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Princess Beatrice wedding: Was Beatrice forced to CANCEL engagement party for Andrew?

Princess Beatrice, 31, and Italian property tycoon Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi,36, announced their engagement in September. Bea’s father Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson were among the first to congratulate their daughter, who is due to marry in 2020. While Bea is said to have planned an engagement party to celebrate the happy occasion, she […]

Garda 'dizzy' after father-of-five punched him trying to take his pint

A FATHER-of-five punched a garda three times in the head when he confronted him for walking through Dublin city centre drinking from a pint glass. Tom O’Donnell (30) was jailed for two months after admitting that the assault that left the garda dizzy was a “bad example to his children”. Judge Paula Murphy suspended a […]

Finnish minister, 34, to be world’s youngest PM

Sanna Marin, aged 34, will become the world’s youngest prime minister as head of a women-led coalition government in Finland. The transportation minister was picked by her Social Democratic party to take charge after PM Antti Rinne quit. She is expected to be sworn in this week. She will lead a centre-left coalition of five […]

'The doctor basically just wrote all the things I said…'

A man who brought a personal injury claim after a car accident says the medical expert his solicitor referred him to “barely examined him”. The claimant was involved in a rear-ending accident in 2017 and suffered injuries to his neck and lower back. He said he was looking for information online about how the accident […]

Long-awaited talks aim to end Ukraine conflict

The leaders of Russia and Ukraine will hold their first face-to-face talks in an attempt to tackle five and a half years of conflict in east Ukraine. More than 13,000 people have died in fighting between government forces and rebels backed by Russia. Now there is hope of a breakthrough after Ukraine withdrew from three […]

Finland picks Sanna Marin, its youngest-ever prime minister

HELSINKI (AFP) – Finland’s Social Democrats elected a 34-year-old former transport minister to the post of prime minister on Sunday (Dec 8), making her the youngest head of government in the country’s history. Ms Sanna Marin narrowly won Sunday’s vote to replace outgoing leader Antti Rinne, who resigned on Tuesday after losing the confidence of […]

Gift of life for schoolboy after Cystic Fibrosis drug boss plea

He revealed in the letter how he lost his uncle Adam, 25, in 1999 to CF. Later his father Andrew hanged himself after suffering from depression, leaving him to be raised by his grandparents John Binns, 71, and Frances, 69. Dr Leiden was so moved he wrote back, vowing he “won’t rest” until he has signed […]

Royal SHOCK: How Prince Charles helped Government solve political issue

Behind his sister Princess Anne, Prince Charles is the second ‘hardest-working’ member of the Royal Family, completing over 500 royal engagements last year alone. The Prince of Wales is an environmental campaigner and landowner. And it appears his expertise also came in handy for a government initiative. The Mail on Sunday report that Prince Charles […]