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The Duchess of Sussex has marked the countdown to her new Netflix show by sharing a rare video of her daughter, Princess Lilibet, playing with "auntie" Serena Williams.Meghan, 43, posted a clip on her Instagram to the tune of Bill Withers' Lovely Day, writing: "When the aunties come to celebrate... and to play! Love you @serenawilliams". The video showed the pair playing a personalised vintage bookshelf version of the board […]

Rail fares in England and Wales are set to rise by 4.6% from Sunday.Railcards are also going to become more expensive, despite record-low reliability of services. Public transport campaigners cautioned that the fare hikes will "pile further misery on hard-pressed households" as some commuters will have to pay hundreds of pounds more per year for travel.Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander acknowledged passenger frustration.The UK government set the 4.6% cap for England's […]

Three teenage girls have been charged with manslaughter after a 75-year-old man died in north London.The Metropolitan Police said the man, named as Fredi Reviro, was attacked on Seven Sisters Road in Islington around 11.35pm on Thursday. He was treated by officers and paramedics at the scene but died in hospital the next day.Mr Reviro is thought to be a Bolivian national.A special post-mortem examination will be held The girls […]

Five teenagers have been arrested after a 17-year-old boy was stabbed at what police believe was a "flat party" in Nottingham.The teenager was taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries. Two others, a 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl, were also injured. It comes after emergency services were called to an incident at an address in Hounds Gate shortly after 11.40pm on Friday, Nottinghamshire Police said.An 18-year-old man […]

Three teenage girls have been arrested after the death of a 75-year-old man in north London.A murder investigation has been launched after officers were called to Seven Sisters Road around 11.35pm on Thursday and attended alongside the London Ambulance Service, the Metropolitan Police said. The 75-year-old man was taken to hospital, where he died on Friday.His family have been informed.Three teenage girls - aged 14, 16, and 17 - were […]

Tonight's Brit Awards are shaping up to be a big night for female British artists, including Charli XCX and Dua Lipa.The ceremony, which is taking place at London's O2 Arena, will see artists who are currently dominating the charts come together to celebrate the best in popular music. Leading nominations with five nods is Charli XCX, whose sixth album Brat was a viral hit last year.Dua Lipa closely follows with […]

One of the men on trial over the theft of a £4.75m gold toilet from Blenheim Palace has admitted he used it the day before it was stolen, a court has been told.The fully functioning 18-carat toilet, created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, had been on display at the Oxfordshire country house where Sir Winston Churchill was born. It was taken in an "audacious" five-minute raid in the early hours […]

The 19-year-old woman who died after she was attacked by a dog at a flat in Bristol on Wednesday has been named as Morgan Dorsett from Shropshire.Two people - a man and a woman both aged in their 20s - have been arrested over the attack and have been released on conditional bail.Initial reports suggested the dog may be an XL bully, but confirming the breed will form part of […]

The family of a student who died after an e-bike crash have described her as a "happy, beautiful and talented girl who was loved by everyone who knew her".Sophie Goode, 18, was cycling near the University of Nottingham in the early hours of Tuesday morning when she was involved in a crash. She was taken to hospital but died shortly after.Ms Goode was studying sport and exercise science and was […]