JK Rowling and Harry Styles among highest taxpayers
The annual Sunday Times Tax List has revealed the UK’s 100 biggest taxpayers, with gambling magnates Fred and Peter Done of Betfred topping the rankings for the first time, surpassing a host of musicians, entrepreneurs, and sporting icons.
Celebrities such as JK Rowling, Mo Salah, and Harry Styles also featured prominently.
The billionaire brothers, who established their Warrington-based business in 1967, contributed an estimated £400.1m in tax over the past year.
This significant sum marks a near 50 per cent increase from their previous year’s bill of £273.4m.
Their elevated tax payments, along with many others on the list, are attributed to changes in corporation tax rates and other fiscal adjustments implemented by the Labour government, aimed at bolstering welfare spending.
Collectively, the top 100 taxpayers paid a staggering £5.758bn in tax, a substantial rise from £4.985bn recorded the previous year.
Robert Watts, who compiles the list, noted its increasing diversity, stating: “This is an increasingly diverse list, with Premier League footballers and world-famous pop stars lining up alongside aristocrats and business owners selling pies, pillows and baby milk.
“This year there’s been a big jump in the amount of tax we’ve identified – largely because of higher corporation tax rates.”
Beyond the Done brothers, financial trading entrepreneur Alex Gerko secured second place with a £331.4m tax contribution, closely followed by hedge fund boss Chris Rokos, who paid £330m.
Among the new entries to the prestigious list was former One Direction star Harry Styles, whose tax payment reached £24.7m.
Footballing talent also made their mark, with Manchester City’s Erling Haaland debuting at number 72 with an estimated £16.9m tax bill, and Liverpool’s Mo Salah contributing an estimated £14.5m.
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Other familiar names included Harry Potter author JK Rowling, ranked 36th with a £47.5m bill, and musician Ed Sheeran, at 64th place with a £19.9m tax payment.
However, the list also highlighted a growing trend of wealthy individuals departing the UK.
Six taxpayers featured despite having left the country over the past year, amid speculation that moves were made to avoid higher taxes under Labour or due to the removal of non-dom status.
These individuals included Revolut founder Nik Storonsky, Wren Kitchens founder Malcolm Healey, and sports promoter Eddie Hearn.
Mr Watts commented on this exodus, observing: “One in nine of the people who make the tax list are no longer listed as resident here in the UK, instead choosing to live in Morocco, Dubai, Switzerland, Cyprus, Portugal, the United States and the Channel Islands.
“Clearly, the tax listers who have moved offshore are still delivering huge sums to HM Treasury through their businesses, but the Chancellor would no doubt be raising even more money from these people had they chosen to stay put and remain liable for personal tax here.”
Zelensky suggests Sunday peace talks are postponed
Volodymyr Zelensky has suggested that trilateral talks due to take place on Sunday will be delayed until next week as Donald Trump focuses on the “situation with Iran”.
In his nightly video address on Saturday, the Ukrainian President said he was waiting for more information from the US, which is brokering the negotiations, on where and when the talks would next take place.
He had previously suggested that Sunday’s anticipated meeting between Ukraine, Russia and the US could be delayed due to the ongoing tensions between the US and Iran.
“We are in constant communication with the American side and are expecting specific details from them regarding further meetings,” he said. “We are counting on meetings next week and are preparing for them.”
The three sides last met a week ago, and Zelensky said Kyiv was still “ready to work in all formats” to secure an elusive peace deal.
On Saturday, US special envoy Steve Witkoff held “productive and constructive” talks with Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev in Florida.
Mr Witkoff said the territorial issue of Donbas remained key in making progress in the negotiations, with Kyiv refusing Moscow’s demand to relinquish the region.
In Video: Blackouts plunge Ukraine in darkness
Where have talks been left?
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that Ukraine was waiting for more information from the US about future peace talks.
