Made in Chelsea is back for its 29th season and true to form they are kicking things off with a luxury holiday in the Maldives. Along with a host of usual faces come a few new ones, including Alice Yaxley, who is MIC favourite Sam Vanderpump's new girlfriend Here's everything you need to know about Vanders' new girlfriend.. Alice is a Made in Chelsea newbie who prides herself on being very straightforward it’s safe to say she’ll tell you if she’s not happy ‘If you say something I don't agree with I will definitely call you out on it,' are her own words.. go to the gym and spend time with her friends Alice has also modelled on placements in China and Bali which makes sense because he is also (very) direct and a lot of fun Alice and Sam have been together since her birthday Very soon after they went on their first date and have been inseparable ever since She is very well connected in the world of Chelsea Alice met Reza years ago and then was reintroduced to him the night she met Sam Yes! You can keep up with her modelling work and her busy social life @lifeofyaxx Company number 01176085; Bauer Radio Limited Company number: 1394141; Registered office: Media House Peterborough PE2 6EA and H Bauer Publishing Company number: LP003328; Registered office: The Lantern H Bauer Publishing are authorised and regulated for credit broking by the FCA (Ref No: 845898) It has been confirmed that season 29 of Made in Chelsea will be back later this month as April was our predicted air date but we love a pleasant surprise The likes of Jazz Saunders, Miles Nazaire and Freddy Knatchbull are set to return and we have just been informed that they will be joined by a bunch of newbies One of the MIC newcomers goes by the name of Alice Yaxley and we have a feeling all Chelsea fans are declaring For those of you who don't know, Alice is currently dating Made in Chelsea cast member, Sam Vandepump and has been since last summer Alice prides herself on being 'straightforward' and admits ‘if you say something I don't agree with That makes so much sense knowing she is dating Sam as the Chelsea chap is always more than happy to confront other cast members - especially if their name is Tristan Phipps. She has worked with ASOS and Motel Rocks and has been lucky enough to travel the world for work They started dating in July last year and have been inseparable ever since You can follow her at @lifeofyaxx Emily Vierke is a digital writer who has dabbled in the world of celeb She knows all the goss on the cast of Made in Chelsea and is forever obsessed with the queen of one-liners Lucy "why is everyone getting up in my grill?" Watson the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) found that a taxpayer could not appeal against HMRC’s calculation of Top Slicing Relief Ms Yaxley submitted a 2017-18 paper tax return in August 2018 including a claim for Top Slicing Relief. Top Slicing Relief (TSR) applies to withdrawals from certain types of investment bonds and is intended to adjust the tax liability to reflect the savings which would have been available if the withdrawals had been made over time instead of as a single lump sum.  on the basis that the FTT had no jurisdiction Investment bonds & taxHow are investment bonds taxed What is a chargeable event gain and how is it calculated Overpayment ReliefWhat is Overpayment Relief What are the conditions for a claim for Overpayment Relief What are the time limits for a claim for Overpayment Relief?  How to appeal an HMRC decisionDisagree with an HMRC decision what type of decision can you appeal and what are your different options when you disagree with HMRC What are the key steps in making an appeal?  Sarah Yaxley v HMRC [2025] TC09405 > Try our FREE SME Tax news > Get a FREE 48-Hour Trial > Join from £53 p/m Today Terms & Privacy  Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Powered by Bury Free Press, Suffolk Free Press, Newmarket Journal & Haverhill Echo Powered by Bury Free Press, Suffolk Free Press, Newmarket Journal and Haverhill Echo Home   Eye   Article Plans for a new energy storage system in a village have been recommended for approval as a decision is due Mid Suffolk's planning committee members will meet on Wednesday to discuss Field Yaxley Ltd's plans to build a new battery energy storage system (BESS) on land south of Eye Airfield Industrial Estate The 40-year development would consist of 128 battery units A substation compound with transformers and underground cabling is included in the plans Eye and Thrandeston have all objected to the plans alongside Mellis Parish Council Their concerns were shared by eight residents and included the potential danger of its location near the gas pipeline and flooding The county council's flooding team recommended approval subject to conditions and the fire service did not object as long as an emergency response plan was submitted and reviewed annually Planning officers said other locations for the development which would sit on best and most versatile grade land were explored but would not be viable due to limitations on where developments such as these could be They concluded the impacts of the development were either not unacceptable or could be mitigated to make them acceptable Home   Sport   Article The United Counties League Premier Division South play-offs are looking like the likely destination for March Town - and boss Ash Taylor wants to make sure the club get there. Hopes of the Hares getting a home play-off appear all but