内容摘要：China’s sputtering economy has its worried leaders pulling out all the stops.

China’s sputtering economy has its worried leaders pulling out all the stops.

Alongside worship and carol events, it also hosts festivals, choirs, a symphony orchestra, craft fairs, a poetry workshop, community support groups and school Christmas concerts.covers the VAT on repairs costing more than £1,000 on listed buildings used as places of worship.

The government announced the £25,000 cap would come into effect on 1 April and would run until 31 March 2026, with a budget of £23m.There was previously no cap for claims and applications submitted before 1 April will not be capped, according to information from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.Rev Tajima said: "When people are paying their taxes thinking money goes towards places of worship, actually it doesn't, literally the only money we get is from our congregation."

She urged members of the public to help, saying: "There's a real plea to the community."Don't think by moaning that this cap has happened we gets loads of money, we really don't, we completely rely on any donation people give us."

An "ideas and music" festival has announced the line-up for its second event.

The first KITE Festival took place atThe 16-bed Yewdale Ward at West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven will shut, with extra beds due to be added in other facilities, mainly in Carlisle more than 40 miles away.

The Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW) said there were concerns around safety and the quality of care at the ward.Labour MP for Whitehaven and Workington Josh MacAlister said the closure should be paused until the trust could show it had reduced demand for acute services.

A hearing into a long-running plan for zip wire attraction in the Lake District has ended, with a ruling expected on a future date.Friends of the Lake District claimed planners misunderstood their responsibilities when they