Daily Express - 02.09.2019

2 Daily Express Monday, September 2, 2019

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By Giles Sheldrick

Chief Reporter

By Hanna Geissler

Outrage

Voice

Amsterdam Sunny 19C/66F

Brussels Sunny 20C/68F

Dublin Drizzle 16C/61F

Frankfurt Sunny 22C/72F

Geneva Fair 22C/72F

Lisbon Sunny 34C/93F

Madrid Sunny 32C/90F

Paris Sunny 22C/72F

Rome Thunder 28C/82F

Amsterdam Cloudy 20C/68F

Brussels Fair 21C/70F

Dublin Rain 19C/66F

Frankfurt Sunny 24C/75F

Geneva Sunny 23C/73F

Lisbon Sunny 35C/95F

Madrid Sunny 34C/93F

Paris Sunny 24C/75F

Rome Sunny 28C/82F

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North West:Wet and cloudy with patchy

rain clearing to become showers. Fresh

south-westerly winds. High 17C (63F).

East Anglia:A dry day with sunny periods

and variable amounts of cloud. Gentle

westerly winds. High 21C (70F).

Northern Ireland:Mostly cloudy with light

rain, mainly through the afternoon.

Moderate winds. High 17C (63F).

London/South East:A dry day with spells

of sunshine and patchy cloud. Moderate

south-westerly winds. High 22C (72F).

Wales:Mostly cloudy with scattered

showers. Some bright spells later. Breezy

westerly winds. High 19C (66F).

South:Dry with sunny periods, although

some cloud at times. Moderate south-

westerly winds. High 19C (66F).

Midlands:The chance of an isolated

shower at times, but sunny spells too.

Moderate westerly winds. High 19C (66F).

South West:Mostly cloudy for a time with

the chance of some showers. Moderate

westerly winds. High 19C (66F).

Channel Isles:Dry and bright with plenty

of sunshine but also patchy cloud.

Moderate westerly winds. High 18C (64F).

Sea:North Sea: Moderate. Irish Sea:

Rough. Channel: Moderate.

Scotland:Largely overcast and wet with

rain, heavy at times. Moderate south-

westerly winds. High 17C (63F).

UK OUTLOOK TOMORROW:Similar conditions tomorrow, with patchy rain moving east

across the country. Most persistent rain in northern Scotland. Drier in the south-east.

North East/Yorks:A mostly overcast day

but on the whole staying dry. Moderate

south-westerly winds. High 19C (66F).

Today Europe forecast Tomorrow

SIX-DAY FORECASTTemperatures in Centigrade

TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN

1423 1020 1120 1119 1120 1220

1018 815 1216 1015 1116 11 16

1320 917 1017 1018 1017 11 18

1420 919 1118 1118 1019 1219

1218 1015 1216 1015 1016 11 16

1119 816 1116 1016 1017 11 17

96118819 16 16 16 15 9 16

1422 919 918 1018 917 1018

1419 1019 1218 1217 1118 1218

London

Belfast

Birmingham

Cardiff

Glasgow

Manchester

Newcastle

Norwich

Plymouth

Temperatures in Centigrade

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WEATHER SERVICE

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Britain yesterday

Britain

Extremes:

(24 hours

to 2pm yesterday)

Warmest:London 20C (68F)

Coldest:Topcliffe 5C (41F)

Wettest:Loch Glascarnoch 1.34in.

Sunniest:St. Athan 11.7hr.

Lighting-up times Glasgow 8.09pm-6.24am

London 7.45pm-6.15am

Manchester 7.57pm-6.20am

Newcastle 7.57pm-6.15am

Belfast 8.13pm-6.33am

Birmingham 7.54pm-6.21am

Bristol 7.55pm-6.25am

First Quarter

06 September

MOONrises: 10.00am, sets: 9.33pm

SUNrises London: 6.14am, sets: 7.45pm

Manchesterrises: 6.19am, sets: 7.57pm

Moon, sun and tides

HIGH TIDE

London B’ge (4.38am), (4.56pm)

Liverpool (1.38am), (2.04pm)

Greenock (2.55am), (3.41pm)

Dover (1.34am), (1.56pm)

Aberdeen 4.4 0.05 9 14

Aberporth 9.5 0.00 12 15

Alnwick 8.6 0.05 10 16

Belfast 6.1 0.06 10 16

Birmingham10.2 0.00 9 16

B’mouth 9.7 0.00 7 20

Bristol 9.6 0.00 10 19

Cardiff 12.1 0.00 11 17

Durham 8.3 0.01 8 17

Edinburgh 8.3 0.01 10 16

Glasgow 6.4 0.05 10 15

Hull 10.0 0.01 9 18

Ipswich 8.1 0.00 8 20

Leeds 8.8 0.06 9 18

Lincoln 7.7 0.01 9 17

London 8.1 0.00 11 20

Manchester6.5 0.07 10 17

Oxford 10.0 0.00 7 19

S’hampton 9.7 0.00 12 21

St Andrews8.7 0.01 8 16

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Neela Chauhan...many

face lose-lose scenario

Self-employed owe £1.6bn in late tax

THE self-employed owed £1.6billion

in late tax payments last year,

accountants say.