over after the weekend’s 2-2 draw at Bugbrooke St Michaels. The club remain in the final play-off spot but are now anxiously looking over their shoulders going into their final game of the regulation season at home to Yaxley today (3pm). A win will extend March's season further, but a draw or defeat could see Ash Taylor's side slip out of the play-off picture with Eynesbury Rovers and Newport Pagnell - just a point behind the Hares in the table - waiting to pounce. "I’d be lying if I said I’m not disappointed, but the only focus now is three points against Yaxley to secure the play-offs," said Taylor. "If we secure play-offs, it will be the lift we need going into the play-off games, as we know we deserve to be there. "If we don’t win, then we don’t deserve to be there, simple as that." The March Town boss has been left scratching his head after seeing his side fail to win any of their last three games. "I honestly don’t know and this is one of the only times as a manager I’m scratching my head," he said. "This should have been done and dusted, but it’s not and now we have to deal with it. We’ve definitely made the last day dramatic, but we will be ready to get the job done." The Hares were left to rue missed chances in Saturday's 2-2 draw, with the hosts equalising in the final minute of the game. Taylor's side were coasting at 2-0 in front thanks to goals from Matty Foy and Dan Cotton. But Bugbrooke St Michaels refused to cave in and fought back to claim an unlikely point. "In the first half, we were excellent and in total control," said Taylor. "We should have been more ruthless and put the game to bed, but we didn’t. We defended our box poorly in two key moments. "They scored within two minutes of the second half and we had other chances to kill the game. "We didn’t do this and they equalised in the 90th minute, which was hard to take." 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The activist’s lawyers say his mental health has declined in solitary confinement Far-right activist Tommy Robinson has lost a bid to bring a High Court challenge against the government over his solitary confinement in prison Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is serving an 18-month sentence, for contempt of court, at HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes On Thursday, his barristers told the High Court that he should be allowed to bring a legal challenge over his imprisonment The court heard that he had been kept segregated from other prisoners since November 2024 which had caused a “decline” in his mental health The Ministry of Justice opposed the bid, with its lawyers saying that Robinson was placed in isolation due to fears for his safety, including that he might be killed by another prisoner Mr Justice Chamberlain dismissed Robinson’s legal bid Robinson was jailed in October 2024 by Mr Justice Johnson after admitting 10 breaches of a High Court order made in 2021 The order barred him from repeating libellous allegations against a Syrian refugee who successfully sued him said that after being sentenced in October 2024 but “on his first day he stated he had a conflict with followers of Islam” He was moved to HMP Woodhill on November 1 but was moved to a “closed wing which cannot be accessed by other prisoners” after the prison received intelligence over threats to his safety. Mr Cross said: “HMP Woodhill received several intelligence reports showing a non-speculative risk to the claimant, including that two other prisoners at HMP Woodhill were plotting to assault the claimant to gain kudos and notoriety, and that the claimant had a ‘mark on his head’ and would be killed by a lifer if located on a wing.” Mr Cross said that Robinson remained on the “closed wing” but that “this is ultimately an interim position” until he can be moved to a different wing, which is undergoing repairs. In his ruling, Mr Justice Chamberlain said that Robinson is due to be released from HMP Woodhill on 26 July, the halfway point of his sentence. He is also facing trial for both an offence under section 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and a breach of a stalking order. govt and politics"},{"score":0.782677,"label":"/society/crime/personal offense"},{"score":0.679624,"label":"/society/crime/personal offense/assault"},{"score":0.679106,"label":"/society/crime/personal offense/torture"},{"score":0.644909,"label":"/law govt and politics/government/courts and judiciary"},{"score":0.62921,"label":"/law Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has distanced himself from Tommy Robinson a controversial far-right figure who is currently imprisoned and has recently received backing from tech billionaire and X owner Elon Musk “I never wanted Tommy Robinson to join UKIP,” Farage’s former party, the Brexit champion said Friday evening “I don’t want him to join Reform UK; and he won’t be” joining the group Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is the founder of the far-right English Defense League. He has been organizing large-scale anti-immigration rallies across the United Kingdom in recent months attracting widespread social media attention on Musk’s X Robinson was banned from Twitter in 2018 for violating its guidelines on “hateful content,” but his account was reinstated last year following Musk’s takeover and rebranding of the platform He is currently serving an 18-month prison sentence for breaching a court order relating to false claims about a Syrian schoolboy he had