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Getty ImagesKing Charles has made history by revealing his £12.9m tax bill, but the payment is far from ordinary.The announcement comes alongside the Royal Household publishing its annual financial report. Here’s what the document tells us – and doesn’t tell us – about the King’s unique tax situation.1. The King pays some taxes voluntarilyInstead, he voluntarily pays some income tax, capital gains tax, and inheritance tax according to an agreement with the government called the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)The MoU came about in 1993 following public pressure over the cost of running the Royal Family and is occasionally updated, most…
Beth MayburyBeth Maybury feels some festival staff have not taken the hidden nature of her disability seriouslyMaking sure festivals are accessible isn’t just about having enough disabled toilets – there’s a lot that has to be considered.So when X user Jas posted to say she had been denied access to a space for neurodivergent people at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Sunderland last month, it raised questions about how those with conditions such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia are accommodated at big events.”Not all disabilities are visible,” Jas wrote – showing the difficulties that occur when dealing with…
LIVERescue efforts continue in Venezuela after deadly earthquakes kill at least 920 peopleMore than 3,300 people are injured and many have been reported missing after two powerful quakes rocked the country on Wednesday.
AFP via Getty ImagesPrime Minister Mark Carney has promised to reboot Canada’s economy, building it into the “strongest in the G7”.He has spent weeks travelling overseas in the last year seeking to drum up business interest in Canada as an investment destination.But there is no doubt the country’s economy is struggling, and from tariffs on certain industries to younger Canadians struggling to find work or buy a home, some Canadians are feeling the pain more than others.Five charts help illustrate the state of Canada’s economy – and how it’s performing compared to other wealthy nations.Economic growth in Canada this year…
Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, DC.US president Donald Trump has vowed to impose a 100% import tariff on any European country that introduces a digital services tax on American technology giants. Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump said “Numerous European countries” had been discussing bringing in such a levy and some were close to doing so.He warned that the punitive penalties would be applied immediately and would completely “supersede” any existing bilateral trade agreements. While the post targets nations planning the…
How Cape Verde stunned World Cup to set up Argentina tieHow has a group of islands with just 525,000 inhabitants made it to the knockout rounds of the World Cup?40 mins agoWorld Cup
Michelle Helena JanssenKWN, pronounced K-One, was born and raised in Walthamstow, East London”You can fake a lot of things in this industry,” says East London R&B singer KWN.”You can fake streams, followers, likes… all of that stuff. But selling out a venue and having real people come to see you is different.”She should know. Ever since breaking out with her Worst Behaviour last year, the 26-year-old has been packing fans into concert halls worldwide.Last month, she steamed up the windows of the Sydney Opera House, with a sultry, sensual set of bedroom jams like Touch Myself, Do What I Say,…
AFP via Getty ImagesA copy of the Ten Commandments is displayed in a Texas classroomA Texas education panel has approved plans to make Bible stories mandatory for all five million public school students in the state, sparking a row about separation of church and state.The required readings, which don’t come into effect until 2030, include Bible passages about Adam and Eve and from the book of Exodus, where God speaks to Moses through a burning bush. Critics say the new reading requirements, which also include Dickens and Shakespeare, infringe on religious freedoms and lack diversity.The Republican-controlled State Board of Education…
QantasThe non-stop London to Sydney flight would enter new frontiers in aviationOn a stage at the Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, the chief executive of Australian airline Qantas declares: “The tyranny of distance has finally been conquered”.Vanessa Hudson was in the French city last week to announce the world’s first 20-plus hour flight route.The airline first flew what it named the Kangaroo route between London and Sydney in 1947. At the time, it was an odyssey spanning seven stops and four days.Those stops have been gradually reduced, with Qantas now stopping only once, in Singapore, on the way through.Using specially designed…
Ricardo GomesMadonna spoke to Graham Norton at Camden’s storied nightclub Koko, where the star gave her first UK concert in 1983Madonna has confessed to being jealous of Kylie Minogue, and hinted she’ll headline Glastonbury in a wide-ranging interview with Graham Norton.The revelations came in an almost hour-long discussion about her forthcoming album, Confessions II, which finds the pop star in her natural habitat of the dancefloor.”That’s how I started,” she told Norton. “I was a dancer. Dancing is in my DNA. It just creates community – and sometimes relationships.”The record reflects on her origins in 1980s New York, but also…