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Jersey’s States Assembly has approved measures requiring parking spaces for all new residential developments despite environmental goals looking to limit cars in the region.The proposal secured passage with 26 votes in favour and 11 against in a parliamentary debate, which will now look to favour driving benefits.Constable Simon Crowcroft championed the changes, arguing that existing planning regulations discriminated against parking provision, particularly in St Helier, where numerous properties were being constructed without adequate vehicle storage. Environment Minister Deputy Steve Luce branded the plans “a disaster”, warning they would burden an already struggling development industry with additional expenses.”This proposition will make…

Phil Mackie,Midlands correspondent and Tanya Gupta,West MidlandsReutersPro-Palestinian protesters have gathered outside the stadium, ahead of the matchThe policing operation under way around the controversial Aston Villa match against Maccabi Tel Aviv is “unprecedented”, Birmingham’s police commander has said.More than 700 officers are out in the city for the Uefa Europa League match, which kicks off at 20:00 GMT, alongside police horses, dogs, drones and roads units.Ch Supt Tom Joyce said at least half a dozen groups were expected to protest including pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli groups as well as the far right.”We police football matches a lot. We police protests a…

A coroner has issued a warning about “toxic” social media algorithms after a schoolboy died copying an aerosol trend that went viral.Oliver, 12, was found unresponsive in his bed with empty aerosol cans scattered around him after returning from a family holiday. He was rushed to hospital but could not be resuscitated.Andrew Bridgman, assistant coroner for Greater Manchester South, concluded Oliver had not intended to take his own life and said in a prevention of future deaths report the dangerous trend is widespread on social media, “particularly TikTok”. He warned more young people will die “unless platform providers take responsibility”.He…

Ellis Genge says it’s becoming harder to adapt between his professional and personal life as he gets older. Genge will captain England against Fiji at Twickenham on Saturday in his first appearance since playing for the British and Irish Lions in the summer. READ MORE: Fin Smith to start at 10 in much-changed England side

A local resident has opened up to GB News about the impact the accidental release of two prisoners has had on the community’s lives. Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, made headlines on Wednesday when he was mistakenly freed from Britain’s fifth-largest prison on October 29.The Algerian national had been convicted of multiple offences, including indecent exposure.Later in the afternoon, it was revealed that convicted fraudster William “Billy” Smith was mistakenly released on November 3, just five days after the sex pest.The convicted fraudster, identified by Surrey Police as 35-year-old William Smith, was mistakenly released on November 3, just five days after Kaddour-Cherif…

GB News star Martin Daubney has been left astonished after David Lammy defended his decision not to inform MPs about the mistaken release of an Algerian sex offender. The People’s Channel’s political correspondent Katherine Forster delivered an equally damning verdict on the Justice Secretary’s first-ever Prime Minister’s Questions performance as pressure mounts on the Deputy Prime Minister.Earlier today, Mr Lammy, who was standing in for Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday, said he was “right” not to provide details to MPs of the accidental release of Ibrahim Kaddour-Cherif.In his first public appearance since the news broke on Wednesday…

Members of the US Congress have written to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor demanding an interview with him about his “long-standing friendship” with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.California congressman Robert Garcia, the top democrat of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, is one of 16 from the US Congress requesting an interview with King Charles’s young brother.The news comes just a week after Andrew was stripped of his royal title and agreed to give up Royal Lodge in Windsor and move to the Sandringham Estate.The US Congress said it is investigating the late financier’s “sex trafficking operations”.The US Congress is investigating Epstein’s…

The Bank of England has voted to keep interest rates unchanged at 4 per cent, following a closely contested decision that saw members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) split 5-4.Four members argued for a reduction to 3.75 per cent, signalling that a turning point in the Bank’s rate cycle could be approaching.Inflation currently stands at 3.8 per cent, still well above the Bank’s two per cent target.Policymakers cited lingering price pressures and uncertainty ahead of the autumn Budget as key reasons for maintaining a cautious stance.This is the first time since December 2021 that the base rate has remained…

Upstairs, Downstairs actress Pauline Collins has died, her family has confirmed.The Oscar-nominated actress was said to have died “peacefully” in her care home in Highgate, north London, aged 85.The TV star had lived with Parkinson’s disease for several years.She starred in the first series of sitcom The Liver Birds but became a household name when she landed a regular role in Upstairs, Downstairs in 1971.Pauline Collins died in her London care home aged 85 | PAShe married fellow actor John Alderton in 1969.Her role in the 1989 film Shirley Valentine earned her an Oscar nomination.Mrs Collins’ family said in a…

Drivers could be forced to pay as much as £14 to travel around a major UK city under ambitious new road charging proposals.Bristol City Council revealed it was considering raising its Clean Air Zone fees by as much as 55 per cent from £9 to £14 to help tackle vehicle pollution.The plans are currently being considered by the council, as it looks to address the concerns over harmful pollution levels in the city.The council explained that since the CAZ was introduced in 2022, “rising inflation, shifts in travel behaviours, and smaller reductions” in pollution levels have suggested that the current…