Tax-free withdrawals from pension pots surge amid fears over autumn budget | Pensions
Savers have started to withdraw cash from their pension pots amid fears over potential tax changes at the autumn budget, according to investment companies. The investment platform AJ Bell said reports that the chancellor, Rachel Reeeves, was likely to increase taxes at the budget on 30 October had spooked some of its customers into new […]
Liam Payne: Jack Grealish pays tribute to singer with emotional post | Football | Sport
Jack Grealish has put out a heartfelt message in response to news of Liam Payne’s death at the age of 31. The former One Direction star fell from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. Emergency services found him with ‘serious injuries’ and decided there was ‘no possibility of resuscitation’ before […]
‘Elvis’ soul weeps for Lisa Marie’ claims his ex ‘outraged’ by abuse allegations | Books | Entertainment
Before she died at 54 last year, Lisa Marie Presley was working on her memoir with her eldest daughter Riley Keough. Elvis Prelsey’s daughter may have had fame and fortune, but her life was plagued by tragedy. From the death of her father at just nine years old, through her four divorces (including Michael Jackson […]
Israeli military says Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar may have been killed in recent strike
The Israeli military said on Thursday that it was checking the possibility that it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar following an operation in the Gaza Strip that it said had targeted three militants. “At this stage, the identity of the terrorists cannot be confirmed,” it said in a statement. It said there were no […]
Sainsbury’s recalls popular crisps and urges customers ‘not to consume’
Sainsbury’s is recalling its Sainsbury’s Onion Rings because of undeclared allergens. The crisps contain milk, soya and wheat (gluten) which are not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya or intolerance to milk or milk constituents. This product is also not suitable […]
Australia v South Africa: Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final – live | Women’s T20 World Cup 2024
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature A rather gorgeous sunset is visible on the skyline as the teams stride out for the anthems, amid the usual fireworky shenanigans. And the anthems ring out in fairly operatic style. Let’s go … Share Alyssa Healy “continues to be assessed […]
Six Kings Slam is a bad look for tennis after Carlos Alcaraz complaints as bosses unhappy | Tennis | Sport
At the Laver Cup last month, Carlos Alcaraz complained that the tennis schedule is “going to kill us”. But this week the Spaniard, who has only played two ATP events since the US Open, is playing the £11.5m Six Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia where Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic are also competing for the […]
One of the most underrated British films ever is streaming on Disney+ | Films | Entertainment
Tom Hardy has starred in many famous movies, from Inception and Mad Max: Fury Road to Venom and Dunkirk. However, one role that is often regarded as one of his best performances is lesser known. In 2008, Hardy starred in the biographical prison drama Bronson, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, who would later helm Ryan […]
How we met: ‘We got chatting on the plane – and she suggested I move in with her’ | Friendship
As a friendly student who loved to travel, striking up a conversation on a flight wasn’t unusual for Kate. But when she boarded a plane headed from New York to London in January 1996, she had no idea she would be making a friend for life. “I’d spent the previous summer interning for Rolling Stone […]
Russian special forces commander gunned down | World | News
A Russian special forces colonel has been brutally gunned down at his summer cottage just outside Moscow, in the latest murder of a senior military commander. Nikita Klenkov, 44, was shot eight times by an unidentified assailant on Thursday morning at around 9.00am, while sitting in his Hyundai Palisade in the village of Melenki. Police […]