Beauty fans can expect a grand opening

Beauty fans in Scotland are counting down the days until Sephora opens the doors to its first Scottish store, bringing in demand brands, exclusive products and in-store beauty experiences to Edinburgh’s St James Quarter.

The global beauty retailer will officially open on Thursday, July 9, marking its first location in the Scottish capital. The launch forms part of Sephora’s continued expansion across the UK and promises plenty of excitement for shoppers, with exclusive giveaways, new product launches and brands that have never before been available in physical shops in Scotland.

Opening day celebrations will begin bright and early, with queue entertainment and surprises getting underway from 8am. Meanwhile, the store will officially open at 10am with a grand opening ceremony, complete with ribbon cutting and a performance from Sephora’s Beauty Advisors.

Early visitors will also have the chance to walk away with more than just their shopping, as the beauty store has some surprises in store for the first customers.

Some of the first customers to make a purchase, with no minimum spend required, will receive a Sephora Beauty Bonus Card with each card guaranteeing the customer with a prize.

Shoppers will also have the opportunity to win one of the retailer’s popular goodie bags packed with beauty treats, products and exclusive surprises.

Inside the store, customers can browse and purchase from an extensive selection of Sephora UK exclusives alongside some of the biggest names in beauty.

The Edinburgh branch will stock brands including rhode, HAUS LABS, Makeup by Mario, Merit Beauty, INNBeauty Project, Tower 28 and Half Magic, giving Scottish shoppers the chance to buy several of these brands in person for the very first time.

There will also be plenty of new launches to discover. Shoppers can pick up rhode’s latest products, including Highlight Milk and Pocket Bronze, while exclusive releases include the Benefit Pocket Pal, Kosas Cloud Set Loose extended shades, a first-at-Sephora launch from Dolce & Gabbana Beauty and the arrival of fragrance brand PHLUR.

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The store is offering Scots an experience that goes beyond shopping, with customers being able to book one of Sephora’s signature makeup services and redeem the cost of the appointment for products purchased on the day.

Additionally the Edinburgh store will feature the retailer’s Beauty Scan Tool, which analyses skin tone to recommend the perfect foundation shade for customers. As well as creating a personalised beauty routine which best fits their skin tone.

Edinburgh won’t be the only Scottish city welcoming the beauty giant this summer. Sephora is also set to open a second Scottish store at Silverburn Shopping Centre in Glasgow on August 13, giving even more beauty lovers the chance to experience the retailer closer to home.

Corrie’s David Platt star Jack P Shepherd has been praising his son as the youngster continues to following in his acting footsteps

Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd has been seen praising his son as the youngster continues to follow in his acting footsteps with a new theatre role.

The actor, who is famed for playing David Platt in the ITV soap, has kids, Nyla Rae and Ruben, with ex-girlfriend Lauren Shippey, and a son, Greyson, with his former partner, Sammy Milewski.

He recently welcomed his fourth child into the world, a baby girl, who is his first child with his wife, Hanni Treweek. The couple announced in February, on Valentine’s Day, that they are expecting their first child together, seven months after tying the knot at Manchester Cathedral in July.

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It was then, towards the end of last month, that Jack and Hanni confirmed the arrival of their bundle of joy. Hanni led the announcement by sharing the first photo of their daughter, having not discovered the gender of their first child together ahead of the birth.

The image gave a glimpse of their baby girl for the first time as Hanni and Jack held onto her tiny hand. Captioning the post, they wrote: “Constance Ita Shepherd[heart emoji] Our beautiful baby girl has arrived, born peacefully at home, surrounded by love,” before confirming her birth date as June 26.

But amid the birth of his daughter, Jack has been seen supporting his son, Reuben, after he previously revealed he would be taking to the stage in Manchester.

Speaking on his podcast, On the Sofa, which he co-hosts alongside Corrie pals Ben Price and Colson Smith, Jack said: “He’s got a part in um a new musical. Well, it’s a new musical coming to Manchester… It’s called Fun Home. It’s a coming-of-age sort of story about kids growing up in this funeral home.

“He’s playing one of the kids. Yeah, he’s got a part, and it’s a month run at the Royal Exchange in Manchester.” When Ben asked if his son is “looking forward to it”, Jack replied: “He’s buzzing. I’ve taken him to a few of the rehearsals last weekend, and he has to be there 10 until five. It’s a full job!”

