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Rachel Reeves’s inheritance tax overhaul is expected to push the number of families facing tax bills above £1million to record levels.The Chancellor’s reforms will bring pensions into inheritance tax calculations from 2027.They will also reduce reliefs for agricultural and business assets from April 2026.Interactive Investor obtained official estimates which show around 121,000 estates are projected to face increased inheritance tax liabilities between 2027 and 2030.In 2022-23, estates valued above £2million totalled 3,620. These estates generated average inheritance tax bills of £941,000.The figure has risen 23 per cent since 2020-21. Rising property prices account for part of that increase.Inheritance tax is…

The developer behind a proposed new town in Cheshire said a non-disclosure agreement from the government – which prevented it talking about the plans before an official announcement – was “not helpful”.Adlington is one of 12 places named for a potential new town. The plan by developer Belport includes up to 20,000 homes on a site that is mostly green space.Speaking to a House of Lords committee, Belport director Niall Bolger said most residents were “very upset” and “not being able to be as open and transparent as we would want” had “assisted in that”.Strategic environmental assessments for the sites…

England and Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham has sent a touching message of support to Peaky Blinders actor Paul Anderson, who has been going through a difficult period in his life.The Birmingham-born footballer gifted Anderson a signed Real Madrid shirt with a lovely inscription that read: “From one Peaky Blinder to another. Lots of love and admiration. Best wishes, Jude.”Bellingham even used Anderson’s nickname “Boycey” when addressing the 47-year-old star, who became famous worldwide playing the troubled gangster Arthur Shelby.Anderson shared the gesture on Instagram, responding warmly: “Jude Bellingham you absolute blinder. Keep right on.”The actor made his first public…

Starbucks workers and union members in England, Scotland and eight other countries are protesting on Wednesday in support of striking US employees, the company’s US union told the .Starbucks Workers United last month launched a strike, which the union said has expanded to 3,000 baristas in more than 100 US cities. Workers are pushing for better pay and staffing, and for the coffee chain to resolve hundreds of unfair labour practice claims.Starbucks said the strike affected less than 1% of the chain’s shops, adding it had “no impact” on its overall business.The international action will involve hundreds of workers and…

The Pride Match plans have also reportedly drawn criticism from Iranian media.Mehdi Taj, head of Iran’s Football Federation, was quoted by local news agency ISNA as saying Tehran and Cairo had both raised “objections against the issue”, which he labelled an “irrational move that supports a certain group”.However, the BBC understands reports suggesting Iran have officially appealed to Fifa about the Pride Match are untrue.The Seattle Pride Match Advisory Committee (PMAC), set up by organisers to help with the event, has previously said the game will still go ahead as planned.Following the draw, Eric Wahl, a member of PMAC, said…

Karim, a regular at a pub in York, has shared his thoughts on the rising cost of a pint. He called the Government’s tax and business rate hikes “disgraceful,” saying they threaten the future of local pubs. Despite the increases, Karim said he would be willing to pay more to support his favourite pub and its landlord.He warned, however, that higher prices could push other customers away, affecting both community and business.WATCH THE CLIP ABOVE FOR MORE

London Mayor Sir Khan has been handed a scathing takedown following a chilling new report into “two-tier” policing in the capital.Speaking to GB News, former Police and Crime Commissioner Festus Akinbusoye hit out at Sir Sadiq for cutting the number of stop and search procedures in London, amid an epidemic of crime.In an investigation conducted by the Policy Exchange think-tank, a new report concluded Sir Sadiq should have his responsibility for the totality of policing in the capital “removed”.The report stated: “With the apparently differential treatment of different groups based on either the cause of the protest or the identity…

King Charles made a private journey to Royal Trinity Hospice in Clapham on December 5 to personally confer a damehood upon Dame Sarah Anderson, founder of suicide prevention charity The Listening Place, just 48 hours before she died.Details of the monarch’s touching gesture emerged on Tuesday when Sir Jeremy Hunt received his knighthood at Windsor Castle.The former chancellor disclosed that his friend Dame Sarah had died on Sunday, making the King’s bedside visit to honour her one of his final acts of recognition before her death.Sir Jeremy described the monarch’s decision to travel to the south London hospice as “an…

Property hunters could slash their annual energy costs by more than £2,350 by opting for greener homes, following a new collaboration between Britain’s biggest energy supplier and its largest property platform.Octopus Energy and Rightmove have announced a partnership designed to help millions of people searching for homes identify properties with superior environmental credentialThe initiative will see Rightmove introduce a dedicated Zero Bills label on its listings, enabling developers to showcase properties that qualify for Octopus’s innovative Zero Bills smart tariff.According to Rightmove’s Energy Bills Tracker, those moving from a standard EPC D-rated property to a Zero Bills home stand to…

Millie Radford rushed her eldest daughter Ophelia to hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning after her grandaughter fell seriously ill with influenza.The 24-year-old mother-of-three from Morecambe shared an image of the five-year-old looking flushed and wrapped in a red blanket.“We’re both so poorly, especially Ophelia. We were in hospital till 4am,” Ms Radford wrote alongside the photograph.Her husband Harley Passmore later shared his concern, posting: “Ophelia and Millie are totally wiped out with the flu. Awful seeing both of them like this.”Millie Radford, Harley Passmore and daughter Ophelia | INSTAGRAMThe illness has swept through the family home, with…