More than 60 vehicles, ranging from the Second World War to the Cold War-era, were expected on Sunday morning (April 12).

Spectators waved as the vehicles drove past Clifford’s Tower and parked on the Eye of York.

The showcase was organised by the Military Vehicle Trust, a national charity dedicated to “keeping our mechanical veterans alive”.

Brian Slingsby, the charity’s secretary for the Yorkshire area, said all the vehicles are privately owned by enthusiasts.

MVT Yorkshire area secretary Brian Slingsby, left, during the ‘crank up’ in York on Sunday (April 12) (Image: Dylan Connell)

The charity has been hosting its first event of the year, called the “crank up”, at the Eye of York for more than 30 years.

“It’s a great setting because there’s a lot of history here,” said Brian, speaking to The Press in front of Clifford’s Tower.

Brian brought his Second World War-era Willys Jeep to the crank up and said there continues to be a lot of interest in the vehicles from members of the public in York.

“They are all big parts of our history and our heritage, so they need preserving,” he said of the historic vehicles.

Military vehicles at the Eye of York during the MVT ‘crank up’ on Sunday (April 12) (Image: Dylan Connell)

“I think people need reminding about what we did … It’s real history – all of these vehicles were in the Second World War. That’s a long time ago, but it’s not that long ago.

“[The Second World War] had a big influence on us, which is why we like it. It’s what got me into it in the first place.

“I’m really interested in the Second World War and the effect it’s had on us because that’s shaped the world we live in today.

“Everything that’s happening today is a consequence of what went on then.”

Josh Turner and Dave Bland with their 1942 Willys Jeep in York on Sunday (April 12) (Image: Dylan Connell)

Josh Turner and his stepfather, Dave Bland, brought the 1942 Willys Jeep they have owned for four years.

The model was used heavily during the Second World War and the pair’s version has been fitted with a gas fire gun on top for “theatrical effect”, according to Josh. “It’s a loud bit of kit.”

“If we did it here, we’d get the police!” added Dave.

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Dave said he purchased the Jeep to one day hand down to Josh’s son.

“I’ve given some inheritance to my grandson – but I’m playing with it first!” Dave said.

Josh, from Kexby, said he was drawn to the vehicles to “keep the history alive”.

He said they had become friends with other enthusiasts and travelled around the country with them.

“I’ve got two young kids – they’re well into it; they love the camping and everything,” he added.

Benetton: Gallagher; Ratave, Menoncello, Fekitoa, Mendy; Umaga, Uren; Gallo, Bernasconi, Zilocchi, N Cannone, Ruzza, Zuliani, Favretto, L Cannone

Replacements: Maile, Aminu, Pasquali, Negri, Fa’aso’o, Izekor, A Garbisi, Marin

Exeter Chiefs: Woodburn; Feyi-Waboso, Slade, Rigg, Ridl; Skinner, Varney; Sio, Yeandle, Roots, Jenkins, Zambonin, Hooper, Vintcent, Fisilau

Replacements: Dweba, Burger, Tchumbadze, Tuima, Worley-Brady, Cairns, Haydon-Wood, John

Referee: Luc Ramos (France)

It is the sixth day of protests around Ireland

Fuel protesters in Dublin city centre were “ambushed” by an “army” of public order police, according to a spokesman for the blockaders.

The blockade of the capital’s main thoroughfare O’Connell Street was cleared in a late-night police operation, ahead of an emergency Cabinet meeting on Sunday to sign off on measures the Irish Government hopes will bring all protests over fuel costs to an end.

The Irish police service An Garda Siochana conducted a separate operation to clear another blockade at Galway docks, where gardai with shields and protective gear clashed with protesters at the harbour.

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The protests – including blockades of Ireland’s only oil refinery in Cork and another depot in Limerick – strangled fuel distribution across the country and prompted an escalated policing response that resulted in several arrests and public order units deployed three times.

Participants – largely led by hauliers, farmers, and agricultural workers – began distinct but co-ordinated action on Tuesday with slow-moving convoys and outright stoppages on major motorways, as well as blockades of critical infrastructure which had largely wound down by midday on Sunday.

Over six consecutive days, spokesmen had called on the Government to take urgent action to reduce fuel costs which they say are at unsustainable levels and will lead to people going out of business.

