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The Charity Commission is to investigate the row that led to Harry and several others resigning from the charity he co-founded. The Duke of Sussex said he is relieved that a regulator has opened a case into a charity he founded, hitting out at “blatant lies” amid a boardroom battle within the organisation. Harry said the past week’s events, which have included the chairwoman of the Sentebale charity levelling accusations […]

Donald Trump slapped a 10% tariff on US imports of UK goods as he set out sweeping trade levies hitting countries across the world. The US president said his “liberation day” announcement was a “declaration of economic independence”. Mr Trump confirmed that from midnight in Washington, 5am Thursday in the UK, a 25% tariff would be imposed on all foreign cars imported to the US – a move which experts […]

US President Donald Trump expected to announcement tariffs in imports into the US tonight Sir Keir Starmer has said the Government is “looking carefully at the details of any retaliatory tariffs announced by the EU”, if the US goes ahead with its plans to introduce tariffs. Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn warned “there is an issue in respect to Northern Ireland” if the EU brings in countermeasures. Mr Benn told MPs that any […]

Met Police confirm officers are now leading a recovery mission for the 11 year old An image of 11-year-old Kaliyah Coa has been released by police as they continue to search the River Thames for the missing schoolgirl. Kaliyah, who had been playing during a school inset day, entered the water near Barge House Causeway, close to London City Airport, in east London on Monday. Teams from the London Ambulance […]

It’s considered to be one of the most nature-depleted countries A collaboration of wildlife organisations has warned that it could take almost 70 years for large-scale nature restoration to be under way across 30% of Scotland. More than 20 organisations, under the umbrella of the Scottish Rewilding Alliance (SRA), said rewilding is currently under way across 2.5% of the country’s land, with 195,615 hectares rewilding. This is an increase of […]

More than 20 women have contacted police to say they may have been raped by Zhenhao Zou, the Chinese PhD student detectives believe may be one of the UKs most prolific sex offenders. Police launched an international appeal after Zou, 28, was convicted of drugging and raping 10 women following a trial at the Inner London Crown Court in March. Metropolitan Police commander Kevin Southworth said: “Given how prolific Zou seems to have […]

Human activity and British weather are to blame More than half of UK butterfly species are now in long-term decline, as humans destroy habitats, use pesticides and drive climate change, experts said. The UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme, run by a coalition of conservation organisations, has also revealed that 2024 was one of the worst on record for butterflies in the UK with species including the small tortoiseshell, the chalk hill […]

The Top Gun & Batman star had pneumonia op Gun star Val Kilmer has died at the age of 65, his daughter has said. Kilmer’s daughter Mercedes told the New York Times the actor had died from pneumonia. He rose to fame starring alongside Tom Cruise in the 1986 hit Top Gun. Kilmer would go on to play Batman in 1995’s Batman Forever and received critical acclaim for his portrayal […]

Unhappiness with A&E is at a record high There has been a “startling collapse” in public satisfaction with the NHS, according to a major public survey. Some 59% of adults say they are dissatisfied with the health service, up seven percentage points in a year and the highest level on record. The British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey, which covers England, Scotland and Wales, found only a fifth of respondents (21%) […]