The regional premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical sensation got underway at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre on Friday (July 3). Jodie McNee stars as Alison Bechdel alongside award-winning actor Nigel Harman as Bruce Bechdel.

And Jack was keen to see his son in action. Captioning a photo of the poster outside the theatre, the soap star wrote on Instagram: “Went to see Reuben as John in The Fun Home the show runs for a month at @royalexchangemanchester if you can, go see it. Fantastic performances, in particular Alex Young is flawless and Nigel Harman is superb… brace yourself though. It’s very emotional.”

His followers were quick to respond, with many off to see the show for themselves. @laurenbraysford said: “Booked for next week, can’t wait!” @sadiepickering echoed: “Booked for next week!” @jenoirrenoir added: “Ahhh! He’s such a treasure! He is fab in the show!”

The Haidresser Mysteries has been created and co-written by Jim Cartwright and stars Sally Phillips as the main character Lily Petal, a hairstylist in London who leaves the city for a small town.

The cast also features Charlotte Jordan, who played Daisy Midgeley in Coronation Street, starring as Clary.

After Sally’s character moves up north, a series of murders occurs, and she gets Clary involved to help investigate.

When will The Hairdresser Mysteries be released?

It has been confirmed that the series will premiere on Friday, July 17, with all six episodes being made available to watch on BBC iPlayer and the first episode airing on BBC One at 2 pm.

The cast of the show will also feature Ben Castle-Gibb, Clive Rowe, and Sunetra Sarker, who is best known for her role in Casualty as Dr Zoe Hanna.

Lily’s intuition and detail-oriented nature, thanks to her job as a hairdresser, make her quite the detective, and the show follows her going around trying to solve each case.

Speaking about what drew Sally to the project, she said: “It was Jim Cartwright’s writing.

“He is an actual icon.

“There’s a poetry to his writing – I remember one line I said was ‘I gave a mammoth’s trim to a hairy old shaman type.’

“He just has those funny bones that comes from a love of the peculiarities of humans.

“You don’t turn down a Jim Cartwright thing in a hurry.

“He loves the people he writes about and for.

“I also think a hairdresser detective is the gift that keeps on giving – there’s an inherent comedy of the idea of hairdressers at a crime scene.

“But I think it makes sense because people tend to just naturally open up when someone’s having a haircut.”

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The Norwegian national team have reportedly been hit by a bout of sickness ahead of their World Cup quarter-final against England on Saturday. 

The Vikings booked their place in the last eight with a 2-1 victory over Carlo Ancelotti‘s Brazil in New Jersey on Sunday.  

It was a result which sparked jubilant scenes on the pitch at the MetLife Stadium as the Norwegians performed their signature ‘Viking Row’ along with the thousands of fans packed into the stands.

Later, manager Stale Solbakken delivered a passionate speech in the dressing room, describing the win as the ‘best in Norwegian history’ as an ecstatic Erling Haaland stood topless next to him. 

‘We had a plan that you guys followed perfectly,’ he said. ‘We had matchwinners in both ends of the pitch. I just told them, Erling, you can all go out tonight.’

Yet in the aftermath of their scalp of Brazil – and the proceeding night out – fears of fatigue and illness are reported to be causing distress in the Norwegian camp. 

Martin Odegaard posed for a wholesome picture in the stands with his wife

And Erling Haaland appeared ecstatic in the changing room after the squad were told they could head out for the night

Since landing in North America last month, the Scandinavians have travelled thousands of miles. Having begun their campaign in Boston, they flew to New Jersey, before heading back to Boston and then down to Dallas. Their Round of 16 match against Brazil was meanwhile played back in New York. 

And, according to Norwegian outlet Dagbladet, all of that jet-setting has taken its toll on the squad.

Crystal Palace forward Jorgen Strand Larsen missed the opening game of the tournament through illness, while Marcus Holmgren Pedersen was absent from the clash against Brazil with a bug. Manager Solbakken was also spotted coughing violently at a press conference after Norway’s 4-1 defeat to France. 

‘We’ve really only had Jorgen who has had a fever,’ the manager said. ‘But then there’s been a bit of coughing and rasping evenly, scattered throughout. 

‘But there’s air conditioning, flights, changing rooms and all that. We’re over 50 people so it would be strange if one or the other didn’t come.’  

