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CITYAM says CALLS are increasing for the UK’s £4 billion-a-year share trading tax to be reduced or scrapped in an effort to reinvigorate our capital markets.

People stranded as UK flight disruption ‘set to last days’ Air travel disruption has hit the UK, causing travel chaos which is set to last for several days. Despite Monday’s technical issue with air traffic services being fixed within hours, aircraft and crew are now out of place. Transport Secretary Mark Harper has warned that the disruption will last for some time. “Lots of flights were cancelled and it is going to take some days to get people back to where they should be,” Harper told the BBC. According to figures released by analytics company Cirium, more than a quarter…

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Notting Hill Carnival: Eight injured in stabbings Notting Hill Carnival has seen eight men stabbed in separate incidents on Monday. One of the men – aged 29 – is in critical condition after being attacked in Warfield Road shortly after 21:00 BST, the Met Police said.  Another man, 19, is also in a serious but stable condition after being stabbed in Ladbroke Grove at about 20:00 BST. Six other men – aged 18, 19, 20, 25, 28 and 40 – were left with non-life-threatening injuries in separate stabbings throughout Monday evening. The two-day carnival saw 275 arrests – with 165…

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Sara Sharif: Pakistan police widen search for family Police in Pakistan are widening the search for the family of Sara Sharif – the 10-year-old found dead at her Surrey home. Police had launched an international manhunt after Sharif’s body was discovered by police at an address in Hammond Road, Woking on 10 August.  Sara’s father Urfan, his partner and his brother travelled to Pakistan the previous day.  An inquest into Sara’s death is set to open on Tuesday. Speaking to the BBC, the police in Pakistan say they had expanded the search to two more areas around the city of…

Ulez expanded to include whole of outer London The controversial Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) has expanded to include all of London’s boroughs. Ulez means drivers must pay £12.50 per day to drive non-compliant vehicles anywhere in the zone under the clean-air plan. A £160m scrappage scheme is still available for all Londoners to claim from – with a maximum of £2,000 being offered per vehicle. Small businesses, sole traders and charities are included in the scheme. You can check to see if your car is Ulez-compliant here. London Mayor Sadiq Khan told BBC Breakfast: “We now have a really…

Luis Rubiales: Spanish Football Federation regional presidents call for resignation Regional leaders of the Spanish Football Federation are calling on their president Luis Rubiales to resign after he kissed Spanish footballer Jenni Hermoso.  He has faced widespread criticism after he kissed Hermoso, 33, on the lips, without her permission, following Spain’s 2023 Women’s World Cup final. Hermoso said the kiss was not consensual. You may also like Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales’s mother on hunger strike over kiss row Spain Women’s coaching staff resign amid Luis Rubiales scandal but manager stays on A preliminary investigation into whether the incident amounts…

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