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Royal admirers have lauded Princess Anne for her composure and professionalism following an endearing moment with Scotland’s rugby captain at the weekend.The 75-year-old Princess Royal was on hand to award Sione Tuipulotu the Calcutta Cup after his team’s commanding 31-20 triumph over England on February 14.During the trophy presentation, the Scottish skipper appeared to move in for an embrace with the royal patron.Sharp-eyed observers quickly noticed how Anne deftly navigated the situation, with social media users commending her poise and adherence to established royal conventions during the exchange.Princess Anne swerves hug from Scotland captain in awkward Calcutta Cup exchange |…

Donald Trump has launched a scathing attack on UK energy secretary Ed Miliband after Labour signed a green energy agreement with California Governor Gavin Newsom.The US President described the memorandum of understanding as “inappropriate”.Mr Trump told Politico: “The UK’s got enough trouble without getting involved with Gavin Newscum.”He went on to criticise the Democratic governor’s record in office, delivering a strongly worded assessment of his leadership and environmental policies.“Gavin is a loser. Everything he’s touched turns to garbage. His state has gone to hell, and his environmental work is a disaster. People are leaving,” he said.“The worst thing that the…

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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is bringing on board 1,000 valuation specialists as the Government gears up to enforce its new “mansion tax” on high-value residential properties exceeding £2million.Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled plans for this council tax surcharge targeting expensive homes in England during last year’s Budget, with the levy scheduled to come into effect from April 2028. The Valuation Office Agency (VAO), the Government body responsible for determining council tax bands across England and Wales, will be merged into HMRC from April this year.Approximately 200,000 properties face reassessment under the incoming policy, with the valuation process anticipated to commence…

Staff also reported, as one put it, that Romeo insisted they “frame articles in Vogue and the New Yorker about her and place them in the Residence guest bathroom directly in the line of site at all angles so that regardless of, um, how you use the bathroom, you have to stare at a photo of her in a magazine spread staring back at you.”

Feyenoord will train in Belgium this week instead of their home in Rotterdam so signing Raheem Sterling can work with his new team-mates.England forward Sterling joined Feyenoord last week after leaving Chelsea by mutual consent but he can not train or play in the Netherlands until he is granted a work permit.Manager Robin van Persie says he has moved his side’s training to Tubize – which is around 137km from Rotterdam – to allow the 31-year-old to gel with his new team-mates as quickly as possible.”One of the reasons is that Sterling can train with the team,” said Van Persie.”But…

One-third of Britons fume when other people put their phone calls on loudspeaker in public but the vast majority won’t tell them off, according to new research.Samsung Electronics quizzed the nation to find out what really grinds Britons’ gears, revealing that everyday irritations can quickly bubble over.The survey found that four in 10 Brits admit it can take just one small thing to push them over the edge.Specifically, commuters who listen to music or videos out loud in public ranked highly among the biggest annoyances (33 per cent). Loudspeaker phone calls also featured prominently, with many saying the behaviour feels…

Reform’s Laila Cunningham has issued a rave reaction after Nigel Farage revealed Robert Jenrick and Suella Braverman are set to hold key roles in the party’s “Shadow Cabinet” today.The Reform UK leader announced Mr Jenrick will serve as his Shadow Chancellor, with Mrs Braverman covering education and equalities.Reacting to the major announcement today, Reform’s London candidate heaped praise onto her party colleagues on GB News saying: “It’s the dream team. “If you listen to the press today, one thing that really blew me away was you could hear conviction. “There was no mincing of words. There was no ‘what exactly…

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Former university pupils are campaigning for student loan repayment reform amid high interest rates above inflation.Currently in the UK, graduates earning over the current threshold of £28,470 must pay nine per cent of what they earn towards the loan. For many former students, interest is charged at up to three percentage points above the retail price index. Last year, Chancellor Rachel Reeves froze thresholds for loan repayments at £29,395 for three years from April 2027. Conor Boyle who studied at Oxford University from 2021 to 2024, expressed his frustration over the high interest rates for student loan repayments, telling GB…