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Experts have warned that the Chancellor’s introduction of new pay-per-mile car taxes for electric cars could result in new petrol vehicles getting more expensive.Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the major expansion of motoring taxation, with millions of drivers set to face new car taxes in 2028 following a consultation.The changes will result in electric car owners paying three pence per mile, while plug-in hybrid vehicle drivers will fork out 1.5p per mile.The electric vehicle industry criticised the new plans, claiming that it would result in drivers turning their backs on new electric vehicles.This could put the Government’s 2030 deadline to ban…
The countdown is on to this year’s iconic Manchester Christmas Parade – THE heartwarming event of the festive season for Mancunians and visitors alike, and taking place this weekend on Sunday 7 December. Now in its fourth year the annual parade – delivered this year in celebration with Quooker – has been a festive favourite since it was first held in December 2022 and three years on has become an unmissable highlight of the countdown to Christmas in the city. With brand-new, never-before-seen content for this year and even more community groups taking part than ever, the free family-friendly…
Drivers are being warned of new rates from the HMRC, which could impact how much petrol, diesel and electric car drivers pay to travel.From today, Monday, December 1, 2025, HM Revenue and Customs will begin charging certain drivers using new advisory fuel rates (AFRs).The rates are amended four times per year, although they only apply to employees using a car through their company.The rates are used when an employee needs to be reimbursed for business travel in their company car.Alternatively, the mileage rates can be used when the company needs an employee to repay the cost of refuelling or recharging…
“That is so much higher than I expected” – watch the moment Catrin Nye is told about her forever chemical levelsAs I walked into the medical clinic for my blood test, all I could think about was how to avoid looking like a wimp on camera. I didn’t really contemplate what the test would reveal.I am not great with needles – but as part of a Panorama investigation into so-called forever chemicals, I was being tested to see what level of them I had in my blood. As a mum with two small children, I also wanted to know whether…
Italian tennis great Nicola Pietrangeli, a two-time French Open champion, has died at the age of 92.Pietrangeli became the first Italian to win a Grand Slam singles title with his first triumph at Roland Garros in 1959 and retained the trophy a year later.With 48 career titles, Pietrangeli was widely considered the country’s greatest ever player until the emergence of current world number two and four-time major winner Jannik Sinner.”Italian tennis is mourning an icon. Nicola Pietrangeli, the only Italian inducted into the World Tennis Hall of Fame, has died,” the Italian Tennis Federation (FITP) confirmed on Monday.In addition to…
A man who was deported back to Lithuania returned to the UK to rape a woman. Audrius Zukauskas pleaded guilty to three charges of rape and assault occasioning actual bodily harm after he forced himself into his victim’s home. The 55-year-old met the stranger at Hanley Bus Station in Stoke-on-Trent earlier this year, invited her to his home, and stopped off for vodka and wine.However, just minutes after arriving at the property he became sexually aggressive, forcibly removed her clothes, pinned her down, and raped her.Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard how the woman told him to stop and get off her…
A senior Conservative figure has launched a scathing attack on the Chancellor, alleging she deceived the public about Government finances to implement sweeping tax measures.Speaking on GB News, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Alex Burghart claimed Rachel Reeves had been “caught telling porky pies, and very serious ones at that”.The accusation centres on the Chancellor’s justification for imposing £26 billion in tax increases following Wednesday’s Budget. Mr Burghart alleged that Ms Reeves misrepresented the state of public finances when she cited a fiscal shortfall as the reason for raising taxes.”Rachel Reeves told everybody there was a huge hole…
Twenty-five Christmas stockings created from former Sandringham House curtains will go under the hammer from today as part of the King’s Foundation’s 12 Days of Christmas auction.Bidders can secure their own piece of royal history with starting prices set at £250 per stocking.The Norfolk estate’s old curtains have been given new life as festive decorations through this charitable initiative.Twenty-four stockings will be sold to raise funds for the foundation, whilst the twenty-fifth has been reserved as a Christmas gift for the King himself.Twenty-five Christmas stockings created from former Sandringham House curtains will go under the hammer from today as part…
PIP claims for obesity have surged by almost 60 per cent since 2019, costing taxpayers a total of £144 million, new DWP figures reveal. More than 4,400 people are now receiving the disability benefit for obesity, prompting fresh questions over the financial sustainability of the welfare system and the Government’s approach to public health.Freedom of Information figures obtained from the Department for Work and Pensions reveal that 5,213 individuals now receive welfare payments due to obesity-related conditions.The number of people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for obesity has surged by 59 per cent since January 2019, rising from 2,780 to…
A heated discussion erupted on GB News after Eamonn Holmes described the increasing prevalence of obese individuals as “absolutely gross” during a segment examining whether commenting on people’s weight is acceptable.The People’s Channel star made the remarks whilst discussing recent criticism directed at actress Ariana Grande’s appearance during her Wicked promotional tour.”You just notice more and more people are gross. Absolutely gross,” Eamonn stated on the programme.He elaborated on his observations, saying: “Just a generality, if you go to a shopping mall, a sports event or sitting on an aeroplane.”Eamonn Holmes said there is a growing number of ‘absolutely gross’…