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A TOP restaurant owner, made the star of a BBC series warned of a “bloodbath” and “all your favourites closing down” after the new tax raid.
Andy Jones, the founder of the London‘s Jones and Sons predicts the hospitality industry will be hit hard when the budget kicks in.
The former chef admitted that last December was the worst month ever for his business in its entire 12-year history.
He explained that businesses in the hospitality industry were walking a “tight rope on a balance sheet all year round” and fears this will result in “all your favourite places closing down”.
He added: “With what’s going to happen this year, especially in hospitality, there is going to be a bloodbath which is going to ensue when that budget kicks in.”
As part of Labour’s Autumn Budget 2024, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the rise to employers’ national insurance tax increases from 13 per cent to 15 per cent.
The 1.2 per cent increase will impact employers with a Secondary Class 1 National Insurance contributions (NICs) liability, or with employees with earnings of at least £5,000 a year.
Foretasted to impact 1.2million employers, around 940,000 of which will see an increase to their employer NIC.
It’s aim is to “help fix the foundations of the public finances and invest in public services”.
However, the measure has resulted in Ms Reeves being accused of putting a “handbrake on the economy” by hiking taxes on employers.
She said: “I am determined to go further and faster to kickstart economic growth, which is the number one priority in our Plan for Change.
“That means generating investment, driving reform and a relentless commitment to root out waste in public spending, and today I will be pressing regulators on what more they can do to deliver growth.”
But there is no indication to say the departmental budget won’t be squeezed even further – as Sir Keir Starmer refuses to rule out further tax rises this year.
Speaking at a Prime Minister’s Questions, Mr Starmer backed Ms Reeves in pledging the budget will be “in place for many, many years to come”.
He said: “When it comes to tax she knows very well the limits of what I can say from this despatch box but we have an ironclad commitment to our fiscal rules.
“We can’t just tax our way out of the problems that they left us…”
This came after the Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, demanded the PM guarantee no new taxes in 2025 after a turbulent week in the financial markets.
Alas, he dodged the question and insisted Labour had taken “the right and difficult decisions at the Budget”.
MAD Vladimir Putin has been forced to pad out his pathetic parades with North Korean cannon fodder while Russian troops are being massacred on the frontline.
Amongst the pomp, propaganda and weaponry, North Korean troops are to march through Moscow’s Victory Day parade for the first time, according to insiders.
May 9 parades are held throughout Russia as a celebration of its defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945 that Putin has turned into a pillar of his nearly quarter-century in power and a justification of his invasion of Ukraine.
Victory Day is a means to showcase to the world the might of the Russian military machine, recall wartime sacrifice and garner national pride – all led by a showcase event in Moscow‘s Red Square.
Dozens of Putin’s North Korean cannon fodder are to join the parade in May as the mad dictator desperately attempts to show a substantial military – despite the total casualties of Russian troops standing at over 771,000.
Russian sources revealed news of North Korea’s participation in the parade to Japanese broadcaster NHK, adding that a military band is also to take part in a music event in the Russian capital in late August.
It will be the first time ever that North Korean military participates in World War II events in Russia.
Russia’s Defence Minister Andrei Belousov visited Pyongyang in November, where he apparently invited North Korean military units to take part in the 80th Victory Day celebrations.
The Putin puppet said on Wednesday that military personnel from 19 unspecified countries had been invited to the Victory Day parade -without sharing who they were.
He claimed that ten countries have confirmed their participation, adding that seven are former Soviet republics.
This year’s Victory Day parade is expected to follow suit of last year’s lacklustre celebrations, where Putin vowed Russia was “always” ready to strike the West and snubbed Britain in a snarling World War 2 rant.
Questions also surround whether the parade, for the third year in a row, will include just one measly tank – reportedly an 80-year-old T-34.
Last year the mad Russian dictator did one of his shortest Victory Day speeches than ever before, lasting just seven minutes.
Putin also had his nuclear briefcase on show in Red Square as he issued a chilling warning of a new global war.
Plain-clothed aides carried the nuclear briefcase or ‘football’ – which could be used to start World War Three – as well as protection shields to use in the event of an assassination attempt against the dictator.
Three of his hulking Yars atomic missile launchers also thundered over the cobbles in a show of force to the West.
The military parade broadcast on smart TVs was also reportedly targeted by anti-war hackers for at least 20 seconds.
Footage suddenly appeared across Russia showing the reality of the war in Ukraine – fields of dead troops, wrecked equipment and scores of helmets of fallen soldiers.
