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The Princess of Wales has arrived at Westminster Abbey ahead of the start of her annual Christmas carol service.Kate, 42, was joined by her family, including the Prince of Wales, 42, and their children George, 11, Charlotte, nine, and Louis, six. William and the royal children arrived after visiting the Kindness tree by the abbey's great west door and hung messages on its branches dedicated to someone who had supported […]

A judge has ruled there is sufficient evidence for "Soldier F" to stand trial for the murders of two men and attempted murder of five others on Bloody Sunday.The former paratrooper - who cannot be identified - pleaded not guilty to all charges relating to 30 January 1972 from behind a screen at Belfast Crown Court. He is accused of murdering James Wray and William McKinney when members of the […]

👉 Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app 👈 As Sir Keir Starmer sets out the "six milestones" his government wants to hit before the next general election, Beth, Ruth and Harriet discuss if leaving immigration off the list was a wise move for the prime minister. Plus, as middle-class women of a certain age, they have some thoughts on the allegations against MasterChef presenter Gregg […]

A 42-year-old man has died after being attacked by a dog in east London, police have said.Officers were called to Shirley Road in Stratford at 4.53am on Wednesday following reports a man had been seriously wounded. He was taken to hospital where he later died.Leanne McDonnell, 32, has been charged with owning a dog dangerously out of control causing injury resulting in death; failing in the duty, as a person […]

A man has been charged with murder and attempted murder after a mother was killed in a hit-and-run crash.Alana Armstrong, from Tibshelf, was knocked off an e-bike that was in a collision with a 4x4 in Derbyshire last week. The 25-year-old victim, who had a six-year-old son, died at the scene in Batley Lane, Pleasley, at around 8pm on Tuesday 26 November.Ms Armstrong was riding pillion on the e-bike that […]

Sir Keir Starmer has promised change as he outlined his government's "milestones" but bringing migration down failed to make the list.The prime minister revealed the government's six milestones he said would be reached by the end of this parliament. He said they would "drive forward" his party's missions and allow the public to "hold our feet to the fire".Billed as a "Plan for Change", which he insisted was not a […]

The backlog of rape and sexual offence cases in the nation’s crown courts is "totally unacceptable", England’s chief prosecutor has said.The new Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson said tackling the wait for justice is his "highest priority" as he unveiled a new survivor support programme. Speaking to Sky News, Mr Parkinson said he is conscious of the impact of the delays: "I think it's a huge problem."It affects the […]

The world is entering a new nuclear age with a proliferation of weapons and the near collapse of a set of rules to control their use, the head of the UK armed forces has warned.In his starkest ever public remarks, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin accused Russia of making "wild threats of tactical nuclear use" as well as conducting "large-scale nuclear exercises and simulated attacks against NATO countries". The chief of […]

Domestic abuse campaigners have said they are "appalled" after Richard Tice appeared to question court records that detailed how a Reform MP physically abused a former partner.James McMurdock, the Reform MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, was convicted and jailed for assaulting his then girlfriend in 2006 while drunk outside a nightclub. He spent 21 days in a young offenders' institution after admitting to the attack.However, while the court […]