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Meghan OwenWork and money correspondent, LondonNatalie Ashbolt believes the system failed her cousin Lee Adams and is in need of reformThe family of a man who say he took his own life after placing more than 600 bets in an hour have told the that his inquest was a “battle” from beginning to end, as they struggled to persuade the coroner to consider gambling as a factor in his death.In the early hours of 24 July 2020, 36-year-old Lee Adams placed hundreds of bets on an online slots website shortly after receiving his monthly salary, according to his family. Within…

Sir Alex Ferguson’s six-year-old horse, Kalif Du Berlais, has died following a tragic incident during the Grade Two Coral Silviniaco Conti Chase at Kempton Park this afternoon.The gelding, who entered the race as favourite, was setting the pace under jockey Harry Cobden when he made a jumping error at the ninth of sixteen fences and parted company with his rider.Veterinary teams rushed to attend the stricken horse, but he had sustained a fatal shoulder injury and could not be saved.The thoroughbred had previously triumphed at the highest level over Aintree’s Grand National fences.Trainer Paul Nicholls, who has claimed fourteen championship…

A pair of newborn Anglo Nubian goats made a remarkable recovery after being cruelly abandoned in a bin just hours after birth.The brother and sister, now named Biffa and Veolia, were discovered on January 5 when a member of the public heard faint bleating sounds coming from inside a public bin near a veterinary practice in Ashford, Kent.Upon investigation, the passerby found two tiny kids huddled together amongst the waste, their umbilical cords still wet, a clear indication they had entered the world only hours before being discarded.The quick-thinking rescuer noticed the bin stood just metres from a vet’s surgery…

Angela FergusonNorth WestGreater Manchester PoliceThe cannabis seized is said by police to have a street value of about £24mPolice have recovered about two tonnes of cannabis from a tenement farm in what is believed to be one of the largest ever seizures of its kind in the UK.Bagfuls of the class B drug with an estimated street value of about £24m were seized from a property in Blackrod, Bolton, on Friday, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.Det Supt Joe Harrop said officers had “uncovered a large-scale and sophisticated illegal operation at the location, housing a significant volume of illegal drugs”.Two men,…

Prince William will “know exactly how” Prince George is feeling when considering the future as the young royal knows his “options [are] limited”, a royal commentator said.George, 12, will be starting secondary school in the latter part of this year, with the future king slowly taking up more roles in royal engagements.Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond believes that the Prince of Wales will be able to relate to his son, having been in his position before.She told The Mirror: “It’s hard enough bringing up kids to be happy, safe and confident even in normal life.William will ‘know exactly how’…

Nana Akua broke into song on GB News as she tore into Labour’s growing list of U-turns, accusing the Government of abandoning key pledges.She reeled off reversals on the WASPI women, the £28 billion green pledge, winter fuel payments and welfare reform.WATCH ABOVE

Sebastian MannLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceGetty ImagesNicolas Cage is set to star in WWII espionage thriller Operation FortitudePlans to film part of a Nicolas Cage war film at Waltham Forest Town Hall fell through over fears about Nazi iconography.The shoot for the upcoming movie Operation Fortitude would have involved draping the building in flags bearing the swastika.The film tells the story of the eponymous 1944 operation undertaken by the Allied forces to mislead Nazi Germany about the nature and timings of D-Day, the storming of Normandy.Waltham Forest Council approved the project under the provisos the production team would consult with nearby…

Seven-time winners Manchester City cruise into the fourth round of the FA Cup by thrashing League One side Exeter City 10-1, with new signing Antoine Semenyo scoring a debut goal at Etihad Stadium. MATCH REPORT: Manchester City 10-1 Exeter CityAvailable to UK users only.

Matthew Stadlen has delivered a scathing analysis of the Shadow Justice Secretary on GB News as he accused Robert Jenrick of being “desperate for attention” and using the Maccabi Tel Aviv fan row as a political “wedge issue”.He suggested the Conservative minister was deeply frustrated at failing to win the leadership and could even “end up defecting to Reform UK”.Mr Jenrick claimed years of mass immigration combined with what he called an “abject failure of integration” had created space for Islamists who reject British law and institutions, and who are violent or openly threaten violence, to entrench themselves.Speaking about the…

Princess Kate has been praised for “doing a fantastic job” of keeping her “children’s lives as normal as possible”, given the amount of pressure that comes with being a royal.Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond described the Princess of Wales’s efforts for her children as “invaluable in their development”.”It’s a fine balance, but I think she and William have succeeded in giving all three children a very good measure of privacy whilst satisfying the media and public demands for them to be seen in public”, Ms Bond told The Mirror.The royal commentator said that Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince…