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Baroness Kate Hoey has delivered a damning verdict on Lord Mandelson following his departure from the House of Lords, saying she is “not surprised”.Today Parliament’s clerk received formal notification of his intention to step down, with the retirement taking effect from February 4.The Lord Speaker took the unusual step of informing members ahead of schedule, citing public interest as justification for the early disclosure.”Given the public interest and for the convenience of the house, I have decided to inform the House,” the Lord Speaker stated.Speaking to GB News after the news broke, Baroness Kate Hoey said: “He’s retired now and…

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Households across England could get a break from council tax bills, with no payment due for most residents in the upcoming months.For those living in an average Band D property, this means keeping an extra £228 in their pockets during both February and March.Many households across England will get a break from paying council tax this month and next, simply because of how the system works something many people may not realise.Council tax is charged for the full year from April to March, but most people pay it over ten monthly instalments by Direct Debit. That means no payments are…

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“But like we won in the past because we spent a lot, now six teams have to win the Premier Leagues, Champions Leagues and FA Cups because they spend more in the last five years. These are facts. It’s not an opinion.”You can say an opinion, like you say you play good or bad against Spurs – we can agree or disagree. But they are facts. Good luck to the six teams who are in front of us for net spend for the last five years.”Let’s go. I’m waiting. That’s a nice quote, eh?”Guardiola and City failed to win a…

Former Ireland fly-half Ronan O’Gara has revealed why he distanced himself from the Wales job in December 2024.”There are Test jobs I would bite people’s hands off for,” he said at the time, but when asked about Wales he said he would prefer to coach Ireland, England or France.Now head coach at La Rochelle, O’Gara reflects on the current state of Welsh rugby over brunch with Sarra Elgan.Watch Sarra Elgan’s Six Nations 2026 Preview at 19:00 on Wednesday, 4 January on BBC One Wales and iPlayer.

The family of Harvey Willgoose, who was murdered during a school lunchtime, say an unreleased report shows the school saw “130 red flags” relating to his killer before the stabbing.Harvey was just 15 when he was stabbed by Mohammed Umar Khan, also 15, at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield a year ago.Khan and Harvey are said to have a brief falling out on social media following an incident at school five days before the stabbing.CCTV shown during the trial depicted Khan shoving Harvey in the school corridors just hours before stabbing him twice with a hunting knife at…

A former Labour adviser has lambasted Sir Keir Starmer over the Government’s “extraordinary scandal” surrounding Lord Peter Mandelson.Speaking to GB News, Paul Richards hit out at Labour’s “shame and embarrassment” following the release of further damning Jeffrey Epstein files.Downing Street has confirmed officials are “drafting legislation” that would allow Lord Mandelson to be removed as a peer “as quickly as possible”.Sir Keir Starmer is said to have told the Cabinet any passing on of highly sensitive Government information was “disgraceful”, adding he was “not reassured that the totality of the information has yet emerged”, in light of the latest release…

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Bank branch closures have become the norm in recent years, with more locations set to shut down in February 2026 in a blow to Britain’s high streets.Some 19 branches are earmarked for closure this month, all of which come from Lloyds Banking Group, which is made up of Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland.Based on research conducted by consumer champion Which?, around 6,660 banks and building societies locations have shut down since January 2015.Bank branch closures are sweeping high streets this month | GETTY Lloyds BankHere is a full list of Lloyds Bank branch closures for February 2026:Swindon –…