Norway are set to travel south from their base in Greensboro, North Carolina, down to Miami later today, giving them more than four days to prepare for Saturday’s clash with England. 

Prior to this tournament the Norwegians had never made it past the group stages of a major tournament and will play a side ranked some 15 places above them for a place in the semi-finals. 

Solbakken said: ‘We have to study England but obviously we have seen them in their previous games in the tournament and they will be a very strong opponent but hopefully it will be a very even and tight game.’ 

The Norwegians will travel down to Miami today ahead of their clash with England

The Three Lions head into the match on the back of a historic 3-2 victory at the Azteca Stadium on Monday. 

Following an hour-long delay, the game eventually got underway at 2am and it took England 36 minutes to break the deadlock. 

It was Bellingham who put Thomas Tuchel’s side, before he netted a second just 98 later. The first goal saw the Real Madrid man nod home a Bukayo Saka cross, while for the second he bundled another ball from the right into the back of the net.  

But, from there, the Mexicans hit back. When Julian Quinones lashed home on the brink of half-time it appeared as though England may squander their lead.

However, after Jarell Quansah was sent off for a reckless challenge, Harry Kane later stepped up from the penalty spot to put Tuchel’s men 3-1 up. Raul Jimenez hit back with a penalty of his own, but England ultimately held on for a historic victory. 

Thomas Tuchel said after the game: ‘A heroic performance and a heroic result. I’m so happy with the players, and also for me, to live this experience in the last two days. Such a special memory, and against all the adversity it makes it very special for us.

‘If a team has heart and belief then it’s this team. They did it on pure will. No words. Iconic match, iconic stadium, we overcame so much adversity today.’

The Three Lions will be without Quansah for the Norway game following his red card against Mexico, and Jordan Henderson will also miss out. 

The Brentford midfielder suffered a freak injury when he took a tumble over an advertising hoarding and appeared to land on his arm. Henderson is thought to have broken his wrist, and stayed in Mexico City yesterday as the rest of the squad flew back to their base in Kansas City.  

Whether Reece James will recover from his knock in time for the 10pm kick-off remains to be seen.

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Taylor Swift’s friend Gracie Abrahams has come under fire after sharing a snap of the singer’s ex-boyfriend, while also revealing the outfit she wore for her wedding

Gracie Abrams has been branded “weird” after sharing a snap of Taylor Swift’s ex – while also discussing her wedding. On Friday, the singer, 26, was one of around 1,000 guests who flocked to Madison Square Garden in New York to watch Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce get married.

But while Gracie happily showed off her outfit on social media, many Instagram users were left far from impressed. In the same carousel of images, Gracie also included a picture of Taylor’s ex, Joe Alwyn, from the 2018 movie, The Favourite.

The image in question showed Joe and Emma Stone together, but Gracie didn’t explain why she included the picture. Joe, who dated Taylor for six years between 2016 and 2023, also liked the pictures.

For the wedding, Gracie, who is dating Irish actor Paul Mescal, looked sensational in a plunging red Chanel dress adorned with thousands of sequins, while her signature black hair was swept off her face. But as thousands rushed to compliment Gracie on her behind-the-scenes upload, many were left baffled.

“Not congratulating Taylor – but posting her ex?” said one fan. A second added: “The screen capture of Joe Alwyn from The Favourite in the same carousel as the outfit you wore to Taylor Swift’s wedding is crazy.”

“Why would you include a photo of Joe?” commented a third. Meanwhile, a fourth went on to type: “Joe liking this post knowing that the first pic was Gracie’s outfit was from Taylor’s wedding… the lore.” “Babes I love you but this is weird asf to do,” commented another.

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Gracie and Taylor have been friends for several years, with the singer opening up for Swift on her mammoth Eras Tour, and they also joined forces on the hit song Us.

While some of the biggest names in entertainment headed to New York for the wedding of the decade, some have branded Taylor and Travis’ nuptials “ghastly and tacky”.

A source said the day was “chaotic” after the champagne reportedly ran dry, and, with a buffet for food, the guest clearly wasn’t impressed by what was dished up. They admitted it felt like a “tacky” move by the billionaire and her American footballer husband.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, a source said that the famous guests had to “stand in line” for the food carts, which were “chaotic”. They added: “It wasn’t quite what I expected.”

