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NEW COINS FOR 2024 HAVE BEEN UNVEILED BY THE ROYAL MINT – The coins celebrate life savers, sports and Churchill New British coins for 2024 have been unveiled by The Royal Mint. 50p, £2 and £5 coins have all been created to mark special occasions, including the 200-year anniversaries of both the National Gallery in London and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), as well as 150 years since the birth of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. A 50p coin celebrating TeamGB and ParalympicsGB also marks the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games, which are set to take place in Paris.…

GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS THE DATE OF THE NEXT SPRING BUDGET AS 6 MARCH – Sunak accused of ‘desperate’ inheritance tax briefing Rishi Sunak has been accused of a “desperate” briefing on inheritance tax (IHT) after reports suggested it would be slashed ahead of the next election. It comes as the government confirmed the date of the next spring budget, which will be delivered on 6 March. With a general election looming next year, Mr Sunak will be under pressure from Tory MPs to announce tax cuts to boost their chances of victory. Around 4% of people pay inheritance tax. At present…

MADUEKE COMES OFF THE BENCH TO ENSURE CHELSEA WIN – Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 2-1 at Stamford Bridge Substitute Noni Madueke struck an 89th-minute penalty to send Chelsea back into the top half of the Premier League table with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge. The pressure was mounting on Mauricio Pochettino following a fourth straight-away Premier League defeat at Wolves on Christmas Eve, but VAR Chris Kavanagh spotted a foul by Eberechi Eze on Madueke inside the box, allowing the youngster to dispatch a late winner from the spot. Mykhailo Mudryk’s early opener was cancelled…

APPLE WATCH IMPORT BAN TEMPORARILY LIFTED –  US Court of Appeals granted a pause on the import ban Apple has won the right to import two of its most popular smartwatches into the United States, after the appeals court paused a previous ban on imports. The tech giant was ordered in October to stop importing and selling Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches, following a complaint from medical-monitoring technology company Masimo that it had infringed patents. Masimo accused Apple of hoovering up its employees, stealing its pulse oximetry technology and incorporating it into Apple watches. US President Joe Biden’s administration…

HOUSE PRICES TO FALL AND RENTS TO RISE IN 2024 The Government’s official forecaster said property prices were most likely to drop by nearly 5% UK house prices are expected to fall in 2024, according to analysts and lenders, while the cost of renting a home will continue to rise. The government’s official forecaster said property prices were most likely to drop by nearly 5%, although lenders expect less of a fall. Rents on newly-let properties could increase by a further 5-6%, property experts say, following a year of sharp rises. That would limit the benefit of falling prices for…

JAPAN SET TO RESTART WORLD’S BIGGEST NUCLEAR PLANT AFTER LIFTING BAN Two-year-old ban on Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Plant to be lifted Japan’s nuclear power regulator on Wednesday, December 27th lifted an operational ban it imposed on Tokyo Electric Power Company Tepco’s massive Kashiwazaki-Kariwa power plant two years ago, clearing the path for it to resume a process towards a restart. Tepco has been eager to bring the world’s largest atomic power plant back online to slash operating costs, but a resumption still needs local consent in Niigata prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast. With a capacity of 8,212 megawatts (MW),…

YEMEN’S HOUTHIS CLAIM FRESH ATTACKS ON CARGO SHIP IN RED SEA All crew members on board were safe with no injuries reported Yemen’s Houthi forces on Tuesday claimed responsibility for fresh missile attacks on a commercial ship in the Red Sea. Earlier in the day, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), a British maritime observer agency, received a report that an explosion occurred in the Red Sea area near Yemen, as the sound of the explosion was heard, and missiles were spotted at the very sea area. The UKMTO’s report said the incident took place approximately 60 nautical miles…

UK ROYALS GATHER FOR CHRISTMAS CONCERT HOSTED BY PRINCESS OF WALES The annual Christmas carol concert was broadcast on Sunday, December 24th The annual Christmas carol concert hosted by Kate, the Princess of Wales was broadcast on Sunday, December 24th as part of the “Royal Carols: Together At Christmas” programme. The Princess of Wales who had hosted the concert earlier this month, on December 8, was joined by her husband Prince William, who gave a reading during the service at the Abbey where King Charles was crowned in May and the funeral for Queen Elizabeth was held last year. Guests…

THOUSANDS IN THE UK LEFT WITHOUT POWER Scotland’s ‘main artery’ closed off; risk of missing flights due to train disruption The Met Office has extended a yellow weather warning for wind across parts of Wales and North West England.  Travellers have been warned of delays and potentially hazardous conditions on their way home from the Christmas holidays as the UK braces for Storm Gerrit. The warning is in place from 6 pm this evening until 3 am tomorrow.   Wind gusts of up to 50-60mph are expected, increasing to 70-75mph on the coasts. The main route in Fort William is…

CITY LOOK TO LIFT THEIR FOURTH TROPHY OF THE CALENDAR YEAR – Manchester City face Fluminense in the Club World Cup Final Treble winners Manchester City will seek to lift their fourth trophy of the calendar year when they take on Copa Liber-ta-dores champions Flumin-ense in the Club World Cup. Head coach Pep Guardiola, a two-time winner of the competition with Barcelona, warned, however, that, despite being overwhelming favourites, City will have their work cut out against their Brazilian opponents. Reminiscing about his first Club World Cup title in 2009, Guardiola recalled how his all-time great Barcelona side which featured…