PARIS — Prosecutors in France said Wednesday that they had dropped a rape investigation into a former deputy mayor of Paris because the statute of limitations on the alleged offense had expired. The prosecutors opened their investigation of Christophe Girard in mid-August, two days after The New York Times published an article in which Aniss […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The monarch and her husband of 73 years usually spend much of the calendar year living apart. The Duke of Edinburgh, 99, retired from public life in 2017 and has since divided […]
The UK has recorded another 696 COVID-related deaths and a further 18,213 cases – the highest daily total for fatalities since 5 May. It is the second six-month high in consecutive days, after the country recorded 11,299 cases and 608 related deaths on Tuesday. The announcement brings the government’s official coronavirus death toll to 56,533. […]
COPENHAGEN (AFP) – A rushed cull of Denmark’s minks over concerns about a coronavirus mutation has left the country facing a new horror, as cadavers of the animals re-emerge from the earth. The macabre phenomenon was observed in a military training field outside the western town of Holstebro, where thousands of minks had been put […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Queen Elizabeth II, 94, is the bedrock upon which the Royal Family sits and one royal author has claimed that despite being “out of touch” she has been tantamount to its survival. […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. In a video posted on Clarence House’s page, Camilla marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. In a series of tweets, Clarence House detailed Prince Charles’ wife’s dedication to […]
The prime minister has written to allay the fears of children across the country by confirming Santa will be “packing his sleigh and delivering presents this Christmas”! Boris Johnson made his remarks as he replied to a letter from eight-year-old Monti, who had written to the PM asking for clarity on the subject. “Dear Mr […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The Prime Minister announced earlier this week that the UK will leave lockdown into a stronger three-tier system, with tougher restrictions in place. Current coronavirus data shows much of the UK at […]
A Jeremy Corbyn supporter who sent threatening and antisemitic abuse to Labour MPs has been spared jail. Nicholas Nelson, 31, admitted to three charges of sending communications of an offensive nature between July and September 2018. The indictment related to phone calls and emails sent to Dame Margaret Hodge and Dame Louise Ellman – both […]
Foreign Office minister Baroness Sugg has handed in her resignation over plans to slash overseas aid. Today Chancellor Rishi Sunak confirmed foreign aid will be slashed from 0.7% to 0.5% of GDP next year as part of a spending review to help pay for the coronavirus pandemic. But Baroness Sugg is a long time supporter […]