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Georgia BarringtonDaisy gave birth to Georgia’s baby, Ottilie, in October Georgia Barrington has just become a new mother but she isn’t the one who gave birth to her daughter. Instead, that moment belonged to her best friend, Daisy Hope, who carried the baby for her after a promise made when they were teenagers.The women have been inseparable their whole lives. They call themselves “soul sisters” and have grown up together as their fathers are best friends. Their childhood closeness would later become the foundation for a life-changing act of generosity. At 15, Georgia was told something no young girl expects…
Real Madrid move closer to agreeing new contract with Vinicius Jr, Liverpool might face competition from Manchester City for Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo, and Manchester City join Arsenal in showing interest in Elche’s Rodrigo Mendoza.Brazil forward Vinicius Jr has moved closer to signing a new contract with Real Madrid after reducing his wage demands. The 25-year-old’s current deal runs until June 2027. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish), externalManchester United have made contact with the representatives of unsettled Vinicius Jr, and neighbours Manchester City are likely to join them if the Brazilian decides to leave the La Liga club. (Caught Offside…
Satellite technology will be used to “spy” on homes targeted under Labour’s “mansion tax” council tax surcharge.The tax-funded Valuation Office Agency (VOA) will pore through aerial photography to help work out which homes in England are the most valuable.Using the tech, it will work out which homes could be eligible for the new surcharge – aimed at those worth £2million or more.The VOA will then pass on that data to the Treasury, so it can better hit homeowners with annual tax bills of as much as £7,500 – where a house’s value is higher than £5million.The agency has been used…
Scotland Yard has confirmed it is examining evidence about a Serbian assassin in connection with the unsolved killing of television presenter Jill Dando.The Met is said to be evaluating material published by the Daily Mirror that connects Milorad Ulemek to Ms Dando’s 1999 shooting.Officers stated: “No unsolved murder is ever closed and detectives are assessing this information to understand whether it’s a new and realistic line of enquiry.”The evidence includes a recently discovered photograph showing the twice-convicted killer sporting an unusual tie that appears to match one worn by an unidentified man captured on security cameras.This individual remains sought by…
The government’s plans to drop unfair dismissal safeguards for new employees on the first day of a new job leads many of Friday’s papers. “Day-one dismissal protection axed” is the lead in the Financial Times, as Labour “caved to pressure from businesses to soften its workers’ rights legislation”. The Daily Telegraph also leads with Labour “abandoning plans to allow employees to sue for unfair dismissal on day one of their employment”. The paper says it is the “second manifesto breach in as many days”, following the Budget’s “threshold freeze on income tax”. “Labour U-turn on worker rights” is the i…
The Kansas City Chiefs’ play-off hopes are hanging by a thread after losing 31-28 at the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving.The Cowboys have traditionally hosted games on the American holiday since 1966 and ‘America’s Team’ produced a superb performance to overcome the Chiefs despite Patrick Mahomes throwing four touchdown passes as he returned to his native Texas.Mahomes has led the Chiefs to five of the past six Super Bowls, winning three, but they now have a 6-6 record and are in danger of missing out on the play-offs for the first time since the 2014 season.The Cowboys came from behind to…
Sir Keir Starmer has denied that his Budget hiked taxes by tens of billions of pounds to pay for the soaring benefits bill.Tory leader Kemi Badenoch denounced the Budget – which raised £26billion in taxes – as a “Budget for Benefits Street paid for by working people” because it was alongside billions of pounds being added to the welfare bill.Asked by GB News at a community centre in Rugby how it can be right that he was “raising taxes and giving the money from working people to those on benefits”, the PM replied: “No, it’s going to our NHS, it’s…
Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride has warned that Labour’s approach to welfare, taxation, and economic policy is harming both businesses and hard-working taxpayers. Speaking after the Budget, Mr Stride highlighted the impact of leaked financial documents, saying uncertainty has “destabilised markets” and made it harder for companies to plan for the future.Mr Stride criticised the Government’s spending plans, arguing that rising welfare costs and tax hikes are putting additional pressure on households while doing little to promote economic growth.WATCH THE CLIP ABOVE FOR MORE
Alix Hattenstone, NewsSue and Alex Tatham’s wedding was broadcast on a special episode called “Blind Date Wedding of the Year”. The couple are still happily married Sue’s friends submitted a letter without her knowledge, saying she would like to go on the biggest dating show on TV.Alex was at work when a colleague came around holding papers in the air. Instead of auditing payroll, they spent the afternoon filling in application forms.It is 40 years since TV juggernaut Blind Date first aired, and Sue and Alex Tatham were the first couple who met on the show to get married, in…
Paddy Pimblett will fight Justin Gaethje for the interim lightweight title at UFC 324 in Las Vegas on 24 January.The bout between Liverpool’s Pimblett and American Gaethje has been set up after champion Ilia Topuria revealed he will not fight in the first quarter of 2026 because of a “difficult moment” in his personal life.Pimblett, 30, is fifth in the UFC’s lightweight rankings with 37-year-old Gaethje one place above him.Topuria, who won the title after knocking out Charles Oliveira in July, added that the UFC will “make the match-ups needed” in his absence.”I won’t be fighting in the first quarter…