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New MOT test changes are launching across the UK today as the Government works to crack down on fraud and garages faking tests.At the end of July, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) announced that new features are being rolled out for the MOT testing service.The new rules, which are being introduced today (Monday, August 3, 2026), will allow testers to take and upload a photo of a vehicle being tested.Around 2,500 garages across Great Britain will be included in the first phase of the national rollout of the new feature.The feature is being updated to deter fraudulent MOT…

A man has been arrested after the death of a nine-year-old girl who was found with serious injuries in Arbroath.Officers were called to the town’s Elliot Industrial Estate shortly after midnight.The girl was taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, where she later died. A 35-year-old man has been arrested in connection with her death, which is being treated as suspicious.Police Scotland said the girl’s family were being supported by specialist officers and inquiries were continuing.

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Labour has prepared a mechanism to deliver targeted energy bill assistance this winter for households claiming means-tested benefits should ministers decide further support is necessary. Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Chancellor John Healey now face a series of key decisions as autumn approaches, with ministers first needing to determine whether intervention on energy costs is required before deciding what form any support package would take.The scheme has been designed around benefit claimants because the Treasury does not currently have a way of directing support to households based solely on their income, according to insiders.A Government source told The i Paper:…

Prince Harry wants to have his father by his side when he opens the 2027 Invictus Games in Birmingham next year, it has been claimed.The Duke of Sussex continued his reconciliation efforts with the King last month, when he was joined by Meghan Markle and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, for a top-secret meeting with the monarch and Queen Camilla.Harry had initially arrived in the UK solo, as he travelled to the Midlands for the Invictus Games One Year To Go countdown ceremony, where he was seen beaming from ear to ear.This was not because he beat…

A grieving family were mistakenly told by National Savings and Investments (NS&I) they would inherit £30,000 in Premium Bonds, only to discover the money did not exist. The error by the Treasury-backed savings institution left one family member, identified only as Mr B, expecting to use the funds to cover funeral expenses before learning they had been given the details of another customer’s account.After taking his complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service, Mr B sought around £15,000 in compensation for the distress caused by the mistake.However, the ombudsman ruled he was entitled to just £300, plus interest.The case is the…

Cavanagh has touched on a number of themes in his books. In Two Kinds of Stranger, he looks at a TikToker who has shared so much of her life online that she’s become an easy target for a criminal mastermind. In his latest book, One Of Us is Guilty, we meet the billionaire Vanderpool family and are immersed in a gruesome murder. Patrick Vanderpool, who is running for governor, and his wife Vanessa are both in the firing line for the murder but Patrick’s father Julian controls half of New York so will anyone really have to pay?Cavanagh said he…

Wales have become the first nation to publicly withdraw backing for Gianni Infantino’s bid to continue his leadership of Fifa.It follows the loss of confidence in the Fifa president following his scrapped plans to sell stakes in its competitions to private investment firms.The Football Association of Wales (FAW) has confirmed “its withdrawal of support for the candidature of Mr Gianni Infantino for re-election as Fifa president for the 2027-2031 term”.Infantino’s lucrative plan sparked a global outcry, with European football’s governing body Uefa threatening to boycott all Fifa competitions, including the World Cup. Uefa and Concacaf – which which oversees football…

A section of the track by Trafford Bar was 30 years old and was torn out and replaced as part of the work. Transport bosses say the repairs mean the tracks will not need replacing for another 30 years and passengers should see direct benefits once the lines reopen.In one section of track being replaced, trams were previously limited to speeds of 5mph, but this could go up to as much as 20mph once the new tracks are in, making it less likely that services will face delays.The new tracks have a different design to the old ones, and this…

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