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HMRC is set to make an automatic tax change affecting thousands of self-employed workers and property owners from next month. The move means many people who have not yet taken action could find themselves enrolled into a new system without having to do anything themselves.From September 2026, the tax authority will begin automatically signing up sole traders and landlords who should already be using Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax but have so far failed to register. The process will be carried out in stages over the coming months.More than 436,000 people have already sent their first quarterly update…

Six people have been arrested in East Lothian after a man was abducted in Edinburgh.Police Scotland said it received a report that a man had been abducted in the Canonmills area of the capital at about 22:30 on Thursday.A 22-year-old man was later traced in Longniddry on Friday and taken to hospital as a precaution.Five men – aged 21, 21, 22, 23 and 45 – and a 40-year-old woman have been arrested and police say inquiries are ongoing.A section of the A198, which runs through the village of Longniddry, has been shut by police and a diversion is in place.…

Finlay Tarling, the promising young Welsh cyclist and time trial specialist, has died at the age of 19 following a serious incident during the eighth stage of the Volta a Portugal. The tragedy occurred on Friday during the 166.8km route between Melgaco and Fafe.Tarling, the younger brother of Ineos Grenadiers star Josh Tarling, had represented Great Britain on both road and track. He was competing for the NSN Development Team, which he had joined last year.The 87th edition of Portugal’s premier stage race was the backdrop to one of the sport’s most devastating losses in recent memory. The organisers and…

A mother has received a six-year prison term for the culpable homicide of her infant daughter after subjecting the child to fatal burns using a hairdryer. Courtney Gartshore, 28, inflicted significant and sustained heat injuries upon three-month-old Dahlia-Rose at their home in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, on September 30, 2023.Emergency services attended the property on King Street, but the child was pronounced dead at the scene. Gartshore received her sentence at the High Court in Edinburgh today following her conviction at a trial held in Aberdeen during July.The trial heard the mother had consumed alcohol whilst solely responsible for the care of…

× You are about to be charged £0.00**Your gift has been appliedThank you for subscribing!Andy Burnham calls Britain ‘tinkerbox’ | GB NEWSSiren sounds blared from mobile phones across England without warning this evening as part of Britain’s national emergency alert system.At around 7pm, a “severe alert” was issued by the UK Government, ordering the public not to light anything that could spark a fire, including disposable barbecues which have been temporarily banned by Prime Minister Andy Burnham.MORE TO FOLLOW… LATEST DEVELOPMENTS `; placeholder.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, taboola); // Viafoura After Taboola const viafouraPlaceholder = ` `; placeholder.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, viafouraPlaceholder); } } else { //…

Meghan Markle is “trying to stake a claim on Princess Diana’s legacy” after her choice of earrings last weekend, a royal expert has claimed.Joined by husband Prince Harry, Meghan attended the David Foster Foundation’s 40th anniversary gala over the weekend – a star-studded event that saw hair-raising performances from Britain’s Got Talent winner Sydnie Christmas and Pia Toscano.The Sussexes’ connection with David Foster runs deep; the music mogul helped the couple find a place to stay in Canada in 2019, merely weeks before they famously quit their royal duties.So, to celebrate the special occasion, hosted in British Columbia, Canada, Harry…

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Two people have died following a light aircraft crash in north Wales. The aircraft was found in a remote location close to Trawsfynydd, near Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, with the two people on board pronounced dead at the scene, North Wales Police said. The force received reports shortly after 12:00 BST that a light aircraft travelling from an airfield in England had not arrived at Caernarfon Airport as scheduled.Multi-agency air and ground searches were carried out until the aircraft was found. A team of investigators have since been deployed by the Air Accidents Investigations Branch (AAIB).Ch Supt Owain Llewellyn said it…

Welsh rugby’s governing body has recently doubled down on outlining its plans to cut the number of professional teams from four to three by 2028, with WRU-owned Cardiff and privately-backed Dragons set to be given licences.That announcement has plunged Scarlets and Ospreys into doubt, with the west licence either being awarded to the Llanelli-based side or their Swansea-based rivals.WRU chiefs have said the process to decide the framework for the final decision will begin in December and finish before the end of the 2026-27 campaign.Scarlets managing director Jon Daniels has insisted there are no plans for a merger with Ospreys…

Andy Burnham has shared his horror over wildfires raging through the West Midlands, warning that “Britain is a tinderbox right now”.The Prime Minister was speaking during a visit to Stourbridge, where 54 people were left injured during the “apocalyptic” scenes. There are currently 37 significant incidents across England and Wales, with four classed as major wildfire incidents.Addressing the incident after meeting some of those affected, Mr Burnham said the scenes were “utterly devastating” for people who had been forced out of their homes and “lost everything”.He praised firefighters, police and ambulance crews working across the country, saying thousands of firefighters…