Charities sever ties with Duchess of York after Epstein email Two charities have severed ties with Sarah, Duchess of York, after it was disclosed she sent a message to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein describing him as a “supreme friend”. A spokesman for the duchess previously said she apologised to Epstein in April 2011 for associating
Quarter say new archbishop of Canterbury should talk less politics – polling A quarter of people think the next archbishop of Canterbury should talk less about political topics and that it is unacceptable for someone in the role to speak about immigration and asylum, new polling has suggested. The Church of England’s most senior bishop
Fifth of adults think tea originates in UK, Fairtrade poll finds A fifth of British adults think the tea they drink originates in the UK, research for Fairtrade has found as the organisation calls on brands to be more transparent about where their products come from. The research, carried out by consultancy Kantar, suggests widespread
Members of Israeli government have ‘genocidal intent’, says UK minister Members of the Israeli government have “genocidal intent” in Gaza, a newly-appointed UK minister has said. Dr Zubir Ahmed – the MP for Glasgow South West – was appointed as a health minister in the Prime Minister’s re-shuffle brought about by the resignation of Angela
Call for plain packaging for vapes to reduce use by teenagers Vapes should be sold in plain packages to reduce their appeal to children, a new study suggests. But adults are still likely to buy e-cigarettes sold in plain packs, researchers found. Experts say that using plain packaging could reduce the number of children who
Georgia Hunter Bell takes silver and Keely Hodginson bronze in 800m final Georgia Hunter Bell pipped training partner and Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson to an 800 metres silver medal by one one hundredth of a second on the final night of action at the World Athletics championships in Tokyo. The British duo were in gold
Liverpool and Burnley WSL matches postponed following Matt Beard’s death Liverpool have postponed their Women’s Super League fixture against Aston Villa following the death of former manager Matt Beard on Saturday. Beard, who had two spells in charge of Liverpool, left the club in February. Beard won back-to-back WSL titles with the Reds in 2013
Sir Ed Davey brands Musk ‘criminal’ amid call for Parliament to grill tech boss Sir Ed Davey has branded Elon Musk a “criminal”, as his party called for Parliament to haul in the tech billionaire to answer for his “fight back” or “die” comments at a central London rally. The Liberal Democrat leader has also
Veteran broadcaster John Stapleton dies at the age of 79 Stapleton, who presented on programmes including the BBC’s Watchdog and GMTV’s News Hour, died in hospital on Sunday morning. His agent, Jackie Gill, said: “John had Parkinson’s disease, which was complicated by pneumonia. “His son Nick and daughter-in-law Lisa have been constantly at his side
PM: Battle of Britain anniversary ‘reminds us of values that bind us together’ Sir Keir Starmer will attend the Battle of Britain service at Westminster Abbey on Sunday, saying it “reminds us of the values that bind us together”. The ceremony, held between 11am and 12pm, marks the 85th anniversary of the victory by Royal