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A road named after Andrew Mountbatten Windsor will not be renamed, despite the 65-year-old losing his royal titles, a council has confirmed.King Charles has taken the unprecedented steps to remove all royal titles from his brother Andrew, and to serve him notice on his lease at Royal Lodge, as the scandal surrounding his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein continues. Stotfold is home to Prince Andrew Drive, named after the former Duke of York, as well as connecting onto roads such as Queen Street, Prince Charles Avenue, Prince William Close, and Prince Harry Close.A spokesman for the council revealed: “Changing a street…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is facing calls to raise tax revenue from middle class earners to plug the estimated £50billion black hole in the public finances by a leading think tank.The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has projected that Ms Reeves will need to abandon Labour’s election commitment by implementing a minimum 2p increase to the basic income tax rate.As the Treasury looks for ways to adhere to the Chancellor’s strict fiscal rules for November 26’s Budget, NIESR is sounding the alarm Labour may face a £20billion to £30billion black holeThe institute’s analysis reveals an additional £10billion will…
Ed Thomas,UK editor, Patrick Clahane and Rebecca Wearn Watch: ‘s Ed Thomas confronts Surchi of the Top Store mini-mart in CreweA Kurdish crime network is enabling migrants to work illegally in mini-marts on High Streets the length of Britain, a investigation can reveal.The fake company directors are paid to put their names to official paperwork, and have dozens of businesses listed on Companies House, but are not involved in running them.Two undercover reporters, themselves Kurdish, posed as asylum seekers and were told how easy it would be for them to take over and run a shop and make big profits…
Venus Williams has been awarded a wildcard for the Auckland Classic in January.The 45-year-old, who has won seven Grand Slam singles titles, made her comeback in July after 16 months without competing.She defeated fellow American Peyton Stearns, then ranked 35th in the world, on her return at the Washington Open to become the second-oldest woman to win a WTA Tour-level singles match.A month later, she was given a wildcard into the main draw of the US Open and impressed in her three-set loss to Czech 11th seed Karolina Muchova in the first round.Nicolas Lamperin, tournament director of the Auckland Classic,…
A man has avoided jail after driving into a pedestrian twice in a row over a parking space. Simon Wood was trying to park in a space outside a Co-op in Hingham, Norfolk, when the incident occurred on April 10, 2022.However, Norwich Crown Court was told how some of the parking spots outside the shop are reserved for people living nearby, and are guarded with “vigilance” by locals. Prosecutor Jude Durr said that as Wood attempted to drive into one of the spaces near the shop, he entered into a “frank exchange of words” with another man. He told the…
Green levies could be slashed by Rachel Reeves to pay for a reduction in energy bills, according to Treasury sources. A new energy support package is being finalised which is likely to cut taxes and green levies from people’s bills as the Chancellor looks to save as much as £170 from the average bill.Labour is looking to take the fight to Reform, which previously pledged to scrap net zero and “wage war” on renewables developers if it wins power.Senior Cabinet members, including Sir Keir Starmer, have identified high energy bills as being a major source of financial pressure for voters…
A university friend of Prince William and Princess Kate has died after falling over 100 feet from a rooftop bar at a West End hotel.Ben Duncan was at St Andrews University with the heir to the throne, and was friends with William and Kate when they started dating. The 45-year-old died late on Thursday evening after falling seven floors from the rooftop bar of London’s Trafalgar St James hotel.A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: “Officers responded to concerns for a man on the roof of a building in Cockspur Street, Westminster at 23:02 hours on Thursday, October 30.Ben Duncan…
The BBC has found itself embroiled in a fresh scandal after it emerged the broadcaster had “doctored” footage of Donald Trump to make it appear as if he was encouraging supporters to riot.A Panorama programme showed the President appearing to say: “We’re going to walk down to the Capitol and I’ll be there with you and we fight. We fight like hell and if you don’t fight like hell you’re not going to have a country any more.”In reality, Mr Trump had told his supporters to walk to the Capitol to “peacefully and patriotically make their voices heard”.Tory chief Kemi…
Jenny CastertonProducer, The Crash DetectivesGwent PoliceInvestigators looked at tyre marks as they tried to establish what had happenedA lorry driver who claimed a coughing fit caused him to drift on to the wrong side of the road and crash into another HGV was caught out, because his dashcam was also recording audio.Footage from Mariusz Korkosz’s cab showed him driving incorrectly on a Caerphilly industrial estate for almost 20 seconds, before colliding head-on with a truck driven by local man Gary Rees, who later died.Korkosz, who drove for a Polish haulage company, didn’t realise his camera recorded sound, but still insisted…
A controversial increased toll has come into force on a bridge linking Cheshire and Greater Manchester.The Warburton toll bridge previously cost 12p each way but the Manchester Ship Canal Company – part of Peel Ports – was given permission to increase it to £1.The bridge has been free to use for just over a year while the works have been taking place.Drivers have until midnight the day after they use the bridge to pay the toll either online or over the phone.The permission for the toll increase was granted following a public inquiry in 2022.Councils, MPs and local residents all…