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British taxpayers face a quintet of tax increases set to take effect throughout 2026, spanning everything from wages and investments to property and everyday purchases, but what will you have to pay?Sarah Coles, head of personal finance at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “Finally, the cacophony of conversations about tax have died away for a while. We’ve had months of Budget speculation, followed by the reality of tax hikes, and then a horribly stressful period as people worked out what it meant for them.”Here is a full list of the tax hikes Britons are at risk of being hammered with in the…

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Charlie Buckland WalesChristmas is often regarded as a time for goodwill, but one young UK couple’s act of kindness 50 years ago changed their lives forever. On 23 December 1975, Rob Parsons and his wife Dianne were preparing for Christmas at their Cardiff home when they heard a knock at the door.On their doorstep stood a man with a bin bag containing his possessions in his right hand and a frozen chicken in his left.Rob studied the man’s face and vaguely remembered him as Ronnie Lockwood, someone he would occasionally see at Sunday School as a boy and who he…

Chris GeeLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceFormer civil servants, Keith and Helen Atkinson, will be recognised for their 31 years of service to their communityA couple in their 70s who have been fostering children for more than 30 years say they have no plans to retire.Keith and Helen Atkinson, from Walmersley, have opened their home to 31 children, mainly teenagers, since 1994 – and will be awarded Bury’s ‘freedom of the borough’ award in early 2026, in recognition of their service.Mr and Ms Atkinson, 76 and 74, said they were surprised to be chosen for the award. “We don’t…

Arsenal are sitting top of the Premier League at Christmas, but it is BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton who leads the way when it comes to predictions.”I’m number one at Christmas – again,” said Sutton, who as a player led the Premier League table at this point with Norwich in 1992 and Blackburn in 1994, and went on to win the title with Rovers.”It’s a big deal for me to be top, as well as for Arsenal.”AI is the go-to for virtually everyone in the world whenever they have to ask anything, so the fact that I am beating…

Christmas Day is here and the UK’s most popular traditions on December 25 have been revealed. Every family tends to have a long-established routine for the big day, but conventions can vary greatly between households.According to research from thortful, in a survey of 1,000 people, the majority of Brits start off the festivities with opening presents after they get up (39 per cent), eat Christmas dinner at 2pm (26 per cent) with lashings of gravy (91 per cent), then watch the King’s speech (89 per cent) and finish with entertainment. Wham!’s Last Christmas is the nation’s favourite song, while Home…

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The Labour Government’s inheritance tax (IHT) U-turn has been hailed as an “early Christmas present” for farmers with the HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) levy’s threshold to be raised from £1million to £2.5million.Ministers have confirmed the revised tax policy, which is set to take effect from April6 in the new year, will be formally introduced to Parliament through the Finance Bill in January.Under the new provisions, spouses and civil partners will be permitted to transfer unused allowances to one another, potentially allowing couples to pass on agricultural assets worth up to £5 million without incurring inheritance tax.Ministers stated they had…

Former All Saints star Melanie Blatt has revealed she felt profoundly uneasy during her participation in the upcoming Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special.Speaking to stand-in presenter Christine Lampard on this morning’s edition of Lorraine, the 50-year-old singer described the experience as completely foreign territory.”I mean it was like nothing I have ever done before,” Ms Blatt admitted during the interview.When Mrs Lampard suggested that Strictly had made her more nervous than any previous performance, despite her extensive stage experience, Ms Blatt confirmed the assessment.Melanie Blatt shared she was ‘deeply uncomfortable’ | ITV”Out of the comfort zone was the smallest thing…

Emma RossiterandHafsa KhalilWatch: Catherine and Charlotte perform piano duet for Christmas EveThe Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte have performed a piano duet together for a Christmas carol service.The mother and daughter did not appear live at the Together at Christmas event at Westminster Abbey earlier this month.Their performance of a piece of music by Scottish composer Erland Cooper was pre-recorded at Windsor Castle last week specifically for the event’s Christmas Eve broadcast on ITV1.Kensington Palace had teased the clip ahead of the programme with a video of Catherine and a then unknown person playing the piano captioned “a special…