productions / BBC OneMr Bates vs The Post Office - Jo Hamilton phones the Horizon helpline - ITV Studios, Little Gem / ITV1Rivals - Rupert Campbell-Black and Sarah Stratton are caught in a game of naked tennis - Happy Prince, ITV Studios / Disney+Strictly Come Dancing - Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell Waltz to 'You'll Never Walk Alone' - BBC Studios / BBC OneTraitors - "Paul isn't my son... but Ross is!" - Studio Lambert / BBC One

However, the fiscal watchdog said that while growth has been downgraded for this year, it had been upgraded for every year after for the rest of this parliament - which is due to end in 2029. The chancellor said she is "not satisfied with the numbers" for this year as she delivered her long-awaited spring statement in the House of Commons. Politics latest: Follow live updates But, she explained, the OBR has forecast growth to hit 1.9% in 2026, 1.8% in 2027, 1.7% in 2028, and 1.8% in 2029. Some tough forecasts beyond headline figures The independent forecaster also published its economic outlook on Wednesday, showing there's a 54% chance the chancellor will not break her self-imposed fiscal rules to bring down government debt and balance the budget by 2030. Living standards, as measured by household disposable income, will fall after this year to almost no growth in 2027-28 before rising again due to firms rebuilding profit margins, wage growth slowing, taxes rising, and welfare measures taking effect. The OBR also raised its expectation for unemployment and net migration - the number of people immigrating to the UK minus those emigrating. The unemployment rate, the percentage of people out of work, will rise to 4.5% this year. This is 0.4 percentage points or 160,000 people higher than first thought in the October forecast. Net migration will fall sharply, the OBR said, due to a tightening of visa policies and higher levels of emigration. But the forecast has been upped by 25,000 since October as a higher share of immigrants are staying in the UK under the new migration system. At the same time, there will be a reduction in people neither in work nor looking for work due to a reduction in caring as birth rates fall and childcare provision is expanded. But there are also fewer people in this position, classed as "economically inactive" than previously thought, the OBR said. The government launched its welfare cuts in an effort to reduce this economic inactivity. Further cuts are to come, the OBR said, as "unprotected" government departments such as local government justice, the environment, Home Office and culture may need to be cut by 0.8% a year from 2026-27 "to accommodate assumed commitments in other areas". Prices overall will go up even higher than initially anticipated, according to the OBR, which now forecasts inflation will rise to 3.8% in July due to higher energy, food and water bills. This will fall rapidly, however, from next year. 'No shortcuts to growth' Ms Reeves told MPs: "There are no shortcuts to economic growth. It will take long-term decisions. It will take hard yards. It will take time for the reforms we are introducing to be felt in the everyday economy. "It is right that the Office for Budget Responsibility consider the evidence and look carefully at measures before recognising a growth impact in their forecast." The chancellor pointed to changes to the National Planning Policy Framework, saying mandatory housing targets and bringing "grey belt" land into scope for development will "permanently increase the level of real GDP by 0.2% by 2029-30". This will bring an "additional £6.8bn in our economy and by 0.4% of GDP within the next 10 years", she said. Ms Reeves also highlighted reforms to the pension system and a national wealth fund, adding it was part of a "serious plan" for economic growth. Also announced in the spring statement today: The budget will move from a deficit of £36.1bn in 2025/26 and £13.4bn in 2026/27, to a surplus of £6bn in 2027/28, £7.1bn in 2028/29 and £9.9bn in 2029/30;The Office for Budget Responsibility estimates Labour's cuts to the welfare budget will save £4.8bn, with changes going further than initially thought;Reeves says the health element of universal credit will be cut by half and frozen for new claimants;There are no more tax rises today, but the chancellor claims she'll raise an extra billion pounds by cracking down more on tax evasion;Day-to-day spending will be protected, other than the aid budget, with spending increasing above inflation every year;The defence budget will get a £2.2bn boost for next year, paving the way for spending eventually hitting 2.5% of GDP;House building will hit a 40-year-high thanks to Labour's planning reforms. The chancellor confirmed that a voluntary redundancy scheme is set to launch for civil servants as part of her mission to "make government leaner". She said this will deliver £3.5bn in "day-to-day savings by 2029-30". Political reaction Shortly afterwards, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accused Labour of financial "chaos". She said the spring statement was "all smoke and mirrors", adding: "I remember the last budget when Rachel Reeves said she was smashing glass ceilings, now it feels like the roof is falling over all our heads." A handful of Labour MPs were unimpressed with the moves around welfare, with Debbie Abrahams - the MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth - claiming "all the evidence points to cuts in welfare leading to severe poverty and worsened health conditions". An impact assessment into Labour's welfare reforms, which include narrowing the eligibility criteria for personal independence payments (PIP), found there could be an additional 250,000 people in "relative poverty" by 2030 due to the changes. Richard Burgon, the Labour MP for Leeds East, said "taking away the personal independence payments" from disabled people is an "especially cruel choice".

