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Tax calculator: How will freeze on thresholds hit your take-home pay?
5+ min ago (1123+ words) Wages have been rising faster than prices for the last two-and-a-half years - the longest stretch since the 2008 financial crisis. But you could be paying more tax on a rising salary because of frozen thresholds, which will remain in place until…...
Champions League: Is facing a play-off really that bad?
12+ min ago (1337+ words) Twenty-four sides still have dreams of lifting the Champions League trophy this season The Champions League returns this week and some of Europe's biggest names will be back in action earlier than they would have hoped. From September to January,…...
Sussex Police officer denies stalking woman with police equipment
14+ min ago (253+ words) A police officer has pleaded not guilty to using police equipment to stalk a woman. PC Peter De Silvo, of Worthing in West Sussex, denied stalking the woman between October 2021 and 2023 when he appeared at Guildford Crown Court on Monday....
Scotland's papers: Free tuition 'at risk' and Line of Duty twist
18+ min ago (22+ words) Scotland's papers: Free tuition 'at risk' and Line of Duty twist'BBC Scotland's papers: Free tuition 'at risk' and Line of Duty twist...
Solar panels to cover leisure centre car parks in East Yorkshire
21+ min ago (268+ words) Canopies with solar panels are to be installed at leisure centre car parks in East Yorkshire to cut the council's power bills and reduce carbon emissions. The carports at council-owned leisure centres in Beverley, Bridlington, Hornsea, Driffield and Pocklington would…...
Royal Mail allegedly 'choosing not to deliver letters', MP claims
28+ min ago (492+ words) Royal Mail is allegedly "choosing not to deliver letters" on time because of constraints at delivery offices, an MP has claimed. Liam Byrne, the chair of the Commons Business and Trade Committee, has asked Royal Mail to "categorically" deny suggestions…...
New guidance for Wolverhampton schools around Send provision
54+ min ago (253+ words) Inclusive spaces to help pupils with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (Send) enter mainstream education are being created. The scheme is part of new guidance for schools in Wolverhampton and has been created by the city council along with the…...
Your Voice – on your local BBC
55+ min ago (117+ words) Your Voice " on your local BBC'BBC Your Voice " on your local BBC Your stories and the issues that matter in your community are at the heart of the BBC's local coverage across the United Kingdom. What's the issue affecting you,…...
Staffordshire PCs who helped stabbing victim get bravery award
55+ min ago (386+ words) Four police officers have been given an award for their roles in saving the life of a man who was stabbed. On 15 March, Jordan Williamson, 32, attacked a man in his own home in Biddulph, Staffordshire. leaving him with serious head,…...
Step-free access plans submitted for Wellington rail station
57+ min ago (499+ words) Plans have been submitted for a new footbridge and lifts to provide step-free access at Wellington railway station. Network Rail has applied to Telford & Wrekin Council for prior approval for the development, which a parish councillor described as a "long…...