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Sam Lamiroy said Burnham’s announcement is a step in the right direction and shows the government is trying to help, but agrees with Nick Smith that “VAT is the real problem”.He said the turnover of a typical pub or restaurant can easily be between £500,000 and £1m, meaning a £1,000 saving “won’t make much difference”.”The 20% drop in business rates is really just lip service, it won’t affect whether we survive or not, the real lever to pull is help with VAT, dropping the rate from 20% to 10% as it is in the rest of Europe,” he told the…

One of the louder cheers came for the Falklands Islands – in the news recently following Argentina’s victory over England in the football World Cup semi-finals – and another followed when the Samoa team emerged and performed a haka in front of the dignitaries in the Royal Box.But nothing compared to the noise which greeted the arrival of the Scotland team, who entered the arena last in their white shirts and kilts and lifted many in the capacity crowd from their seats.A large Loch Ness Monster representation then emerged, before, backed by bagpipers and drummers, a rousing rendition of Flower…

Worcestershire batter Rob Jones has announced he will retire from professional cricket at the end of the current season.The right-hander has been with Pears permanently since 2024, having joined the club on loan from Lancashire for the One-Day Cup the previous summer when he hit a career-best 122 against Northamptonshire.He was the first arrival under new chief executive Ashley Giles, who gave Jones his first-class debut in 2016 during his spell as head coach and director of cricket at Old Trafford. The 30-year-old has predominately played 50-over cricket during his time at New Road, scoring 779 runs in 24 innings…

Emma Reynolds has been grilled by GB News on Labour’s latest plan to cut business rates for hospitality venues, assuring that the plan is “fully funded”.Speaking to GB News Breakfast, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury was pressed on the review into the funding of the 20 per cent cut.Ms Reynolds told GB News that the cut will be funded in “two principal ways”.She explained: “The first is that we’re going to review the business rate relief on those businesses on the high street that cause social harm, such as vape shops, and the second way is that we’re going…

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has directly threatened the “British monarchy” and declared UK military installations legitimate targets for retaliatory strikes. The warning, distributed through the IRGC’s Telegram channel on Thursday, came after the organisation alleged that American B-1 bombers had flown from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire to carry out bombing raids against Iranian territory.The IRGC stated: “Any base used to invade Iranian territory is our legitimate target.”The threat, which appears to be directed at Britain’s political leadership rather than the Royal Family specifically, cautioned against “further burdening its record” in the Middle East.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has directly…

The BBC has demanded Donald Trump hand over his personal messages from January 6 as its $10billion defamation lawsuit looms over the broadcaster.In a bid to prove the US President incited the 2020 riots, the corporation has submitted a series of subpoenas calling for the publication of messages sent to and from Mr Trump’s closest allies on the fateful day.Mr Trump lashed out at Broadcasting House over its Panorama edit of his January 6 speech by accusing the corporation of being “corrupt, fraudulent and criminal”.Mr Trump filed a $10billion lawsuit against the BBC after its Panorama programme spliced together two…

Those who were on leave were told the plans would already be under way by the time they returned, according to a senior civil servant familiar with the discussions.Dave Penman, general secretary of the FDA union which represents senior civil servants, welcomed the changes to the structure of government but cautioned that relocation was a big decision for staff.”Those considering a move out of London have the added concern that a return would be difficult given the disparity in house prices,” he said, adding a major consideration would be “whether it feels like a permanent reorganisation or something that could…

Luke Littler’s World Matchplay title defence continued with a straightforward 16-7 quarter-final win over Josh Rock in Blackpool.Rock initially kept pace with the world number one as the players traded breaks to reach 5-5.But after 19-year-old Littler reeled off five legs in a row, there proved to be no way back for Rock as the defending champion, in dazzling form, cruised into the semi-finals.After throwing 17 180s with a scoring average of 109.57, Littler said: “At the minute, everything’s going to plan.”The teenager added: “I feel good. I can afford to miss a few doubles because the scoring’s there.”Once again…