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In tonight's 5pm briefing Chancellor Jeremy Hunt put Britain back on a ‘path to low taxes’ in today's Budget as he unveiled a 2p cut in national insurance and handed child benefit to thousands of families, Emily Maitlis was told to ‘f*** off’ by a US Republican over claims ‘Jewish space lasers’ had ignited wildfires in California, and Leo Woodall has taken One Day fans behind the scenes with a series of candid snaps...


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