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Queen speaks publicly about Prince Philip for first time since his death

The Queen has spoken publicly about her late husband for the first time since his death as she described ‘many happy memories’ they shared. Queen Elizabeth spoke as she opened the new session of the Scottish Parliament, telling members (MSPs) about her and Prince Philip’s affinity for the nation. She said: ‘I have spoken before […]

Farmer cleared over 15ft sign calling village 'lawless, godforsaken place'

A farmer who erected a sign calling a small village a ‘lawless and godforsaken place’ will no longer face charges after police dropped the case. Carl Powell, 75, was embroiled in a planning row when he decided to put up the sign on his farm criticising the village of Peopleton, a place he said was […]

Gateshead man told he has 28 days to clean up or leave his house of 66 years

Wales: Farmer discusses threat of eviction from family land We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info A county judge heard the allegations […]

Wayne Couzens profile suggests he 'could have killed one or two sex workers'

A criminologist believes ‘bullying’ Wayne Couzens’ behaviour profile suggests he could have killed sex workers before his murder of Sarah Everard. The 48-year-old was a serving Metropolitan Police officer when he kidnapped, raped and strangled her to death in March. He was known by colleagues to enjoy violent porn and was in contact with an […]

Christmas pork in short supply after critical lack of butchers

BBC News: Possible food shortages at Christmas We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info And a “travesty” of waste is less than […]

Morrisons has new owner after US firm outbids rival at auction

U.S. private equity group Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has won the auction for British supermarket group Morrisons. The Takeover Panel, which governs M&A deals in the UK and arranged the auction, said on Saturday CD&R had offered 287 pence a share, while a consortium led by the Softbank owned Fortress Investment Group offered 286 […]

Man tells woman 'I'll get out the car and slap you' in petrol station outburst

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5video A man threatened to get out of his car and ‘slap’ a woman after he ‘tried to cut in’ to a petrol queue. In yet another violent outburst linked to petrol panic buying, the driver was caught on camera shouting […]