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Anthony Joshua, JK Rowling and Mo Salah have been named among the UK’s 100 biggest taxpayers.The billionaire brothers behind gambling giant Betfred topped the rankings of The Sunday Times Tax List 2026 for the first time, surpassing musicians, entrepreneurs and sports stars. Fred and Peter Done, who founded the Warrington-based business in 1967, paid out an estimated £400.1m in tax over the past year, according to the annual list.It came after their tax bill climbed by almost half from £273.4m a year earlier. Image: JK Rowling. Pic: Reuters Financial trading entrepreneur Alex Gerko ranked second on the list with £331.4m…

What other nicknames do full moons have? The Snow Moon is just one of the many names given to each full moon of the year, predominantly by Native Americans. Here are some of the others, according to the Royal Observatory Greenwich: January: Wolf Moon This one is named after the howling of wolves struggling for food in midwinter. February: Snow Moon March: Worm Moon Native Americans named this after the worm trails that would appear in the thawed ground as it warmed up when winter made way for spring. April: Pink Moon This one was named after a species of…

The Queen was among a list of well-known faces who paid their respects to Dame Jilly Cooper at a memorial in London on Friday.The legendary author died unexpectedly in October at the age of 88 from injuries sustained from a fall. On Friday, stars from the film, sport and literary worlds turned out to pay their respects. Image: Queen Camilla with Dean of Southwark Mark Oakley. Pic: PA In attendance were actors Danny Dyer, David Tennant, Aidan Turner, Bella Maclean and Victoria Smurfit, who star in Disney TV show Rivals. The show is adapted from Cooper’s 1988 novel of the…

Donald Trump has revealed his pick to become the world’s most powerful central banker, declaring Kevin Warsh “may be the best” ever.Mr Warsh, a former member of the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, will “never let you down” as chair of the country’s central bank, the president said in a Truth Social post. It ends months of speculation on whether he would choose a puppet to force through US interest rate cuts.Rumours around his potential appointment played out on financial markets overnight and contributed to a strengthening of the Trump-hit dollar and downwards shifts in many dollar-priced commodities such as…

NASA is poised to send astronauts around the moon and back for the first time in more than 50 years.The space agency’s Artemis II mission will take the crew further than humans ‍have ever ventured in space before. The mission is planned for as soon as 6 February, but take-off depends on some pretty important factors.Here is everything you need to know.What is the Artemis programme? Artemis is NASA’s lunar exploration programme.It aims to return humans to the moon for the first time since the last lunar landing in December 1972, which was the last mission of the Apollo programme.The…

“Purposeful storytelling” is how Melania Trump herself describes what audiences will find in her cinematic debut.In many ways, that sums this film up. While Amazon paid an eye-watering fee for the documentary, don’t expect a warts-and-all unflinching record of what the first lady did in the 20 days leading up to the 2025 presidential inauguration.The trailer alone is glamorous, funny and clearly carefully curated.Her own team say she had strong creative input into the film and, as one of the executive producers, it’s likely the deal came with final cut approval. Image: Melania Trump waves as her film is promoted…

Donald Trump has endorsed a spending deal negotiated by US Senate Republicans and Democrats that would stave off a government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security.The move comes as the US reels from the deaths of two protesters at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis. “Republicans and Democrats have come together to get the vast majority of the government funded until September” while extending current funding for Homeland Security, Mr Trump said in a Truth Social post on Thursday evening.He said he hoped members of both parties would cast a “much needed Bipartisan ‘YES’ vote”.The two…

AI-supported mammography results in fewer aggressive and advanced breast cancers, according to a study.It detected more women with clinically relevant cancers and the authors say there’s a case for implementing it in screening programmes. The randomised control trial involved more than 100,000 Swedish women.Cancer diagnoses after AI-supported mammography were 12% lower, and the women were less likely to be diagnosed with more aggressive and advanced breast cancer in the years that followed.European guidelines recommend two radiologists read mammograms but some cancers still go undetected after screening. Estimates suggest 20-30% of breast cancers diagnosed after a negative screening and before the…

Former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson said none of the healthcare workers who checked her twin babies realised they had a rare genetic condition which means they may never walk – and it was only thanks to her mum that they were diagnosed.Earlier this month, Nelson, 34, announced in an emotional Instagram video that her baby twins had spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (SMA1). Speaking to Sky News’ The UK Tonight programme with Sarah-Jane Mee, Nelson described how her girls were diagnosed with the condition only at six months, despite repeated visits to the GP and healthcare visitors checking in…

Santander has announced plans to close 44 bank branches, placing almost 300 jobs at risk.The lender said its move was a continuing response to the changing needs of its customers as more people bank online. News of the fresh closures come less than a year after it revealed plans to shut 95 sites.Santander UK said its latest decision would leave it with just 244 full service branches.Money latest: Check how much your water bill is due to rise The company revealed a list of the locations affected and the dates when closures are due to take place:Andover, Hampshire, 12 MayBanbridge,…