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A controversial stealth tax from Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to cost thousands of British workers up to £4,420 by the end of the decade, according to damning new analysis.The Chancellor’s decision to extend the freeze on personal tax thresholds until 2030 has received criticism for contributing to fiscal drag, which leads to people paying more to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Fiscal drag occurs when incomes or inflation rise during a period of time when tax thresholds are kept at the same level, resulting in Britons being pulled into higher tax brackets.Tax thresholds were originally frozen by former Conservative…

Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the BBC is a “bankrupting number” for the broadcaster, a commentator has told GB News.Speaking to the Late Show Live, Thomas Corbett-Dillon said the US President’s decision will be catastrophic for the British institution “even if they have to pay half” of the amount.Mr Trump has filed a $10billion (£7.48billion) lawsuit against the BBC over the edit of a Panorama programme featuring his January 6 speech.Mr Trump accused the broadcaster of “defamation” and breaking Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. He is pushing for $5billion (£3.74billion) for each alleged offence.Reacting to the announcement, Mr Corbett-Dillon…

Radio Manchester’s Joe McGrath went to meet Linda at the Arden ArmsAn 80-year-old woman who works three shifts a week behind a bar said she just “loves the pub life and the people”. Linda Oliver has worked at The Arden Arms in Stockport, Greater Manchester for the past 20 years and said she has no plans to retire. She told Radio Manchester: “I should be at home knitting, only I can’t knit or sew – but I can pull a pint!” After beginning her career behind a bar at just 17, Ms Oliver said: “I look forward to work -…

Gareth LewisWales political editorThe first minister sat down for an end-of-year interview with Wales political editor Gareth LewisWelsh First Minister Eluned Morgan claims she is part of a “new generation” of Labour politicians ahead of next year’s Senedd election – with her party facing a struggle to stay in power.Fourteen of the current 29 Labour Members of Senedd (MSs) are standing down in May, by which time the party will have been in power in Wales for 27 years.But Morgan, who was first elected as a Labour Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in 1994 and an MS in 2016,…

BBC Sports Personality of the Year is back for 2025, celebrating a phenomenal 12 months of sporting drama and triumph.It has been a year to remember in sport, including England winning the Women’s Euros and Women’s Rugby World Cup, Team Europe winning the Ryder Cup, Liverpool’s Premier League title, Arsenal’s Women’s Champions League success, and the Lions’ series win in Australia.There were also record-breaking moments in cricket, athletics, golf, tennis, rugby league and many more.

A medieval Canterbury landmark that once sheltered pilgrims journeying to Thomas Becket’s shrine now faces the prospect of tumbling into the River Stour without urgent intervention.Eastbridge Hospital, which has stood on the city’s High Street for 840 years, requires £100,000 in repairs to prevent potential structural failure.The Grade I-listed building, established in 1180 to accommodate visitors to the 10th century Archbishop’s tomb, has been placed on English Heritage’s at-risk register.Volunteers managing the site report the ancient structure is tilting increasingly towards the waterway, with masonry visibly deteriorating from its walls.The charity responsible for the almshouse and museum is now seeking…

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The UK unemployment rate in the three months to October has increased to 5.1%, according to official figures.That marked a rise from 5% for the three months to September.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the data reflected a “subdued labour market”.Average wage growth was 4.6%, excluding bonuses, between August and October 2025.Annual average earnings growth was 3.9% for the private sector and 7.6% for the public sector, across the three-month period. Wage growth adjusted for inflation was 0.5%, excluding bonuses. Liz McKeown, the ONS director of economic statistics, said the figures indicate “a weakening labour market”.”The number of employees…

Troy Williamson still remembers the hollow feeling in his stomach as he refreshed his phone again and again, trying to reach his father in Jamaica.Hurricane Melissa had torn across the island where the British boxer’s father, brothers and sisters lived.”When nobody could get in touch we had no idea what had happened,” recalls Williamson. “The worst case [was] that they weren’t here any more.”For four days, the Darlington fighter – who faces Callum Simpson live on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer on Saturday – heard nothing.He trained and waited, but feared the worst while images of the storm’s destruction spread…