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King Charles has indicated that Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson will not be invited to spend Christmas with the Royal Family this year.According to sources close to the King, he intends to keep the Duke and Duchess of York at a distance after it emerged that Fergie continued contact with Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted paedophile, despite publicly denouncing him in 2011.The King has also let it be known that he would like the pair, who divorced in 1996, to remain “invisible” at future family events. Last Christmas, Charles enlisted the duchess’s help to persuade Andrew to “do the decent…

Middle-income earners in Britain are facing rising financial pressures as wages struggle to keep pace with inflation, according to experts. Static tax thresholds are pushing households into higher tax brackets.Britain’s middle-income workers are being squeezed harder than ever, a leading tax expert has warned.Neil Berry, partner at accountancy and advisory firm MHA, told GB News: “Many middle earners are being dragged into positions of paying additional tax through fiscal drag which is leaving them with less disposable income!”He cautioned that with tax thresholds frozen and living costs still elevated, households risk finding themselves trapped in higher tax brackets without feeling…

A scientific breakthrough could see fuel for hydrogen vehicles created by rust in the future, in a revolutionary discovery.New research has found that a cost-effective, high-performance “green rust” catalyst could power the next generation of hydrogen vehicles.As the world moves towards zero emission motoring, hydrogen is seen as a potential solution for transport and is already being used for motor vehicles.Some of the largest manufacturers in the world are already making use of hydrogen fuel cells as an alternative to battery electric powertrains.While the uptake of these vehicles remains relatively rare, Hyundai and Toyota have been pushing ahead with the…

Lynette HorsburghNorth WestCancer Research UK handoutAlex Davies is taking part in the study that could help people get more timely diagnosesA father with an incurable brain tumour has donated his tears to a pioneering study that could revolutionise how brain cancers are detected because he wants to “make a difference”.Alex Davies was initially treated for epilepsy but months later scans revealed he had a brain tumour and was told he may only have 12 to 18 months to live.The 49-year-old is now taking part in research at the Manchester Cancer Research Centre exploring if tear fluid can identify glioblastoma, the most…

It is instructive to note that Howe was fielding similar questions nearly a year ago.Newcastle had just gone a whopping 50 corners without scoring in the Premier League – but they eventually started firing again.By the time Newcastle contested last season’s Carabao Cup final in March, Howe even sensed an opportunity as he stressed to his staff that “a set-play could win us the game… let’s go into the detail that could swing it for us”.Newcastle spent the next couple of weeks working on free-kicks and corners after spotting Liverpool’s vulnerabilities in deeper areas inside the box.The routines were not…

A Tui cabin crew member suffered serious injuries after plunging from an aircraft staircase.The veteran crew member had opened the aircraft door, expecting the movable stairs to be attached, when staff pulled them away.The flight attendant, who had more than three decades of service, attempted to grip the door as the stairs were pulled back – but fell through the gap onto the concrete below.Her fall came at approximately 4.30pm on December 16 last year aboard a delayed service bound for Lanzarote, according to findings published by the Air Accident Investigations Branch (AAIB).The veteran crew member had opened the aircraft…

Sir Keir Starmer is the least popular Prime Minister since records began, a damning new poll has found.Fresh data from pollsters at Ipsos has handed the PM a net negative 66 satisfaction rating – just as his party conference begins.That figure places him below every person to have taken the job since Margaret Thatcher – with every PM since David Cameron receiving incrementally worse ratings at their lowest.Just 13 per cent of Britons are satisfied with the way Keir Starmer is doing his job as Prime Minister, a backslide of six percentage points since June this year.Nearly four in five…

“We live to tell the tale but it could have been so different.” Former Wales reporter Nick Palit, 60, and his wife Angela, 59, were left badly burnt after fleeing for their lives when their fireplace exploded “for no apparent reason”.Ms Palit was blown across the kitchen by a “big orange fireball” at their home in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, and said she thought she was going to die as her hair caught fire and she felt her face burning.The couple will spend six months away from their home while it is rebuilt and Mr Palit said his wife was…

Potter joined West Ham refreshed and with his reputation intact, a highly regarded, measured individual who was in the Football Association’s post-Southgate calculations and who had also attracted the interest of Everton when they dismissed Sean Dyche.He had risen steadily, a considered constructor of clubs and teams rather than a quick-fix problem solver that made him an ill fit for clubs as demanding – on and off the pitch – as Chelsea.After waiting so long for what he believed was the right club for his managerial and coaching talents, Potter walked straight into a hole at West Ham.He came to…

The King of the North is on the march. As Sir Keir Starmer prepares for his conference showdown in Liverpool, the Greater Manchester Mayor is quickly being touted as the Prime Minister’s successor-in-waiting.While the 180-mile distance between Manchester and the Houses of Parliament poses a stumbling block for Mr Burnham to become the next Labour leader, the ex-Health Secretary’s stint in Tootal Buildings gives him one trump card many politicians never acquire: a legacy.Despite the so-called “Boris bounce” confounding Labour to a torrid night in May 2021, Mr Burnham’s support grew yet again to hit 67.3 per cent, before dipping…