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The gambling group behind William Hill and 888 is considering selling off the entire company.The London-listed ‘Evoke’ said it is considering a full range of options, “including but not limited to a potential sale of the group or some of its assets and business units”.A sweeping strategic review, that could result in a sale, sent the firms’ shares up more than 10 per cent on Wednesday morning.The announcement comes less than two weeks after Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled a major rise in gambling taxes as part of her autumn Budget.Evoke’s shares had fallen more than 36 per cent since the…

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Drivers risk losing car insurance and driving licence this Christmas amid little-known road rule`; const adSlotHtmlSkyRight = “; const targetParentSky = document.querySelector(‘.sky–ad__container’); if (targetParentSky) { targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyLeft); targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyRight); } } else { // console.log(“Inder 3 – skys not showing because user is member”); } `; targetParentBillboard.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adBillboard); } `; return trendingDiv; }

A member of the UK armed forces who died in Ukraine has been named as Lance Corporal George Hooley of the Parachute Regiment.On Tuesday, the Ministry of Defence said the 28-year-old was killed in a “tragic accident” while observing Ukrainian forces test “a new defensive capability, away from the front lines”.Paying tribute to the paratrooper in the Commons on Wednesday, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: “His life was full of courage and determination. “He served our country with honour and distinction around the world in the cause of freedom and democracy, including as part of the small number of British…

Torvill and Dean won ice dance bronze at Lillehammer to go with their famous gold at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, watched by a UK television audience of 23 million.”Being selected for Milano Cortina 2026 is incredibly special,” said 26-year-old Fear.”We’ve grown so much since Beijing (in 2022), and to come into this season with the momentum we’ve built feels really meaningful.”Gibson, 31, said: “This is a huge honour and a moment we’ve been working towards step by step.”Team GB chef de Mmission Eve Muirhead said: To select a squad of this size – our largest in nearly 40…

Sir Keir Starmer was responsible for hiking taxes in Rachel Reeves’s Budget, the Chancellor has suggested.Ms Reeves, who this morning faced a grilling at the Treasury Select Committee, revealed the decision to freeze income tax thresholds was made jointly with the Prime Minister.There had been reports Ms Reeves was considering a manifesto-breaking increase to headline rates.However, the Chancellor told MPs she took Sir Keir through “all of the numbers and all of the options”.She also admitted the pair made the final decision to raise taxes “together as a team”.The decision to freeze income tax thresholds for another three years is…

King Charles has shared a sport that he “really likes” as he bestowed an MBE on an 18-time Grand Slam champion.Speaking to tennis star Andy Lapthorne, the King said he was pleased to see the Paralympian “finally” be recognised for his skill.Mr Lapthorne, 35, became an MBE during a ceremony with Charles at Windsor Castle.The silver and bronze Paralympic medallist said the King told him he is a keen tennis fan.King Charles shared that he ‘really likes’ tennis | PAMr Lapthorne, who was born in Hammersmith, west London, said: “He said he really likes tennis and is really pleased that…

Sarah Spina-Matthews,North WestandAnnabel TiffinFamily handoutPaula Leeson’s family are calling for her then-husband to face a retrialThe family of a millionaire who drowned have been told her husband cannot be retried for her murder despite their claims to have uncovered “new” evidence from her smartwatch.Paula Leeson, 51, of Sale, Greater Manchester, was found dead in a shallow swimming pool at a holiday home in Denmark in 2017.Her husband Donald McPherson was cleared of murder at a trial in 2021 but a judge in a civil case in 2024 ruled he unlawfully killed Ms Leeson by compressing her in an armlock and…

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