UK social media ban may lock out more than 100,000 teenagers without ID Watchdog says under-16 ban may affect older teenagers without passport or licence, and that ‘motivated children’ will skirt restrictions
Russell Brand’s wife tells court he is ‘amazingly attentive husband’ Giving evidence at her husband’s rape trial, Laura Brand says couple previously split up over his promiscuity
John Healey faces questions over budget leak that moved bank share prices Treasury select committee asks FCA to investigate whether tax surcharge leak led to ‘improper release of inside information’
‘Scattergun’ budget will still leave Britons facing higher energy bills, says thinktank Healey’s attempt to provide ‘breathing space’ gives rich almost as much as poor, says Resolution Foundation
‘I earn £126,000 – but nothing’s left at the end of the month’: readers react to the budget From a young chef and a single father to business owners and a pensioner, Guardian readers reveal how John Healey’s measures will affect them
Healey vows to cut welfare bill before next election with ‘tough’ approach to young people Chancellor’s comments come as fiscal watchdog says disability benefits will cost £100bn a year before end of decade
Neighbour of new Montenegro embassy in London sues council over impact on mental health Exclusive: Case in Pimlico is latest instance of tensions between residents and small countries seeking a space in the capital
From sex ‘obsession’ to losing friends, key takeaways from Russell Brand’s testimony at trial Comedian told jurors he now believed it was wrong to have used his fame for sex and said his life had been consumed by the allegations
Will the budget deliver ‘growth in every postcode’? The chancellor outlined ‘the biggest wave of devolution in a generation’ – but large swathes of the country are excluded
‘There has to be a bolder shift’: retail and hospitality businesses assess relief in budget Chancellor cuts business rates for more small businesses and limits rise in minimum wage for younger workers