The Telegraph Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence [Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday] Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent 29 August 2025 8:57am BST

The Telegraph Money > Property > Second homes How to avoid tax on your second home From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net [Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto] Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer 29 August 2025 1:21pm BST

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Firefighters tackle grass fire on Bristol's Stoke Park Estate A fire service extinguishes the blaze, which tore through the 100-hectare estate.

This will be a scar on the landscape for a while.
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Please do not BBQ in Bristol Parks during this dry spell.

Vital tick awareness info to save you or a loved one from a lifetime of chronic illness Today I was diagnosed with Lyme Disease. I was bitten by four ticks 30 days ago, and had a red rash come up around one of the bites that soon started spreading… As there was no ‘bullseye’, I didn’t th...

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It's another scorcher.. 🥵☀️

Be sure to put out plenty of water for birds & wildlife in your garden so they can keep cool and have enough to drink.

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KDP dashboard showing 10 sales

Never Even - a short paradox tale

First week published = 10 copies sold.

It ain’t a lot but it’s mine and I’m well chuffed

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🚨 This morning we turned the street outside Labour Party Headquarters in London into Jabaliya camp in Gaza.

Listen to @ahmedmasoud02.bsky.social talking about what the Israeli army did to his neighourhood and family.

⚡ UPDATE: 2 activists have been arrested and removed by police.

Building wrap of Jabaliya camp in Gaza opposite Labour Party HQ reads "Protesting this isn't terrorism"

🚨 RIGHT NOW opposite Labour Party HQ in London.

We’ve turned their street into Jabaliya camp in Gaza. A genocide is happening, but the Labour government is supplying weapons, intelligence and diplomatic cover to the perpetrator. Protesting this is not terrorism.

A Common Blue butterfly is perched on heather against a pink background. Text overlay reads "Get out for the count" with Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count logo above it. In the bottom right corner, the text reads 'exclusive media partner' with BBC Countryfile Magazine logo. Photo credit Matt Berry

The Big Butterfly Count 2025 is here and butterflies need our help 🦋🚨

This isn't just a survey, it's a rescue mission, and we need everyone to get involved.

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Puffins standing around on grass with a mysterious intruder

Spot the odd one out... 🤔

#birds 🪶

Shredenhams

*IMPORTANT*
Please read & share, it could save you or a loved one from a lifetime of chronic system-wide illness. 🙏❤️

Today I was diagnosed with Lyme Disease.😔
I was bitten by 4 ticks 30 days ago & had a red rash come up around one of the bites, that soon started spreading...

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Thanks for highlighting this, Carl. I have a family member who suffers from long-term Lyme Disease problems. Wishing you a speedy recovery

This is so disappointing

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My book WEIRD BRISTOL: TRUE CRIME is available from tomorrow (20/06/25).
Featuring 100 stories of Bristol’s criminal past, including the incident in 1888 when a man claimed to have tracked Jack the Ripper from London to a house in Clifton…

During a 1946 screening of “The Light That Failed” at the Broadmead Odeon, cinema manager Robert Parrington Jackson was murdered by gunshots which were seemingly timed to coincide with those in the movie.
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In 1841 a journal was published in Bristol which was deemed so blasphemous that three of its editors were imprisoned in New Gaol, Bristol.
Read the scandalous true story of the Oracle of Reason in WEIRD BRISTOL: TRUE CRIME, released on the 20th of June, 2025.

In 1748 a woman known as “Liverpool Nell” was brutally murdered by three men in Leonards Lane.
Only one of her killers was ever brought to justice.
Read the full story in WEIRD BRISTOL: TRUE CRIME, available from the 20th of June, 2025.

In 1896, Bristol-born Amelia Dyer was found guilty of the murders of six children.
It is now believed she may have killed up to 400 infants - making her one of the most prolific serial killers in history.
Read the full story in WEIRD BRISTOL: TRUE CRIME available from 20/06/25.

In 1949, a bank robbery in Knowle left 52 year old George Barron Black dead. The biggest clue to the identity of his killer was a handwritten note found at the crime scene.
75 years on, the murder remains unsolved.
Read the full story in WEIRD BRISTOL: TRUE CRIME available from the 20th of June.

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I haven't been able to identify these caterpillars, but it was fascinating watching them.

Large canvas print featuring a Kingfisher on a thorny branch

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One of my other May customers will win a 10x8 mounted print of their choice!😀
Here's my shop;
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Featuring 100 tales of lawlessness in our city - from scheming charlatans to plundering pirates, from hot-headed robberies to cold-blooded murder…
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