Tuesday briefing: What Rachel Reeves’ ‘tough choices’ mean for Britain

In today's newsletter: The new chancellor announced a series of public spending cuts, blaming the previous government while also looking to their playbook

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During the election campaign, Labour said economic growth would fund their pledges, despite warnings from economists that their sums did not add up. Many said that the next government would have to either cut spending, raise taxes, or abandon certain pledges. That prediction seems to be coming to bear.

UK news | Two children have died and nine have been injured, six critically, after a series of stabbings at a children's dance class in Southport on Monday. Two adults are also in critical condition after what police described as a ferocious attack". The stabbings took place at a Taylor Swift-themed yoga and dance class at a studio in the north-west seaside town.

US news | Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has defended Senator JD Vance's past comments, in which he called Kamala Harris and other Democrats childless cat ladies", saying that Vance was simply trying to show how much he values family life.

Media | The former BBC presenter, Huw Edwards, has been charged with three counts of making indecent images of children. Edwards, who left the BBC in April, will appear at Westminster magistrates court on Wednesday on charges relating to images shared on a WhatsApp chat.

Middle East | A frantic diplomatic push to deter Israel from striking Beirut in response to a deadly rocket attack on the Golan Heights was under way on Monday, as the governments of the UK, Germany, France and America issued travel warnings to their citizens, calling on them to leave Lebanon or avoid travel there.

Transport | HS2 has revealed more than 2bn in costs linked to Rishi Sunak's decision to downgrade the high-speed rail line. The UK's largest infrastructure project revealed that it had written off 1.1bn in costs incurred during phase two", which was due to link Birmingham to Manchester.