It also lined up images of Moscow’s troops in a ‘Z’ formation next to German World War 2 soldiers forming a Nazi swastika.
Kim Jong-un’s troops continue to be sacrificed in Putin’s war as it was revealed North Koreans are being made to file through booby-trapped fields and blown up one-by-one like human mine detectors.
In the first account of close-up combat with North Koreans, Lieutenant Colonel “Leopard” said the troops are being used for Russia’s “meat grinder” strategy where the commanders are “unfazed by loss of life”.
There is a developing pattern of North Koreans being been sent on these effective suicide missions by the Russians.
Footage emerged recently of Kim Jong-un’s fighters being sent to jog through snowy no-man’s-land and fatally soak up Ukrainian ammo.
On a battlefield in Kursk, some two dozen men thought to be North Korean fighters huddle together before jogging out towards enemy lines.
Ukrainian veteran Vitaliy, 35, told The Times it was “like a dream for our mortars and machine gunners”.
A diary found on a dead North Korean soldier also illuminated the twisted sacrificial mentality that has been drilled into them by officials.
One entry read: “Defending the homeland is a sacred duty of every citizen and the highest mission.”
“I will join the front lines of this operation and sacrifice my life.”
Kim Jong-un is giving Putin military aid after the two leaders signed an agreement to assist each other earlier this year.
They vowed their countries would support each other in the face of “aggression” against either one.
This pact was reached during Putin’s visit to the North Korean capital Pyongyang, his first since 2000.
Kim said the agreement took their relationship to “a new, high level of alliance”.
Both leaders feel they are in conflict with the West, and that they form a stronger force working together.
Putin has felt increasingly threatened since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, because Nato has given Ukraine increasing permission to use its heavy weapons.
Nato has also been expanding, with Finland and Sweden joining in 2022, leading to Putin feeling encircled and outnumbered.
He will feel that he needs to nurture all of his ally relationships in the increasingly tense global context.
North Korean troops tried to thwart Ukraine’s latest push into the Kursk region by storming the Ukrainian village of Makhnovka on Tuesday, in order to cut them off.
They attempted to out-flank the offensive’s forces and cut off some of Ukraine’s “best-equipped” brigades.
A previous Russian attempt to do the same thing had failed, with Zelenksy claiming on Saturday that an entire battalion of North Koreans and Russian paratroopers had been wiped out there.
This time, a few hundred North Koreans managed to push into the village, and Leopard’s battalion was called up to reclaim it.
“Our storm troops were sent in to conduct a counterattack,” he said.
They watched the North Koreans through drone cameras, and saw them driving pensioners out into the snow in order to take shelter themselves.
“Metre by metre, our infantry moved under the cover of the tanks and cleared the streets.
“They manoeuvred so that they wouldn’t be hit by the artillery.”
The colonel said the North Koreans were mixed in amongst Russian troops in an attempt to condeal their identity.
But the Ukrainians can tell them apart because the Koreans “don’t use drones yet, only the Russians”, Leopard said.
“But I suspect they are starting to learn this, and the longer the war drags on, the more likely they are to innovate.”
Leopard’s men successfully reclaimed the village with a firestorm of drones, vehicles and infantry.
He revealed that, unlike the Russians, the North Koreans refused to be taken alive.
They would either fight to the death or run and hide in the trees – although they seemed not to grasp that the Ukrainians could spot them easily with drones.
This account of intimate conflict with Kim Jong-un’s dispatched fighters is unprecedented as previous engagement has been mainly through remote drones.
An initial force of around 12,000 North Korean troops were shipped over to Russia, as first reported at the beginning of November.
After a training period, evidence began to emerge in December that they had begun actively fighting on the front line.
They have been most active in the Kursk region of Russia, where Zelenksy launched a second surprise offensive.
South Korean intelligence reported last month that Kim is plotting to send even more North Koreans over to the front line.
A FORMER North Korean soldier said the troops in Russia will be looking to escape the battle in Ukraine “from the beginning”.
Speaking to The Sun before North Korean troops were deployed in Ukraine, Hyun-Seung Lee, a soldier in the Kim army in the early 2000s, said the soldiers in North Korea will be forced to go the war.
He said they will be young, so they won’t be that committed to the fighting.
He said: “It will be individuals at first, but more like as time passes, I think there’ll be like a larger number of group defections, including officers.”
