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Boxer Khan says he was robbed at gunpoint in London

Boxer Khan says he was robbed at gunpoint in London

British boxer Amir Khan said he had been robbed at gunpoint in London but that both he and his wife were unharmed in the incident.

"Just had my watch taken off me at gun point in East London, Leyton," Khan wrote on Twitter. "I crossed the road with Faryal (Makhdoom), luckily she was few steps behind me.


"2 men ran to me, he asked for my watch whist having a gun pointed in my face. The main thing is we're both safe."

The 35-year-old, who won lightweight silver at the Athens Olympics in 2004 and is a former unified light-welterweight champion, suffered a comprehensive defeat to Kell Brook in February and said retirement was "something to think about".

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Rachel Reeves plots £600 million property surcharge on middle-class homes

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  • 300,000 of England's most valuable homes to face new surcharge on top of council tax bills.
  • 2.4 m properties in bands F, G and H to be revalued over coming years.
  • New tax will not be introduced until 2028, with deferral options available.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is preparing to introduce a £600 million surcharge on hundreds of thousands of high-value homes, primarily affecting families in London and the South East, as she finalises plans to raise £25 bn in the upcoming Budget.

The Treasury will use the existing council tax system to revalue 2.4 m of the most valuable properties across bands F, G and H over the next few years, representing one in 10 English homes.

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