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Despite all the promises not to in the aftermath of last autumn’s calamitous Budget, it now looks a near certainty Rachel from Accounts will be picking our pockets later this year.Tax rises, £30 billion of them, are heading the way of the middle classes like a gathering storm, impacting on everything from the tax we pay on our income, the pension funds we assiduously pay into and the wealth we have accumulated over many years. Help! Thirty billion helps!Although Labour, come the Budget, will no doubt blame the Conservatives for its need to hike taxes (again), the blame game is…
By LAUREN ACTON-TAYLOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 00:09 BST, 8 June 2025 | Updated: 06:43 BST, 8 June 2025 The former drummer of Canadian indie rock The New Pornographers band has been hit with more disturbing allegations in a child pornography case. Joe Seiders,44, was arrested in April after he was accused of recording an 11-year-old boy using the bathroom in a Chick-fil-A restaurant in California. Now, two more minors have come forward and slammed Seiders with more unsettling accusations. The drummer has been additionally charged with committing lewd acts with a minor by force or fear, using or coercing a minor to produce…
Many of us have a box of old gadgets, video games, and used batteries gathering dust in the attic.While clearing this out might sound like a chore, it could land with you with a tidy profit.Experts from Currys have revealed the retro video games that are now worth a fortune. Topping the list is Zelda Majora’s Mask [Adventure Set] for Nintendo 64, which now has a whopping estimated value of £3,715.01. Meanwhile, if you have a copy of Snowboard Challenge for NES, you could be in line for a £2,935.80 payout. However, to make this kind of cash, you’ll have to have the…
Watching pornography is driving a wave of erectile dysfunction problems in young men, a GP has warned.Dr Babak Ashrafi, a family medic with Superdrug Online Doctor, said there had been an 46 per cent increase in men under the age of 30 currently seeking help from its erectile dysfunction service compared to last year.Also called impotency or shortened to ED, erectile dysfunction is a condition where men can’t get or keep an erection and is classically more common in older groups.But Dr Babak said a spike in younger men experiencing the problem could be linked to the ‘exponential’ consumption of explicit…
It’s a country that runs on ramen and sushi, but apparently the Japanese have developed a passion for some stodgier English fare – including fish and chips, Devon fudge and cream teas.Department store Takashimaya, which has branches across the country, regularly hosts ‘English markets’ selling everything from pots of traditional English marmalade to Scottish kilts and Paddington bear memorabilia – and even pints of Brewdog IPA. The markets have proved such a hit with Japanese shoppers that British suppliers have been jetted over to the likes of Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto to ensure consumers can enjoy an authentic experience.Amongst those peddling their…
By LOUISE ALLINGHAM FOR MAILONLINE Published: 11:06 BST, 27 May 2025 | Updated: 11:18 BST, 27 May 2025 A decades-old menu from a Chinese takeaway restaurant in London has stunned foodies over the prices of popular meals from years past.The vintage menu resurfaced after a man found it with his father’s belongings and guessed it was from the late 1970s or early 1980s when he lived in the British capital. After he shared a photo of the menu on Reddit, many were wowed by the jaw-droppingly low prices that wouldn’t get customers a cup of coffee in today’s economy. A meal for two…
Pete Hegseth warned that ‘active duty Marines’ were on ‘high alert’ as violence escalated in the streets of Los Angeles amid ICE raids targeting illegal migrants. The Defense Secretary made the bold threat after President Trump ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to descend on the city in an effort to quell days-long chaos.’The violent mob assaults on ICE and Federal Law Enforcement are designed to prevent the removal of Criminal Illegal Aliens from our soil… and a huge NATIONAL SECURITY RISK,’ Hegseth wrote on X.’If violence continues, active duty Marines at Camp Pendleton will also be mobilized — they are on high…
Bookings in some of Mallorca’s most popular summer holiday resorts have slumped by as much as 20 per cent, say hoteliers on the Balearic Island, suggesting holidaymakers are voting with their feet following anti-tourism marches. The hoteliers association that represents the resorts of Alcudia and Can Picafort say their key markets have slowed in recent months.The news comes following major anti-tourism protests across mainland Spain and its islands this year – with another huge protest march in the pipeline for Mallorca’s capital next weekend. Last week, thousands of defiant anti-tourism protesters vowed to bring the streets of Palma to a standstill on…
By ERIC BLUM Published: 14:57 BST, 5 June 2025 | Updated: 16:10 BST, 5 June 2025 NBA insider Brian Windhorst has revealed Tom Thibodeau was fired by the New York Knicks for making personnel changes too late into the season. Thibodeau was shockingly fired by the Knicks on Tuesday, three days after their playoff elimination at the hands of the Indiana Pacers. Now, as New York looks for a new coach in a hire that will have championship-or-bust expectations, Windhorst has shined a light on why there is a vacancy in Manhattan in the first place. ‘What Tom Thibodeau did to his coaching…
By HUGO DUNCAN Updated: 08:20 BST, 5 June 2025 London’s stock market is facing a damaging exodus of some of its most promising tech firms after a series of takeover swoops by foreign predators.The future of the cutting-edge chip designer Alphawave could be decided as early as today after its larger American rival Qualcomm was given until 5pm to table a bid or walk away – though the deadline could be extended.Alphawave is one of five London-listed tech firms, with a combined value of over £5billion, currently ‘in play’ as suitors race to cash in on their success.The flurry of…