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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 …

Plans to moor holiday boats on the shores of Grasmere in the Lake District national park have been withdrawn in a move described as a huge victory for community activism. Thousands of protesters are still expected to descend on the Lake District next month to demonstrate over what they say …

The royal row that erupted just over a week ago moved into another phase last night after the Sussexes' withdrawal agreement was signed off by The … Source link

The potential perils for Meghan, Duchess of Sussex in her high-stakes legal battle against the Mail on Sunday have become clear after the newspaper filed a detailed legal defence hinting at the future release of royal text messages. The case revolves around allegations of breach of copyright, invasion of privacy …

Thomas Markle could be called to give evidence at the high court against his estranged daughter Meghan, as part of her ongoing legal action against the Mail on Sunday, after it emerged that the paper’s defence appears to rely on his account. The Duchess of Sussex is suing the newspaper …