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“We’re the only ones talking any common sense. We’re the only ones who’ve actually explained how we will make energy cheaper, no one else is doing that. Being ready for an election is just one part of it, you’ve got to be ready for Government as well, not just ready to deliver leaflets, and we have a plan for both. “We have a plan for an election. If Andy Burnham wants to call a snap election, we’re ready. We have a plan for Government. But I have said that if he’s breaking away from Labour’s manifesto and not funding defence,…

“It will be incredibly frustrating for borrowers to see rates rise back up to where they were a month ago. The positive progress over recent weeks now feels all but lost, but what the market needs is a period of stability,” said Rachel Springall, finance expert at Moneyfacts.She said 100 deals had been pulled temporarily as lenders reconsider their pricing plans.She suggested that anyone who needed to remortgage this year could lock in a new deal now with their existing lender ahead of time, but should also seek help from a broker to see whether there are better deals elsewhere.…

Real Madrid open to selling Aurelien Tchouameni to Manchester United, Arsenal eye John Stones and Ezri Konsa, Chelsea favourites for Kerim Alajbegovic, Yan Diomande back on radar of Premier League clubs and Daizen Maeda set for Ipswich Town move.La Liga giants Real Madrid are open to selling 26-year-old France defensive midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni to Manchester United. (Sun, external)AS Roma and France midfielder Manu Kone, 25, and Brighton’s 22-year-old Cameroon international Carlos Baleba are also being considered by Manchester United as they aim to strengthen their midfield. (Sky Sports), externalBournemouth’s 27-year-old United States midfielder Tyler Adams, valued at about £35m, is…

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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…