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PM slams brakes on controversial NI rise

Theresa May backed Mr Hammond as she faced journalists in Brussels

With a Tory mutiny growing almost by the hour, the PM bows to pressure and retreats on when the changes will be introduced.

British Prime Minister Theresa May and Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny

Ireland backs charging UK for EU divorce

"When you sign on for a contract you commit yourself... it will have to be dealt with," says Taoiseach Enda Kenny.

Mars bars. File picture

Why Mars bar fans should be worried about Brexit

A top Mars executive says that if the UK leaves the EU without a trade deal it will result in higher prices and threaten jobs.

Armed police at Dusseldorf railway station after the axe attack

Man attacks commuters with axe at station

Police say five people have been hurt but "we are not using the words rampage or terror."

Moira Kelly, Dule Hill, Rob Lowe, Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen, John Spencer, Allison Janney, and Bradley Whitford in The West Wing. Pic: NBC

Sky Views: People aren't bored with politics

Workers at the site of a discovery of a statue, thought to be pharaoh Ramses II, in Cairo

Giant statue of ancient ruler found in Egypt slum

The Guardian leads with the fallout from the budget, and the PM's decision to delay legislating the NI rise until the autumn

Friday's national newspaper front pages

The boating lake in Redcar, where a woman and her toddler were abducted, police say

Redcar rape claim 'not as first reported'

TESCO CHECKOUT

Tesco staff to share £10m after pay error

John De'Viana is accused of subjecting his two daughters to years of abuse. Pic. David Mirzoeff/PA Wire

Tennis coach dad brands daughter 'L for loser'

Samuel L. Jackson is the second most lucrative star in Hollywood, making $24.4m per year and $6.2m per movie

Samuel L Jackson defends 'black Brits' comment