made in a documentary In the latest in a flurry of controversial political comments, Musk this week endorsed Robinson’s documentary and called on the British authorities to release him Musk’s comments sparked a backlash among British politicians. Labour MP Stella Creasy told POLITICO that Musk’s support for Robinson “shows just how big a problem he is for democracy.” The billionaire tech entrepreneur met with Farage last month at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago complex in Florida, where they discussed a potential donation to the Reform UK party Farage on Friday sang Musk’s praises, describing him as “an absolute hero figure particularly to young people.” Farage said he was “very helpful to our cause.” “Discussions are continuing” between the two governments on the U.K and European officials are sparring in meetings of the International Energy Agency which helps guide global investments and policies President Donald Trump over immigration and rebuking U.S it wasn’t enough that Luc Rémont turned around France’s state-owned nuclear firm He wanted a CEO who put French industry first and built local reactors faster Home   News   Article A pre-school manager said she is “lucky to manage such a dedicated and passionate team” following a glowing Ofsted inspection Yaxley and Mellis Pre-school was rated as good by the watchdog after a visit in February inspectors said the pre-school supported all of its children with parents speaking highly of the site and its staff found that children were engaged in their play and learning They were given numerous opportunities to develop their fine motor skills while parents were well informed about the progress and next steps for their children pre-school manager Hannah Sinclair said: “As you can imagine having an Ofsted inspection is not the easiest of times for staff immensely proud of them in how they carried on during the day in the way they always do “The inspector often remarked how she could see how happy the children were and how our routines were obviously embedded into their days – and not just put on as she was there I could not be happier with this grading.” One point highlighted for room for improvement was to have staff ensuring a consistent approach to learning during transitions between daily routines such as lunchtimes and afternoon activities Mrs Sinclair said the pre-school was already taking steps to address these points we have been reflecting on areas she said we can improve on and are creating action plans that are making the changes needed,” she said “We are continuously reflecting on our practice and striving to implement new curriculums experiences and opportunities for our children “This Ofsted inspection has given us all the confidence to know we are doing this well “I want to thank our children for the part they played in our inspection I am so incredibly proud of them all each day Being able to talk about their achievements and development with such positivity was wonderful “I also want to say thank you to the parents who emailed in and spoke to the inspector on the day “Being able to read her feedback to the staff on what was said to her was an emotional experience as we felt really humbled by people’s kind words I am extremely lucky to manage such a dedicated and passionate team.” we know the value you place on trusted local journalism At the Diss Express we are committed to delivering the very best coverage from our communities and we can only do this with the support of our readers By becoming a subscriber you not only support us in this mission including unlimited access to ad-lite websites and digital editions of all our weekly newspapers You can find out more about subscriptions here Use the promo code KEVINHURST to get an annual subscription for less than £25 - we really appreciate your support Far-right activist sentenced over false claims about refugee and ordered to pay costs of £80,350.82 The far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been jailed for 18 months for contempt of court for repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee He was told that “nobody is above the law” by a judge who said the “flagrant” breaches had been done in a “sophisticated” way to ensure the false claims would achieve “maximum coverage” had shown no remorse and there was no realistic prospect of rehabilitation who told Woolwich crown court on Monday: “All of his actions so far suggest that he regards himself as above the law.” the judge allowed for four months to be removed from the sentence if Robinson “purged” himself by removing the false claims from social media accounts he controlled While two days had been set aside for the hearing the court was told in the morning that Robinson had admitted contempt through 10 breaches of a high court order made in 2021 and which led to the solicitor general issuing two contempt applications The hearing was told that Robinson had in effect repeated all of the allegations that led to him losing a libel case brought by Jamal Hijazi who had been filmed being attacked at a school in West Yorkshire Shortly after the video of the incident went viral Robinson falsely claimed in Facebook videos that Hijazi was “not innocent and he violently attacks young English girls in his school” The false claims were repeated by Robinson in interviews with figures including Gareth Icke it was viewed by millions of people as a result of being shared on online platforms including that of the misogynist