Nigel Huddleston: Last News

Hundreds of thousands of older women are due to receive a letter from HM Revenue and Customs letting them know their National Insurance (NI) record may contain missing periods of Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP) which in turn has affected the level of Basic or New State Pension they are entitled to. The Treasury started issuing these letters in September last year and is working with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to correct any administration errors as quickly as possible.

The Treasury have confirmed that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) started writing to older people whose National Insurance (NI) records may be affected by missing periods of Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP) in September 2023, inviting them to apply to fill potential gaps to ensure they receive the correct amount of State Pension.

Period pants should be cheaper from this week as new rules scrapping VAT on the products come into play.

Two stone markers on the M62 denoting the old Lancashire/Yorkshire boundary are to be listed as part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Belarus’ support of the war, Wimbledon is reportedly planning to bar Russian and Belarusian players from the Grand Slam tennis tournament which begins in London on June 27. Sportico reported that the event, organized by the All England Club, will break from the rest of the tennis world by refusing to allow Russians to compete — this would include current world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev. The New York Times, citing a highly placed international tennis official, said the ban is expected to extend to Belarusian players as well.

Chelsea fans can now buy tickets for their away clash with Manchester United in May after the British government updated sanctions put upon owner Roman Abramovich.

eFootball.Last month it was revealed that the Commonwealth Games will be running an esports pilot, with DOTA 2 being the only confirmed game at the time. Now, the three games set to appear at the event have been revealed, which also includes Rocket League and eFootball, with the latter starting the event off.

Gary Lineker, 61, took to Twitter earlier today to fume at a politician’s plan to play the national anthem daily on the BBC.The star reacted to this in view of his 8.2 million followers, sparking a divide from his fans.This comes after Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell asked how the BBC can be requested to do this at the end of each day.In response, Nadine Dorries has called the request a “fantastic question,” according to journalist Adam Bienkov.Responding to his tweet on his Twitter feed, Gary called the move “North Korean”.He wrote: “Yeah, let’s be less British and more North Korean.”The football commentator ended his tweet with a fist pump emoji.MP Andrew represents Romford and suggested all UK broadcasters should play God Save The Queen.Speaking in the Commons earlier today, he said: “I know that the minister will agree that the singing of the national anthem is something that provides great sense of unity and pride in our nation.“And so in this year of the Queen’s platinum jubilee will the minister take steps to encourage public broadcasters to play the national anthem and ensure that the BBC restore it at the end of the day’s programming before it switches to News 24?”Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Nadine Dorries then replied: “Fantastic question”.Nigel Huddleston is also reported to have responded: “We fully support the singing of the national anthem, Her Majesty the Queen, and other expressions of patriotism, including the flying of the Union Jack.“The more that we hear the national anthem sung frankly the better.“Of course organisations like schools are free to promote it, and the more we can do in this area, the better it will be.”Following Gary’s tweet on the subject, many of his

Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston has announced a £300m emergency package - but insisted football must sort itself out.