Yuki Tsunoda will become the latest driver to step into what almost everyone sees as the toughest seat in F1 while Lawson returns to Racing Bulls, where the hope is he will re-discover some confidence. Lawson was chosen as Sergio Perez's successor over the winter after the Mexican's own struggles in the car had a major impact on Red Bull failing to retain the Constructors' Championship. Red Bull say 'duty of care' to Liam Lawson after Yuki Tsunoda swapRed Bull's brutal driver switch: The key questions answered and to be askedGot Sky? Watch F1 races LIVE on your phone! 📱Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW 📺 Although Perez spent four seasons at Red Bull, he was not exactly close to Verstappen on a consistent basis throughout that period. Prior to that, Alex Albon lasted just 18 months and Pierre Gasly half a season. It leads to the question of why is it so difficult to be Verstappen's team-mate? Verstappen's unique driving style One theory behind the struggles of Verstappen's team-mates is that Red Bull design and set up a car that plays into the four-time world champion's driving style. In short, some drivers prefer a car with more understeer and some prefer more oversteer. Verstappen is in the latter category but he also likes the car to turn in hard during the cornering phase. A perfect racing car would have no oversteer or understeer, but an F1 car will generally have one or the other, or sometimes both. "I like a pointy car but with a rear that is just stable enough to have a controlled balance," said Verstappen on his driving style. "I like a strong front end. I don't really like understeer. It's just killing the whole feel of the car. A strong front end with a rear that is just on the edge. But of course you still need that rear to rely on." Albon was Verstappen's team-mate for the last part of 2019 and the entire 2020 season. While Verstappen tried his best to challenge the mighty Mercedes, Albon was battling to reach Q3 and regularly had to come through the field to score points. Speaking on the High Performance Podcast in 2023, Albon used the comparison of a computer game to help people understand what he dealt with at Red Bull in terms of driving. "The first thing is, a lot of people say that car is built around him, he's kind of like the Michael Schumacher of Ferrari, he's created this team around him," explained Albon. "Truthfully, the car is what it is, he is very quick. He has quite a unique driving style, it's not that easy to get along with. "Everyone has a driving style, I would say my driving style is a bit more on the smooth side, but I like a car that has a good front-end, so quite sharp, quite direct. Max does too, but his level of sharp and direct is a whole different level - it's eye-wateringly sharp. "To give people kind of maybe an explanation of what that might feel like, if you bump up the sensitivity [on a computer game] completely to the max and you move that mouse and it's just darting across the screen everywhere, that's kind of how it feels. It becomes so sharp that it makes you a little bit tense." So are Red Bull designing a car in that way? Verstappen has been at Red Bull since 2016 and after a few seasons, he has rarely been off the pace and not the leading driver in terms of outright performance. After several crashes and spins in the first part of 2018, Verstappen had the upper hand on Daniel Ricciardo for the remainder of that year. Since the start of 2019, the Dutchman has only been outqualified 12 times by Gasly (once), Albon (once) and Perez (10) - several of those occasions can be attributed to misfortune, team errors or tactical choices due to grid penalties. So throughout all the regulation changes and car designs over this period, have Red Bull really been favouring Verstappen? "You always go for ultimate performance," Red Bull team principal Christian Horner told Sky Sports F1 during the Chinese Grand Prix weekend. "Fast cars are never easy to drive but we know there's performance we need to find and we need both drivers up there if there's to be any chance of fighting for a Constructors' Championship, and at the very least the