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Princess Anne hosted the annual charity Christmas Tea Party for The Not Forgotten Association this afternoon.The Not Forgotten Association is a tri-service charity, of which the Princess Royal is a patron. The charity provides entertainment, respite, and challenge events for injured, ill, or isolated veterans and serving personnel of all ages, ranks, and backgrounds.Through their work, they improve physical and mental health, build confidence, reconnect and restore purpose, and change lives. This year, The Not Forgotten Association commemorated the 80th anniversaries of VE and VJ Day, as well as celebrating 105 years since the charity was founded in the wake…

An additional 230,000 pensioners will find themselves liable for income tax following measures announced in Rachel Reeves’s Budget, according to consultancy firm LCP’s analysis. The total number of retirees paying tax will climb to 8.95 million in the coming year, up from the current 8.72 million.The Chancellor’s decision to maintain frozen income tax thresholds means that despite pension increases, more elderly people will cross into taxable territory. Analysis indicates this trend will accelerate dramatically, with projections suggesting the figure could reach 10 million pensioners paying tax before the decade concludes.The implications are particularly significant as state pension payments edge closer…

Max George has revealed he suffered a frightening cardiac episode which hospitalised him just two days before The Wanted 2.0’s scheduled American tour dates.The 36-year-old performer, from Swinton in Greater Manchester, experienced a dangerous arrhythmia that caused the chambers of his heart to beat out of synchronisation.Mr George has a heart condition known as 2:1 heart block (atrioventricular block) and had to have a pacemaker fitted to manage the condition.In an Instagram post, the star posted a series of photos from an MRI scan, captioned: “So, THIS happened 2 days before our tour in America…and no, I didn’t go to…

Motorists have been warned they could face stricter car insurance rules, marking a direct result of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Autumn Budget.The warning follows the announcement of a new 3p per mile charge for electric vehicle drivers this week, which is set to take effect in 2028.The levy, which will be calculated annually based on distance travelled and added to existing road taxes, has prompted warnings that insurance companies will intensify their scrutiny of annual mileage declarations for all drivers, not just those with electric vehicles. Industry experts predict that the Government’s move to monetise driver mileage will trigger a broader…

Jessica Lawrence News NIPacemakerPolice Service of Northern Ireland’s (PSNI) Deputy Chief Constable Bobby Singleton condemned the “traumatic” incidentA police officer who was attacked with a hunting knife during an incident in Londonderry avoided “serious if not fatal” injuries due to their body armour, a senior detective has said.Two men have been arrested, one on suspicion of attempted murder, after the attack in the Collon Lane area of the city at 02:00 GMT on Thursday.Last week, nine police officers were assaulted in four separate incidents in the north west, with some unable to finish their shifts as they needed medical treatment.Deputy…

Council-run fireworks displays will return to Manchester on Bonfire Night next year.Manchester City Council said free displays and bonfires would take place for the first time since 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic forced eight parks run by the local authority to cancel their previously annual events.Town Hall bosses said increased central government funding would mean fireworks can return, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.Council leader Bev Craig said: “Manchester prides itself on free community events and we know many people have missed Bonfire Night firework spectaculars – we are pleased to confirm they’ll be back by popular demand in 2026.”She…

You can watch the latest must-see NFL games from the US for just 99p. Today is Thanksgiving in the US, where Americans travel to visit with family and give thanks. As turkey dinners across the nation are being prepared, TV channels are also being flipped to the annual football games that take place in conjunction with the holiday.And this year, you can expect a series of three different games with matchups between the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Dallas Cowboys, and the Cincinnati Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens. Kickoff begins at the…

A pair of fraudulent builders have been imprisoned for systematically extracting £33,200 from a retired couple through an elaborate roofing deception.Joseph Ellis, 21, and Dave McEvoy, 51, each received sentences of two years and three months at Swansea Crown Court after admitting fraud by false representation.The victims, aged in their 70s and 80s, initially sought a simple roof cleaning service for their bungalow last summer in Ystalyfera.What began as a £1,250 quote from Ellis’s company, Trustwise Roofing Ltd, spiralled into demands for increasingly substantial payments as the traders fabricated multiple structural issues requiring urgent attention.The deception unfolded after Ellis and…

Owners of electric vehicles will be required to visit MOT centres to have an annual mileage check-up to adhere to new pay-per-mile car taxes.Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced yesterday in the Budget that electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid car owners would face new charges depending on how much they drive.As part of the new rules, which are set to be introduced in 2028, electric car owners will be charged three pence per mile, while plug-in hybrid owners face a cost of 1.5p per mile.Ahead of the new changes, the Government has launched a new consultation that outlines the proposals for the…

Meghan Markle has been labelled “Salmonella Sussex” after social media users accused the Duchess of Sussex of making a hygiene mistake in a recent social media post.The 44-year-old shared a short clip on Instagram where she was preparing a turkey ahead of Thanksgiving. In the clip, the duchess is seen mixing a variety of seasonings into a bowl and rubbing the mixture onto the raw bird to get it ready for cooking.Users on social media noticed that she was seen with her jewellery still on while she was handling the turkey, while she did was her hands after rubbing the…