Sara Sharif’s stepmother told her sisters about violence against the 10-year-old spanning at least two years before her death, saying “something happens to Sara I will not be able to forgive myself”, a court has heard.

Rachel Reeves has dropped hints she plans to raise the tax in the budget but some businesses have voiced concerns

The 10-year-old was found beaten to death in her home in Woking in August last year

Business body covering pubs, hotels and restaurants says budget tax change would increase costs

The prime minister has warned the Budget is likely to be “painful”

We need a salvage operation to fix the problems this created. Otherwise, how else will we attract global investment, asks Labour MP Stella Creasy

Urfan Sharif is accused alongside Sara’s stepmother and uncle of killing 10-year-old at Surrey home in August 2023

Inquiry into poisonings hears from senior Foreign Office official and also from former spy Sergei Skripal, who was target of the attack