Call to cancel threat of prison for council tax non-payment

Delivery firm DPD could face disruption to its services after some of its drivers began three days of action in a dispute over payments. The drivers involved are refusing to work for three days after DPD said it was cutting the amount it pays for deliveries of small parcels by 65p. One driver told the…

“As previously warned, if the fuel, energy, gas, and economic infrastructures of our country are attacked by the American-Zionist enemy, in addition to a powerful counterattack against the enemy, we will severely strike the origin of that aggression as well,” the military said in a statement published by Tasnim.

Getty Images The publisher of the Daily Mail has agreed to buy the Daily and Sunday Telegraph for £500m. The Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) said it had entered a period of discussion with RedBird IMI, which is a joint venture between the United Arab Emirates and the US private equity firm RedBird Capital…

A foodbank is asking donors to consider trying a “reverse advent calendar” this year – giving 24 items to help provide Christmas hampers to families in need. Salisbury Foodbank in Wiltshire, part of the Trussell Trust network, said it was in need of donations to make up packages for 200 local families. Manager Maria Stevenson…

Katy Austin,Transport correspondentand Emer Moreau,Business reporter Getty Images Drivers over 70 will have to take an eye test every three years to keep their licence Drivers over the age of 70 will have to have their vision checked every three years, under plans to reform driving laws in Britain. The changes are part of the…