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Masked Singer host Joel Dommett says new series is ‘the best’ yet

The Masked Singer host Joel Dommett has said the new series is “the best” yet and that he is viewing it “in an entirely different way” following the birth of his child. The ITV1 reality singing competition will return to screens this month with TV presenter Davina McCall, singer Rita Ora, chat show host Jonathan Ross and comedian Mo Gilligan in the detective chairs. On the programme, contestants are disguised […]

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Increase in UK drinks exports – report

The value of UK drinks exports increased by more than £1 billion in the past year, new research suggests. The total jumped from £8.3 billion in 2021/22 to £9.4 billion in the 12 months to July this year, said business advisers Hazlewoods. Spirits are playing a key role in rising drinks exports, with continued demand for whisky from traditional markets in EU countries, including France, Germany, Spain and Poland, as […]

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UK tax level rises to highest on record – OECD

The UK’s tax level across the economy has increased to its highest rate on record, according to new data from the OECD. It came as separate figures showed the UK also now faces the highest level of property taxes across the developed world. The OECD’s (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) annual revenues statistics update found the total tax-to-GDP ratio across the UK hit 35.3% for the 2022/23 financial year […]

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Children worried peers’ families cannot afford presents this Christmas – survey

Around a third of young people are worried their friends or classmates will not get presents or be able to celebrate Christmas because of their family’s money worries, according to a survey by a children’s charity. Just over a fifth (22%) told of concerns their friends or classmates will not be able to visit family for the holidays thanks to travel costs, while around three in 10 expressed fears their […]

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Fraught week for Rishi Sunak as warring Tory factions mull over his Rwanda Bill

Conservative MPs are meeting today to decide whether to back the legislation tomorrow Rishi Sunak faces the most perilous week of his leadership as factions in his bitterly divided Conservative party weigh up whether to derail his Rwanda legislation and his authority with it. The Prime Minister faces a threat from both the right and left as the tribes hold separate meetings on Monday to consider if they will back the flagship […]

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