Mark Cavendish says the start to the 2023 Tour de France “is going to be the hardest I’ve seen in my career” after the men’s route was announced.

Douglas rates are affected by rising waste, electricity, and staffing costs, the council says.

The increase is said to be so that “services the community depends upon continue to be available”.

An MHK bidding to remove the bishop’s Tynwald vote says a survey on the bill should be “meaningful”.