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But Norris said: “A lot of fun. I really enjoyed it. Formula 1 changes all the time. Sometimes it’s a bit better to drive, sometimes not as good to drive.”But we get paid a stupid amount of money to drive so we can’t really complain in the end of the day.”It’s a challenge, but it’s a good, fun challenge for the engineers and the drivers.”It’s different. You have to drive it in a different way and understand things differently and manage things differently.”But I still get to drive cars and travel the world and have a lot of fun, so,…

Sir Keir Starmer was forced to issue an unprecedented ministerial direction after civil servants refused to approve a redundancy payout of more than £260,000 for dismissed Cabinet Secretary Sir Chris Wormald.Senior officials declined to authorise the payment, arguing there was no “clear and compelling” case for removing the country’s most senior civil servant. The Prime Minister overruled them, concluding his working relationship with the 57-year-old had become untenable.Sir Chris had been in post for less than a year, having been appointed by Sir Keir himself. Under his contract, he was entitled to one month’s salary for every year of service…

Great Britain’s Jack Pinnington Jones is through to his first ATP Tour quarter-final as he continued his superb run at the Dallas Open.The 22-year-old, who had to come through two rounds of qualifying to make the tournament’s main draw, followed up his stunning victory over Italy’s world number 20 Flavio Cobolli by beating American Eliot Spizzirri to reach the last eight.Pinnington Jones, ranked 181st in the world, overcame world number 68 Spizzirri in three sets, prevailing 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 7-6 (7-4).He will face former US Open champion Marin Cilic for a place in the semi-finals on Friday.Pinnington Jones completed his…

A former university student has finally graduated 33 years after finishing her degree.Bee Costello-Bates completed her politics degree in 1993 at the University of Bristol, but did not attend her graduation.Now working as a journalist, she was unable to attend when her ill father had received a devastating diagnosis.Mrs Costello-Bates, 54, said she had always regretted not attending and was “always at the back of her mind”.After reconnecting with her university and mentoring students, Mrs Costello Bates finally collected her degree at a ceremony at the Wills Memorial Building on Wednesday.She said: “Not attending my graduation ceremony was always at…

Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham have urged the Government to deliver greater tax relief to Britain’s struggling hospitality sector in a fresh challenge to Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership.The two Labour heavyweights – both seen as potential contenders in any future leadership race – called on the Prime Minister to cut VAT for pubs, bars and restaurants grappling with soaring costs.Speaking at a Liverpool event focused on the night-time economy, Ms Rayner pointed to the mounting pressures facing the sector.“We’ve got to start looking at the intersectionality of all these challenges and start relieving some of them,” she said, adding that…

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A yellow warning is in force for snow and ice overnight on Thursday and into Friday for Scotland. Snow amounts of a few centimetres even on lower roads could be in store by Friday morning. On hills above 300m there could be up to 2 to 5cm, with 10cm possible in places. In addition to the snow, ice will also be a hazard.A second yellow warning for snow and ice is also in force for northern England and the north Midlands. Here snow will fall at low levels but is not likely to settle below 200 metres. These higher levels…

The night started with a bang as the two biggest darts stars in the world played out a high-quality contest that went down to a final-leg decider.Humphries and Littler both hit seven 180s and averaged over 102 and 105 respectively, but both were surprisingly poor on the outer ring – missing 28 doubles between them.Humphries was the better player throughout, but at 4-1 up he started missing doubles badly, 17 in all by the end of the match, as Littler engineered an escape to make it five straight wins against his big rival.World number two Humphries has now lost 11…

The Home Office has spent nearly £700,000 of taxpayer money fighting a legal challenge brought by Palestine Action.Huda Ammori, co-founder of the proscribed group, launched legal action following the Government’s decision to designate the organisation as a terror group.Since the ban came into force, thousands of people have been arrested for holding signs expressing support for Palestine Action.Figures disclosed through a Freedom of Information request, seen by The Independent, show the Home Office has incurred legal costs of £694,390.03.The funds were used to cover Government Legal Department costs, counsel fees and other court expenses linked to the case.Lawyers for Palestine…

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