Drivers' Championship you need to have a second car in play. You can't do it one-legged." Pushed further, Horner interestingly said: "He [Verstappen] is constantly asking for more and more front of the car and you will always follow the direction of your faster driver and that leads the organisation in terms of its development." Despite this admission from Horner, Verstappen has not exactly been happy with the Red Bull car for nearly 12 months now since McLaren began to win races last year. He has visibly been sawing at the wheel or having a few stabs at turning the car where he wants in corners, so it is hard to say this year's Red Bull, for example, suits him. The difference is, his exceptional talent can get the most from his machinery, even if it is not to his liking. No confidence, big problem F1 drivers will make hundreds of decisions over a racing lap and every single one of those matters for performance. When do you brake? How much do you brake? When do you turn the car? How much do you turn the car? What line do you take in a corner? How hard and when do you get on the throttle? All of this happens in a matter of seconds and during a race, you are doing this while going side by side. If there's any sense of caution or lack of trust with the car, then you are in trouble and the pressure only ramps up when driving for a top team like Red Bull. "Lawson was seven tenths off Verstappen in Q1 in China and Verstappen was third, he was 20th," said Sky Sports F1's Martin Brundle, who experienced the challenge of being team-mates with a young Michael Schumacher at Benetton in the 1992. "You think, 'well that's half a tenth per corner, that's doable', but it's not. It's so hard to find. It's a fundamental shift you need to find seven tenths of a second." A recent pattern at Red Bull saw Perez relatively close to the pace of Verstappen in the early stages of 2023 and 2024. However, as the season went on, the gap between the Red Bull pair grew and Albon has suggested this is due to the car being developed for Verstappen, which is faster, but more difficult to drive. "What ended up happening was, especially during my year, you start off being a little bit behind, but not by much, and then as the season goes on, Max wants this front-end in the car, he wants his car to be sharper, sharper," he explained. "As it goes sharper and sharper, he goes quicker and quicker, and for you to catch up you have to start taking a little bit more risk. You might be a couple of tenths behind one session, just try a little bit more, 'OK, I've gone off, I've had a crash', and you've got to restart. "Then you've lost a little bit of confidence, it takes a little bit more time, that gap is growing a little bit, and the next time you try and go out and do another job, another spin or another whatever - it just starts to snowball. Every time the car becomes sharper and sharper, you start to become more tense. "It's like any sport, if you start to not be in that flow state, and you're having to really think about it, and every time you go into a corner, you don't know how it's going to react. It's purely the confidence in the car, the flow. It doesn't work, it never works." Is Verstappen just too good? For all this talk about driving styles and developing a car for Verstappen, there's no question that a significant factor is the four-time world champion is exceptional. Sky Sports F1's Nico Rosberg says Verstappen was the best driver he raced against and puts him among the greatest five F1 drivers of all-time along with Michael Schumacher, Ayrton Senna, Lewis Hamilton and Juan Manuel Fangio. Verstappen is at the peak of his powers and demonstrated that in 2024 when he arguably won the title without the best car, with two races to spare too. It is possible that most of the grid would struggle to match Verstappen in the same car, such is his quality. "He's a phenomenal talent. The ability he has, you see it time and time again," said Horner. "It's always in hindsight that you look back. We know how good Max is. I think the rest of the world is starting to appreciate just how special he is." 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