And reports also claim that guests were separated throughout the day and night, with the likes of Cara Delevingne and other guests arriving at the arena three hours before the ceremony kicked off.

As the day continued, it’s claimed “more important guests” were allowed to arrive later on in the day, with some arriving close to the start time of the wedding, 5.30pm local time.

A source went on to tell the publication: “It was surprisingly chaotic inside. Arrivals were staggered, with people having to wait for hours with nothing to do. The cocktails only started at 4pm. People literally were twiddling their thumbs for hours.

“If you were in the 2.30 pm time slot, you couldn’t even amuse yourself by checking your phone. You were just standing around like a lemon, wondering why the hell you were forced to arrive so early.”

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Declan Winkless also posted the footage on Snapchat

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A burglar has had his time behind bars increased by another five years after he was found to have filmed himself having sex with a teenage prison guard and uploading it on Snapchat.

Court of Appeal judges found Declan Winkless’s initial sentence for prison smuggling and misconduct in a public office was unduly lenient. He was initially handed a three-year and four-month sentence relating to seven offences in January this year at Northampton Crown Court that he pleaded guilty to.

The 31-year-old, formerly of Kirkdale Road, South Wigston, is already serving an 11-year sentence for aggravated burglary.

However, his additional sentence was quashed on Tuesday (June 30) following a submission to the Court of Appeal on behalf of the Solicitor General. His sentence has now been replaced with an increased term of five years’ imprisonment, reports Leicestershire Live.

The three-year sentence handed to former prison officer Alicia Novas, 20, of Holdenby Drive, Raunds, remains unchanged.

Novas, who was 18 and had only just started her career as aprison officer, began an inappropriate relationship with Winkless in November 2024, going on to smuggle cannabis, tobacco and two mobile phones into HMP Five Wells and HMP Peterborough for him, and to pass him confidential prison intelligence, including the identity of a prison informant.

Detective Inspector Richard Cornell, from the East Midlands Regional Prisons Intelligence Unit, said: “These sentences reflect the gravity of the multitude of offences committed. Novas had only just begun her career as a prison officer, having taken up her position on July 1, 2024.”

He added: “Unfortunately Novas used her position to form an inappropriate relationship with Winkless and to breach public trust and confidence further by illegally passing on information and smuggling drugs and mobile phones to him.

“Winkless undoubtedly encouraged this relationship and the unprofessional and illegal conduct carried out by Novas, and this is reflected in the charges he also faced and the sentence he has now received.”

Officers say the offences took place between August 1, 2024, and March 21, 2025. The investigation, carried out by the East Midlands Special Operations Unit, found that Novas was arrested in December 2024 after a mobile phone was found during a search of Winkless’s cell, though contact between the pair continued despite her bail conditions.

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A Frenchman convicted of the murder of his wife who disappeared nearly six years ago but whose body was never found has confessed from his jail cell to killing her.

Cedric Jubillar, 38, was sentenced to 30 years in prison in October for murdering Delphine Jubillar, 33, following a trial that gripped France but in which he had always maintained his innocence.

Delphine, a nurse, went missing in rural southern France in December 2020 at the height of the Covid pandemic but her body was never found.

But in a dramatic twist, just over two months before his appeal was due to be heard, Jubillar has written a ‘confession’ for the first time admitting his involvement, his lawyer Pierre Debuisson told a news conference.

The plasterer is ready to ‘cooperate fully with the judicial authorities’ and tell investigators where the body is located after hiding the corpse on the night of December 15 to 16, 2020, he said.

He expressed hope that Jubillar’s move will allow their two young children to ‘grieve and give Delphine a proper burial’, adding his client ‘clearly regrets’ his actions.

‘It was the worst thing he did in his life,’ the lawyer added. It remains unclear how Delphine Jubillar was killed.

His legal team now believe it is impossible that the appeal trial can take place as scheduled in September, as their client will need to be re-interrogated and searches for the body take place.

Pierre Debuisson, one of the new lawyer representing Cedric Jubillar, told the media that after five years of denying his involvement in the crime, Jubillar has admitted to the murder of his wife

Delphine went missing in rural southern France in December 2020 at the height of the Covid pandemic but her body was never found 

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Debuisson said Jubillar would give further details when interrogated.

