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Inheritance tax changes on agricultural assets have placed substantial pressure on family farms and intensified financial strain across the farming sector, a review the Labour Government itself commissioned is expected to conclude.Baroness Batters, the former National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president, is due to publish her findings later this month and will acknowledge the policy of applying a 20 per cent tax on inherited farm assets valued above £1million from April 2026 has generated significant challenges for agricultural businesses.Ministers have argued the measures were designed to limit tax avoidance by investors and were not intended to disadvantage the majority of family-run…

Households could save up to £65 before Christmas by adjusting a single boiler setting, Octopus Energy have said.The energy supplier issued guidance encouraging customers to lower their boiler’s flow temperature, which determines how hot the water is when it leaves the boiler.Octopus Energy said many boilers are set far higher than necessary by default.”Your boiler’s flow setting controls the water temperature when it leaves your boiler. Its default setting is usually too high.”They said reducing the setting should not make homes feel colder, and the change could cut annual energy bills by up to 12 per cent.The company said the…

Linda Robson delivered a moving update on her lifelong companion, Pauline Quirke, this morning, revealing the pair had recently shared a meal together.The 67-year-old Loose Women panellist, who joined Mr Quirke’s son Charlie for the interview, described their restaurant reunion approximately three to four weeks ago.”It was so lovely, I was so happy because she was happy,” Robson said. “She was just giggling, and she ate everything as well.”I left there happy because she was happy, and I knew they were looking after her really well.”Linda Robson shared an update on Pauline Quirke today | BBCThe visit clearly brought comfort…

Drivers could be forced to follow new traffic rules on UK roads after research revealed serious flaws in existing legislation, which risk impacting pedestrian safety.Data shows growing interest in allowing pedestrian crossings to have more time for use so certain Britons can cross safely.This would be particularly important for people with mobility issues and older pedestrians who often need a longer time to cross safely. Campaigners and road safety experts have started pushing for changes that would require longer green man signals at crossings, giving slower walkers more time to cross safely.A new report by the Universities of Bath, Birmingham…

Dr Oscar DukeDoctor and Morning Live expert, LondonGetty ImagesChances are you know someone coughing and spluttering – hopefully not directly on you – right now. There are lots of coughs and colds doing the rounds as autumn draws in. But why now, how do you know if it’s a cold, covid or so called “‘super flu” not an official virus, but a term referring to a flu that lasts longer or hits harder than expected.Medical doctor Dr Oscar Duke, who is also a regular TV presenter including on the ‘s Morning Live, shares his top tips to spot the difference…

Liverpool’s Jazza Dickens said he has been upgraded to WBA super-featherweight champion after Lamont Roach was stripped of the title.American Roach was crowned champion in 2023 and defended once the following year but his last two fights, which have both ended in majority draws, have taken place at lightweight and light-welterweight respectively.Dickens, 34, last fought in July, stopping Russia’s Albert Batyrgaziev in round four to win the WBA interim belt.”A lifetime of hard work is starting to pay off. Huge thanks to all the people who’ve put me in this position,” Dickens told BBC Sport.BBC Sport has contacted the WBA…

A top university has issued a trigger warning to students that beloved children’s classics such as Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone contain “outdated attitudes”.The University of Glasgow attached the warning to an undergraduate module on British Children’s Literature.The advisory informs students the course “explores outdated attitudes, abuse, and language in children’s texts”, according to the Daily Mail.The course explores texts from a range of genres from 1850, including JK Rowling’s debut wizard novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. The first instalment in the Harry Potter series introduces readers to the 11-year-old…

Chris Philp has accused Labour of being “complicit in the cover-up” of the grooming gangs scandal after he claimed Sir Keir Starmer’s Government had been dragging its feet on the matter. The Shadow Home Secretary told GB News it was “about time” the Labour Government took action with his leader Kemi Badenoch due to unveil her “alternative rape gangs inquiry” this morning.Mrs Badenoch is set to unveil her “alternative rape gangs inquiry” with a new focus on groomers’ religion and ethnicity in a bid to rival Labour’s investigation.The Tories released the draft terms of reference for the national probe after…

Meghan Markle has been personally ringing hospitals across the Philippines in an attempt to track down her estranged father following his emergency surgery.The Duchess of Sussex, 44, wants to deliver a handwritten letter to Thomas Markle, 81, whose leg was amputated below the knee after doctors removed a blood clot.Her initial attempts to reach him via email proved unsuccessful after news of his operation emerged last Wednesday.The duchess then took matters into her own hands, telephoning multiple medical facilities directly, though these efforts have also failed to locate him.Meghan Markle has been personally ringing hospitals across the Philippines in an…

One of the UK’s leading energy providers is hiking costs for electric car drivers, just weeks after Chancellor Rachel Reeves slapped EV owners with massive tax hikes.Octopus Energy has announced that it will restrict its cheaper electric vehicle tariff in the new year, in a move that could cost some drivers hundreds of pounds a year.The company has written to customers to tell them that the discounted EV charging rate will be limited to six hours a day from January.While the discounted rate at which drivers charge will not be changing, motorists could find themselves charging at times when prices…