That’s because, Lee says, the Russians will likely treat them as “expendable” and even more poorly than their own troops.
He said: “Russian soldiers don’t respect them as their fellow warriors
“They will treat them as their human shields.”
Eventually, the North Koreans will realise the hierarchy and how they are being seen as “disposable” by the Russians and look to flee, Lee said.
He added: “I think they’ll die without any impact.
“Putin and Kim Jong-un would expect more from them… they won’t get the expected results.”
“So, [troops will be told] ‘don’t pick up any material from Ukraine government or in the South Korean language’ and ‘they [claims in the propaganda they hear] are all fake’, and ‘it’s not true’ if someone defects, or ‘if you’re arrested, you’ll be tortured’.”
But Lee believes the soldiers will be susceptible to any psy-ops the Ukrainian government uses to try and get troops to defect.
He added: “I would say, if Ukraine’s government conducts a psychological strategy against North Korean soldiers then the chances are really high [of defection] because they don’t have real motivation. It’s not for money, right? They are not getting paid.
“And obviously it’s [their motivation] not defending your country, and then your parents, and yourself. So it’s just that they are mobilised by the North Korean supreme commander Kim Jong-un.”
A MOUSE was spotted at Old Trafford during Manchester United’s late comeback win over Southampton.
The discovery was made by a fan sitting in the Stretford End, who shared a video to a popular social media account.
United, who were 10 minutes away from the embarrassment of losing to Southampton at home before Amad Diallo’s 12-minute hat-trick, disgusted fans in more ways than one.
During last night’s match, an X account user claimed that a “rat is at Old Trafford. Yes it’s real 
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Attached was a video of a field mouse stuck between the concrete floor and the back of a seat in front.
It showed an empty pitch, leaving many to speculate that it was taken before the game or at half-time.
The fan didn’t alert those around them in the clip, but thought it was best saved for social media.
The video has been viewed more than 4,000 times,with one fan writing: “This is disgusting!”
Another fan wrote: “So gross 
”, while a third said: “It’s all falling, reset everything from the start.”
Meanwhile a rodent was seen scurrying across United’s pitch, with Saints keeper Aaron Ramsdale spotted in the far distance.
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Manchester United declined to comment when approached by SunSport.
It’s believed the rodent problem stems from Old Trafford being squeezed between a railway line and a canal.
It comes after The Mail reported a mice infestation at Old Trafford in December.
Rodent droppings were reportedly found in food kiosks and plush suites during a hygiene inspection.
While more were unearthed during checks of a ground-level corporate suite.
As a result, United’s hygiene rating dropped from four to two stars at the end of 2024.
In November, fans spotted a dead rat in a puddle under a seat.
The club have now been ordered to make drastic improvements to bring up their hygiene rating.
And officials have now partnered with pest controllers to solve the issue.
They are believed to be making up to five visits per week as United aim to get a full five-star rating like most Premier League clubs.
The shocking discovery comes just one year after the Red Devils were given a ONE-star hygiene ratings by inspectors.
SunSport revealed guests were allegedly served raw chicken during an event at Old Trafford and subsequently became ill.
United only gained their recent four-star rating in November.
And the rodent incident is a setback in their quest to regain their status as the league’s top club.
Fans have long thought the Theatre of Dreams could do with a lick of paint, with the ancient arena even leaking water during a recent press conference with manager Ruben Amorim.
It comes after water has been seen flooding down from a damaged roof at recent games.
Ratcliffe is now hoping to build a new £2billion mega stadium while revamping the surrounding area.
The Red Devils sit 12th in the table after just seven wins in 21 games this term.
UK economic growth has been downgraded for last year – but will stay ahead of EU rivals for the next two years, figures show.
Experts at the International Monetary Fund say that the domestic economy grew by just 0.9 per cent in 2024 having previously forecast 1.1 per cent.
The growth reading was predicted before official figures show UK GDP was lower-than-expected at 0.1 per cent in November.
The warning from the IMF comes amid market turmoil in recent days where borrowing costs jumped and the pound slumped.
But in welcome news for the Chancellor Rachel Reeves the IMF has upgraded economic growth for this year – edging up slightly to 1.6 per cent.
The organisation has predicted a figure of just 1.5 per cent in October last year.
Overall, the IMF report says global growth will be 3.3 per cent this year and next – which included a 0.1 per cent upgrade this year.
