TV presenter Jay Blades charged with rapeBBC Repair Shop host Jay Blades, 55, is due to appear at Telford Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday facing two allegations of rape. The Shropshire-based presenter, who rose to fame on the restoration show in 2017 and stepped back last year, will not be expected to enter pleas at the … Read more
Alexander Isak’s house near Newcastle is back on the rental market as the striker pushes for a move to Liverpool. Removal vans were seen at his Ponteland home, which he began renting in 2022 after joining from Real Sociedad. The property was burgled in April 2024, leaving him uneasy. Isak skipped Newcastle’s pre-season tour to … Read more
Here’s the key context from your excerpt, in plain terms: Why now?Reversals on winter fuel payments and welfare reform have left Chancellor Rachel Reeves facing a multi-billion-pound hole in the public finances, with NIESR predicting a £41.2 billion shortfall against her “stability rule” by 2029–30.What’s being considered? A possible cap on the value of lifetime … Read more