The last talks with Russia and the US took place last week. Zelensky indicated he expects the next round to happen next week, pushing back Sunday’s anticipated summit.
Separately, a delegation of US officials had “productive” meetings with Russian special envoy Kirill Dmitriev in Florida on Saturday, according to US special envoy Steve Witkoff.
Witkoff singled out the question of territory as the key to making progress in the negotiations, with Kyiv rejecting Moscow’s demand that it cede all of the Donbas region, including areas its army has not captured.
Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said this week that land was not the sole key issue under discussion, but did not identify other unresolved issues.
Additionally, Russia agreed to a request from Donald Trump to halt airstrikes on Kyiv until February 1 amid harsh winter temperatures, and Ukraine said it was ready to reciprocate as Washington pushes for a diplomatic solution to end the war.
Poland closes airspace after Belarusian balloon incursion
Poland closed its airspace along its eastern border after its military radar detected objects entering from Belarus for the second time within 72 hours.
The mysterious objects are suspected to be smuggling balloons.
“This incident represents another in a series of hybrid-type events observed in the eastern region of Poland,” the Polish Operational Command said in a statement.
In recent times, Europe has been increasingly dealing with airspace alerts involving drones or unidentified objects.
This has prompted several European cities, including Brussels and Munich, to temporarily shut down their airspace.
Kyiv metro suspended and water supplies cut
The metro in Kyiv suspended operations and water supplies in the city were cut temporarily.
The state emergency service said its teams led 500 stranded passengers out of metro stations. Some passengers were seen waiting at a station with dimmed lights in anticipation of electricity being restored.
Traffic lights and some public transport in Chisinau were not working, according to the city’s mayor, and most districts did not have electricity.
The accident caused a shutdown on Ukraine’s side, triggering automatic protection at substations and the temporary disconnection of nuclear power plant units from the grid, Ukrainian energy minister Denys Shmyhal said.
Nearly 3,500 apartment buildings in Kyiv without power
Zelensky said nearly 3,500 apartment buildings lack heating in the capital.
“The city and utilities and energy experts are promising to fix the heating situation by tomorrow morning,” he said. “But the pace should be faster.”
Russia agreed to halt strikes on energy infrastructure until Sunday at the request of US president Donald Trump. Kyiv said it would reciprocate, and the countries did not report major attacks.
Regions in both Ukraine and Moldova were affected after the malfunction at 10.42am Kyiv time. Officials in both countries said power was restored later in the day following efforts to stabilise interconnected grids.
Officials in Moldova said it took 3 and a half hours for power supplies to return to normal in the country lying between Ukraine and Romania.
Grid outages ‘led to cascade of shutdowns’
Ukrainian energy minister Denys Shmyhal said the two line outages between Ukraine and Romania and Moldova respectively occurred within a minute of each other, “leading to a cascade of shutdowns in seven regions of the country.”
Moldova’s energy ministry said the disruption there was triggered by problems in Ukraine’s grid that led to a voltage drop on the line connecting Romania and Moldova.
Reuters said Romania’s energy ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The system is under greater pressure as forecast night-time temperatures of -13 degrees Celsius (9 Fahrenheit) in Kyiv are due to sink to -22 C on Monday.
Ukraine and Moldova hit by blackouts from grid malfunction
Parts of Ukraine and Moldova, including the neighbouring countries’ capitals, were plunged into blackouts on Saturday caused by a malfunction of high-voltage power lines, officials said. Power was restored later in the day.
Officials did not directly link the accident to war damage, although Ukraine’s power grid has suffered from the accumulated impact of Russian airstrikes, leading to severe restrictions on electricity supplies in recent weeks.
President Volodymyr Zelensky blamed ice buildup on power lines and ruled out a cyberattack.
“In the morning, a technological accident occurred on the power grid: two lines between Romania and Moldova and within the territory of Ukraine stopped operating,” he said in his nightly video address. “The causes are being thoroughly investigated.”
