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Chancellor Philip Hammond's own local authority, Surrey County Council, is considering a 16 per cent rise, which could pave the way for dozens more councils if approved by voters.

Daniel Mayes, 20, from Leicester, was mortified when his grandmother Eileen James, 70, opened the boxed set of five albums, because one contained a handful of retro photographs.

They might have famous voices, but would you spot them in the street? From the PG Tips monkey to self-service checkouts, here are the faces of some of Britain's most recognisable voices.

Laura Percival, 27, from Croydon, who miscarried after 12 weeks, was originally told the hospital had 'lost' her child, but it later emerged the baby had been taken to another hospital.

The changes are being introduced because of fears that motorists are so scared of using the three-lane highways after passing their test that they opt for more dangerous back roads.

Trust the recycling nazis to find a way of criminalising Christmas. They have belatedly announced that they won't be collecting millions of tons of the 'wrong' kind of wrapping paper.

A remarkable series of colour photographs, taken more than 100 years ago, have been unearthed and they paint a fascinating picture of the dying days of the Russian Empire.

Interior design shop Delux, based in Bristol, was heavily criticised on Facebook for stocking the £5 key rings which resemble the controversial 19th Century children's characters.

The note - which include a drawing of Austen (pictured) as well as a quote - was discovered inside a Christmas card, and begins a desperate search across the UK for the remaining two notes.

The girls' mother Sharon, from Belfast, said the man contacted her daughters via a pair of pink Binatone Walkie Talkies (pictured) that she had bought for them as Christmas presents online.

Mecca Bingo, which has 85 clubs across the UK, has decided to revamp the rhyming slang and nicknames for numbers used in bingo games, many of which date from the 1950s.

Bob Howden, pictured, head of British Cycling, failed to provide an answer during a BBC Radio 4 interview when asked what was in the bag.

The business, which she set up in 2008, was served with a 'notice of compulsory strike-off' by Companies House on December 6, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE.

An RSPCA spokeswoman said: 'Sky lanterns may seem like innocent ways to celebrate the start of 2017, but they can terrify and injure - sometimes fatally - all animals, including wildlife, livestock and pets.'

Low Sizergh Barn Farm, in Kendal, Cumbria, has now been banned from selling any more of the unpasteurised milk following the potentially deadly outbreak.

Prime Minister Theresa May gave an upbeat Christmas speech in which she vowed to unite the country, but Boris was quick to douse her flames of optimism.

Major cities have increased security (pictured, London) after the Berlin Christmas market massacre last week, which killed 12 when a lorry ploughed through a crowd of people.

A family in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, dialled 999 to request an ambulance 2,077 times in just one year as call handlers prepare to be 'inundated with nuisance calls' on New Year's Eve.

While much of the country has shivered under icy fog, bright yellow daffodils have bloomed three months early, while cherry blossom and hazel trees have sprung flowers in the depths of winter in Devon.

Thousands of disgruntled Tesco shoppers have complained about the store's 'disastrous' wrapping paper that ruined gifts and clothing and left their homes covered in glitter.

Passengers at the French capital's main airport have reported being asked to leave part of the terminal as police descended on the scene.

In one chilling post, ISIS fanatics warn 'disbelieving dogs' that 'as you are preparing for Christmas celebrations, we advise you to prepare your coffins as well'.

Two mortar rounds were remotely set off by mobile phone as crowds watched a fight in the Leyte province of the Philippines as part of the area's annual Catholic fiesta celebrations last night.

Eman Salehi, a 28-year-old Shiite woman, worked as a sports journalist for Bahrain's state-run TV broadcaster. She was shot once in the head when her car stopped in Riffa, Bahrain.

This is not a series of single dramas or problems, but instead a hopelessly entangled cat's cradle for which no one should fool themselves that there is a 'solution'.