In his confession letter, he mentions a dispute between the couple but does not give further details.

He had been convicted on the basis of a string of corroborating evidence, despite the lack of a body or any DNA evidence linking him to the crime, making the case one of the most puzzling in modern French legal history.

Jurors came to the conclusion that Jubillar murdered Delphine in a fit of rage after she asked for a divorce while having an affair with another man, despite some earlier claims made in court that he was the victim of overenthusiastic investigators.

‘We are relieved for the children,’ said Malika Chmani, lawyer for the two young children.

‘Now it is important that he tell us where the body is. I believe that is what will happen – at any rate, that is what we hope for,’ she added.

On the morning of her disappearance, Jubillar called the police at 4am claiming she had gone out to walk their dogs and had never returned. But nobody saw her leave, and no evidence ever supported that claim.

A massive manhunt ensued with over 1000 people searching the vast countryside while divers checked nearby rivers for any evidence of what might have happened to Delphine.

A team of divers of the French Gendarmerie inspect the L’Endrevie body of water in Blaye-les-Mines, southern France on December 22, 2020, as they search for Delphine Jubillar

Chief Prosecutor Pierre Aurignac said in his closing plea at the trial: ‘To defend the idea of Mr Jubillar’s innocence requires dismissing four experts, silencing 19 witnesses and killing the sniffer dog.’

The jury were told by prosecutors that although there was ‘no body and no blood’, there was ‘no plausible alternative either’.

‘No matter how you look at this case, you come to the same conclusion – guilt,’ said Mr Aurignac.

Emmanuelle Franck, Jubillar’s lawyer, told jurors, per the Daily Telegraph: ‘We have created a criminal to explain a crime. This is a castle of sand. When you cannot prove, you imagine. When you cannot find, you invent.’

The most damning evidence of Jubillar’s crime came from the testimony from his relatives, including his mother Nadine who told the court she regretted not taking her son seriously when he said: ‘I’m fed up, she annoys me, I’m going to kill her, I’m going to bury her, no one will find her.’ 

A letter written by the couple’s son read aloud to the court accused Jubillar of mistreating both his mother and himself.

He described being beaten, humiliated and belittled, and said he believed his father ‘did something bad’ to his mother. 

The child also revealed that he had witnessed the couple arguing the night of her disappearance and they discussed their separation.

In his final sentence in the court he simply said: ‘I have done absolutely nothing to Delphine.’  

It can be difficult to know which to take

If you find yourself feeling under the weather, or with aches or pains, it’s common practice to reach for some painkillers. Paracetamol and ibuprofen are used most often, but which you should take can depend on a few factors.

It can be difficult to know which to take. Thankfully, though, an expert spoke exclusively to The Mirror about painkillers – settling the argument once and for all about which one you should be reaching for. Abbas Kanani, superintendent pharmacist at Chemist Click, clarified which is more beneficial when choosing between paracetamol and ibuprofen, and put paid to a widespread misconception surrounding the two.

He said: “Paracetamol is probably more effective at bringing down temperature, so it’s almost like a double-whammy, you get rid of your headache and bring your temperature down. But if you feel that you have more body aches, that’s your main symptom, then ibuprofen is probably slightly better as it’s an anti-inflammatory.”

The pharmacist also cautions that people should be mindful when taking ibuprofen, as many individuals are allergic to the class of drug it belongs to. You can find out more about who should not take ibuprofen on the NHS website here.

Nevertheless, he reveals that what most folk don’t realise is that both medicines can actually be taken together when you’re feeling particularly under the weather. “If you feel that one isn’t enough you can take ibuprofen as well as paracetamol, you can take them together. A lot of people don’t know that it’s not one or the other, you can put them together as they work in different ways.”

While these two medications will assist with aches, pains and high temperatures, along with mild cold and flu symptoms, Abbas points out that they’ll offer little relief for those struggling with coughs and nasal congestion.

To tackle these particular symptoms, cold and flu remedies would be more appropriate. For example, medicines containing a decongestant would be most effective for a blocked nose, while an expectorant would be needed for mucus-producing coughs and a cough suppressant for a dry, tickly cough.

However, when taking cold and flu medications, it’s vital to always read the packet and accompanying leaflet to establish which other products can be safely combined, as while paracetamol and ibuprofen can be taken together, other medicines may not be suitable to mix with them.

