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A council is set to decide whether plans to convert a church into a mosque can go ahead.Watford councillors will convene next Tuesday to determine the fate of a proposal that would see a disused church transformed into a Muslim place of worship.The development management committee is scheduled to meet on February 3 to consider plans for the former St Thomas’ United Reformed Church on Langley Road, which the Ar-Rahmah Trust acquired for £3.5million.The organisation intends to establish a mosque named Masjid Al-Ummah at the site.The proposal encompasses more than just religious services, with plans incorporating a community facility and…

A convicted terrorist is standing for election in Birmingham. Shahid Butt was convicted in Yemen in 1999 for conspiring to bomb the British consulate in Yemen, an Anglican church and a hotel. Now he claims to have been wrongly convicted, saying that the charges were not terrorism related and he was forced into signing a confession.He was reportedly linked to an armed Islamist jihadi group of radicals who kidnapped 16 Westerners in 1998. They were accused during the criminal proceedings of being sent to Yemen by this guy. He is the hook-handed hate cleric, the former preacher of London’s Finsbury…

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Retirees with a £100,000 pension pot can now secure a higher guaranteed income than they could just a year ago, according to new figures from Standard Life.Data from the firm’s Annuity Rates Tracker shows that annuity rates rose by 5.48 per cent during 2025.Annuity rates rose further towards the end of 2025, reaching 7.51 per cent for a healthy 65-year-old. This represents a 5.48 per cent increase compared with the December 2024 rate of 7.12 per cent, according to the Standard Life Annuity Rates Tracker.For someone retiring with a £100,000 pension pot, this rise means they could now secure an…

Bolton Wanderers have signed winger Rob Apter on loan from Championship side Charlton Athletic for the remainder of the season.The 22-year-old has made 13 appearances for the Addicks this term having joined from Blackpool in July.Whilst with Blackpool, Apter had loan spells with Tranmere and Scunthorpe and made 55 appearances for the Seasiders in all competitions before he departed for the capital last summer.”I think I did really well in League One last season and I’ve played in the Championship this season. I just want to contribute with goals and assists to help the team,” he told Bolton’s website., external”Once…

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Pressed on the controversy of using the Parliament Act to prevent the Lords from blocking the bill a second time, Lord Falconer said: “The issue about assisted dying is very controversial, but ultimately somebody in our constitution has got to decide whether the country should make the change.

Goals from Randal Kolo Muani and Dominic Solanke give Tottenham a comfortable 2-0 away win against Eintracht Frankfurt, as Thomas Frank’s side finish the league phase in fourth to automatically qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League.MATCH REPORT: Champions League – Eintracht Frankfurt 0-2 Tottenham HotspurAvailable to UK users only.

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A senior Conservative MP launched a blistering attack on David Lammy after high street businesses slammed Labour for not extending business rates support beyond pubs.Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith, who deputised for Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch during Deputy Prime Minister’s Questions today, accused the Government of “blocking people who want to get on in life” after hotels, restaurants and local businesses missed out on fresh tax cuts.He also described Mr Lammy as the “designated survivor” left behind in Westminster while Sir Keir Starmer arrived in China on the first visit by a serving British leader in eight years.Speaking in the…