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Motorists are being warned of new HMRC costs that could affect overall motoring costs for petrol, diesel and electric vehicle drivers.HM Revenue and Customs updates costs for its advisory fuel rates four times per year, with the latest update set to be introduced on September 1, 2026.The rates are used to reimburse employees for business travel in their company cars, or if a business needs employees to repay the cost of fuel used for private travel.Rates only apply to employees using company cars and HMRC outlines that drivers must not use these rates in any other circumstances.The latest update sees…
Sally-Anne Russell, prosecuting, alleged CCTV evidence of conversations between Hakim and Al-Shamie show him “condoning and supporting” the terrorist action.Hakim attended the same mosque as Al-Shamie and travelled in a car with him on various occasions before the attack, which took place on Yom Kippur, one of the holiest day of the Jewish religious calenderCravitz, 66, died from knife wounds inflicted by Al-Shamie while Daulby, 53, was struck by a single gunshot wound to the chest fired by an armed police officer scrambled to the scene in the Crumpsall area of the city.Three other men were treated in hospital for…
Chelsea striker Joao Pedro is set to sign a new contract with the club until 2032, with the option of two further years.The Brazil international, 24, joined from Brighton last summer in a deal worth an initial £55m, plus £5m in add-ons.When he signed for the club, his original contract was announced as running until 2033.However, that deal actually ran until 2032 with an option for one further year. Chelsea typically include those club options when stating the length of a player’s contract in official announcements.Therefore, when Joao Pedro’s new contract is confirmed, it will likely announce him as being…
A waste company has been fined £300,000 after one of its workers severed his arm from the elbow down. Doctors spent six hours sewing the man’s arm back together after it was separated at Tradebe Healthcare National Limited’s site on Elgin Industrial Estate in Swindon. An investigation by Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after the incident found multiple failings by the company. Tradebe Healthcare National Limited of Globe Park, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.The man, who was 42 at the time, had been working his usual night…
Prince Harry and six other prominent figures are due to learn this afternoon how many millions of pounds they must hand over as an initial payment to Associated Newspapers Limited following their unsuccessful High Court battle over alleged unlawful information gathering.Mr Justice Nicklin is expected to deliver his written ruling at 2pm.The group, which also comprises Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Sir Elton John, David Furnish, Sadie Frost, Liz Hurley and Sir Simon Hughes, brought claims against the publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail On Sunday.All seven cases were thrown out by the judge in a ruling delivered on July 7.Harry…
A site where a new community bike hub is being built to help reduce antisocial behaviour has been vandalised.Police are investigating after the Believe Achieve CIC project in Stoneclough, Bolton, was targeted on Monday night.The bike hub was being built after reports of young people in the area using illegal motorised bikes – and the group aims to give youngsters access to bicycles while teaching road safety and maintenance skills.Tunde Olasupo, project founder, says the site was “stormed” by people who vandalised a surrounding fence and forcibly opened a container that will house the hub. They added there had been…
Barry Mitchell, the former Queen bassist who served as the band’s second bass player, has died at the age of 76.His passing on August 17 was confirmed by Greg Brooks, Queen’s official archivist, who shared a black-and-white photograph of the musician on Facebook.”Terribly sad news just received that early Queen bass player (circa 1970), Barry Mitchell, has passed away,” Mr Brooks wrote. “His anecdotes at the convention were fascinating and offered rare insight. He will be greatly missed.”Mr Mitchell held the bass role in the London-formed rock group for a brief but significant period between August 1970 and January 1971,…
Britons are being prosecuted every way for driving in the wrong direction on the motorway as police forces issue an urgent warning to road users.Research shows that 31 motorists in the past 30 weeks were charged with criminal offences, including driving in the wrong direction on the motorway in England and Wales.Offences featured reckless driving, reversing along the carriageway, performing U-turns next to high-speed traffic, and even driving backwards.PA reported that convictions usually resulted in fines worth hundreds of pounds, court fees and driving bans in some instances.National Highways data from July showed that there had been 947 incidents involving…
This isn’t a regular sibling fallout. It is a deep-rooted fracture filled with anger, resentment and a total loss of trust.And much of it has played out in public.The Prince of Wales remains in no mood to forgive and forget. The hurt he feels lingers.”William is very stubborn,” a family friend told the . “To feel cheated by your own brother has been painful. He can’t just put it behind him.”But in his interview with the last year, Harry offered a different view.”I would love reconciliation with my family. There’s no point in continuing to fight any more.”The problem for…
Having just been promoted from the National League South, Bromley finished 14th in the National League in the 2015-16 season. That same year, Leicester City were upsetting the odds with their famous Premier League title win.Such has been the rise of Andy Woodman’s Bromley, they can expect plenty more comparisons like that this season and, such has been the Foxes’ fall from grace, they will get similar.While the Ravens are delighted to be in League One, Leicester are still rubbing the bruised ego which followed their disastrous relegation from the Championship on the back of demotion from the Premier League,…