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Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit will likely need lung transplant, palace confirms`; const adSlotHtmlSkyRight = “; const targetParentSky = document.querySelector(‘.sky–ad__container’); if (targetParentSky) { targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyLeft); targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyRight); } } else { // console.log(“Inder 3 – skys not showing because user is member”); } `; targetParentBillboard.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adBillboard); } `; return trendingDiv; }

Tax receipts surged by £41.8billion compared to last year following a record tax raid by Rachel Reeves in November.Gross tax and National Insurance contributions totalled £579billion between April and November 2025, according to fresh HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) figures.The figures represent a substantial year-on-year increase across several major revenue streams.Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax and National Insurance contributions accounted for the majority of the increase.Together, these receipts totalled £329.5billion over the eight-month period, £34billion higher than the same period last year, a rise of 11 per cent year on year.PAYE Income Tax and National Insurance contributions generated £309.6billion, a…

Neil HendersonOld Bailey, LondonPA MediaThe attack happened in Shaftesbury Avenue in central LondonA driver who killed a man and mowed down others in a drink-fuelled rampage in London’s West End on Christmas Day has been convicted of murder.Anthony Gilheaney, 31, was found guilty at the Old Bailey of murdering 25-year-old Aidan Chapman and attempting to murder two other men in a series of attacks in the early hours of 25 December 2024.Mr Chapman suffered catastrophic head injuries and died in hospital on New Year’s Eve.Gilheaney, from Harlow in Essex, was also convicted of wounding with intent and causing grievous bodily…

Lake says his contract negotiations were more with Ospreys than the WRU.”They’re [Ospreys] not really sure about what kind of position they’re going to be in next year either,” said Lake.”I know it was very tough for them to be able to put contracts on the table with everything that is going on.”It’s not an easy decision, but it’s one that I feel I’ve got to take.”Lake says he did not take the decision to leave Ospreys lightly.”It was a tough decision because you never want to leave the club you started out at,” said Lake.”The staff and the boys…

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Millions of households across the UK could be missing out on a free council-backed energy scheme that can reduce annual bills by up to £237.The Switch Together Energy initiative allows households to join together to secure exclusive energy tariffs through a collective switching process.The scheme is run in partnership with local councils and is designed to help residents access cheaper fixed-rate energy deals.It works by pooling households into a large buying group, giving energy suppliers an incentive to offer lower prices than those available on the open market.Registration for the scheme is free and completed online through participating local councils.Households…

Lorraine Kelly makes feelings clear as she slams Thomas Skinner for ‘suing BBC’ over Strictly exit`; const adSlotHtmlSkyRight = “; const targetParentSky = document.querySelector(‘.sky–ad__container’); if (targetParentSky) { targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyLeft); targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyRight); } } else { // console.log(“Inder 3 – skys not showing because user is member”); } `; targetParentBillboard.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adBillboard); } `; return trendingDiv; }

Motorhome and campervan drivers could face new driving licence changes following landmark petition`; const adSlotHtmlSkyRight = “; const targetParentSky = document.querySelector(‘.sky–ad__container’); if (targetParentSky) { targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyLeft); targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyRight); } } else { // console.log(“Inder 3 – skys not showing because user is member”); } `; targetParentBillboard.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adBillboard); } `; return trendingDiv; }

Mark SavageMusic correspondentOfficial Charts CompanyKylie is the first female artist to have UK number one hits in four separate decadesKylie Minogue has scored this year’s Christmas number one, deposing Wham!’s Last Christmas, which topped the chart in 2023 and 2024.The pop star achieved the feat with her single XMAS, an irrepressibly jaunty anthem about “the presents underneath the tree” and kissing someone special “out in the snow”.Arriving 37 years after her first UK number one hit, I Should Be So Lucky in 1988, it makes Kylie the first female artist to top the charts in four different decades.”It’s hard to…

A man has pleaded guilty to sending death threats to former MP Simon Danczuk.The former Labour politician was standing as Reform UK’s candidate in the Rochdale by-election in February 2024 following the death of Labour veteran Tony Lloyd.At Wigan and Leigh Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, Zaffar Hussain admitted one count of “sending by electronic communication on a network grossly offensive or indecent or obscene or menacing messages”.The 25-year-old, of Kellett Street, Rochdale, will be sentenced in February.Mr Danczuk received the message two weeks before polling day. The by-election was won by Workers Party leader George Galloway.Labour regained the House of…