And that massive total is expected

to rise even further as many returns

have still not been filed.

Experts say it will probably

surpass the previous year’s record

of £1.83billion.

The value of tax owed by those

who have missed the payment

deadline has been rising for the

past three years, according to

Her Majesty’s Revenue and

Customs.

National accountancy

group UHY Hacker Young

said taxpayers are finding

it impossible to pay

their bills on time as the UK

economy struggles.

Partner Neela Chauhan said: “The

vast majority of taxpayers are fully

intending to pay on time.

“However, they face a lose-lose

scenario when they find it hard to do

so. They could either choose to pay

the full amount on time, risking the

long-term health of their

business or career because of

the hit on their cashflow, or

accept a potentially hefty fine

further down the line.”

Experts said the rise could

also be linked to increasing

numbers of self-employed

people, many of whom

are filing self-

assessment returns

for the first time. There was a record

4.93 million self-employed people in

March. The accountants said

HMRC’s systems can be hard to

understand for new users.

Matters are made worse by strict

fines levied against those who pay

late – missing the deadline by 30

days can mean a fine of five per cent

of all tax owed.

Ms Chauhan said: “As the number

of self-employed people continues

to rise, the money owed through late

payments is also likely to mount.

“Many commentators have

suggested that HMRC is becoming

increasingly aggressive when

chasing down debts.

“Taxpayers would like to see the

Revenue be more flexible and give

them a bit of leeway when managing

payments.”

Taking fight to No 10... Dame Barbara and husband Scott

Babs urges PM to

fix broken system

for dementia care

DAME Barbara Windsor is

today demanding wholesale

reform of Britain’s broken

social care system.

The EastEnders and Carry

On star, 82, who is battling

Alzheimer’s disease, will

present a letter signed by

more than 100,000 people

urging Prime Minister Boris

Johnson to act immediately.

Dame Barbara and her

husband, Scott Mitchell,

will take their fight to 10

Downing Street, saying the

crisis cannot continue.

Mr Mitchell, 56, said:

“My wife and I are so proud

to be delivering this letter

from Alzheimer’s Society

and the tens of thousands of

people who have signed it.

“This overwhelming

response from the people

across the country really

shows the public outrage at

the distress caused by our

broken social care system.

“I have learnt so much

about the struggles that so

many people with dementia

and their families face every

day, just to get access to the

care they need. It simply

cannot go on any longer.”

Thanking people for their

support, Dame Barbara

said: “It means so much to

me. Let’s make this happen,

and fix dementia care.”

Dame Barbara, who

played indomitable land-

lady Peggy Mitchell in

EastEnders, was diagnosed

with dementia in 2014. Mr

Mitchell now nurses her at

their London home.

The letter calls for imme-

diate action to repair a sys-

tem in meltdown because

successive governments

have refused to see it as a

priority. It says: “The collec-

tive political failure to agree

and deliver care reform over

decades has left us with a

system in crisis.

“It is families that pick up

the strain – daughters, sons,

partners and friends are

stepping in and spending

1.3 billion hours a year pro-

viding care – many are at

breaking point.”

The Department of

Health and Social Care has

delayed plans to publish a

blueprint to tackle the prob-

lem six times. It refuses to

say when the Social Care

Green Paper will see the

light of day.

Forecasts show one mil-

lion people in the UK will

be struck down by dementia

by 2021 and the Alzheimer’s

Society says inadequate

community care, costs the

health service £570million

a year, as people are stuck

in hospital.

The charity wants the

Government to help fami-

lies crippled with spiralling

care costs for dementia

patients and redress the bal-

ance with other illnesses

like cancer, for which treat-

ment is free. It wants a

£2.4billion NHS Dementia

Fund in Wednesday’s

Spending Review to help

people who typically spend

£100,000 on care.

Appealing directly to Mr

Johnson, Mr Mitchell said:

“This is a huge opportunity

to answer the pleas of the

850,000 people living with

dementia across the UK and

the millions who are their

families, friends and carers.

“Please don’t let people

with dementia down.”

Alzheimer’s Society chief

executive Jeremy Hughes

said: “Barbara and Scott

will stop at nothing to help

us achieve our goals.

“We are hugely grateful

that on top of navigating

their own deeply personal

experience, they are also

helping give hundreds of

thousands of people with

dementia and their families

a voice. The system is com-

pletely unprepared to sup-

port the growing numbers

of people receiving a

dementia diagnosis.”

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