The UK though will stay ahead of European rivals Germany, France and Italy in terms of growth.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves said: “The UK is forecast to be the fastest growing major European economy over the next two years and the only G7 economy, apart from the US, to have its growth forecast upgraded for this year.
“I will go further and faster in my mission for growth through intelligent investment and relentless reform, and deliver on our promise to improve living standards in every part of the UK through the plan for change.”
The IMF said that declining inflation to 4.2 per cent and 3.5 per cent next year will help “draw a close” to global disruptions of recent years.
The Covid pandemic and invasion of Ukraine sparked a major inflation hike not seen for four decades.
TUCKED away in a corner of Antarctica lies a mysterious mountain peak that looks exactly like a man-made pyramid with four symmetrical sides.
The snowy structure of the white continent has a striking resemblance to the great pyramids of Egypt – and has been the centre of eerie conspiracy theories.
It was first discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1913, but only became famous in 2016 when its eerie pictures went viral on the internet.
People from all around the world put forward their bizarre explanations to justify the shape of Antarctica’s pyramid mountain.
With a height of 4,150 feet, all four sides of the mountain are steep and appear to be in perfect symmetry.
The peak is part of the Ellsworth Mountains – the highest mountain range in Antarctica.
Soon the location of the mountain, which is 2,000 miles from its newest country New Zealand, became a hub for conspiracy theories.
Some said there used a be an ancient civilization once around the peak which was destroyed over the years.
Others simply claimed that the peak serves as a base station for aliens from around the universe.
Some history lovers even suggested it was part of a secret Nazi base built during World War Two.
One social media user said: “This structure belongs to the civilization which existed before the flood. Around 10,000 years ago Antarctica was warm.”
Another commented: “Illuminati confirmed.”
Someone else asked: “Wait how they moved the pyramids from Egypt to Antarctica?”
However, mountain experts debunked all conspiracy theories after revealing the real reason why the mountain has a perfect pyramid shape.
Experts say that millions of years of erosion due to high winds have likely carved the sides of the mountain cliff, giving it a distinct pyramid shape.
Others suggest that the rocks underwent what they call freeze-thaw erosion.
Over time, water and snow can slip through cracks in the mountain rocks and freeze.
When they expand after becoming ice, they can force the gaps to grow larger, and the resulting pressure can force large chunks of the mountain to fall off.
Three of the pyramidal mountain’s sides appear to have eroded at the same rate, while the fourth side — the eastern ridge — formed independently, Live Science reports.
Speaking to IFL Science, geologist Dr Mitch Darcy said: “The pyramid-shaped structures are located in the Ellsworth Mountains, which is a range more than 400 km long, so it’s no surprise there are rocky peaks cropping out above the ice.
“The peaks are clearly composed of rock, and it’s a coincidence that this particular peak has that shape.
“It’s not a complicated shape, so it’s not a special coincidence either. By definition, it is a nunatak, which is simply a peak of rock sticking out above a glacier or an ice sheet.
“This one has the shape of a pyramid, but that doesn’t make it a human construction.”
It comes after a volcano surrounded by a dark green forest left explorers baffled by its perfectly circular appearance.
The iconic Mount Taranaki volcano in New Zealand’s North Island is so striking, that it once doubled as Mount Doom in the “Lord of the Rings” and Mt Fuji in “The Last Samurai”.
The lonely, almost perfectly conical volcano sits in an eerily circular forest containing thousands of warped and ancient kamahi trees fighting for space.
The trees are extremely twisted and deformed as a result of having to grow over and around the fossilised remains of trees that were destroyed in past eruptions.
The trees are also covered in hanging mosses and liverworts, adding to their creepy appearance.
FOR decades, UFOs and aliens were considered to be make belief things created by people in tinfoil hats but they are now considered a threat to national security.
Long gone are those who claim conspiracy theories are all false as many are now discussed at the highest levels of government with US officials even admitting their existence.
As more and more credible witnesses continue to come forward to tell their extraordinary stories publicly.
The 2010s saw decades of stigmas around extraterrestrial life start to break down as politicians made UFO sightings a matter of national security.
Across the world, governments have also unveiled some spooky truths with some even showcasing “dead alien corpses” on display for Congress.
Researchers recently verified the legitimacy of a set of three-fingered mummies as potential evidence of “non-human” life forms.
A line-up of doctors confirmed at Mexico‘s Congress on Tuesday that the bodies, purportedly not of this Earth, were in fact real, once-living organisms.
The Pentagon also released a blockbuster 1,574 pages of real-life X-Files in 2022, related to its secretive UFO programme.
