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A source close to Meghan Markle has told GB News that “progress” has been made towards renewed communication between the Duchess of Sussex and her father, Thomas Markle, following his recent medical emergency.Speaking to GB News on Monday night, the source said there had not yet been direct contact between father and daughter. However, they added that “it’s hoped and expected that there will be some form of communication in the next 24 hours.” The remark indicates that efforts are actively underway to establish a line of contact, though no message has yet been exchanged.Thomas Markle, 81, remains in hospital…
Mitch Winehouse has accused two former friends of his late daughter Amy of secretly selling her personal belongings and profiting from auctions worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, the High Court has heard.The case centres on stylist Naomi Parry and close friend Catriona Gourlay, who are alleged to have “deliberately concealed” they sold dozens of Winehouse’s items at major auctions in the United States.Lawyers for Mitch, who administers the singer’s estate, told the court the pair had not informed him of the sales despite claiming ownership of items linked to Amy’s career and final performance.Amy Winehouse died from alcohol poisoning…
Kate WhannelPolitical reporterPA MediaDefence minister Luke Pollard has said he was “disgusted” when he heard that soldiers were injured while using Ajax armoured vehicles, which he had previously been assured were safe. Last month, the Army paused its use of the vehicles after 30 soldiers became ill from noise and vibration during a military exercise.The £6.3bn Ajax project had been due to deliver 589 armoured vehicles with the first entering service in 2017. However, the programme has been beset by problems and repeatedly delayed.Speaking in the House of Commons, Pollard said three investigations were under way and promised to take…
Carragher was particularly critical of the timing of Salah’s comments, coming after Liverpool had conceded a late equaliser to draw 3-3 at Leeds on Saturday evening.The defending Premier League champions have won just four of their past 15 games in all competitions, going back to September, with Slot increasingly finding himself under pressure.”He has waited, I think, for a bad result with Liverpool,” Carragher said.”Everyone connected with the club feels like they are in the gutter and he has chosen this time to go for the manager – and maybe try and get him sacked.”The one line that stands out…
South Derbyshire District Council planning officers have recommended approval for a 187-home development on what residents describe as the “last green space” in Castle Gresley.The David Wilson Homes scheme would transform 17 acres of fields off Swadlincote Lane, land currently surrounded by housing estates on three sides and an industrial site.Despite 36 letters of objection from local residents raising concerns about traffic congestion and inadequate infrastructure, council officials believe the project should proceed.Locals speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service in May expressed feelings of reluctant acceptance, viewing the loss of the green land as unavoidable.The proposed development site sits…
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have reunited – not in friendship, but in lamenting the state of Europe.President Trump has warned that Europe’s migration crisis is leading to ‘civilisational erasure’ – and Elon Musk has said he wants to abolish the European Union after his company X was fined £105m over breaches to the Commission’s ‘Digital Services Act’, specifically over an alleged failure to meet transparency requirements, and a refusal to grant researchers access to public data. Mr Musk says he wants power returned to nation states.Meanwhile, Donald Trump issued a national security strategy for US global interests. Within…
Queen Camilla made a visit to the Bristol set of Rivals on Monday, where she disclosed that watching the Disney+ drama helped her recover from an illness.The 78-year-old told cast members she had consumed the entire series in one go while suffering from pneumonia in December 2024, an illness that forced her to withdraw from portions of the Qatari state visit.”I remember watching it last year when I was ill, I had pneumonia. I promise you, I binge-watched it and felt much better afterwards,” she said.The Queen also revealed she had “galloped through” Dame Jilly Cooper’s novels, describing the show…
Nationwide has issued a warning to its 16 million members, urging shoppers to take extra care as they could find themselves being overcharged.With two weeks to go and spending set to surge, the bank says many people could end up paying far more than they need to if they rush to the tills.Customers are warned about the twin dangers of falling victim to fraudsters and paying over the odds for purchases in the rush to complete Christmas shopping.With December 25 now just two weeks away, the financial institution expects transaction volumes to surge significantly compared to last year.More than 20…
Jack Osbourne and Kelly Brook have shut down rumours of a feud after sharing a tongue-in-cheek photo showing the Heart Radio presenter mock-strangling her former I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! campmate.The 40-year-old son of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne posted the snap with the caption: “Kells Kitchen nightmare! naaa jk. Kelly Brook is the homie, loved sharing the camp with her! Don’t believe everything the TV tells you.”The 46-year-old presenter replied warmly beneath the photo, simply writing: “Love you.”The pair joked about claims of a fallout as Ms Brook posed in a jersey, denim shorts and flip flops,…
James GallagherHealth and science correspondentA therapy that would once have been considered a feat of science fiction has reversed aggressive and incurable blood cancers in some patients, doctors report.The treatment involves precisely editing the DNA in white blood cells to transform them into a cancer-fighting “living drug”.The first girl to be treated, whose story we reported in 2022, is still free of the disease and now plans to become a cancer scientist.Now eight more children and two adults with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia have been treated, with almost two thirds (64%) of patients in remission.T-cells are supposed to be the…