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Brian WheelerPolitical reporterWatch: How Budget day unfoldedRachel Reeves has said she is “asking ordinary people to pay a little bit more” after unveiling £26bn of tax rises in a Budget that also saw her scrap the two-child benefit cap.The chancellor extended a freeze on tax thresholds for an extra three years in a move that will drag millions into paying more tax.But she said the biggest burden would fall on those “with the broadest shoulders” through higher taxes on property and savings, including a new tax on homes worth more than £2m.She said the package – which also includes measures…
Comedian Peter Kay has announced all of the profits from his 2026 stand-up tour will be donated to 12 cancer charities.The comic from Bolton, 52, is launching his Better Late Than Never tour that begins in December and ends at the AO Arena in Manchester in August.”Unfortunately, everybody knows someone who’s been affected on that list [of 12 charities], and I just hope people support it,” Kay told the One Show on Wednesday.”You don’t even have to like me to come, it goes beyond that, this is about supporting these charities,” he said and joked “if it’s not funny, you’ll…
Best’s new role at Ulster comes with myriad responsibilities, including player recruitment and retention, the academy and fostering pathways to the senior team.He returns with the club at an interesting juncture following a turbulent couple of years, with chief executive Jonny Petrie and head coach Dan McFarland departing in 2024 and subsequently replaced by Hugh McCaughey and Richie Murphy. Last season, Ulster won just eight of 23 games in all competitions. “Because of the nature of how last season finished, of course there are loads of frustrations,” said Best.”Everyone has high expectations of this place and when you don’t deliver…
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has accused Rachel Reeves of launching an “assault on aspiration” after the Chancellor unveiled £26billion in tax rises in her second Budget.Ms Reeves, who last year raised £40billion through tax hikes, announced Treasury tax grabs on pensions, savings and homes.The Chancellor is expected to raise £8.1billion by freezing income tax thresholds until April 2031, taking the UK’s overall tax take to an all-time high of 38 per cent of GDP.Speaking at a press conference in Westminster, Mr Farage warned the Chancellor’s announced proved Britain is now trapped in an “economic doom-loop”.He said: “This really was…
The Royal Family’s official website has been modified to show Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in eighth position on the succession page, removing his previous designation as Duke of York.This adjustment occurred after Buckingham Palace declared on October 17 that Andrew would cease using his remaining honours and titles.His individual profile was eliminated from the website in early November, with visitors encountering an error message stating the page cannot be located.The succession listing now displays his civilian name, positioning him after Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet of Sussex in the hereditary order.American legislators have expressed strong disapproval after Andrew failed to meet their…
Today, the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivered the most shambolic Budget in British history. Weeks of leaks had already removed any element of surprise from today’s announcements.Every newspaper, website and gossip column had already told us what was coming.Every form of tax rise seems to have been suggested by the Treasury in the run-up to the Budget. So many policy kites were playing that their strings entangled one another, so the St James Park was hardly safe for the pelicans. Was income tax going to rise, or mansion tax and exit tax for non-doms? A sugar tax and electric car tax?More…
Ruth Codd has revealed she has undergone a second below-knee amputation.Sharing the news with fans in a characteristically humorous TikTok video filmed at her parents’ home, the 29-year-old Irish actress told her followers: “Good news, we’ve had a full circle moment. I’m back making TikTok content in my parents’ house.”Bad news, I can’t do it in front of that lovely blue floral wallpaper anymore, due to the fact that the room is upstairs and I’ve just had my second below-the-knee amputation.”The Wexford-born performer told viewers there was “a lot to unpack for everyone involved” as she introduced the wheelchair she…
Do you dust off the same old sequined dress for the Christmas party season year after year? According to fashion experts, 2025’s festive celebrations call for something more sophisticated.With sequins, sparkles, and ruby red simply not cutting the mustard this year, fashion experts are championing a fresh approach to party wear – think textured knits and rich burgundy and plum shades.Designer Amanda Wakeley OBE and stylist Elsa Boutaric have identified seven standout trends that promise to elevate festive looks beyond the predictable. From dramatic opera gloves to layered jewellery, these styles offer a more refined take on celebration dressing.Silks and…
Lawyers for Palestine Action have said the group can be compared to the suffragettes, in a challenge against the government’s ban.On the first day of a three day judicial review at the High Court, lawyers for the group’s co-founder Huda Ammori said the votes-for-women movement would have faced the same ban if today’s laws had been in place more than 100 years ago.Palestine Action was listed as a proscribed terrorist organisation after causing millions of pounds worth of damage to defence firms.The then Home Secretary Yvette Cooper proscribed the group after internal Home Office security assessments of its activity.Raza Husain…
Skip Mouat had sat out the previous two games through illness and said: “I thought I might have lost the momentum having those two games off, but I thought I threw pretty well in practice.”I was glad to be back and there were a few misses by Sweden that let us off the hook.”In the women’s event, Scotland secured their fourth win, against Norway, but sit sixth going into their final game against Sara Messenzehl’s Germany with only an outside chance of qualifying for the semi-finals.Skipped by Sophie Jackson, they picked up four unanswered points over the first three ends…