influencer Andrew Tate said: “The film is a substantial piece of work It lasts about 90 minutes and is entirely devoted to the Hijazi story.” Other breaches of court instructions included airing the film on screens during a rally that Robinson organised for his supporters in Trafalgar Square on 27 July said: “Those who breach court orders risk finding themselves in contempt of court The sentence issued by the judge today confirms that no one should consider themselves above the rule of law.” tweeted that he hoped Robinson would be given protection to ensure his safety in prison adding that he would be raising concerns with the Ministry of Justice on behalf of constituents Eardley said a “resolution” had been reached over the allegations When asked by Mr Justice Johnson whether he accepted he had committed the breaches Eardley said the case was not about the far right figure’s political activities “It’s a case about disobedience to an order of a court and an undermining of the rule of law,” he said The court was told by Sasha Wass KC, for Robinson, that he was a journalist and it was his “principles that have brought him before the court”. She argued for mitigation on the basis that her client had pleaded guilty “sooner rather than later” even though he previously failed to turn up at a hearing of the case in July Robinson was ordered to pay costs of £80,350.82 sought by the solicitor general He was reminded by Mr Justice Johnson that he would still be subject to the injunction after his release and liable for sanction again if he breached it The potential for early release after 14 months was dependent on removing Silenced from his social media accounts The anti-racism campaign group Hope Not Hate which originally put together a dossier detailing how Robinson had breached the injunction said: “Today’s verdict proves that even Lennon’s actions have consequences and goes some way to delivering justice for Jamal Hijazi.” A rapist who attacked women as they slept and claimed he had been dreaming has been jailed for 14 years preyed on the women when they were at their most vulnerable Yaxley, from Sandown Road in Great Yarmouth was convicted of five counts of rape and one of sexual assault following a trial in August at Norwich Crown Court The court heard he raped two women and sexually assaulted a third between 2017 and 2020 a woman had been asleep when she woke up to find him raping her Yaxley claimed he had no recollection of how it happened and said he must have been dreaming at the time Another woman was raped at Yaxley’s address after she refused to have sex with him She told the court that on previous occasions Yaxley had also raped her while she was sleeping Yaxley was also found guilty of sexually assaulting a third woman as she slept in an armchair at his address The victims' personal statements were read out in court detailing the impact of the attacks on their lives One victim described how she was now afraid to sleep saying: "It feels like there's a bogeyman constantly on my shoulder like a phantom fear which is difficult to explain I still can't sleep all of the way through the night because of this feeling of fear I have at night." Another said she was "haunted" by Yaxley adding: "I will always be affected by Connor At least now I know that he won't be able to prey on other women." Yaxley was sentenced at Norwich Crown Court and will serve 14 years in prison followed by eight years on extended licence He will also be on the sex offenders register and subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for life Det Con Dylan Thomas said "These offences happened whilst these women were sleeping and while they were at their most vulnerable "They were unsure if anyone would believe them up until they reported what happened to the police and showed great courage despite the trauma they have suffered." Want a quick and expert briefing on the biggest news stories Listen to our latest podcasts to find out What You Need To Know As far-right riots have continued to wreak havoc across parts of the UK fingers have pointed in many directions to apportion blame the fault lies with a political and media class who have been too willing to play up to fears of immigration and Islamism For others it is a social media landscape that is prone to misinformation and scaremongering One name that has regularly featured in chants by the far-right agitators as they torch libraries The nom-de-guerre of former tanning salon owner Stephen Yaxley-Lennon Robinson has over the past two decades built a violent street movement focused on intimidating the British Muslim community and stoking fears of an Islamic takeover of the UK Although his English Defence League no longer exists in official form the hand of Robinson can still be felt across the British far-right even after repeated jail sentences and spates in exile abroad Middle East Eye takes a look at the life of the Islamophobic figurehead Born in the city of Luton in 1982 to an Irish mother and an English father Robinson early on developed a reputation for hooliganism serving a 12-month prison sentence in 2003 after assaulting an off-duty police officer in a drunken scuffle The name "Tommy Robinson" supposedly derives from a prominent member of a football hooligan firm in Luton of which Yaxley-Lennon was a member and was initially used as a means of hiding his identity in combination with an England-flag adorned face mask when demonstrating Prior to founding the English