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A man who died after climbing to the top of one of the country’s tallest chimneys, was suffering a “mid-life crisis” after disclosing abuse he had suffered as a child, his estranged wife has told an inquest. Cemetery worker, Phil Longcake, 53, died in October after scaling the 290ft Dixon’s …

The coronavirus outbreak has sent the UK into lockdown. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has closed pubs, restaurants, cafes, nightclubs, gyms, theatres, cinemas and schools, and asked members of the public to start working from home “where they possibly can”. Dozens of stations on the London Underground network have also closed in …

Online retail giant Amazon is stopping sellers from sending non-essential items to its UK and US warehouses until 5 April, to make space for vital items needed by its customers during the coronavirus outbreak. Amazon wrote to its third-party sellers, some of whom use the company’s logistics to store and …

This week, the British public has been asked to channel its “Blitz spirit”, while many older people have said that if they can survive the war, they can survive this. In Tuesday’s press conference, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the steps taken to fight the deadly disease were “unprecedented since …

The Labour leadership contest has been largely bereft of debate about the party’s future policy platform. Recognising the shift to the left during Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, the main contenders have mostly promised to adopt the major planks of his programme, especially in economic policy. In the wake of a severe …

Our Canadian friends needn’t waste their time toasting bread (Letters, 22 February). When I was a young girl our household income was very limited, so I ate whatever my mother put in front of me. A friend invited me to tea, and I was offered marmalade or Marmite to spread …

The freeze in relations between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Buckingham Palace has become apparent after the couple were forced to drop plans to use the brand “SussexRoyal”. Posts on the couple’s official website suggest they are angry at the way the decision was reached and how they …

Royal Mail has said it will increase the price of first-class and second-class stamps. The postal firm said the price of a first-class stamp would jump 6p to 76p and the price of a second-class stamp would rise 4p to 65p from 23 March. The company said the price increases …

A postwoman whose fingers were bitten off by a dog as she put a card through a letterbox is suing Royal Mail for £50,000 compensation. Clare Offord, 41, had only been in the job five months when she lost chunks of two of her fingers during an attack on a route …

The Duke of Sussex has lost a complaint against the Mail on Sunday over a claim by the newspaper that dramatic wildlife pictures he took in Africa did not highlight the fact the animals were sedated and tethered. Prince Harry complained to press standards regulator the Independent Press Standards Organisation …