The isolated village only has one pub but is close to a few other towns with local amenities

Cambridgeshire is a county full of tiny towns and villages where people move to escape busy city life. This tiny village on the edge of Cambridgeshire is particularly isolated and ideal for those looking for a countryside escape.

Keyston is located around 12 miles away from Huntingdon and was originally built around the brook that runs through the village’s centre. References to the village in the Domesday Book date back as far as 1086, when there was just one manor and 32 households in the area.

It is estimated that the village’s population was around 112 to 160 people. To this day, the village has not grown much, as Keyston and Bythorn have a combined population of around 316.

The village lacks amenities, with no shops and only one pub. However, Thrapston is only an 8-minute drive from the village and offers a range of restaurants and shops.

The Pheasant is the village pub and is described as having “oak beams and open fires”, as well as a patio garden where you can spend hours soaking up the sun in the summer. The pub offers a modern British menu featuring dishes such as pork belly, battered fish, and steaks, all made with locally sourced ingredients.

The Pheasant’s drinks menu is just as impressive as its food, with plenty of beers, ales, and non-alcoholic options available. The pub also has an “extensive yet eclectic wine list” and house cocktails for those who don’t enjoy a beer.

Aside from a pub, the village is also home to the historic church of St John the Baptist, which dates back to the 13th century. The church is known for its oak cadaver, a memorial made from a wooden skeleton taken from a 15th-century tomb, and is one of only two carvings in the country.

Since 2008, the church has become a roosting site for Natterer’s bats, a species protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. This means the church needs to be thoroughly cleaned before services and ceremonies.

If you would like to live in the area, there are a few properties currently on the market, such as this two-bed barn-style home priced at £465,000. If you are looking for something bigger, there is this four-bed home with three bathrooms, surrounded by countryside.

Tudor has also had short stints at Lazio, Marseille, Galatasaray, Udinese, Hellas Verona, Hajduk Split, PAOK and Karabukspor during a coaching career that followed his 13-year spell as a versatile defender for the likes of Juventus, Hajduk Split and the Croatian national team.

Though Scotland’s score always looked 20 runs below par, England were troubled at one stage.

They took three wickets in the powerplay, including Archer having the dangerous George Munsey and number three Brandon McMullen miscuing pulls in a lively opening spell of three overs, but Berrington countered impressively.

Berrington, a good player of slow bowling, was particularly aggressive against England’s spinners. He hit Rashid for two fours and a six in his second over and was the aggressor in a partnership of 71 with Tom Bruce.

At 113-3 in the 13th over, 190 was Scotland’s target. Instead, the wicket of Bruce resulted in the innings sliding away.

He slog-swept Liam Dawson to deep square leg for 24 – one of six batters to wastefully pick out fielders in the deep.

In the next over Rashid pinned the sweeping Berrington in front as England’s leg-spinner, having gone wicketless for 26 runs in his first two overs, took 3-10 in his second spell.

Dawson, who took 2-34, added the wicket of Michael Leask, also caught in the deep.

Scotland’s collapse 5-14 in 3.3 overs ultimately denied them the 30 runs that could have kept them alive in this tournament.

Russia has previously denied any involvement in the opposition leader’s death

The foreign secretary has said Russia poisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny with a toxin from a dart frog.

Mr Navalny died at a Siberian penal colony two years ago. On Saturday, February 14, following analysis of material samples found on his body, the UK and its allies stated that Russia carried out the attack.

The Russian authorities have previously strenuously denied any involvement in his death. But the Foreign Office said there is no innocent explanation for the toxin, Epibatidine, being found on the body.

Foreign secretary Yvette Cooper met with Mr Navalny’s widow Yulia Navalnaya at the Munich Security Conference this weekend. Mrs Navalnaya announced her husband’s death at the gathering in 2024.

Speaking from the conference, Ms Cooper said: “Since Yulia Navalnaya announced the loss of her husband here in Munich two years ago, the UK has pursued the truth of Alexei Navalny’s death with fierce determination. Only the Russian Government had the means, motive and opportunity to deploy this lethal toxin against Alexei Navalny during his imprisonment in Russia.

“Today, beside his widow, the UK is shining a light on the Kremlin’s barbaric plot to silence his voice. Russia saw Navalny as a threat. By using this form of poison the Russian state demonstrated the despicable tools it has at its disposal and the overwhelming fear it has of political opposition.”

A joint statement from the UK, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands published on Friday states the countries are “confident that Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin”.

The statement reads: “This is the conclusion of our Governments based on analyses of samples from Alexei Navalny. These analyses have conclusively confirmed the presence of epibatidine. Epibatidine is a toxin found in poison dart frogs in South America. It is not found naturally in Russia.

“Russia claimed that Navalny died of natural causes. But given the toxicity of epibatidine and reported symptoms, poisoning was highly likely the cause of his death. Navalny died while held in prison, meaning Russia had the means, motive and opportunity to administer this poison to him. Russia’s repeated disregard for international law and the Chemical Weapons Convention is clear.”

Putin arch-rival Alexei Navalny died after being poisoned with a lethal toxin and Russia is to blame for the attack, the UK and its allies have said.

The UK, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands said on Saturday during a press conference at the Munich security conference that analysis of samples from Navalny “have conclusively confirmed the presence of epibatidine.”

It is a toxin found in poison dart frogs in South America.

Yulia Navalnaya, his widow, appeared at a press conference at the event to announce the discovery.

For the latest updates on the Munich security conference, read our live blog HERE

The countries said that “only the Russian state had the combined means, motive and disregard for international law” to carry out the attack on the Russian opposition leader.

