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Keir Starmer brands Rishi Sunak 'Mr 1%' as he blasts pension tax breaks for fatcats

The Labour leader made the savage comment about the PM at a local elections campaign launch in Swindon, where he criticised the Chancellor’s decision to scrap the top limit on tax-free pensions savings in his Budget

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian Ice Hockey star, 10, Joins UK Team After Fleeing Home

A young Olympic ice hockey star from Ukraine who left his home after the bombing of his neighborhood rink is now a hockey star.

Zenger

Starmer says Labour would freeze council tax bills this year

The Labour leader is launching his party’s local elections campaign in Swindon, Wiltshire.

The Independent UK

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Brit stranded in the Philippines after cruise ship abandons him while having medical test

Holidaymaker Christopher Capel, 72, from Swindon, Wiltshire, left the ship after going to the hospital for some quick medical tests but when he got back, the vessel had already exited the port

Daily Mirror

South Swindon voters lean to Labour after ‘kick in the teeth’ Tory budget

Focus group of people living in Tory constituency suggests party’s electoral recovery has not emerged

The Guardian - UK

Why train passengers in England and Wales face the biggest fares rise for 11 years from Sunday

Some rail journeys, such as Didcot to Swindon, will cost well over £1 per mile

The Independent UK

WH Smith workers' data hacked as retailer hit by cyber attack

The Swindon-headquartered firm said the hack had not impacted its trading activities or customer accounts and databases

Birmingham Post

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Police urge public for help find 'vulnerable' missing man

He was last seen wearing all black clothing and has links to Swindon

Bristol Post

Who is on tonight's episode of Question Time?

THIS week’s Question Time is set to take place in Swindon following last week’s show in Glasgow.

The National (Scotland)

Construction firm Beard completes £24.8m care home projects

The Swindon-based company has built the facilities for private healthcare firm Signature

Birmingham Post

Top 150 companies in Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire revealed for 2023

The Western Daily Press Annual Business Guide has named the biggest companies in the West Country for 2023

Birmingham Post

A rare instance of everyone at Everton pointing in the same direction

In today’s Football Daily: Everton, Bridlington and Swindon curry-house news

The Guardian - UK

WH Smith says travel business in 'strongest ever position'

Bosses at the Swindon-based retailer reported ‘significant’ rises in revenue at airports as global passenger numbers continue to increase after the Covid-19 pandemic

Birmingham Post

Trains down in Bristol as heavy rain "blocks lines"

It comes as Bristol is in the middle of a Met Office yellow weather warning for rain

Bristol Post

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Daily Mirror

Prince Harry's memoir displayed next to 'How To Kill Your Family' book in cheeky dig

The Swindon store raised eyebrows with its window display featuring Spare alongside Mackie's 2021 bestseller - which bears uncannily similar themes

The Independent UK

Football fan cleared of racially abusing Ashley Cole at FA Cup match

Lee Oscroft was found not guilty of racially abusing ITV pundit Ashley Cole after a trial at Swindon Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Birmingham Post

Chamber of commerce Business West appoints new director

Emma Carter previously worked for Swindon-based IT and business communications firm Excalibur

Daily Mirror

Football fan travelled to three matches in two continents for just £69

Rob Adcock managed to find a way to get from Manchester in the UK to Rome, Italy and then on to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates for less than the price of a Stoke-on-Trent to Swindon train ticket

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The Independent UK

Man and woman charged with illegally aborting baby and disposing of body

Charges come after properties in Swindon and Cirencester were searched in September 2020, police say

The Independent UK

Mould-infested flat forces woman to use inhaler ‘every half hour’

Tia-Maria Thornbury said she first noticed signs of damp within days of moving into the council-managed flats on Buckhurst Crescent, Swindon, two years ago

Daily Mirror

Patient forced to wait 99 HOURS for a bed as NHS winter crisis tightens its grip

A patient at Great Western Hospital in Swindon was left on a trolley for over four days until a bed freed up, as a severe flu outbreak and rising Covid cases are said to be adding pressure to the NHS

Evening Standard

Plan to move the Millennium Dome to Swindon revealed in National Archive memo

The Science Museum had other ideas

Daily Mirror

Five revelations from Tony Blair files as Millennium Dome could've moved to Swindon

Newly-released files from the National Archives also show Tony Blair pushed for Vladimir Putin's seat at the world's 'top table' - and his officials blasted Nelson Mandela's 'misunderstanding of international law'

The Independent UK

What should we do with the Dome? Move it to Swindon

Files released to the National Archives show the Science Museum director wanted to use it to house a new museum in Wiltshire.

Evening Standard

London county lines dealers who supplied heroin in Swindon sentenced to 17 years

Police have appealed for information (PA)

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