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A close friend of Sir Keir Starmer raked in a share of £8million to support Mauritius’s case against Britain over the Chagos Islands.Philippe Sands KC earned the cash while serving as chief legal counsel to Mauritius between 2010 and 2024.Professor Sands, considered a leading international human rights lawyer, led a series of legal teams to secure a deal to cede the archipelago to Mauritius.The team was allocated at least £8,300,000 from the Mauritian state budget, the Mail revealed on Tuesday.It is unclear how much of the share Prof Sands took in himself – though it is expected he took the…
The lowest temperatures first thing are expected across parts of eastern Scotland. Whist Tuesday saw lows in the Highlands down to -7.2C (19F), Wednesday morning could be even colder at around -8C (18F) or -9C (16F). However, a sub-zero start to the day is also expected in many other areas including central and northern England, north Wales and Northern Ireland. Many places will be dry first thing, but the weather is set to turn much more unsettled during the day. Low pressure approaching from the south-west will bring rain initially to Northern Ireland in the early morning, which will then…
Trinidad and Tobago’s bobsleigh team said it is “mission accomplished” in their ‘operation don’t come last’ as they finished 25th out of 26 in the Olympic two-man event in Cortina.Harrogate-born Axel Brown said in January that the goal was to not finish bottom of the standings at the Games and they were second-from-bottom, ahead of Israel, with an overall time of 2:51:05.The 33-year-old, who raced for Team GB for seven years before switching to compete for his mother’s home nation, pilots the sled with brakeman De Aundre John.”It’s absolutely mission accomplished. Me and Dre [John] have been able to do…
Labour MP Stephen Kinnock has admitted the Government’s rollback on delaying local elections is “not ideal” as he swiped at Reform UK.Speaking to GB News, the Care Minister said he “accepts that the legal advice has changed”, but Labour will “not be taking lectures” from Nigel Farage or Reform.After Reform UK launched a judicial review against the delay, Steve Reed penned a letter to council leaders confirming Labour was abandoning its plan.Mr Reed wrote: “The Government can confirm that all local elections in May 2026 will now go ahead.”I recognise that many of the local councils undergoing reorganisation voiced genuine…
Japan dominated the short program in the women’s figure skating at Milan-Cortina 2026 with their athletes occupying three of the top four places following the short program.Ami Nakai, 17, stormed to the top of the leaderboard with a season-best score of 78.71.She is followed by three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto, while compatriot Mone Chiba – who won bronze at last year’s worlds – is in fourth.They took advantage of errors by the fancied Americans, with reigning world champion Alysa Liu third and Amber Glenn well down the field.Liu, with her immediately recognisable halo hair and lip piercing, took the roof…
Voters in Gloucestershire have told GB News they support Labour’s latest U-turn on postponing local elections after No10 dropped the controversial plans on Tuesday.Previously, ministers have claimed the delays were necessary to accommodate local government reorganisation, insisting the elections would have been too expensive for authorities which would ultimately be abolished.But a legal challenge by Reform UK has led to the Government dropping its plans to delay the local contests. Residents in Cheltenham – whose council is run by Liberal Democrats – were just a handful of the 4.6 million Britons whose votes would have been postponed under Labour’s intitial…
Barclays customers could get a free £1,000 cash bonus thanks to the bank’s latest account switch offer but are you eligible?The banking giant is promoting two distinct offers that available until the end of April this year.Those meeting the criteria for a Premier Current Account can secure £400 by transferring their banking to Barclays.Additionally, savers willing to move their ISA holdings to the bank stand to gain as much as £600 through a separate cash ISA transfer promotion.Barclays has launched a new cash bonus deal | GETTYThe combined value of these incentives represents a significant opportunity for customers prepared to…
A trial date for President Trump’s $10billion clash with the BBC has been set for February next year, but how is the case being allowed to continue when the broadcaster insists it cannot be sued in Florida?BBC lawyers are trying to convince US district judge Roy Altman that the Panorama documentary in question was not broadcast in the Sunshine State – meaning the defamation case Trump is pursuing cannot be held there.But lawyers for Trump have hit back with a flurry of reasons as to why they think that’s not true.Court documents seen by GB News reveal the President’s legal…
Police accessing Stansted Airport private flights over Epstein ties leads a number of Wednesday’s papers. “Flight logs and emails for Epstein’s ‘Lolita Express’ are being accessed”, the i Paper reports, after allegations women were flown in and out of England. Meanwhile, MPs are weighing up whether to open “an investigation into Andrew’s work as UK trade envoy”, the paper says. The former prince has always denied any wrongdoing.A “Putin Critic” who says he “checks his door handle every day” in fear of nerve agent assassinations is the subject of the exclusive lead story in the Metro. The Russian national and…
Trent Alexander-Arnold said the alleged racist abuse of team-mate Vinicius Junior during Real Madrid’s Champions League match at Benfica was a “disgrace to football”, while opposition manager Jose Mourinho was criticised for his comments on the incident.The match was halted for 10 minutes after Vinicius reported alleged racist abuse by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni to referee Francois Letexier, and he and his team-mates temporarily left the field.The Brazil forward, who has been the victim of numerous incidents of racist abuse during his playing career, said “racists are, above all, cowards” in a post on Instagram.Benfica manager Mourinho claimed Vinicius did not…