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Fact To File and Gaelic Warrior head the hopefuls for the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day.The duo, trained by Willie Mullins, are set to meet again after Gaelic Warrior narrowly beat his stablemate at Punchestown last month.Nicky Henderson’s Arkle Chase winner Jango Baie is also among the nine confirmations as is The Jukebox Man, owned by former football manager Harry Redknapp.”To win a King George would be a dream, but I know hard it is going to be to do it,” said former Tottenham, West Ham and Bournemouth boss Redknapp.”It’s probably like going into the Champions…

Locals on an unassuming Sunderland street have shared their fury after the community was changed “beyond all recognition” following an influx of asylum seekers. Residents have claimed the migrants are bussed into properties during the night in “secret”. A third of the homes on the street, found in Sunderland’s Monkwearmouth district, have been converted into asylum accommodation. Billy Shergold, who moved to the street 50 years ago, despaired that he no longer recognised what was once his dream home. The 73-year-old former Merchant Navy worker had grown up in poverty before saving enough to buy on what was then a…

Rachel Reeves has been accused of “cancelling Christmas” as Britons hit the shops on “super Saturday”, the busiest shopping day of the festive season.Speaking to GB News’s Yorkshire and Humberside reporter Anna Riley, Britons took aim at the Chancellor and urged people to “prioritise what they need” this Christmas.Millions are expected to flood shopping centres on what’s to be the busiest retail day of the year, with postal deadlines also ending today. It’s now or never for that Christmas prep, but after retail sales slumped in November, the question is whether today’s spending spree will be enough to give our…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is “pushing more pensioners into paying tax” with her Budget reforms, analysts warn. The Chancellor’s November 26’s fiscal statement confirmed that the current freeze to tax thresholds will be extended until 2031.During her speech, Ms Reeves reaffirmed the Labour Government’s commitment to the triple lock which determines annual rate hikes to the state pension but economists not this will make retirees pay more to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).Thanks to the triple lock, pension benefit payment rates from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) rise every year by either the rate of inflation, average wages or…

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Getty ImagesA 48-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the sceneA 48-year-old woman has died and three passengers were taken to hospital following a two-car crash in Fife.The incident, which involved a involved a black Nissan Qashqai and a white Volkswagen Polo, happened at around 23:10 on Friday on the B981, between Cluny and the Chapel junction roundabout.Police said the Polo driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Three passengers from the car were taken taken to hospital, where one remains in a serious condition.Officers said the 33-year-old female driver of the Qashqai was arrested in connection with a road traffic…

PACharli XCX at the 2025 Brit Awards after she won in five categoriesThe Brit Awards 2026 are set to be held in Manchester in February, relocating from London for the first time since the awards began in 1977. The ceremony will be held at Manchester’s Co-op Live arena on Saturday 28 February. Here’s all the details you need if you are planning to tune in.How to watchThe awards ceremony is advertised to run from 20:00 – 22:00 GMT.General tickets for the event are currently sold out after going on sale on 9 December.You will be able to watch the show…

The Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will be held every four years from 2028, Confederation of African Football president Patrice Motsepe has announced.The tournament has taken place every two years since 1968, with a one-year gap between the 2012 and 2013 editions.But the tournament will switch to a four-year cycle after the 2027 Afcon in East Africa and a 2028 edition.Motsepe has instead announced the creation of an African Nations League which will take place annually from 2029.”We have the most exciting new structure for African football,” Motsepe said.

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are renaming their joint charity, the Archewell Foundation, to Archewell Philanthropies – five years since it launched.Prince Harry and Meghan set up the charity, which the mission statement Show up, do good, after cutting ties with the Royal Family and becoming financially independent in 2020.The charity pushes for safer social media and developing artificial intelligence “responsibly”.The charity has also supported children caught up in conflict zones, including Ukraine and Gaza.Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have turned the Archewell Foundation into the Archewell Philanthropies | GETTYA spokesman for The duke and duchess said: “This next…