Defence League in 2009 Robinson drifted in and out of other far-right groups including the British National Party (BNP) while the BNP's politics focused on explicit white supremacy and antisemitism - while also trying to exploit anti-Muslim sentiment in the wake of 9/11 - the EDL made Islamophobia its primary focus Luton had long been a hub of far-right activity with the neo-fascist National Front particularly active in the 1970s and 80s in targeting the city's large Black and Asian population Robinson attempted to distinguish his new movement by claiming they were focusing on "Islamic extremism" rather than non-white communities or even Muslims as a whole "There are women who don't want to go shopping because there are 20 men in long Islamic dress shouting anti-British stuff and calling for a jihad and stirring up religious and racial hatred. Those are our town centres, and we want them back," Robinson, then still hiding his identity, told the BBC in 2009 but from the jihadist extremists that are operating in the Muslim communities And the Muslim communities need to deal with their extremists." the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the bombings by al-Qaeda supporters in London on 7 July 2005 that left 56 people dead there were plenty willing to hear his message The EDL emerged as a part of a wider European far-right network known as the "counter-jihad" movement The movement's leadership emphasised the "threat" posed by Muslim immigration to Europe while toning down earlier neo-fascist obsessions with Jews or opposition to liberal democracy - even if all these issues often bubbled just beneath the surface still Robinson and leaders like Geert Wilders in the Netherlands would try and exploit fears that Muslims posed a threat to secularism issues traditionally associated with their opponents Another important pillar was staunch Zionism - Israel came to be seen by counter-jihadists as the vanguard of the fight against Muslim terrorism and a state which was uncompromising in its willingness to use force to suppress a largely Muslim population Even the EDL's name resembles that of the Jewish Defence League, a much older far-right Zionist organisation based in the US and Europe that has hosted Robinson at a number of events Another significant pro-Israel, anti-Muslim group is the Middle East Forum, which provided roughly $60,000 on three demonstrations defending Robinson’s legal trial Some links have also emerged with far-right Hindu and Sikh organisations that approve of the movement's anti-Muslim sentiments Robinson's earlier claims that he only targets "extremists" bear little resemblance to his rhetoric or actions since then "I'm not far-right…I'm just opposed to Islam. I believe it's backward and it's fascist," he said in 2016 "The current refugee crisis is nothing to do with refugees He also pushed the common conspiracy theory that British police were refusing to prosecute sexual assault of children by Asian men because they were afraid of being seen as racist "We have a two-tier police force that treats crimes within the Muslim community differently," he said in 2014 the EDL since the beginning was filled with explicit neo-Nazis Christian fundamentalists and other far-right disciples It was the preponderance of these other elements, Robinson claims, that led him to publicly leave the EDL at an event hosted by the counter-extremist Quilliam Foundation in 2013 However, this did little to temper his views and he soon attempted to set up a British wing of the Pegida movement At a rally for the German group in Dresden he said he wanted a Europe “free from halal food” free from “the visual scars of minarets” and the “sounds of call to prayer” and free from people “who cover their faces walk around our streets and refuse to integrate” Robinson's propensity for violence and law-breaking has often made it difficult for him to operate consistently He has received prison sentences and community orders since 2003 for travelling on another man's passport to the US threatening behaviour and breach of a court order He has also received sentences for contempt of court in 2017 and 2019 the latter of which saw him jailed for nine months after filming people involved in a criminal trial and broadcasting the footage on social media In 2021, he lost a libel lawsuit over his slurs against a Syrian schoolboy who was filmed being attacked at school Robinson had claimed the boy "violently attacks young English girls in his school" On 29 July Robinson fled the UK, a day before he was set to again appear in court for allegedly breaching an order not to repeat the lies he made about the schoolboy. From abroad, his location is unclear he has said the rioters have “legitimate concerns” and called for “mass deportations” It is worth noting that the riots that have taken place across the country do not stem solely from Robinson's supporters Another key group involved is Patriotic Alternative, a white supremacist group whose leadership have openly praised Adolf Hitler. Their neo-Nazi leanings have also led them to try and exploit anger at the Israeli assault on Gaza to spread anti-Jewish sentiment few would dispute that there are many reasons for the outburst of racist and Islamophobic sentiment in Britain - and that they can't solely be attributed to a Lutonian on holiday abroad Copyright © 2014 - 2025. Middle East Eye Only England and Wales jurisdiction apply in all legal matters Middle East Eye          ISSN 2634-2456