He said Ukraine had increased power imports to meet demand.
Analysis: Why Iran is the wrong war for Trump to back
Chaotic, unprincipled and dangerously effective, Donald Trump’s latest foreign policy move in Ukraine may provide a brief respite from Russian bombing in plunging temperatures that have left civilians freezing in their homes.
The danger lies in what he expects to get in return for securing a week-long agreement from Vladimir Putin to hold off on tormenting Ukraine. The concession he will, no doubt, demand is that Kyiv give in to the Kremlin’s demands to hand over his most potent defensive lines and fortress cities without a shot being fired in return for a longer “ceasefire”.
Trump has been backing the wrong side in Ukraine, and may soon launch a war in Iran that he cannot control.
US negotiators have been trying to get Volodymyr Zelensky to agree to cede all of Donetsk and most of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson provinces as a reward for Russia’s bloody invasion that has, by many estimates, cost the country 1.2 million casualties.
The US administration has cut all military aid for Ukraine and allows only an intelligence feed to Kyiv’s forces, leaving its energy system so vulnerable to air attacks by Russia that most Ukrainians have no power in their homes.
World affairs editor Sam Kiley writes:
Why Iran is the wrong war for Trump to back
Watch: NATO warns Ukraine faces ‘harshest winter’ as Russia targets energy grid
Trump envoy showed ‘troubling lack of knowledge at Ukraine peace talks and could not say when war began’
One of Donald Trump’s senior envoys for Ukraine has sparked alarm after making a series of blunders during crucial peace talks, according to a report.
The unnamed official is alleged to have made several comments that exposed a basic lack of knowledge about the war between Ukraine and Russia during trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi last week.
The talks, set to continue this weekend, are the first between the three countries since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022 – but the comments in the Kyiv Independent have led to fears that inexperience and misunderstanding could pose a risk to Kyiv.
The Independent’s Maira Butt reports:
Trump envoy showed ‘troubling lack of knowledge at Ukraine peace talks
Florida man who left 5-year-old for alligators, spared death penalty
A Miami-Dade jury Friday spared the life of an elderly man who, nearly 30 years ago, kidnapped a five-year-old girl and left her to die in the Everglades, where alligators killed her.
The jury deliberated for more than three hours before deciding that Harrel Braddy, 76, would face life in prison rather than the death penalty for the 1998 kidnapping and murder of Quatisha Maycock.
Braddy was originally sentenced to death in 2007 by an 11-1 jury vote, but the sentence was overturned in 2017 due to a law requiring a unanimous verdict. Under a 2023 Florida law, a jury can now impose the death penalty with an 8-4 vote.
“The jurors in the resentencing of Harrel Braddy worked hard to find a proper sense of justice for the 1998 murder of 5-year-old Quatisha Maycock,” Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said in a statement. “No one can adequately describe the pain that Quatisha’s mother, Shandelle Maycock, had to go through reliving the details of her daughter’s murder.”
On a November 1998 night, Braddy drove Quatisha’s mother, Shandelle, a woman he knew through a church acquaintance, home from work and later agreed to take her to pick up her daughter, who was staying with a family friend, according to People. When they returned home, Shandelle asked Braddy to leave, claiming she was expecting company, which she later said was an excuse to get him to go, but he refused, insisting on talking.
Braddy immediately attacked Shandelle when told to leave, threatening to kill her and choking her until she lost consciousness. When she regained consciousness, she was still in her apartment, and Braddy again choked her until she passed out.
Braddy then placed Shandelle in the trunk of his car and abandoned her on a deserted stretch of U.S. 27 near the Broward-Palm Beach county line. Shandelle survived despite Braddy’s apparent belief that she would not, and testified about the horrific attack during the recent trial. She was not present for the verdict, according to the Miami Herald.
Prosecutor Abbe Rifkin said Braddy committed the crimes after Shandelle repeatedly rejected his advances.
