Criminal Barristers Vote to End Strike Action; Chancellor Brings Forward Fiscal Plan

Criminal barristers in England and Wales vote to call off their strike and accept a government pay deal. Announcing his second U-turn, the chancellor says he will publish his medium-term fiscal plan at the end of this month—much earlier than originally planned. Vigils have been held in Ireland in memory of ten people who lost their lives in a devastating explosion at a village petrol station.