Former England striker-turned TV football presenter Gary Lineker is facing a £5m tax claim from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), court documents show. The taxman believes, according to the papers released ahead of a tax tribunal, that the star owes £3,621,735.90 in income tax and £1,307,160.46 in National Insurance contributions for TV work at both
Month: May 2021
Remnants from a Chinese rocket are expected to fall back to Earth in an uncontrolled re-entry this weekend. The rocket, called Long March 5B, was launched from Wenchang Space Launch Centre on 29 April to carry Tianhe – the first module of China’s future space station – into orbit. The spacecraft contains what will become
The parent firm of British Airways has demanded government action in “four key areas” to help facilitate the restart of foreign travel while revealing a reduction in first quarter losses. International Airlines Group (IAG) argued that the authorities globally needed to assist airlines begin the process of economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis through measures
The Conservatives have won the Hartlepool by-election – taking a seat that has been under Labour’s control since it was created in the 1970s. Jill Mortimer’s victory marks a rare gain for a governing party, but serves as a major blow to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. UK election results live: Early blow for Sir
Coldplay has unveiled the first single from its upcoming album, with the premiere of Higher Power taking place on board the International Space Station. Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, and Will Champion teamed up with French astronaut Thomas Pesquet for the stunt, which saw the track played on the ISS and beamed back to
Twitter has suspended several accounts that have been set up to share posts from Donald Trump’s website. The micro-blogging site said the accounts broke the rules by helping the former president to circumvent a ban from the social network. Mr Trump was banned from a number of platforms after his supporters stormed the US Capitol
Three people have been shot after a young girl brought a gun to her school and opened fire. The girl was in a school hallway on Thursday morning when she pulled a handgun from her backpack and fired multiple rounds at Rigby Middle School in Idaho. Two people were hit inside before she went outside
New laws must be used to make sure online platforms protect their users from scams, the government has been warned. Seventeen consumer and business groups and authorities have said scams should be included in the proposed Online Safety Bill, which could be announced in next week’s Queen’s Speech. The inclusion would protect consumers from an
He’s an Oscar winner and one of Hollywood’s leading men, who counts Barack Obama and Harry and Meghan among his pals. Now, George Clooney can add a Warburtons advert appearance to his CV. The A-list star of films including Ocean’s Eleven, Gravity and Michael Clayton is the latest in a series of celebs to appear
At least 25 people, including a police officer, have died in a shootout with drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, according to local media. The O Globo newspaper said two passengers on a metro train were also wounded in the shooting in Jacarezinho, a shanty town in northern Rio, Brazil. The shootings, it said, happened
A £10,000 reward is being offered to help find the murderer of police community support officer Julia James, who was found dead in woodland in Kent. Charity Crimestoppers has launched the appeal for anonymous information after the 53-year-old’s body was discovered in Akholt Wood, near Aylesham, on Tuesday 27 April. Detectives have said they still
The polling stations are closed, the campaigns are over and there is nothing left for the candidates to do other than wait for the results. Votes cast by millions of people across England, Scotland and Wales will now determine who controls the key levers of political power outside of Westminster. Image: Shona Barton, from the
An open letter signed by hundreds of members of the entertainment industry has called for a change in culture, in the wake of allegations made against Noel Clarke. Some 20 women made claims of bullying and sexual harassment against the actor, writer and director in an investigation first published in the Guardian newspaper. Clarke later
Ed Sheeran will be the new shirt sponsor for football team Ipswich Town next season. Sheeran, who lives in Suffolk and supports the League One Club, has signed a one-year deal to sponsor the men’s and women’s first-team shirts in the 2021/22 season. The logo on the front of shirts will include the titles on
A sequel to The Railway Children has been announced more than 50 years after the original – with Jenny Agutter due to reprise her role as Roberta Waterbury. Sheridan Smith and Sir Tom Courtenay will join Call The Midwife star Agutter, 68, in the cast, with filming due to start on 10 May. The sequel,
Ellie Goulding and her husband Caspar Jopling have revealed the name of their newborn son. It was confirmed by Jopling earlier in May that Goulding had given birth and both mother and baby were “healthy and happy”, but no further details were released. Now, the art dealer has shared a birth announcement in The Times
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