Fearing that Quatisha could identify him, he abandoned the child on Alligator Alley. Days later, fishermen found her body in a canal, still dressed in her Polly Pocket pajamas, with her left arm severed and bite marks on her head and stomach.
During closing arguments, Rifkin urged the jury to impose the death penalty, arguing that Braddy showed no decency and that Quatisha suffered fully aware in her final moments in the alligator-infested canal, the outlet reports.
Braddy’s defense attorney, Khurrum Wahid, urged jurors to consider the “full picture” of Braddy’s life beyond Quatisha’s murder and a previous crime spree. Braddy’s criminal history includes convictions for robbery, kidnapping, and attempting to kill a corrections officer by choking him. In September 1984, he escaped custody three times, overpowering a Miami-Dade corrections officer and four Broward deputies.
Despite this history, the defense highlighted that family, neighbors and church members knew Braddy as a generous family man. He has been described as a “model prisoner” during decades of incarceration and suffers from serious health issues, including throat cancer and brain and nerve damage.
Wahid also argued that executing Braddy would devastate his family, including his wife, Cyteria, to whom he has been married since the 70s, and their five children.
Eton College headmaster issues statement after ex-teacher jailed
The headmaster of Eton College has made “unreserved apologies” on behalf of the prestigious institution after a former teacher was imprisoned for sexually assaulting a pupil.
Jacob Leland, who taught Russian at the elite boarding school, was jailed on Friday following his conviction for sexually assaulting one of his students.
The offences occurred both at his teachers’ accommodation and during a school trip.
Simon Henderson, the current headmaster at Eton, where annual fees exceed £60,000, expressed his dismay in a statement, declaring himself “appalled” by Leland’s crimes.
Mr Henderson said: “Eton needs to acknowledge not only that something this serious was able to take place at our school, but also that it took several years for the details of what happened to come to light.”
He added: “As headmaster, I remain appalled that this abuse happened at Eton. Mr Leland’s criminal conduct represents the most egregious breach of trust. Those who were directly impacted by Mr Leland’s actions had the right to be safe and secure in our care.” He reiterated his “unreserved apologies to them on behalf of the school.”
During the court proceedings, it was revealed that Leland had been “trusted” by a housemaster to supervise students and adhere to school regulations.
The former teacher, who was 23 at the time of the offending in 2012, first assaulted the pupil after inviting him and his friends to his flat, where he provided them with alcohol and cigarettes.
He asked the complainant’s friends to leave, then kissed the boy before taking his hands and placing them on his own groin, Reading Crown Court heard.
Shortly after this incident, Leland committed a third sexual assault by performing oral sex on the complainant during a school trip.
Leland, from Gatcombe Road in Islington, London, was found guilty of three counts of sexual assault on a male on 14 October last year and was sentenced to three years and three months’ imprisonment on Friday.
Sentencing Leland, Judge Kirsty Real told him: “The relationship of teacher and student at a school gives rise, undoubtedly, to a significant level of responsibility towards the victim upon which the victim would be entitled to rely. For the victim, the psychological effects of what you did to him have been long-lasting and serious.”
In his statement, Mr Henderson affirmed: “The welfare and wellbeing of our pupils is Eton’s top priority. When safeguarding issues arise they are dealt with in accordance with our established processes. We work in close partnership with external authorities, referring matters to them where appropriate, as we did in this case.”
Veterans protest at US embassy over Trump’s Greenland threats
Hundreds of Danish veterans, many of whom served alongside American forces, staged a silent protest on Saturday outside the US Embassy in Copenhagen.
The demonstration was a direct response to the Trump administration’s suggestions of acquiring Greenland and what they perceive as a dismissal of their combat contributions.
Earlier in January, President Donald Trump claimed that Nato soldiers avoided the front line in the Middle East, and he was not sure that the alliance would “be there if we ever needed them”.
He told Fox News: “They’ll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan … and they did, they stayed a little back, a little off the front lines.”
