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Lady Louise Windsor and James, Earl of Wessex have signed their parents’ 2025 Christmas card, despite their decision not to use their prince and princess titles.The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh unveiled their Christmas card this week, showing off their September trip to Japan.Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, shared two pictures from their five-day visit to the country.One showed the prince crossing an old wooden bridge while on a hike, dressed in a polo shirt and using two walking sticks.Lady Louise Windsor and James, Earl of Wessex, signed their parents’ Christmas card this year | PA / SHUGO TAKEMI…

Homeowners are already in line to receive “lower monthly repayments” on their mortgage following last week’s move by the Bank of England to slash the base rate to below four per cent, analysts claim.A cut to interest rates by the central bank could mark a “turning point” for the UK housing market, a property expert has said, after new research showed more than half of would-be buyers are being put off by higher borrowing costs.Threadneedle Street announced on Thursday that it is reducing the base rate from four per cent to 3.75 per cent, easing pressure on millions of households…

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A second person has died in hospital following a two-car crash in Fife.The incident happened at around 23:10 on Friday on the B981, between Cluny and the Chapel junction roundabout.Police said a 48-year-old woman, who was driving a Volkswagen Polo, was pronounced dead at the scene. Three passengers from the car were taken to hospital but one, a 64-year-old man, died from his injuries on Sunday morning.Officers said a passenger from the Polo remains in hospital.A 33-year-old woman, who was driving the other vehicle, a Nissan Qashqai, was arrested in connection with a road traffic offence.She was also taken to…

A drunk primary school teacher pestered four former colleague with sex messages, a disciplinary panel has heard.Samuel Caron admitted he sent two women a photo of his penis and propositioned another for a “foursome”, the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) heard.The 34-year-old, a teacher at St Patrick’s RC primary in Collyhurst, Manchester, claimed the indecent photo was a “pocket dial” and begged his colleague “please don’t get the police mate”, the hearing was told.The (TRA) panel found Mr Caron guilty of unacceptable professional conduct after he sent the messages between May and July 2023. He was banned from teaching for five…

Dom Taylor says he is “sincerely sorry” after a failed drugs test meant he was excluded from the PDC World Darts Championship.Englishman Taylor, who beat Oskar Lukasiak in the first round at Alexandra Palace, was tested in line with “ongoing anti-doping procedures”, the Darts Regulation Authority said on Friday.Taylor said he apologises for “blatant lying” and that he will be “back to prove himself”.The 27-year-old said his mental health had been affected by a series of personal traumas, including the anniversary of his daughter’s death.He was given a one-month suspension in January after failing a drugs test during the previous…

GB News has joined the Samaritan’s Purse Shoebox Appeal, who told the People’s Channel’s of their kind-hearted work this Christmastime.Director of Operation Christmas Child UK at Samaritan’s Purse Nick Cole told GB News’ Dougie Beattie: “We’ll be sending to about 10 countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and West Africa, and we’re going to spread Christmas joy and bring hope and share the love of God with children who wouldn’t otherwise receive a gift.”These boxes contain some toys, but most are practical items.”Meanwhile, regional manager, Darrell Nesbitt, has witnessed the excitement of children happy with the gifts that many take…

Labour has been told to take urgent steps to prepare the UK for the upcoming diesel ban deadline in 2040 amid fears thousands of drivers could be left behind.Electric vehicle organisation ChargeUK has urged the Government to unlock the electrification of heavy goods vehicles ahead of the looming 2040 deadline.The UK has pledged to phase out the sale of non-zero emission heavy goods vehicles weighing 26 tonnes and under by 2035.From 2040, diesel HGVs will be ruled out, with all new HGVs sold in the UK needing to be zero emission by 2040.Under Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the UK…

Meghan Markle’s father has turned to crowdfunding to cover his medical expenses following a leg amputation, with his American health insurance failing to provide coverage for treatment abroad.Thomas Markle Sr, 81, underwent a three-hour emergency operation described as “life or death” after falling ill at his residence in the Philippines, where he relocated earlier this year from Mexico.The former Hollywood lighting director’s GoFundMe page, established by a friend of his son Thomas Jr, has accumulated just over $4,500 (approximately £3,362) from supporters.His Medicare and Medicaid coverage from the United States does not extend to his current location on the island…

`; targetParentBillboard.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adBillboard); } Mortgage rates are set to fall in the weeks ahead following the Bank of England’s decision to cut the base rate from four per cent to 3.75 per cent, but how far it will fall remains up for debate.Analysts note the central bank’s move could result in a Christmas mortgage price war between lenders, which bring the cost of borrowing to buy a home down to as low as 3.5 per cent. As it stands, the lowest interest rate on offer for a two-year fixed deal is 3.55 per cent from Santander, with NatWest having a…