The haul includes reports into research on the biological effects of UFO sightings on humans, sets out categorisations for paranormal experiences, and studies into sci-fi-style tech.
Top UFO chief Sean Kirkpatrick told the world last year that he is set to step down from his job following his stern warning of concerning activity “in our backyard.”
The Pentagon‘s UFO analysis office launched a UFO reporting service to the public after admitting to uncovering “some things” and calling the high number of suspicious activity either a foreign power or aliens.
Navy jet footage has revealed the intriguing images of a government-confirmed UFO baffling the internet.
The United States Government launched the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2022 to investigate reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs).
DARTS is BACK with the Bahrain Darts Masters now underway in the Middle East – and Luke Littler has safely made it into the quarter-finals.
The teenage sensation beat Lourence Ilagan 6-3 to record his first win since becoming darts‘ youngest-ever world champion earlier this month.
Littler faces Gerwyn Price in the quarter-finals after World No1 Luke Humphries takes on Nathan Aspinall.
There has already been a MASSIVE shock in the tournament, with former world champion and current world No 4 Rob Cross LOSING to world No 94 Paolo Nebrida.
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POPULAR soaps, shampoos and dental products may contain chemicals that damage the immune system and put us at risk of serious diseases, scientists warn.
Products containing antibacterial chemicals designed to wipe out bacteria, viruses and fungi are woven into our daily lives – but experts warn the chemicals may be doing our health more harm than good.
Experts fear that, along with germs, these ingredients – called ‘biocides’ – may also be wiping out microorganisms in our bodies that help protect us from disease.
The human body contains trillions of microorganisms, called the microbiome, in our mouths, gut, lungs and on our skin.
The balance of these microorganisms is vital to how our body and immune system functions.
When ‘good’ bacteria and other microbes are wiped out then ‘bad’ microbes thrive and take their place.
Some research suggests using mouthwashes containing a common biocide called chlorhexidine can wipe out 90 per cent of protective bacteria in your mouth – while also increasing blood pressure, a key risk factor for heart attacks and stroke.
Chlorhexidine can be found in a number of commonly used products, from mouth wash to dental floss.
Facial cleansers claiming to kill off bacteria, as well as hand sanitisers, and wet wipes also contain another biocide, called benzalkonium chloride.
The chemicals can be found in some anti-dandruff and anti-head lice shampoos too.
A bill debated in Parliament at 11am today seeks to highlight just how rife biocides are in household products.
It called for a ban biocides used non-medical over-the-counter products unless strictly justified by evidence, the Mirror reports.
Former leader of the Green party and peer Natalie Bennett, who is tabling the bill, wrote in a policy brief: “What was your morning like?
“Maybe, singing cheerfully, you jumped into the shower, reaching for the antibacterial body wash, on special this week, with its loud label claiming “kills 99 per cent of bacteria”.
“Afterwards you brushed your teeth with the heavily advertised new antibacterial toothpaste and used chlorhexidine-containing mouthwash.
“On your face, moisturiser. You’ve had that tube for several months, but it contains preservatives, so it is still fresh.
“You pulled on some new socks you got for Christmas, promising ‘extra antibacterial freshness’ from silver-infused material.
“You reached for a menstrual product promising to prevent odour and ‘guarantee freshness’, which also contains silver.
“Before you go to breakfast, you have subjected your microbiome to a barrage of biocides, in other words poisons.
“We know that the microbiome is essential to life; our gut microbiome, about which we know most (although still very little) has significant impacts on mental and physical health.
Immunologist Dr Ross Walton previously told Sun on Sunday Health: “There is no silver bullet that will protect you but a real difference can be made to immunity by making some small changes.”
He recommended regularly exercising, practising mindfulness to suppress stress, eating fermented foods and getting jabs, among other tweaks to your lifestyle.
Meanwhile, the Harvard School of Public Health had seven easy recommendations:
“Exactly what impact that barrage has on it we have little information, yet, but it cannot be good.
“None of the products used in the hypothetical case I outlined above are necessary.
“They confer no benefit over non-biocidal products, yet they are damaging our human, animal and environmental health.”
Supporters of the bill aren’t targeting one specific chemical – instead they want a broad-spectrum ban on unjustified use of biocides in over-the-counter products.
They claim this approach would prevent a “whack a mole” situation where manufacturers simply switch to a different biocide in order to avoid legislation.
