The Independent – breathtaking hypocrisy of Sunak on tax status
The Independent – breathtaking hypocrisy of Sunak on tax status
The Independent reports pressure is “growing” on Rishi Sunak and his wife to come clean on details of their tax affairs after it was reported she used non-domicile status and pays no UK tax on her foreign earnings.
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Two ways UK households could save thousands of pounds per year
Modelling shows that, by mid-century, households would save about £700 a year on heating bills Two ways UK households could save thousands of pounds per year Climate advisers say households would save hundreds of pounds a year on driving and energy bills by shifting away from “volatile” fossil fuels – but admit, it would come with upfront costs. The Climate Change Committee say its modelling shows that, by mid-century, households that switch to low-carbon heat pumps
More than 1,000 British staff cut from key Ukraine troop training programme
Exclusive: As of January, there were just 369 UK staff working on the British-led programme that has trained over 51,000 Ukrainian soldiers to resist Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion More than 1,000 British staff cut from key Ukraine troop training programme The number of British personnel working on an international training program for Ukrainian soldiers has fallen by more than 1,000 in the last 2.5 years, new figures reveal. The decline marks a 73 per cent
Man charged over death of three-year-old girl in Manchester tram crash
Man charged over death of three-year-old girl in Manchester tram crash A man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a three-year-old girl was killed in a crash between a van and a tram in Manchester at the weekend. Rawal Rehman, 35, of Lambton Road, Manchester, will appear at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, Greater Manchester Police said. Louisa Palmisano, known as Lulu, died after the collision on Mosley Street in the
Starmer mocks Badenoch’s ‘desperate search for relevance’ in clash over defence spending boost: PMQs live
Starmer mocks Badenoch’s ‘desperate search for relevance’ in clash over defence spending boost: PMQs live Kemi Badenoch has appointed herself “saviour of the western civilisation”, Sir Keir Starmer said, after the Conservative leader suggested she had advised him to increase defence spending. In a clash at PMQs, the prime minister said she “didn’t feature in my thinking at all” and that her comment was a “desperate search for relevance”. Sir Keir Starmer has faced questions
Birmingham plagued by rats ‘the size of cats’ as bin strike and HS2 blamed
Birmingham plagued by rats ‘the size of cats’ as bin strike and HS2 blamed Rats the size of cats are plaguing parts of Birmingham, residents say, with the city’s ongoing strike by bin collectors and nearby construction work for HS2 among issues being blamed for the infestation. Residents of Drews Lane, Washwood Heath, an area already known as a rat hotspot, have found rodents chewing through car cables and nesting in bonnets and wheelie bins.
How a fraudster helped fund Farage’s US trip to meet Musk
How a fraudster helped fund Farage’s US trip to meet Musk Nigel Farage’s trip to Florida to meet tech billionaire Elon Musk was partly funded by convicted fraudster George Cottrell, records show. The former Ukip volunteer paid for the Reform UK leader’s £15,000 fight from Teterboro, New Jersey, to Palm Beach, Florida, last year where he was pictured posing next to Mr Musk and Reform UK treasurer Nick Candy. Mr Cottrell, who spent eight months
