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Fuel duty income for the Treasury has dipped slightly over the past year, as drivers cut back and more people switch to electric cars.New figures from HMRC show fuel duty receipts between April 2025 and March 2026 totalled £24.3billion, down £100million compared with the same period the year before.Experts explained the drop reflects changing habits on the roads, as well as growing pressure from high energy costs. Sheena McGuinness, Co-Head of Energy and Natural Resources at RSM UK, said the figures point to a longer-term shift away from petrol and diesel.She said: “The downtick in fuel duty revenue shown in…

“The problem is the uncertainty of the president… he will be very effusive about the King, the Royal Family, as he always is, one day. Next day, he rubbishes the prime minister, he goes back again into the feebleness, as he sees it, of the British Navy.”

Sabastian Sawe has etched his name into sporting immortality.The Kenyan distance runner crossed the finish line at the London Marathon with a time of 1:59:30, shattering what many considered an impossible barrier.At 29 years old, Sawe has achieved what no athlete before him managed in official competition: completing 26.2 miles in under two hours.Born on March 16, 1996, the long-distance specialist has now claimed victory in the capital for the second consecutive year, having triumphed on his debut at the same event twelve months ago.Sabastian Sawe ran the London Marathon in 1:59:30 | REUTERSHe grew up in a remote highland…

History has been made today as the first official sub-two-hour marathon has been set on the streets of London.Sabastian Sawe completed today’s London marathon in a time of 1:59:30 – making a new world record. The new world record holder won the Men’s elite race today, crossing the line in the capital’s Mall.The 29-year-old from Kenya not only achieved what no one thought possible, but smashed the two-hour mark.Sawe’s time was 30 seconds quicker than the two-hour mark, and 10 seconds faster than Eliud Kipchoge’s unofficial record in 2019.The Kenyan won in London on his debut last year and has…

Martin Jennings, the sculptor commissioned to create the Queen Elizabeth II memorial statues, has defended his design following criticism that the models bear little resemblance to the late monarch and should have featured her on horseback.Dame Joanna Lumley was among those voicing disappointment at the absence of an equestrian element.”We all wanted her to be on a horse. We wanted her on Burmese,” the actress told The Daily Mail. “An equestrian statue, that’s what we wanted. We really wanted her on a horse because we know she loved horses above everything.”The 68-year-old sculptor unveiled scale models of both Queen Elizabeth…

State pensioners living with severe disabilities can receive up to £344.20 in additional payments every four weeks through a single claim to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). This support is paid on top of standard Pension Credit, which provides weekly top‑ups for those on lower incomes.The severe disability addition increased on April 6 as part of new tax-year changes, rising from £82.90 to £86.05 per week. As Pension Credit is typically paid every four weeks, eligible pensioners can receive £344.20 over that period alongside their usual entitlement.The £86.05 weekly rate applies to single pensioners or couples where one…

Suffolk County Council has unveiled plans to clamp down on HGVs cutting through residential streets in north Ipswich, with a new 7.5-tonne weight limit set to be introduced. The move, confirmed last month, will see a traffic regulation order brought forward to prevent large lorries from using neighbourhood roads as shortcuts. The restrictions will apply to streets north of the A1214, an area that has so far been left outside existing limits already enforced across much of the town. Council officials detailed how the scheme is designed to protect residents from increasing freight traffic, while still allowing access for deliveries…

Sabastian Sawe made history by becoming the first man to run a sub-two hour marathon in a competitive race at the London Marathon.The 30-year-old Kenyan crossed the line in one hour 59 minutes 30 seconds, more than one minute faster than the late Kelvin Kiptum’s previous record of 2:00:35, set in 2023.

A mother and her young son have died after “getting into difficulty” in water at Elthorne Park in Ealing, west London.Metropolitan Police officers were dispatched to the scene shortly before 4.30pm following reports that two individuals were struggling in the water.The park sits alongside the River Brent.Both the woman and child were pulled from the water by emergency responders, but neither survived.Police have not yet disclosed the ages of the victims, who are believed to be mother and son.The Metropolitan Police confirmed despite receiving urgent medical attention at the scene, both individuals were pronounced dead.The Met attended the incident alongside…

King Charles is facing calls to address Britain’s concerns about the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands with Donald Trump during the State Visit.The shadow home secretary has said it would be “very reasonable” for the King to speak to the US President about UK sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.This follows reports that the US could review its position on the South Atlantic territory in retaliation for Sir Keir Starmer’s lack of support for the war in Iran.Chris Philp told the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme: “The British Government should do everything possible to keep those islands British, including making…