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The Duchess of Edinburgh has quietly stepped up amid the Royal Family “soap opera” between the Waleses and the Sussexes, according to author Sean Smith.Mr Smith, whose book Sophie: Saving the Royal Family was published in July 2025, has spoken to GB News about the Duchess of Edinburgh’s work ethic.Mr Smith said tensions within the Royal family can often overshadowed substantive work. He said: “The media has been and continues to be obsessed with the family drama involving Harry, Meghan, William, Kate and Charles. It’s a soap opera.”Mr Smith added: “(Meanwhile) Sophie (has been) comforting women and children refugees.”The duchess…

Alan SmithAlan Smith with his wife and their daughter’s boyfriend on the pier at Castro Urdiales The gothic arches of Santa María de la Asunción crown the hill above the stone harbour where fishermen land their catches of sardines and anchovies.The church in Castro Urdiales, a small seaside town of about 30,000 people in northern Spain, is more than 700 years old. It was the perfect holiday destination for Alan Smith and his family, though he had never heard of it – until he asked ChatGPT.This week a report from the travel association ABTA found an increasing number of people…

Williamson opted to miss the recent T20 series against Australia under the terms of his casual contract with New Zealand Cricket, while he is also returning to full fitness after a “minor medical issue”, according to coach Rob Walter.All-rounder Santner suffered a groin injury while representing Northern Superchargers in The Hundred and has not played since.Seam bowler Ben Sears will miss the England T20 series because of a hamstring tear, while all-rounder Jimmy Neesham has been included.After the first two T20s at the Hagley Oval on 18 and 20 October, the series concludes at Eden Park in Auckland on 23…

Ex-Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson has hinted at launching a bid to topple Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband at the next General Election.Mr Clarkson, 65, penned a rather cryptic message about Mr Miliband’s re-election in Doncaster North on social media earlier today.”People of Doncaster North,” Mr Clarkson wrote. “Are you happy with your MP? Would you like it if someone from your neck of the woods kicked him out?”Mr Clarkson was born in Doncaster in 1960 before eventually moving to London to pursue a career in journalism.He now lives with his girlfriend Lisa Hogan on his 1,000-acre Diddly Squat farm…

Princess Kate turns to jewellery to bring “sparkle” to her neutral wardrobe, a jewellery expert has claimed.An example of this was when the Princess of Wales combined precision and polish during her visit to RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire last week.James Harris, Regional Sales Manager at Austen & Blake, told GB News that her sapphire accessories added depth and meaning to her look.He said: “The Princess’s earrings feature blue sapphires surrounded by a halo of smaller diamonds, ensuring sparkle from every angle.“They elevated her grey suit, adding subtle colour to her monochrome ensemble.”The Princess wore a Bella Freud Prince of Wales…

Nick TriggleHealth correspondentiStock/Getty ImagesAre you ill? If not, you probably know someone who is – or at the very least someone who has just recovered. Coughs and colds, it seems, are rampant at the moment.And, if the anecdotes of people I know are anything to go by, the bug going round seems to be a particularly nasty one. Sore throat? Tick. Streaming nose? Tick. Sinus pressure? Double tick.What’s going on?The perfect breeding ground”This is normal, it’s autumn after all,” says Prof Jonathan Ball, from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.He says a combination of children returning to school, adults back at…

Smith, making his first club appearance of the season after touring Australia with the British and Irish Lions in the summer, needed less than nine minutes to make an impact.After Saracens failed to cleanly gather Smith’s high kick into their defensive 22, Quins eventually worked the ball to their talismanic number 10, who burst through two tackles to touch down in the corner.Quins pressed to extend their advantage, but it was Saracens who scored next with a sensational team move started by Farrell’s excellent short pass to Lucio Cinti, who broke clear and set up fly-half Burke to stroll over…

The Education Secretary has today set out a series of measures to curb the “shocking” rise in antisemitism across British schools and universities.In a bid to tackle the soaring number of cases across campuses, Bridget Phillipson announced that the Government will hand out more funding to schools and universities to enhance security training. It comes as 44 per cent of teachers reported swastika graffiti at their school since May 2023, an investigation by the National Education Union found.”We have seen a shocking rise in antisemitism on our campuses and in wider society,” Ms Phillipson admitted to GB News presenter Camilla…

King Charles’s “hands are tied” after a new “damning” email from Prince Andrew to Jeffrey Epstein, a royal expert has told GB News.The email, exposed on Sunday morning, has cast fresh doubt over the Duke of York’s previous public statements on the timeline of his association with the paedophile. Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein they were “in this together” the day after a picture of him with sex-trafficking victim Virginia Giuffre was published, according to reports – despite the Duke claiming that all communication was severed with the convict back in December 2010. Royal expert and biographer Ingrid Seawood sat…

A.S.O. UKOrganisers say about £1.5m have been raised for charitiesAbout 26,000 people have pounded the streets of Greater Manchester for the annual half-marathon.They ran 13.1 miles (21km) through the fog on a route that started near Manchester United’s stadium, passed near the city centre, and culminated at Lancashire cricket ground.Organisers said the event raised about £1.5m for national and local charities.Ninety-year-old Gordon Aaron, who completed his first half-marathon in 2019, and Gladiators contestant Aneila Afsar were among runners taking part in the event, which held its first run in 2016.A.S.O. UKGladiators 2025 runner-up Aneila Afsar pushed her daughter in a…