The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates The Royal Mail is trialling the use of electric vans for parcel and letter deliveries to help cut emissions. The company is partnering with the London Electric Vehicle Company to trial its new VN5 …
Read More »William and Harry agree to split Diana memorial fund
Prince William and Prince Harry have agreed to divide the future proceeds of their mother’s memorial fund between their charities as they finalise details of their separate working lives, it has today been revealed. An agreement between the Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the now abandoned …
Read More »Lisa Wilkinson issues a scathing attack on royal family over Ghislaine Maxwell’s arrest
Veteran Australian broadcaster Lisa Wilkinson has issued a withering attack on the royal family and urged Prince Andrew to co-operate with authorities following the arrest of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell on sex trafficking charges. The ‘madam’ of disgraced financier and convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein was arrested in hiding in a …
Read More »How are Prince Harry and Meghan Markle filling their days in a 12-bathroom Hollywood mansion?
Why is it that a couple so keen on wanting a new life seem so obsessed with the past? For that is the very strong impression that Harry and Meghan are giving the world. Just six months ago, the couple announced they yearned for a new beginning. Ripping up the royal …
Read More »Ghislaine Maxwell ‘told Prince Andrew not to do Newsnight interview’
Prince Andrew ignored Ghislaine Maxwell’s repeated pleas not to speak to the press about Jeffrey Epstein, one of her closest confidantes has revealed. Laura Goldman, a New York stockbroker who has known Maxwell for several years, claims the socialite warned the Duke of York against discussing convicted paedophile Epstein publicly. But he …
Read More »Richard Kay: Meghan’s latest court documents show a royally petulant sense of grievance
So now we know that the Duchess of Sussex’s wedding generated £1billion in tourist revenue, far outweighing the cost of policing it. We also know she felt ‘unprotected’ by the Royal Family while pregnant with baby Archie, and is unhappy that other family members are allowed to undertake ‘paid work’, …
Read More »UK records 44 new Covid deaths – the lowest Saturday tally since lockdown began
Another 44 people have died of coronavirus in UK hospitals – half the 84 deaths announced this time last week, health officials have revealed. The total number of people to die after testing positive for COVID-19 in the UK is now 44,175, but this figure is expected to rise when …
Read More »Prince Harry and Meghan Markle close Sussex Royal Charity
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have officially shut down their Sussex Royal charity. The couple have filed official paperwork with Companies House to dissolve the royal foundation as they shift their focus to the Prince’s eco-tourism scheme ‘Travalyst’, reports suggest. The company – which has been set up independently – hopes to help …
Read More »National Theatre axes 400 casual jobs as UK venues struggle
The National Theatre today confirmed that 400 casual workers will lose their jobs as the theatre industry continues to feel the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The NT revealed it will pay 250 front of house and 150 backstage staff members until the end of August but they will not …
Read More »Ghislaine Maxwell will be ‘naming names’, former Epstein associate says
Ghislaine Maxwell will be ‘naming names’ and ‘fully co-operating’ with the FBI and Prince Andrew is among those ‘very worried’ about what she might reveal, a former associate of Jeffrey Epstein has claimed. Maxwell’s dramatic arrest on sex-trafficking charges yesterday has raised hopes among Epstein victims that prosecutors will untangle a …
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