The allies also pointed to an attempt to poison Mr Navalny with the nerve agent Novichok in 2020, which followed the Salisbury poisonings in 2018.

They will now send their findings to the UN’s chemical weapons watchdog, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests, died in a penal colony in Siberia in February 2024.

He was serving a 19-year sentence that he believed to be politically motivated.

Ms Navalnaya said last year that two independent labs had found that her husband was poisoned shortly before his death. She has repeatedly blamed Putin for Navalny’s death, something Russian officials have vehemently denied.

It is not clear how the frog poison was allegedly administered to Navalny.

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HMRC has warned people to be wary of pension withdrawals

Brits have been advised to think carefully before tapping into their private pension pots. It follows warnings that some seemingly “helpful” guidance could result in a substantial tax bill.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) stated that certain schemes offering tax relief or additional income can constitute tax avoidance – leaving people not only with unexpected tax bills but also interest and penalties. The tax authority issued an alert via a post on X, saying: “Think twice before accessing your private pension pot. It may count as tax avoidance and could end up costing you more than you expect.”

This comes as experts say some unscrupulous advisers are targeting workers with schemes that sound too good to be true. HMRC emphasised that everyone is responsible under UK law for paying the correct amount of tax, even if they rely on someone else’s advice.

The tax authority highlighted that payments made outside the official tax rules are classified as unauthorised payments, and tax charges are payable. These include most lump sums taken before age 55, lump sums exceeding £30,000, and continued payments after a member’s death.

Payments made due to incorrectly calculated pension transfers or annuities can also be classified as unauthorised. “Unscrupulous firms are using misleading information to promote personal loans or cash incentives, enticing savers to unlock their pension pots early,” HMRC warned.

“There is no legal loophole – these transactions are unauthorised payments.”

Unauthorised payments are subject to three tax charges:

• A 40% unauthorised payment charge, payable by the member (or employer if applicable).
• An additional 15% unauthorised payments surcharge if 25% or more of a pension pot is withdrawn in a year, bringing the total tax payable to 55%.
• A scheme sanction charge of 40%, payable by the scheme administrator on most unauthorised payments, loans, or investments in taxable property.

Members can settle the tax either through a mandate permitting the scheme to deduct it, or via Self Assessment. HMRC emphasised that ignoring the issue only escalates the bill.

Think before you leap

HMRC’s recent reminder comes as experts warn that some advisers are enticing workers with schemes promising extra income or tax relief, which are in fact avoidance schemes. Tax avoidance typically involves artificial arrangements created solely to minimise tax.

Workers should be cautious of payments that don’t align with their payslip, untaxed loans, or capital advances. Those entangled in such schemes face the owed tax, plus interest and any fees already paid to the scheme promoter.

Seek assistance before it’s too late

Anyone suspecting involvement in a tax avoidance or unauthorised pension scheme should contact HMRC immediately. “Ignoring the problem is not the answer. The longer you leave it, the bigger the tax bill,” the authority cautioned.

Support is available to safely exit schemes, and payment plans can be arranged for those unable to pay all at once. Dubious schemes can be reported online or by telephone on 0800 788 887 (or +44 (0)203 0800 871 from outside the UK). Reports can be submitted anonymously using code ‘TAC’.

The area remains cordoned off.

Police have taped off a main street in a Scots town following an early-morning crash.

Emergency services were called to the collision on Main Street in East Whitburn, West Lothian, at 6.25am on Saturday, February 14. Crews remain at the scene.

It’s currently unknown if there are any injuries. Motorists have been urged to use alternative routes.

Images taken from the scene show a large cordon in place. Multiple cop vehicles are in attendance.

A statement from Police Scotland reads: “Main Street in East Whitburn has been closed between Redmill Court and Copart due to a crash which happened around 6.25am. Motorists are advised to use alternative routes.”

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Enjoy today’s sunshine while it lasts

Greater Manchester is basking in glorious, long-awaited sunshine on a chilly Valentine’s Day. Clear sunny skies have dominated so far today (February 14), on what one Met Office forecaster described as ‘the best day we’ve seen for some time’.

But clouds are expected to gather as the afternoon goes on, before wintry conditions return later tonight. A yellow weather warning for snow and ice comes into force at 9pm tonight and runs until 10am on Sunday morning.

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The Met Office says ‘snow, heavy at times, may cause some disruption to travel, especially over high ground during Saturday night and Sunday morning’. The warning covers north and east Manchester, plus Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, and parts of Salford and Wigan boroughs.

Met Office maps show a band of rain, sleet and snow moving eastwards later tonight, first hitting Greater Manchester from around 10pm and covering the region within an hour. Maps from the Met Office suggest this will first land as rain and sleet, turning to snow by 11pm.

Thicker snow is expected in the early hours of the morning. At 1am, thicker snow is forecast around Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside, while sleet and rain hits Wigan.

Wetter weather could hit Manchester, Salford, Trafford and Wigan from around 2.30am, with snow lingering on areas of higher ground after 3am. Rain should begin to clear at around the same time, before wintry conditions shift from the region by 5am.

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A mostly dry morning is forecast in Greater Manchester on Sunday, but a band of heavy rain is expected to hit the region from 11.30am, moving eastwards until it clears the area by 1.30pm. Further spells of light rain and showers are forecast as the afternoon and evening goes on.

Standard Sport understands Tudor will be a candidate for the full-time role if he does well between now and the end of the season, but it appears likelier that they will look elsewhere for the permanent appointment in the summer – with ex-Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino tipped by some for a romantic return to the club.