Elsewhere, protesters voted to leave a blockade at a depot in Foynes, Co Limerick while several trucks were granted access to Rosslare Europort.

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However, disruption continued on Irish motorways as protesters blocked traffic – which had been exacerbated by the disbandment of the blockades.

Meanwhile, Ireland’s largest opposition party Sinn Fein said it would call a motion of no confidence in the Government.

Speaking about the overnight Garda operation on O’Connell Street, Dublin protest spokesman Christopher Duffy said: “We got absolutely ambushed here last night by what I can only describe as an army of (public order gardai).”

He said protesters were “pulling out of O’Connell Street” because gardai had threatened to tow their vehicles, which he said could damage them.

“So we have no choice, financially we have to move the vehicles.”

He called for rural TDs and independents “propping up the Government” to call a motion of no confidence in the coalition.

Asked if the overall protests are now over, he said: “I don’t think so.”

Meanwhile, the Defence Forces assisted gardai with clearing a makeshift barrier erected by protesters blockading Galway docks.

Footage posted on social media by An Garda Siochana showed a Defence Forces heavy-lift recovery truck – nicknamed ‘the Beast’ – driving through the barrier constructed with pallets and logs, while a garda helicopter monitored overhead.

A second heavy-lift recovery truck operated by the Defence Forces was also at the scene while gardai worked to restore access to the harbour, as the Public Order Unit members with plastic shields pushed against a line of demonstrators.

The coalition Government is expected to sign off on fuel-cost measures on Sunday evening, but it remains to be seen if it will convince protesters to call off any return to action when the return of schools on Monday adds to pressure on the roads.

On Saturday, gardai first cleared a blockade of the Whitegate oil refinery in Co Cork.

It also saw physical clashes between protesters and gardai, who used pepper spray during the hour-long operation which resecured access for fuel trucks.

Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly had vowed to step up enforcement against fuel-cost protesters “endangering the state” by blocking critical infrastructure.

Protesters’ demands for meetings with Government were not acceded to but relevant ministers held talks with established national representative bodies on Friday and Saturday.

These meetings concluded with a “substantial” package involving a temporary fuel transport support scheme” and “temporary fuel support”.

It is understood the transport support scheme will see direct payments to businesses in the sectors affected by high fuel costs.

A senior source said the scheme will be part of a broader package on the fuel crisis.

The engagements included Irish Road Haulage Association president Ger Hyland, who said there were “the bones of an agreement” with the Government.

He added he hoped the “substantial package”, understood to include a direct payment scheme, would be agreed by Sunday morning.

The Cabinet is due to meet at 4pm on Sunday to sign off on the measures.

Commissioner Kelly said the blockades of critical infrastructure “resulted in fuel shortages that are directly impacting on emergency services such as hospitals, the ambulance service and the fire service, as well as businesses and the general public”.

He said: “These are blockades. They are not a legitimate form of protest.”

He added: “We gave the blockaders fair warning that we were moving to enforcement and they choose to ignore it and continue to hold the country to ransom.”

The escalated enforcement action came as Fuels for Ireland chief executive Kevin McPartlan warned it would “still take 10 days to recover” to normal.

Mr McPartlan, who had estimated that up to two-thirds of the country’s 1,500 filling stations could have ran dry by Sunday morning, said the situation is “rapidly changing” due to the garda interventions – but said hundreds of forecourts would still be without fuel.

While fuel truck access to Whitegate oil refinery was ramping up significantly, ongoing disruption on major roads was affecting distribution.

Blockades have resulted in full closures of parts of major motorways, although Gardai announced blockades on the M50 at junctions five and seven had been cleared on Sunday morning.

Meanwhile, police in Northern Ireland said they are “maintaining an ongoing assessment” in relation to social media posts calling for similar planned protests there.

A PSNI spokeswoman said: “A policing response has been prepared, if needed, to ensure public safety and to help minimise any potential disruption to the wider community.”

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You can check your details with HMRC are correct in several ways

Taxpayers are being urged to review their records, as many people have incorrect information registered with HMRC. Consumer website MoneySavingExpert (MSE) has warned that millions of people need to update their details with the tax authority.

In a social media message, the organisation said: “A new tax year means it’s a good time to check your tax code. If it’s wrong, you could be due £1,000s back.” The message highlighted that “millions are wrong each year” and emphasised that verifying your tax code is accurate is your personal responsibility.

