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The BBC could introduce adverts to help plug gaps in funding amid a surge in Britons refusing to pay the licence fee.Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy is set to reveal proposals for reforming BBC funding next week, with advertising emerging as one potential revenue stream for the broadcaster.The Government plans will present multiple options for supplementing the current licence fee model, ranging from subscription services to a system where higher earners would contribute more based on their income.As part of the discussions to counter the threat of competitors like Netflix, almost all alternative revenue streams are understood to remain on the…

Jonathan GeddesGlasgow and west reporterRona McClureRona McClure and her mum Margaret Clark say the flooding had a devastating effectVulnerable adults have had to abandon their homes just before Christmas after a housing complex in Greenock was flooded.In one case a paraplegic woman was left outside for seven hours while alternative accommodation was sought. Eventually she spent the night in hospital.Blackwood Homes and Care declared a major incident at MacLehose Court this week after water began running into the building’s ground floor flats.It is the fourth flood since November, which residents believe is due to problems with a nearby drain and…

European champion Gian van Veen has booked his place in the second round of the PDC World Championship but 12th seed Ross Smith suffered a shock first-round exit.Expectations are high for Van Veen after a successful 2025 and, after falling at the first hurdle in his two previous visits to Alexandra Palace, there will have been an element of relief following his 3-1 win over Spain’s Cristo Reyes.The Dutch 10th seed, a two-time world youth champion, battled to victory in the first set despite being short of his best before stepping it up in the second, averaging 107, to go…

An “idiot” who vandalised a town’s beloved communal Christmas tree has stepped forward to accept responsibility and agree to fund repairs following the incident last weekend.The festive display on St Peter’s Square in Ruthin, north Wales, suffered damage when someone attempted to climb the evergreen. It was the third time vandals have targeted the tree, which stands proudly near the town clock, in recent years.Previous incidents occurred in 2022 and 2023, though the tree escaped harm last Christmas as it had been moved to an alternative location whilst restoration work was carried out on the clock.The most recent attack left…

Tyrone Sermon, Head of Research at Find Out Now, has warned of a potential “Labour meltdown” as the latest polling shows Reform UK surging ahead.The latest YouGov poll shows Reform UK holding steady on 27 per cent of the vote, just within the margin of error of last week’s 26 per cent, giving them an eight-point lead over any other party.Labour remain unchanged on 19 per cent, while the Conservatives drop slightly to 18 per cent from 19 per cent in the previous poll.The Greens are at 15 per cent, effectively unchanged from last week’s 16 per cent, and the…

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The government says it has “no current plans” to force drivers who run over a cat to report the collision.Nearly 11,000 people have signed an e-petition submitted to Parliament calling for the government “to make it law that if you hit a cat you must legally report it and take it to the nearest vets”.Cats and wild animals are not covered by the Road Traffic Act 1988, which states drivers must stop and report an accident which involves certain specified animals such as dogs, horses, cattle, mules, sheep, pigs or goats.A government statement said that prosecutions would be difficult due…

Leicester: Steward; Radwan, Wand, Kata, Hassell-Collins; Searle, Whiteley; Smith, Blamire, Heyes, Henderson, Wells, Thompson, Reffell (capt), Moro.Replacements: Theobald-Thomas, Van der Flier, Hurd, Manz, Williams, Allan, Bailey, Woodward.Leinster: J O’Brien; T O’Brien, Ioane, Henshaw, Lowe; Byrne, Gibson-Park; McCarthy, Kelleher, Clarkson, McCarthy, Ryan, Conan, Van der Flier, Doris.Replacements: Sheehan, Boyle, Slimani, Mangan, Deegan, McGrath, Prendergast, Frawley.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to order an independent special investigation into potential vetting failures at the Metropolitan Police.The probe centres on roughly 300 officers recruited between 2016 and 2023 who may have joined Britain’s largest force without adequate background checks.Concerns have emerged that these individuals could present a criminal threat, having potentially bypassed screening designed to identify applicants with convictions, cautions, or links to criminal activity.The Home Secretary and her team have been receiving updates on the Met’s own preliminary findings throughout the review process.The Met launched its own internal investigation, dubbed Operation Jorica, several months ago, which…