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Sue Gray, once Sir Keir Starmer’s Chief of Staff, has heavily criticised the Assisted Dying Bill in the House of Lords.It is legislation close to her former boss’s heart. Though we are told that the Government is “neutral” and this is a Private Member’s Bill, Sir Keir has long supported a change in the law.The bill is being debated in the Lords over numerous Fridays, with supporters alleging that some are deliberately wasting time in an effort to “time out” the bill so it fails to become law.Baroness Gray as she is now, having been sacked as the Prime Minister’s…

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Nationwide Building Society has been fined £44million by the Financial Conduct Authority after failures were uncovered in its financial crime prevention systems.The regulator found that the building society operated with inadequate controls for almost five years.The period under review ran from October 2016 to July 2021.During this time, Nationwide was aware that some personal current account holders were carrying out business activity through their accounts.The FCA said the building society did not have appropriate measures in place to manage the financial crime risks linked to that activity.The regulator said the weaknesses meant Nationwide was unable to identify or handle potential…

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Sean CoughlanRoyal correspondentBango Studios/PAKing Charles has recorded a personal message about his experience of cancer, which will be broadcast in this year’s Stand Up To Cancer campaign, run by Cancer Research UK and Channel 4.Buckingham Palace said the King would talk about his “recovery journey” as a cancer patient, in a video message on Friday at 20:00 GMT.The message, recorded at Clarence House two weeks ago, will emphasise the importance of cancer screening checks to ensure more people catch the disease at an early stage.This will be a rare update on the health of King, who has been undergoing regular…

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is in the squad for Saturday’s Premier League match against Brighton after positive talks with head coach Arne Slot on Friday.It is understood the decision was made with Slot wanting to act in the best interests of the club, particularly with a number of players out through injury.Issues still remain unresolved and those will continue to be tackled by Liverpool and Salah’s agent, Ramy Abbas, while the player is at the Africa Cup of Nations.Salah, 33, was left out of the travelling squad for Liverpool’s Champions League trip to Inter Milan on Tuesday after claiming his…

Gatwick Airport has increased the price of its drop-off zones as travellers fume over “rip-off” charges.The airport’s drop-off fee, which allows drivers to stop for 10 minutes, will rise by three pounds, with a new minimum charge of £10 to be implemented starting on January 6 next year.A spokesman for the airport said: “This increase in the drop-off charge is not a decision we have taken lightly; however, we are facing a number of increasing costs, including a more than doubling of our business rates.”A drop-off fee of £5 was introduced at Gatwick in March 2021, rising to £6 in…

Hospitality and drinks entrepreneur Steve Perez has launched a furious attack on Labour’s business tax policies, accusing Sir Keir Starmer of “lying to my face” and warning that pubs and clubs are being pushed to the brink.Speaking to GB News, Mr Perez said the hospitality sector is being “taxed out” after successive Government measures hit businesses hard.You can’t keep taxing this industry over and over again,” he said. “We’ve had minimum wage rises, changes to business property relief but the biggest issue right now is business rates. We’ve now been pushed to the extreme.”“Eventually people just won’t go to pubs…

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Card Factory shares dropped more than 25 per cent on Friday morning after the retailer warned that annual profits would fall significantly short of expectations.This comes after major retail and hospitality groups warned Rachel Reeves that business rate changes could put 120,000 high street jobs at risk.The retailer said weak consumer confidence and reduced footfall on Britain’s high streets had hit sales during what is usually its busiest trading period.Shares initially fell to around 70p following the update.The fall left the company’s share price at its lowest level since December 2022. The Card Factory operates more than 1,000 stores across…