This means if you’re in employment, it falls to you to ensure your code is correct, not your employer. The MSE team highlighted a success story of a person who recovered a substantial sum after being on the wrong tax code for years.

£9,400 refund from HMRC

The taxpayer, named Michele, said: “I was being taxed on every penny I earned, without any allowance. I’d previously been self-employed, but stopped trading three years ago and my tax code hadn’t been updated with my employer.

“It took an hour on the phone to HMRC, but I’ve now been refunded £9,400.” Your tax code sets how much tax your employer or pension provider deducts from your income.

You can find yours on a recent payslip or in a Tax Code Notice letter, if HMRC issues one. Each person receives a standard tax-free allowance, entitling them to earn up to £12,570 annually without paying income tax on these earnings.

You could overpay thousands

However, if you’re on an incorrect tax code, there’s a danger this allowance might not be correctly applied to your circumstances. If you’ve missed out on the allowance entirely and pay tax at the basic rate, you could unnecessarily hand over an additional £2,514 annually.

If you were incorrectly taxed in this manner over three tax years, you could wrongly pay an extra £7,542 to HMRC. The tax department said previously: “Anyone who thinks their tax code is incorrect can update their details on our app or via their online tax account, or contact our helpline if unable to go online.” The number to ring is 0300 200 3300.

The most frequently used tax code is 1257L, showing that you qualify for the full £12,570 personal allowance. If HMRC discovers that you’ve overpaid tax, you’ll receive a P800 tax calculation letter.

This will explain how you can reclaim the money. You may be able to do this through the Government website or via the HMRC app.

Lancashire Constabulary were called at 3.44pm on April 11, after a collision on Gisburn Road, A59, Sawley, opposite Dunbia Abattoir.

Police said the collision was between a Mazda MX5, travelling westbound in the direction of Clitheroe from Gisburn, and a DAF Truck HGV, travelling eastbound in the direction of Gisburn from Clitheroe.

Officers and emergency services attended, and both the driver of the Mazda, a 49-year-old man and the passenger, a 25-year-old woman, were both pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the HGV was unhurt. He stopped at the scene and is solely being treated as a witness by the police.

Sgt Paul McCurrie, of our Roads Policing Team said: “Very sadly, a man and a woman have died in this collision, and primarily, my team and I’s thoughts are with all those who knew and loved them at this time. 

“Enquiries into how the collision occurred are ongoing, and as part of those enquiries, I need to ask for your help. 

“If you witnessed the collision, or have any footage that could assist our enquiries, we would be really keen to speak to you. 

“I’m appealing to you directly to ask that if you were driving on the A59 prior to the collision in this area, and have a dashcam, please check your footage. If you have captured the Mazda or the HGV, please let us know. 

“Equally, if you witnessed the collision, or either vehicle prior to it, get in touch.”

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting log 0794 of April 11.

Outraged Euphoria fans have hit out at one ‘sick’ and ‘vulgar’ scene featuring Sydney Sweeney in the third season.

Since its debut on HBO in 2019, the teen drama, written by Sam Levinson, 41, has helped to catapult its stars to global fame, with cast members including Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, Hunter Schafer, Alexa Demie, and more.

While the first outing was widely praised, particularly for Zendaya’s portrayal of Rue Bennett, a drug addict struggling to stay sober while navigating new relationships after rehab, the show has come under fire since.

Most notably, it’s been criticised for excessive nudity, substance abuse, and self-harm and faced backlash for ‘provocative’ storylines for the other main characters, such as Jules (Schafer), who is transgender and was praised for her revolutionary casting at a time when trans TV characters were rare.

Ahead of season 3’s release this weekend, fans took to social media to react to new teaser footage, which offered a glimpse at the chaos set to unfold in the final eight episodes.

Many, however, were shocked by one scene in particular, which involves 28-year-old Sweeney’s character, Cassie, dressed like a baby.

The short clip shows her on a couch with her legs spread, wearing her hair in pigtails, with a dummy in her mouth, and showing her breasts in a sheer top.

Appearing to be shooting explicit content, Cassie, now a bored California housewife-to-be engaged to young developer Nate (Elordi), has begun dabbling in OnlyFans work to make extra money for her lavish wedding.

She tells friend Maddy (Demie) that ‘if more people knew me, I would be huge.’