“Denmark has always stood side by side with the USA — and we have showed up in the world’s crisis zones when the USA has asked us to,” Danish Veterans & Veteran Support said.
“We feel let down and ridiculed by the Trump administration, which is deliberately disregarding Denmark’s combat side by side with the USA.”
The group added: “Words cannot describe how much it hurts us that Denmark’s contributions and sacrifices in the fight for democracy, peace and freedom are being forgotten in the White House.”
The veterans initially gathered at a monument honouring fallen Danish service members before marching to the nearby US Embassy.
There, they observed five minutes of silence, dedicating one minute to each branch of Denmark’s armed forces: the army, air force, navy, emergency management agency, and police.
Danish veterans are furious at how the White House rhetoric disregards the right to self-determination of Greenland, a territory of Nato ally Denmark.
They also strongly object to Trump’s claim that Denmark is incapable of protecting the West’s security interests in the Arctic.
Forty-four Danish soldiers were killed in Afghanistan, the highest per capita death toll among coalition forces. Eight more died in Iraq.
Tensions were further inflamed on Tuesday when 44 Danish flags — one for every Danish soldier killed in Afghanistan — that had been placed in front of the embassy were removed by embassy staff.
The State Department later said that, as a general rule, guard staff remove items left behind following demonstrations and other “legitimate exercises of free speech”. The flags were returned to those who left them, it said.
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Yvette Cooper warns of ‘dire’ Myanmar crisis, five years on from coup
Five years on from the military coup in Myanmar, the country faces a “dire” situation and a “deepening crisis”, the foreign secretary has warned.
Yvette Cooper reiterated the UK’s commitment to supporting the people of Myanmar on the fifth anniversary of the 1 February 2021 overthrow.
Since the democratic government was toppled, a brutal civil war has erupted, leading to tens of thousands of fatalities, widespread displacement of civilians, and extensive destruction of homes across the Southeast Asian nation.
Ms Cooper said: “Five years on from the military’s coup, the people of Myanmar face a deepening crisis.
“By overthrowing Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected government, the will of the people was overturned and their political freedom taken away.
“Amidst this crisis, the UK remains committed to supporting a stable future for the people of Myanmar.”
Britain has supported more than 1.4 million people with humanitarian aid in the last year alone, the foreign secretary said, as well as 1.3 million people with health services.
However, conditions on the ground in Myanmar “remain dire”, Ms Cooper said.
“Half of Myanmar’s children are now out of school, while women and girls face persistent violence.
“Crimes that affect us in the UK, like drug production and cyber scams, have flourished.”
The recent military-run elections were “neither free nor fair”, she said.
“For the aspirations of the Myanmar people to be met, there is much that still needs to be done.
“We continue to urge all parties to protect civilians.”
Ms Cooper said: “We call on the military regime to end its airstrikes; to allow unhindered humanitarian access; to release all political prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi; and to engage in genuine dialogue towards a democratic and peaceful transition.
“Today and always, we stand in unwavering solidarity with the people of Myanmar.”
Live build-up from the biggest night in music, plus who’s performing
The biggest night in music returns tonight with the annual Grammy Awards at at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, which is set to welcome stars including Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan and Olivia Dean.
This is the first year since 2018 where a British artist hasn’t been nominated for three of the biggest categories – Album, Record and Song of the Year – but two UK stars, Dean and Lola Young, are vying for Best New Artist.
Ahead of the awards show, which will feature performances from Carpenter, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Addison Rae and Tyler, the Creator, fans will get to see their favourite artists arrive on the red carpet.
Later, comedian Trevor Noah is hosting proceedings as stars such as Harry Styles, Carole King, Jeff Goldblum and Charli XCX hand out some of the biggest prizes of the night.
Follow live updates below…
Who’s nominated for the 2026 Grammys?
