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UK Regional Airports Face ‘Unprecedented’ Property Tax Hikes, Ticket Prices Set to Rise

Air travellers across the UK could see higher ticket prices as regional airports face “unprecedented” increases in business rates next year. An analysis of official government data shows that regional airports are among the sectors hit hardest by property tax hikes, with some bills set to more than double over the next three years. While […]

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New Average Speed Cameras Rolled Out on Coventry Road to Boost Road Safety

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Birmingham City Council has begun installing the city’s first average speed cameras on Coventry Road, as part of a wider effort to improve road safety and reduce speeding. The cameras will extend coverage from Berkley Road to Bordesley Middleway on the A45, one of 27 roads where speed limits were recently reduced from 40mph to

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Man Confirmed Dead After Going Overboard in Newhaven Waters

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A man has died after falling overboard from a vessel off the coast near Newhaven, police have confirmed. The incident happened late on Sunday morning and triggered an urgent search led by HM Coastguard. Lifeboats from Shoreham and Newhaven were deployed, along with a Coastguard helicopter, a fixed wing aircraft and two nearby vessels. Sussex

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Minimum Wage Rise Set to Boost Young Workers, But Economists Warn of Job Risks

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed a significant rise in the minimum and living wages, with workers aged 18 to 20 set to receive an 8.5 per cent pay increase from April. This will raise the minimum wage for this age group to £10.85 an hour. Meanwhile, school-aged workers between 16 and 17 and apprentices will

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Multimillionaire’s Stepchildren Win Court Fight After Being Branded “Spoilt Brats”

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The stepchildren of a multimillionaire businessman have won a High Court battle for control of his fortune after being described by trustees as “entitled spoilt brats”. Graham Cheslyn-Curtis, owner of the veterinary medical supply company Millpledge, died in 2018. Alongside his will, he left a detailed letter of wishes expressing his desire for his partner’s

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Middle-Class Families Face Higher Bills Under Reeves’s Budget

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves is preparing to target workers, savers and pensioners in her new budget, introducing more than a dozen tax rises as she attempts to close a £30 billion gap in the public finances. Reeves will argue that the increases are “fair and necessary”, saying they are essential to protect NHS funding and welfare

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Millions of UK Parents Unaware of Valuable Pension Top Ups

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Families could be thousands of pounds better off in retirement if they claimed little known pension top ups from the taxman while they take time off work for childcare. While a parent or carer is looking after children and not earning a partner or relative can pay into their pension for them gaining 25 per

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Leaked EHRC Guidance Could Allow Transgender Exclusion from Single-Sex Spaces Based on Appearance

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Transgender people could be banned from single sex spaces based on what they look like according to new equalities guidance seen by The Times. The guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) was handed to ministers almost three months ago but has so far not been published by Bridget Phillipson the minister for

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Snow Hits Some Parts of England as 27 Counties Escape Winter Weather

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Despite reports of up to seven centimetres of snow in some regions, 27 cities and towns across England are expected to remain largely snow free this week, according to the Met Office. Residents in the Midlands and southern England can expect clear skies and cold but dry conditions. Areas forecast to avoid snow include Birmingham,

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2000 Protest in Crowborough Over Plan to House Asylum Seekers at Army Camp

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Thousands of residents marched through the rural town of Crowborough on Sunday to protest against government plans to house more than five hundred single male asylum seekers at a former army camp on the town’s outskirts. An estimated two thousand people attended the rally in East Sussex, with many mothers leading chants of “Starmer out”

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