It’s safe to say the first-look trailer sparked fury online, with viewers slamming the show’s creators for ‘crossing a line’, ‘sexualising children’, and ‘degrading’ Sweeney. Many also called for a mass boycott.

On X, @miatravls raged: ‘there’s a line and sam levinson has severely crossed it’, while @jvmnsk wrote: ‘this is actually disgusting’.

Others called the scene a ‘humiliation ritual’ and demanded to ‘pull the plug on the series immediately’.

‘I don’t understand how euphoria went from the beautiful masterpiece that was s1 to cassie being dressed as a baby doing OF and the show being set in a desert… sam levinson you will pay for ur sins’, tweeted @celestialxari.

@UnaTalPadawan added: ‘Can we talk, please, about the fact that not everything that makes us uncomfortable is automatically “profound art”? What we see in Euphoria crosses a pretty questionable ethical line. The aesthetic that mixes childish elements with sexualisation isn’t new, but that doesn’t make it any less disturbing.’

‘I was gonna give this season of Euphoria a chance, but adding age play to satisfy the pedophilic fetish of some people seems way too sick and disgusting to me,’ said @zephyrxnthes. ‘I can’t believe someone wrote this script, that it got accepted, that the actresses ARE OKAY WITH IT, and that HBO thinks it’s a good idea to approve its filming and airing.’

Indeed, Sweeney has also been strongly condemned for ‘agreeing’ to the scene. @jeelordi said it is ‘weird as f**k’ that she didn’t say no, while @maliksloss called it ’embarrassing’.

This isn’t the first time the Anyone But You actress has been involved in very explicit scenes in Euphoria. Previously, fans hit out at another ‘filthy’ moment in which Cassie cosplays as a puppy.

Sitting atop a doghouse, she shakes her tail, with Elordi’s Nate deadpanning: ‘I work all day. My bride-to-be is spreadeagled on the internet.’

In a later scene, still in her dog costume, Cassie is sprawled on a mattress, being filmed. As her fiancé walks in, she replies sheepishly: ‘I was just making content.’

Sweeney, in the past, has claimed to have refused to film certain scenes, given that the characters were high schoolers.

‘I don’t think as many people took me seriously in Euphoria because I took my shirt off,’ Sweeney told Cosmopolitan in 2022.

Later that year, she spoke to the Independent about moments written for Cassie to be topless: ‘I would tell Sam, “I don’t really think that’s necessary here.” He was like, “OK, we don’t need it”.’

Other incidents that have generated backlash for Euphoria over the years have included Eric Dane’s character, Cal, who is Nate’s father, frequently hooking up with young men and trans minors in motels, recording the one-night stands via hidden cameras, ultimately leading to his arrest.

Additionally, the show has been slammed for youngest character Ashtray’s brutal acts of violence and casual teen drug use in season 2, which some argued ‘glamorised’ the issue.

But the controversy hasn’t ended on-screen, as, behind the scenes, leads Zendaya and Sweeney are thought to be feuding over opposing political views, and there’s thought to have been frustration from Zendaya, 29, over the four-year gap between the first two seasons due to Levinson spending more time on other projects.

And, after speculation of a ‘toxic work environment’, HBO was forced to issue a statement in 2022. It read: ‘The well-being of cast and crew on our productions is always a top priority. The production was in full compliance with all safety guidelines and guild protocols.’

Finally, most recently, musician Labrinth put the show on blast, declaring ‘f**k Euphoria’ in since-deleted social media posts, but claiming in another that he was ‘treated like s**t’. Ultimately, after curating the soundtrack for seasons 1 and 2, his music will not feature in the final season.

It’s currently unclear what caused the rift, leading to Hans Zimmer supplying the music instead, but Levinson still praised him in a new interview with Rolling Stone: ‘He’s an incredible collaborator and someone who really built the foundation of the sound of Euphoria.’

Despite all of that, Euphoria has remained keen to push boundaries and hopeful of igniting conversations.

Speaking in the past, Levinson said he wanted to ‘open up a dialogue’ due to the ‘disconnect between parents and teenagers’.

The programme, which has reportedly been censored for sexual or violent content in countries like Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore, also displays viewer warnings and signposts mental health support resources in each episode.

Season 3 of Euphoria premieres April 13 at 2am on Sky, NowTV, and HBO Max.

