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The government has doubled down on insisting only a quarter of farms will be affected by inheritance tax plans as thousands of farmers get ready to protest on Tuesday.After Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced 20% inheritance tax will apply to farms worth more than £1m from April 2026, where they were previously exempt, the policy has become the government's biggest thorn in its side. Thousands of farmers, including celebrity farmer Jeremy […]

A man has pleaded guilty to being the owner of a dangerously out of control XL bully dog which killed his neighbour.Christopher Bell, 45, admitted to the offence at Newcastle Crown Court.The XL bully killed Ian Langley in Shiney Row near Sunderland on 3 October last year.The 54-year-old suffered fatal neck injuries when he was attacked while walking his puppy.Bell, formerly of Maple Terrace, Shiney Row, pleaded guilty to being […]

As the door opens into Fazz Begum's council flat, the first thing you see is the damp.An entire wall has been damaged by a persistent leak that has led to mould spreading through the flat. She opens a cupboard in her daughter's bedroom to reveal wallpaper peeling where black mould has been growing. "We're sick," she tells Sky News. "I have a 10-year-old that's got breathing problems."It has been like […]

England have been promoted back to League A of the Nations League after beating the Republic of Ireland 5-0 - in what marked Lee Carsley's last game as head coach.After a goalless first half, Ireland defender Liam Scales was sent off for a second yellow card when he brought down Jude Bellingham inside the box. Harry Kane then scored a penalty to put England ahead, before Anthony Gordon and Conor […]

State-of-the-art technology has been used to create a voice for King Richard III - giving him a Yorkshire accent.A digital avatar of the medieval king's head went on display in front of excited history fans at York Theatre Royal. Richard III was king of England from 1483 until his death at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, at the age of 32.His remains were found in a car park in […]

The £3 bus fare cap could be scrapped after December 2025, the transport secretary has suggested.Sir Keir Starmer recently confirmed that the £2 cap, which has been in place in England since 1 January 2023, will rise to £3 at the start of next year. The government has said the £3 cap would stay in place for another year, until December 2025.But speaking on Sunday morning with Trevor Phillips, Transport […]

Mark Webber's role as Pulp's fan club manager started simply enough, writing newsletters and posting out small bits of memorabilia such as postcards, stickers and badges. But, just like the band he loved, he wanted to do things a little differently.A balloon launch to drum up publicity in their hometown of Sheffield didn't attract too many people, he recalls, but one did make it all the way to Slovenia. The […]

Bishops refused to call for the Archbishop of Canterbury to resign because they were thinking about their own promotion prospects, one senior church figure believes. Justin Welby, who had been in post since 2013, stepped down after a report was published that showed the Church covered up sexual abuse by John Smyth, a barrister who led Christian summer camps. The report said he might have been brought to justice had […]

Jon Kenny, an Irish comedian and actor known for D'Unbelievables and roles on Father Ted, has died aged 66.His wife Margie told local news outlet the Limerick Leader that the comedian had died on Friday evening in Galway Clinic. In a statement to the newspaper, Kenny's family said he had a cardiac arrest early on 10 November. They added the comedian "grabbed life and shook it as hard as he […]