Kendrick Lamar leads this year’s nominations with nine nods, including for Record, Song and Album of the Year. Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and Canadian producer Cirkut follow with seven nominations apiece, while Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny, Leon Thomas and Serban Ghenea have six each.
Other major artists vying for the top prizes include Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Olivia Dean, Lola Young, Alex Warren, sombr and Tyler, the Creator.
This year also features a host of first-time nominees, including Tate McRae, Zara Larsson, PinkPantheress, JID, and even Timothée Chalamet.
You can find all of the nominations here.
Who’s performing at the Grammys tonight
As always, a number of the nominated artists will perform live in front of their peers and the live audience watching from home. Among those set to take to the stage are Justin Bieber – marking his first live performance in four years – Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter and Tyler, the Creator.
Current Best New Artist nominees Addison Rae, Alex Warren, KATSYE, Leon Thomas, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, SOMBR and The Marias will perform in a special segment. There’ll also be a special tribute to Ozzy Osbourne in the annual In Memoriam segment from Post Malone, Andrew Watt, Chad Smith, Duff McKagan and Slash, while Reba McEntire, Brandy Clark and Lukas Nelson will pay tribute to those recently lost in the annual In Memoriam tribute.
Who’s hosting the Grammys this year?
Comedian Trevor Noah is set to host the prestigious awards for the sixth consecutive time, though it will be his last. Ben Winston, the Grammys’ executive producer, lauded Noah’s contribution in a statement: “I am beyond thrilled to welcome Trevor Noah back to host the Grammys for his sixth, and sadly, final time.
“He’s been the most phenomenal host of the show. He’s so smart, so funny, and such a true fan of the artists and music. His impact on the show has been truly spectacular, and we can’t wait to do it together one last time.”
Who’s nominated at the 2026 Grammys
The nominations have been unveiled for the 2026 Grammy Awards, with Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Doechii, Lady Gaga and Sabrina Carpenter leading the nominees.
On Friday, a star-studded selection of artists, including Chappell Roan, Lizzo, Mumford and Sons and Carpenter herself announced the nominations for categories including Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist.
The top awards, Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year, saw the typical crossover, with Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Carpenter and Kendrick Lamar among the stars who will be competing in all three categories.
Meanwhile, British breakthrough singers Olivia Dean and Lola Young were both nominated for Best New Artist. Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny again made Grammys history with his second Album of the Year nomination, this time for Debí Tirar Más Fotos.
He first made history in 2022 when his album Un Verano Sin Ti became the first Spanish-language album to receive the nod. It marks the latest triumph in the artist’s career, as he also prepares to headline the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show.
Jack Antonoff also makes Grammy history as the first ever producer/songwriter to earn nominations in all three major categories with two different artists in the same year.
Antonoff’s production and songwriting on Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend and Kendrick Lamar’s GNX earned him a significant sweep of nominations, solidifying his reputation as one of the most in-demand producers of his generation.
Find the full list of Grammy 2026 nominees here:
Here are the 2026 Grammy nominees in full
How can I watch the ceremony
Even if you’re not lucky enough to be attending the ceremony, you can tune in to the main show live on CBS from 8pm ET (1am GMT). Viewers in the US can also stream the Grammys via TV services including Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV and FuboTV. Paramount+ premium subscribers will have live streaming access, while essential subscribers can watch on-demand the next day.
The premiere ceremony, preceding the main event, begins at 3.30pm ET (8.30pm GMT) at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, and can be streamed on the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel and live.GRAMMY.com.
Meanwhile, fans can watch the four-hour red carpet show with interviews and fashion footage via the Associated Press on YouTube.
When are the Grammy Awards?
The 2026 Grammy Awards take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday 1 February and will kick off at 8pm ET (1am GMT).
“I think we will see some history-making moments,” CEO Harvey Mason Jr told The Associated Press last month.
“With artists being nominated in categories they haven’t been previously nominated in, and a new crop of talent coming through the system this year – I think we’re going to see some really exciting results.”