Nearly 50million Brits – including minimum wage workers – could end up in the higher rate of tax unless the Government gets spending under control.

The stark scenario has been raised by the Treasury’s OBR watchdog, in an assessment of the long-term ‘fiscal risks’ facing the country.

The report pointed to ‘challenging’ spending pressures – largely from demographic change – on areas such as health and social care, state pensions, defence and Net Zero.

Primary government spending is projected to rise from 40 per cent of GDP in 2030-2031 to 49 per cent by 2075-2076, according to the independent body’s baseline scenario. 

That would drive the public sector’s debt mountain to three times the size of the economy by the end of the period. 

The OBR said that if the country was hit by shocks over the coming decades similar to those of recent years, the debt levels ‘very quickly become unsustainable’ – potentially topping 1,000 per cent of GDP. 

But it cautioned that trying to bridge the gap in the finances with tax would mean ‘increasing risks and worsening trade-offs’. 

Public sector net debt could soar towards 300 per cent of GDP over the coming decades

The OBR said that if the country was hit by shocks over the coming decades similar to those of recent years, the debt levels ‘very quickly become unsustainable’ – potentially topping 1,000 per cent of GDP

The report said that factors such as dwindling fuel duty revenues and the ban on the next generation buying tobacco would in theory keep revenues roughly stable at 41 per cent over the next 50 years.

But that assumes the revenues are not replaced by other levies such as on electric cars, and also that income tax thresholds rise in line with earnings.

The OBR highlighted that in fact, personal tax thresholds have been frozen for eight years, dragging millions of people deeper into tax. 

An alternative scenario of thresholds being uprated in line with CPI inflation would give a radically different outcome.

The watchdog suggested two-thirds of earners – roughly 47million of an anticipated population of around 71million – could end up in the higher rate of tax, resulting in a ‘large impact on work incentives’. 

‘It would imply that by the end of the 50-year projection period, around two-thirds of the income distribution might expect to pay income tax at the higher rate of 40 per cent or above,’ the report said.

‘Indeed, in this scenario, a full-time worker on the National Living Wage would become a higher-rate taxpayer at some point in the late 2060s. 

‘We would expect this sustained and substantial rise in average and marginal tax rates to induce a large negative labour supply effect, which would significantly dent the static estimates of revenue increases set out above. 

‘The long-term increases to average and marginal tax rates implied by this assumption would be additional to the significant increases in taxation in the period since the pandemic. 

‘The UK’s overall tax-to-GDP ratio is forecast to rise to 43 per cent of GDP in 2030-31, from 37 per cent of GDP in 2019-20. This would take it from around 4 per cent of GDP below the average of advanced economies to slightly above, though still below the G7 average. 

‘OECD comparisons suggest that UK average and marginal labour tax rates across a range of household types are currently broadly in line with the advanced-economy and G7 averages, so additional long-term increases in labour taxation would likely take the UK above them. 

‘Moreover, there are many points in the UK income distribution where marginal tax rates are much higher than presented in these stylised comparisons, where further increases in tax rates could have particularly sharp impacts on labour supply. 

‘The message is not that there is no scope to raise taxes, but that raising revenues consistently over the long term as a means of putting the public finances on a more sustainable path would entail increasing risks and worsening trade-offs.’

Even with tax thresholds only rising annually in line with CPI inflation, public sector debt is seen as increasing to 150 per cent of GDP by 2075.

The OBR said the ‘degree of tightening required to prevent debt from following an unsustainable path increases if it is delayed to future years’

The OBR stressed that its scenarios should not be seen as forecasts because it was ‘almost certain’ that future governments would have to take action to prevent them from happening.

But it stressed it was ‘today’s challenge, not tomorrow’s’ to address debt levels.

‘The degree of tightening required to prevent debt from following an unsustainable path increases if it is delayed to future years,’ the report warned.

‘This would make it more costly and place more of a burden on future generations.’

A spokesman for HM Treasury said: ‘We have the right economic plan to deal with economic shocks.

‘Our plan to reduce the deficit has been endorsed by the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and the OBR forecast that it will fall every year this parliament, meaning we will be borrowing less than the G7 average.

‘This Government has remained committed to protecting households and businesses through providing economic stability via our non-negotiable fiscal rules while protecting over a £120 billion increase in capital spending.’