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Councillor Graham Butland has announced he will step down as leader of Braintree Council after 22 years.

Bellamy rode the 40/1 shot White Noise to victory in the Mares' Novices' Hurdle on the third day of the festival.

Solid state batteries are seen as the key to unlocking incredible performance from EVs and overcome many - if not all - hurdles preventing the mass transition to electric cars.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Milan prosecutors have requested trial for Amazon's European unit and four of its managers over alleged tax evasion worth around $1.38 billion, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. The move is unprecedented for a case of this kind in Italy, as Amazon agreed in December to pay 527 million euros, including interest, to Italy's Revenue Agency to settle the tax dispute. In all previous cases involving other international groups, once a settlement was reached and payment made, prosecutors closed related criminal investigations, either through plea deals or by dropping the cases. This time, however, Milan prosecutors did not share the tax authority's approach and decided to press ahead with their probe, leading to a request that the suspects be sent to trial. After December's tax settlement, Amazon said it would "forcefully defend its position on the potential ungrounded criminal case." It added: "Unpredictable regulatory environments, disproportionate penalties, and protracted legal proceedings are increasingly affecting Italy's attractiveness as an investment destination." Under what's described as a "VAT-avoidance algorithm," prosecutors accuse Amazon and four managers of enabling large-scale VAT evasion on goods sold in Italy between 2019 and 2021, allowing tens of thousands of non-EU marketplace sellers to sell goods in the country without clearly disclosing their identities. They allege that this helped the sellers avoid paying value-added tax. "Under Italian law, an intermediary offering goods for sale in Italy is jointly responsible for unpaid VAT by non-EU sellers operating through its platform," notes Reuters.

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Residents have slammed proposals for new homes on land next to a major Essex road

Irada Zeynalova, Moscow's ambassador to Mauritius, hailed the African country's fight for sovereignty of the Indian Ocean archipelago.

The two episodes, The Nightmare Begins and Devil's Planet, were from the third series entitled The Daleks' Master Plan.

Katie Bradsell, 35, had been drinking at her local pub during a quiz night and refused several offerings of lifts from fellow regulars and bar staff, choosing to drive the 1.1 mile trip home herself.

Behind the glitz and glamour, the unvarnished truth is that for many punters the sport of kings, even the blue riband Gold Cup itself, comes a distant fourth to drugs, sex and booze.

Greg James began his epic eight-day 1000km charity cycling challenge on Friday, a week after his father suffered a stroke, leaving his health in 'bleak condition'. 

New data from Circana's Retail Tracking Service has revealed that in the first six weeks of 2026, revenue from wired headphones was up by 20 per cent.

35-year staffer comes from time before company's cloud and Copilot obsessions

Microsoft Executive Vice President (EVP) for Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, is retiring from Microsoft after more than 35 years at the Redmond grindstone.…

Omed Pirot, 31, and Shahab Husseini, 25, were found guilty of affray after becoming embroiled in a fight in front of terrified bystanders, including children.

Creators from all over the world are braving the blustery grey weather up North for moody, brooding shots at the infamous Moors, which serve as the setting to Catherine and Heathcliff's love story.

Alan Brazil is unable to present his talkSPORT breakfast show for the second day running, with the much-loved broadcaster missing Cheltenham Gold Cup day. 

Years from now, it's possible that we will look back on this as the week that the worldwide panic around autism finally came to an end.

The Mayor of London is considering a raft of steps including the new levy on so-called 'Chelsea tractors', more 20mph zones and using AI to catch rule-breakers on the road.

Melanie and Grace Landricombe, who work together as travel agents, have revealed the perfect spot for a girls trip - known as the 'Jewel of the Mediterranean'.

Gets bounced between Microsoft and Anthropic like a support ticket nobody wants to own

Companies using credits bundled with Microsoft for Startups have found some unwelcome surprises on their credit card statements after deploying Anthropic's Claude via Azure AI Foundry.…

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Sharon Claire Price, 52, from Epsom, Surrey, abandoned the animals (pictured) before moving house within the town between July 21 and 24, 2024.