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GB News’ Royal Correspondent Cameron Walker has provided his insight into an exclusive trip to King Charles’s Scottish home, Dumfries House, the Princess of Wales’s Christmas carol service, and the Prince of Wales throwing his support behind the UK’s bid to host the Women’s World Cup in 2035.Sign up for the GB News Royal Newsletter to get the latest analysis straight to your inbox.WHY RESIDENTS ARE PRAISING KING CHARLES FOR SAVING THEIR COMMUNITYThis week, I was invited to experience Dumfries House, the headquarters of The King’s Foundation – His Majesty’s charity that supports education, communities, heritage and sustainable living.King Charles’s…

Motorists are being warned of driving law changes that may have passed them by in recent weeks, with many of the new rules being introduced in the Budget.Chancellor Rachel Reeves finally unveiled the Government’s spending plans in the Autumn Budget, which included several key measures, including car tax, fuel duty and much more.To help drivers adapt to the countless motoring changes introduced recently, GB News has rounded up the most important new rules you need to be aware of.BudgetOn Wednesday, November 26, the Chancellor unveiled a host of new changes for drivers across the UK in the Autumn Budget, complete…

Piccadilly RadioPhilip Birch founded Piccadilly Radio in Manchester after managing pirate station Radio LondonOne morning in April 1974, Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys was faded up and, with it, Greater Manchester’s newest radio station was born.Piccadilly Radio 261 went on to become a Mancunian institution and one of the most popular news, music and entertainment radio stations in the UK.The city’s first independent radio station, which joined the airwaves four years after Radio Manchester, helped launch the careers of broadcasters Andy Peebles, Chris Evans and Radio Manchester’s Becky Want and Mike Sweeney.After 14 years of news, sport, phone-ins and…

With only 155,000 inhabitants and 444 sq km of territory, Curacao is the smallest nation ever to qualify for a World Cup, in terms of both population and size.Most of the inhabitants of the Caribbean island, located just 60km off the Venezuelan coast, could fit in the venue for the final, the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey (capacity 82,500).Curacao boss Dick Advocaat, 78, will become the oldest coach to lead a side at a World Cup. The former Rangers and PSV boss has also been the national manager of eight different countries, but called qualifying with Curacao “the craziest thing…

Britain’s pubs are pleading for mercy over a “stealth tax” which has left them facing soaring business rates bills.At the despatch box, Rachel Reeves had publicly offered UK small businesses her backing through “permanently lower tax rates for over 750,000 retail, hospitality and leisure properties”.While earlier this year, Labour had opened the door to lowering business rates bills for high street businesses.But the Chancellor only lowered them by a quarter of the amount she could have in her Budget.Now, pub landlords could see their bills rise by as much as 500 per cent in just three years – with some…

Rachel Reeves is facing a mountain of calls to quit after she was accused of lying to the public about the true size of Britain’s so-called “black hole”.The Chancellor warned the public several times that “tough decisions” would have to be made at the Budget because of a £30billion “hole” in the public finances.Elsewhere, she said the Office for Budget Responsibility would downgrade its assessment of Britain’s productivity.But on Friday, the OBR revealed it had actually told the Treasury on September 17 the “black hole” was £2.5billion – less than a tenth of what she claimed.OBR chief Richard Hughes had…

Thousands of Airbus planes have been grounded after it was discovered that intense solar radiation could interfere with onboard flight control computers, leading to delays around the world.Around 6,000 A320 planes are thought to be affected, half the European firm’s global fleet, but it is understood most will be able to fly again after undergoing a quick software update.The UK’s aviation regulator said there would be “some disruption and cancellations to flights” though the impact at airports appears to be limited.Airbus said it discovered the issue after an investigation into an incident in which a plane flying between the US…

Scarlets and Wales Under-20s scrum-half Archie Hughes was Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s half-back partner at Llandovery and looks back on the experience as a “privilege”.”He was injured when he first joined us but when he stared playing you could tell from the first few sessions he was a rich talent and just how full of confidence he was,” said Hughes.”He had a lot of flair about him and completely backed the skillset he had to offer. It was awesome to play alongside him. I found it so easy.”He played [then] like he does now, so energetic, absolutely everywhere on the pitch and commands…

Kaleigh WattersonCheshire political reporterProtests have taken place against the plansAn authority where a controversial new town has been proposed said its involvement has been “very limited”.A response to an FOI request shared by an opposition councillor shows that Cheshire East Council’s leader and deputy leader sent a letter to the New Towns Task Force to “reaffirm” its support for new town proposals currently under consideration.A proposal for thousands of new homes in Adlington, submitted by a developer and not by the council, has led to campaigns and protests in the area.The council said it had written to the government to…

Rachel Reeves has approved a whopping £89million to complete the publicly funded early works for the Lower Thames Crossing.This is the final amount the Government will provide before private companies take over the construction and future operation of the project.The Chancellor announced the funding in the Autumn Budget as part of a wider plan to boost national infrastructure across the southeastern region.The Treasury has signalled that it plans to use the Regulated Asset Base model to finance the main project, meaning private investors will help fund and run the crossing once construction begins.Ms Reeves said: “As we allocate investment for…