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Renters living in taxpayer-subsidised London social housing properties worth millions will be spared Rachel Reeves’s so-called “mansion tax”. The Chancellor confirmed in the Budget last week that privately owned properties valued above £2million will face an average charge of £4,500 a year from April 2028.However, those living in social housing will be exempt from the levy, according to government documents published on Wednesday, which state: “Social housing will not be in scope.”A Treasury source later reiterated that residents of high-value social homes will not be required to pay the extra charge.Across England there were more than 110 social housing homes…
Labour MP and former minister Tulip Siddiq has been sentenced to two years in prison in Bangladesh after being put on trial in her absence alongside 16 other people over corruption allegations.She was found guilty of influencing her aunt, Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, to secure a plot of land for her family in the outskirts of the capital Dhaka, a claim she strongly denies.Siddiq, who is based in London and has rejected the charges, is unlikely to serve the sentence.The sitting MP for Hampstead and Highgate continues to face a number of outstanding charges in Bangladesh. Since Hasina’s…
At 38 years of age, Darren Hughes has done a lot in his football career, but the Scotstown veteran is thrilled to have another opportunity to win an Ulster club title following Sunday’s epic semi-final win over Newbridge.Hughes stroked home the winning penalty in the shootout after the game finished 2-20 apiece after extra-time, joking “I wanted to hit the first one and get it out of the road”, but was simply relieved to have come out on the right side.Leading by 10 early in the second half and then by nine with 15 to go, it seemed Scotstown were…
Age UKAshira Denab and Rick Hartley helped overhaul the charity shop in NorthendenCharity shop manager Ashira Denab decided to completely abandon the traditional layout of her store in Greater Manchester for something resembling a designer shop.The interior design graduate said she want the shop in Northenden to become the kind of place she would choose to visit, and as a result, customers have told “they have never been in a shop like it”.It is part of a growing trend to rebrand the shops which often dominate high streets depleted by established retailers facing spiralling overheads and fierce online competition.Nora Masefield…
Angela Rayner has been accused of trying to avoid the council tax surcharge on her Westminster residence. The Conservatives have written to Sir Keir Starmer and the Prime Minister’s Ethics Advisor Sir Laurie Magnus, suggesting she failed to pay the correct rate of council tax on her grace and favour official residence at Admiralty House. Westminster City Council brought in a 100 per cent council tax surcharge on second homes in April, meaning the £2,034 bill on her flat in Whitehall should have doubled.However, the council was not informed that the flat at Admiralty House was her second home until…
The UK economy is heading for a sharper slowdown next year, with fresh forecasts suggesting that growth will weaken just as households face the steepest tax burden in decades. Economists at KPMG warn that Reeves’s post-Budget tax decisions will squeeze consumer spending and push unemployment higher, raising questions over whether the government’s revenue drive risks undermining the recovery.Economic growth is expected to slow to just one per cent in 2026, according to KPMG, which says the freeze on income tax thresholds is holding the economy back.KPMG’s new forecast is weaker than its previous 1.1 per cent estimate, and the firm…
Shannen HeadleyWest MidlandsBecky said the family court system “prolonged” the abuse after her ex-husband was convicted of her rape (generic image)After years trapped in an abusive marriage, Becky – not her real name – thought her horrific ordeal might start to be over the day she watched her ex-husband jailed for raping her twice.But a fresh nightmare was around the corner, when, three days later, she had to face him in the family courts to try and stop him having parental access to their children.She is one of thousands of parents who have had to fight against a violent or…
What hasn’t changed this weekend is that Arsenal are still the team to beat.You could argue they could have done more against Chelsea’s 10 men, and they might be disappointed not to create more chances after the red card, and to only get a draw.But, looking at the bigger picture, they have come out of a very difficult week in the Champions League and Premier League with impressive wins over Tottenham and Bayern Munich and now getting a draw away at the team who were closest to them in the table.Against Chelsea, they were missing both of their first-choice centre-halves,…
The footage filmed by the woman was seen by millions of peopleWe were filming an interview on the outskirts of a public park in Falkirk when a woman approached.”Can I just ask why you’re encouraging these men to sit in this park?” she asked while recording the exchange on her phone.The man we were speaking to for our latest Disclosure documentary was living in a nearby asylum hotel, where angry protests had been taking place since the summer.The woman said men from the hotel had been following local children, and asked us to take our interview elsewhere.At this point, a…
Ajax have criticised the “utterly outrageous” firework display which resulted in their Dutch league match against Groningen being abandoned.Referee Bas Nijhuis took the players off the field at the Johan Cruyff Arena within five minutes of the start of the match after fireworks and flares were ignited behind one of the goals.Attempts to restart the Eredivisie match 45 minutes later were met with more fireworks and prompted Nijhuis to formally abandon the game.”Ajax considers what happened in the stadium this evening to be utterly outrageous,” the Amsterdam club said in a statement.”We offer our apologies to everyone who has been…