It doesn’t propose a total ban, but if a company wants to include a biocide in a product it must “demonstrate that the efficacy of the produce is significantly enhanced by the use of the biocide without undue environmental impact”.
Dr Paul-Enguerrand Fady, expert at the Centre for Long Term Resilience, who was involved in drafting the bill, told The Mirror that the regulation of biocides was “like the Wild West”.
“Rather than operating under the assumption that everything is fine, this bill would place the onus on the manufacturers to prove that it is,” he said.
“We want to take these products from being available on the shelves, like confectionery, to being something that you have to have at least minimal contact with a qualified professional to buy.”
Professor Andrew Seaton, president of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, and consultant in infectious diseases at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, added: “Outside of healthcare, the benefits of biocides are at best speculative, but harms are potentially significant and irreversible.”
However, industry groups claimed the implementation of such a bill wouldn’t be necessary.
Dr Emma Meredith, director general of the Cosmetic Toiletry and Perfumery Association, said existing safety regulations already provide enough safeguards and claimed the proposal risked banning “safe cosmetic preservatives”, which could increase the risk of cosmetic products being contaminated by harmful germs.
Victor Efford, operations director at Waterless, which makes Nilaqua Skin Cleansing Foam, added: “The answer is not to ban and punish, but to incentivise use of more natural based products, where it is a choice of the consumer to opt for the alternatives themselves.
“In short, this would have to be done very carefully with a focus on unnecessary cosmetics only.”
The bill is only approaching its second reading in the Lords and would have to go through many other stages, including being debated and passed in the House of Commons, before potentially becoming law.
IF you have ever dreamed of sunning yourself on an Italian paradise of your own, now is the chance to buy an entire island – but you will have to dig deep.
The island of Punta Pennata just off Naples is located in the glorious Mediterranean Sea near the fishing town of Bacoli.
A fight is now on to own it after Sotheby’s advertised this month that the 2,152 square-foot piece of land is up for sale.
The international realty website claims that the island is a “historical and natural gem” offering “a fascinating and unique retreat.”
While prices are available upon request, Sotheby’s predicts it will be sold for up to £8.5 million or €10 million, according to The Times.
The island will go to the highest bidder.
But before eager millionaires get their cheque books out, they will first have to consider if they want a fight with the Mayor of Bacoli.
Upon hearing the news of the sale of the island, Della Ragione declared: “We want this island back. We’ll do crowdfunding, we’ll do anything.
“This place has history — it was the Monte Carlo of the Roman era, due to the villas.
“The fleet sent out to rescue survivors from the AD79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius left from here.”
Della Ragione, whose lineage goes back to 18th-century Bacoli, is determined to fight for the ownership of the historically rich slice of land.
He told The Guardian that his town has contacted Sotheby’s with hopes of purchasing the strip of land just 100 metres offshore from the fishing village.
The mayor said: “It is an integral part of our local history, of the scenery.
“It is a peaceful, uncontaminated spot and we want to protect it.
“There are also lots of restrictions on what can be done on the island, and so it most definitely cannot be used for economic gain.
“Not even Bill Gates would be able to open a hotel here.”
He explained that the islet has “anthropological and archaeological value” thanks to its military port and ancient relics.
The island used to be part of the mainland but it split off in 1966 after a “storm surge,” Sotheby’s explained.
Not only would the successful buyer inherit the entire island and its “breathtaking views,” they will also own the villa on the island.
According to Sotheby’s the villa features a wine cellar and has seven rooms.
There is also a pier with direct access to the sea.
Bacoli’s mayor told The Guardian that the current owner who he believes lives in Naples had left the island “abandoned.”
Despite his hopes of buying the land, his estimations of its value are lower than Sotheby’s hopes for the sale.
Della Ragione said that he estimates the value is around £4.2 million or €5 million.
This is a price he says Bacoli can afford but warned that if it is more, he will campaign for further financial support from Campania’s regional authorities and the Italian government.
He said: “We must deliver it to the public. It must not be sold to a speculator.”
If successful in his bid, the mayor plans to turn the island into a kind of “open-air museum” to help educate children on the environment, he told The Guardian.
Locals are on the mayor’s side with pensioner Angelo Rannelo telling The Times: “People feel really attached to the island and say they are ready to contribute to buy it.”
“We have always felt the island was ours,” 29-year-old Francesca Di Meo added.
“I am very attached to Bacoli. I have one tattoo, the map coordinates of the town, which should tell you how strongly I feel about the place.”
