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King Charles visited the Roger Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy in Hammersmith to discover how REORG uses martial arts training to assist military personnel, veterans and emergency service workers.The charity provides BJJ instruction in supportive settings, helping those who serve or have served to address physical, mental and social difficulties.During his time at one of the globe’s premier BJJ institutions, the King awarded a black belt to a member of the REORG team during a grading ceremony.The visit highlighted how the sport offers a pathway to recovery and community for those facing life’s toughest challenges.King Charles was presented with a…

Millions of pensioners who received Winter Fuel Payments last year could soon see extra tax deducted from their income as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) begins recovering the benefit from those earning more than £35,000.The scheme applies to state pensioners under the age of 80 who received a Winter Fuel Payment during winter 2025.Up to two million people across Britain could face automatic deductions from their monthly income.HMRC said: “For a typical Winter Fuel Payment of £200, PAYE customers with income more than £35,000 will pay approximately £17 per month extra in tax during the 2026 to 2027 tax year…

Former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson has released a tearful seven-minute video expressing fury at MPs following Monday’s Westminster Hall debate on spinal muscular atrophy screening.The 35-year-old, whose twin daughters Ocean Jade and Story Monroe were diagnosed with SMA Type 1, appeared visibly distressed as she criticised public health minister Sharon Hodgson for opposing a nationwide rollout of newborn testing.”I cannot tell you the outrage that I feel as a mother with two children who are suffering with SMA type one, this awful disease, how heartbreaking it is to hear someone try and argue against why children with SMA, future…

Electric cars are more expensive to repair, according to new data, with experts warning that EVs place a “greater overall burden” on any vehicle fixes.Fresh analysis shows that electric vehicles take longer to repair following an accident, and are more costly to fix, than traditional internal combustion engine vehicles.The AX Repair Index shows that electric vehicle repair costs for non-fault accidents were 19 per cent higher than equivalent costs for petrol and diesel cars.Electric vehicles also spent around nine per cent more time in workshops as mechanics adapt to dealing with EVs on a more frequent basis.The Index acknowledged that…

During the sentencing, emotional victim impact statements were read out in court. Joanne Penney’s son, Cody Griffiths said: “I can’t put into words what’s happened to our family. “To have the person who brought me into this world and gave me life to be taken away from me in such an awful way is something I will never come to terms with.”You shot my mother through the heart and shot her whole family through the heart too. I will never get to see or speak to her again. “You will never begin to imagine what you have taken from us.…

Ben Stokes has apologised to his team-mates before his return as England captain for the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.Stokes and pace bowler Gus Atkinson were made unavailable for the second Test, which ended in a 253-run defeat, pending an investigation into a breach of the team’s midnight curfew and an incident in a London nightclub following England’s victory in the series opener.Both players have been recalled to the XI for the third Test, which starts on Thursday, after being found blameless of “violent conduct” by the Cricket Regulator.A disciplinary hearing by the England and Wales Cricket…

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