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As the tax-filing deadline nears, millions of Americans are expected to claim new federal income tax breaks for tips and overtime wages available for the first time under a wide-ranging tax law enacted by President Donald Trump.

But many people won’t get those same deductions when they fill out their state income tax forms. That is because it is up to each state to decide whether to match federal tax changes, and many have decided not to do so.

In states that don’t conform to the federal tax changes, workers who receive a federal tax deduction for tips or overtime still will owe state taxes on those earnings.

The tax-filing deadline is Wednesday for the federal government and most states. Here is what to know about state income tax rates and deductions:

41 states tax wages and salaries

In most states, individuals must fill out two separate tax forms. First, the federal income tax form. Then a state income tax form. The order matters, because most states use figures from the federal tax form as the starting point for their state tax calculations.

No income tax is levied in eight states — Alaska, Florida, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming. Washington state taxes income from capital gains but not wages and salaries. Missouri taxes income from wages and salaries but not capital gains.

Most states still tax tips and overtime wages

Only about a half-dozen states are mirroring Trump’s law by offering tax breaks on tips and overtime wages or for loan interest on new vehicles assembled in the U.S.

All three of those tax deductions are available to state income taxpayers in Idaho, Iowa, Montana, North Dakota and Oregon. Colorado offers the tips and auto loan deductions but not the overtime tax break. Alabama offers only the auto loan deduction.

Laws in several states automatically apply federal tax changes to state income taxes unless the governor and lawmakers opt out — like Colorado officials did on the overtime tax deduction. But in most states, the tax breaks are available only if officials updated their state laws, like they did in Idaho.

Arizona is an oddity on tax deductions

State income tax forms in Arizona list tax deductions for tips, overtime, auto loans and older residents based on a November executive order from Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. She assumed the Republican-led Legislature would later pass a bill putting the tax breaks into state law.

But Arizona law remains unchanged. Hobbs vetoed two tax-break bills because she objected to provisions that also would have adopted Trump’s corporate tax breaks. And lawmakers have not passed a third attempt.

“It’s an extraordinarily unusual situation,” said Adam Chodorow, a law professor at Arizona State University who specializes in tax law.

A man has been charged with murder after a 21-year-old was fatally stabbed in north London.

Finbar Sullivan died on Tuesday, 7 April after the alleged attack in Primrose Hill.

On Sunday, Oliuwadamilola Ogunyankinnu, 27, was charged with murder.

A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police said the 27-year-old, who was arrested on Friday, will appear at Stratford Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

A 25-year-old man arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender has been released with no further action, police said.

Mr Sullivan was a filmmaking student at the London Screen Academy and produced music videos for drill rap artists under the name Sully Shot It, according to reports.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, his father Christopher Sullivan said his son “can never be replaced”.

“I’m so broken-hearted, I can’t believe it,” he said. “He was the most beautiful, lovely, outgoing, loving boy. He was just a really lovely person.”

Mr Sullivan said his son had ambitions to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, cameraman Michael Seresin, who worked on Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban and Rambo III.

Officers are urging anyone who may have relevant information to upload it to the Met’s online major incident portal or to call 101 and quote reference 6448/07Apr.

Donald Trump has ordered a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz after peace talks with Iran broke down.

The President said his warships will immediately stop ships entering or leaving the pinchpoint he had demanded be opened after Iran threatened to lay sea mines and destroy advancing US warships.

Iran had released footage warning the USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) and USS Frank E. Peterson (DDG 121), both Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, attempting to transit the strategic waterway. Iran claimed they were intercepted and forced to retreat by Iranian naval forces.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote: ‘Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz.

‘At some point, we will reach an “ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO IN, ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO OUT” basis, but Iran has not allowed that to happen by merely saying, “There may be a mine out there somewhere,” that nobody knows about but them. THIS IS WORLD EXTORTION, and Leaders of Countries, especially the United States of America, will never be extorted.

‘I have also instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran. No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas.

‘We will also begin destroying the mines the Iranians laid in the Straits. Any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO HELL!’

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Pep Guardiola’s side know victory will move them to within six points of Arsenal ahead of their showdown with the Gunners at the Etihad next weekend. That Arsenal defeat yesterday on a nervy afternoon at Emirates Stadium has left the door ajar City, who have two games in hand as they bid to hunt down the leaders.