Snooker great John Virgo dies aged 79 Snooker great John Virgo has died at the age of 79. Virgo, who won the UK Championship in 1979, enjoyed a long and storied career but was perhaps best known for his work as a broadcaster. He was an established part of the BBC’s snooker coverage as a
Kate’s needlework praised in woollen mill visit The Princess of Wales stitched a label into a pair of jeans gifted to her husband and declared: “He will love those,” as she celebrated Wales’ textiles industry. Kate spent the day learning about premium fabrics and fashion produced in West Wales and visited the family-owned jeans manufacturer
Justice shake-up proposed by former senior judge to tackle courts crisis The Prime Minister should take charge of the courts crisis in a radical shake-up of the criminal justice system, a retired senior judge has recommended. Sir Brian Leveson was charged by the Government last year with conducting an independent review of the justice system,
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor moves out of Windsor home Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has moved from his Windsor mansion amid the release of new files relating to Jeffrey Epstein. The Press Association understands that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has relocated to Norfolk to a property on the King’s Sandringham estate, reported by the Sun to be Wood Farm Cottage, where he will stay
Peter Mandelson ‘to face criminal investigation amid Jeffrey Epstein scandal’ A criminal investigation has been launched into allegations Lord Peter Mandelson passed market-sensitive information to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. Files released by the US Department of Justice apparently showed Lord Mandelson passing material to Epstein while serving as business secretary in Gordon Brown’s Labour administration
Lord Dubs calls for Shamima Begum to return and face justice amid ECHR case Lord Alf Dubs, who fled Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia on the Kinderstransport scheme, has called for Shamima Begum to be returned to the UK and face trial. The Labour peer, who spent eight years as an MP, said Ms Begum should come to
Children with cancer to have travel costs paid under new Government scheme Families with children who have cancer will have travel costs covered under a new £10 million Government scheme. The National Cancer Plan, which will be fully unveiled on Wednesday, sets out how children and young people up to the age of 24 and their families
Doctors vote in favour of continuing industrial action Resident doctors in England have voted to continue industrial action for another six months as part of their row over pay and jobs. Some 53% of eligible members took part in a ballot to continue industrial action, with 93% voting yes, the British Medical Association (BMA) said. The union
Time has come for Mandelson to face criminal prosecutions, say Labour MPs Senior Labour MPs have called for Lord Mandelson to face criminal prosecution after he was alleged to have leaked sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein. Documents released in the Epstein files apparently showed Lord Mandelson passing information to the paedophile financier while the peer
‘Too many red flags’ – Parents of murdered boy say school could have saved him The parents of a schoolboy who was stabbed to death by a fellow pupil during his lunch break said they believe the school could have saved his life by acting on “too many red flags” shown by his killer. Harvey Willgoose,