National News

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• Tories vow to replace tax rules which have badly let down the self employed

  The Conservatives will replace a set of tax rules for self-employed people which have “badly” let them down, shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith has announced.

• Interest rates held at 375 but Bank warns Iran war could mean future hike

  The Bank of England has held interest rates at 3.75%, but policymakers warned that pressure to raise rates is building as the Iran war goes on.

• New Thomas The Tank Engine series to be narrated by Henry Golding

  Henry Golding is one of the voices leading an all-new animated Thomas The Tank Engine series.

• Michael Carrick accepts blame for Manchester Uniteds Carabao Cup exit

  Michael Carrick took responsibility for Manchester United’s embarrassing Carabao Cup collapse to Brighton and demanded a reaction after his side were booed off the pitch at Old Trafford.

• Palace hits back at claims King said Diana would be forgotten soon enough

  Buckingham Palace has hit back at claims made by Earl Spencer, the brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, in a new book, with a spokesperson saying “fraternal grief can cloud reason”.

• Search for three year old Noah Woods ends in tragedy as body found

  A body has been found in the search for three-year-old Noah Woods who vanished after a visit to a village playground.

• McLaren announces plans for 500m investment in UK

  Luxury carmaker McLaren has announced plans to invest £500 million in the UK and to create 1,000 new jobs, a move hailed by the Prime Minister as “doubling down on Britain”.

• Police keep open mind on missing Noah 3 but nothing to indicate criminality

  The search for a three-year-old boy who vanished from a Suffolk village remains a missing persons investigation with no indication anything sinister has happened, police have said.

• Disgraced celebrity police officer jailed over suspects sex video

  A disgraced celebrity police officer who created a “toxic” WhatsApp culture has been jailed for four years after asking for a female suspect’s sex video.

• Andy Burnham assures Nato chief Mark Rutte of UK commitment to alliance

  Andy Burnham assured Nato chief Mark Rutte that the UK’s commitment to the alliance remains despite the change in prime minister.