Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is expected to announce tax cuts in Wednesday’s Budget, with suggestions that national insurance could be cut by 2p.

Downing Street has also denied implications that Mr Hunt is “timid and lacking imagination,” and rejected the notion that the Prime Minister is a “backseat driver” to the budget.

Among other measure Hunt is alleged to be considering is the removal of non-dom tax status and proposals for a new duty on vaping.

Meanwhile, £67m will be used to build up to 1,300 new homes in Furnace Hill and Neepsend as part of Sheffield’s Levelling Up fund.

However, the announcement has been met with a mixed reaction, as residents said they need other community essentials like parks, shops and pharmacies.

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested following a stabbing of another 17-year-old boy in Burngreave this morning.

The victim was taken to hospital with “serious, but not life-threatening or life-altering injuries”, South Yorkshire Police said. 

Parts of Shirecliffe Road, between Longley Avenue West and Musgrave Road, which were cordoned off after 6am this morning, have now been reopened.

Bluebells usually flower from late March to early May, one of the last spring woodland flowers to bloom after snowdrops, primroses, celandine and wood anemones, but this year’s mild winter and spring means they may well be early.

Provisional figures the Met Office show both England and Wales saw their warmest February on record, and the winter as a whole was the fifth warmest ever recorded for the UK.

Forestry England has produced a list of some of the best places to see bluebells in its woods this spring, with top spots ranging from Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest in Kent and Westonbirt, the National Arboretum in Gloucestershire, to the ancient woodlands of West Woods, Wiltshire, and Robin Wood, Derbyshire.

A unanimous ruling by the United States Supreme Court has said former President Donald Trump can remain on state ballots ahead of the 2024 election.

Colorado had attempted to ban Trump’s candidacy in its state but the Supreme Court accused the state of “overstepping its authority.”

Mr Trump called the decision a “BIG WIN FOR AMERICA!!!”, on Truth Social.

As the primaries continue to roll along, 16 states including Colorado will vote for party candidates on Super Tuesday.

The Rochdale by-election winner has taken his seat in the House of Commons today after securing the first ever constituency for the Workers Party of Britain.

Mr Galloway won 39.7% of the vote, beating Independent candidate David Tully and Conservative candidate Paul Elison, to win his fourth seat for a third party.

The contest was dominated by the conflict in Gaza. Labour withdrew their support for Azhar Ali after a recording of him suggested at a meeting that Israel allowed the 7 October attack to go ahead, in order to “green light” an invasion of Gaza.

The by-election was called following the death of Labour MP Sir Tony Lloyd, who had held the seat since June 2017.

An official spokesperson for No. 10 rejected the suggestion that Rishi Sunak is the driving force behind Wednesday’s upcoming Budget.

When asked if Rishi Sunak sees the Chancellor as timid and lacking imagination, the spokesman said “absolutely not”.

“The Chancellor is working very closely with the Prime Minister to deliver our plan for the economy and obviously the Chancellor will be setting out further measures in line with that on Wednesday at the Budget,” said the spokesman.

These statements come after a photo of the Prime Minister closely studying the Chancellor’s laptop surfaced.

Councillor Peter Price has been suspended by the Labour Party pending investigation for alleged antisemitic posts on social media, according to BBC Sheffield’s senior political reporter Lucy Ashton.

Cllr Price has been a city councillor for 52 years and currently represents Shiregreen and Brightside ward.

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Kings Active Foundation has partnered with Mums In Need, a charity that supports women who have left abusive relationships, to subsidise 90% of the cost of a week’s sports camp for 20 families.

Case co-ordinator at Mums In Need, Nicola Rickwood, 40, said some of the women that come to the charity have suffered economic abuse and been left in debt by their ex-partners, so would not be able to afford this otherwise.

She said: “The women we’re supporting, we want them to thrive. 

Their goal is to have 3.5% of their UK camp places funded through the program and they are also trying to provide around 10,000 children a year with free activity sessions in schools across the country.

A new report on UK rivers has found Sheffield’s River Don is in “poor health”, with ongoing pollution from sewage discharge.

Last autumn, Yorkshire Water announced they would raise water bills in South Yorkshire by £150 a year until 2030 to pay for the sewer network improvements needed to reduce discharge.

The company also plans to spend £1.4bn between 2025 and 2030, including some of the revenue from increased water fees, to reduce sewage overflows by 35%.

In addition to sewage, pollutants in the Don include high levels of flame-retardant chemicals, fabric stain protectors, mercury, ammonia, and pesticides. This is largely caused by urban runoff, such as chemicals and oil from cars washing from the roads into the river.

A Sheffield Wire student journalist stunned viewers when he took home over £5,000 on ITV’s The Chase on Friday afternoon.

Tom Burton, 28, who is studying an MA in Journalism was one of three winning contestants who collectively beat the chaser to win £17,000.

The two minute general knowledge chase down was nail-bitingly close, coming down to the final question where the chaser failed to answer in time.

Mr Burton said of his experience on the gameshow: “I barely slept a wink the night before, I was up all night with anxiety and palpitations and when I got into the studio my whole body was just shaking.”

Sheffield United host Arsenal tonight at Bramall Lane as massive underdogs, as the Blades fight to stay in football’s top league.

A victory for the Blades would elevate it from nineteenth, ahead of Burnley, who lost 2-0 to Bournemouth yesterday.

Arsenal, meanwhile, have won their previous five Premier League games and are currently third in the league, behind only Liverpool and Manchester City.

Sheffield United’s manager, Chris Wilder, said: “The bookies will have us as the whipping boys tonight.

“We understand that but the game’s not always built like that. Results aren’t decided on league position.”

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Max Verstappen and Red Bull got a perfect start off the line in Bahrain and drove to a commanding victory, with teammate Sergio Perez coming home to take second place.

Team principal Christian Horner has been at the forefront of the drama in and around the Red Bull garage following allegations of “inappropriate behaviour” towards a female colleague, with Verstappen describing him to be “a little bit distracted” after qualifying.

Verstappen’s father – former F1 driver Jos – said he believes the situation “is driving people apart” and “there is tension here [at Red Bull] while he [Horner] remains in position.”

The teams are currently preparing for the second race of the new season in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.