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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has announced she and her department are leaving Elon Musk’s X platform.Explaining her decision in what seemingly will be her last post on X, external, Nandy said the platform “isn’t healthy for our democracy or our communities and I don’t want to support it”. “A platform originally designed for free speech and expression now favours abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate,” she wrote.The culture department becomes the second government department to stop using X after the attorney general’s office, while several MPs also left the platform earlier this year over reports its AI tool was being…

Alexander Zverev said a “big result” at Wimbledon “is definitely possible this year” after he breezed into the third round with a dominant win over Valentin Royer.After losing his first three major finals, Zverev ended his elusive wait for a maiden Grand Slam title last month when he beat Flavio Cobolli to win the French Open.The triumph has given the German second seed a boost coming into Wimbledon, where he has never gone beyond the fourth round.”It builds confidence when you win in straight sets, especially at Wimbledon where I am still waiting for a big result,” said Zverev after…

A group of villagers have forked out thousands of pounds to buy up plots in a bid to block an illegal traveller land grab.Banding together to fight against an illegal encampment, the community has raised more than £100,000 to buy up a field which could be at risk of being bulldozed for dozens of travellers’ caravans.One resident said it felt like “extortion”, but added: “I was worried the value of our property might be affected if there was a Traveller site a few hundred yards up the road. “It was just us buying the land in order for the village…

“I’m excited, actually, is what I am by the reaction that I’ve had to the speech that I made earlier this week. It’s been really positive,” Mr Burnham said.“I did set out quite a big plan for change. It feels like the country said, ‘yeah, okay, this feels like the right thing to do, the right direction.’ “That’s certainly the reaction I’ve felt I’ve had,” he added.WATCH THE FULL CLIP ABOVEKeep reading…Show less`; placeholder.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, taboola); } else { const loadContent = async () => { const postsHtml = await runInsertion(); const viafouraPlaceholder = “; console.log(“postsHTML”, postsHtml) placeholder.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, viafouraPlaceholder); }; loadContent();…

Lady Louise Windsor’s official surname was confirmed during her graduation ceremony at the University of St Andrews today.The 22-year-old collected her degree from the University of St Andrews at around 10.30am, after completing four years of study in English and International Relations.The graduation ceremonies at St Andrews began on June 29 and will conclude tomorrow, with Lady Louise among today’s successful graduates.But, in footage shared online by the university, eagle-eyed royal fans have noticed that she did not go by her traditional name.Instead, as the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh’s daughter entered the stage to collect her certificate, in her…

A state pension proposal could see millions of younger Britons get an early payment worth up to £12,500, but who would be eligible for this major change?A think tank has put forward an idea that would enable younger adults to access a substantial cash payment now by agreeing to postpone their state pension entitlement.The Social Market Foundation’s Citizens Advance scheme, originally conceived by Labour MP Andrew Lewin, would offer £12,548 to eligible individuals.This is the equivalent to the current full annual state pension value and would be an option for those between 28 and 40 years old with a minimum…

Alex Kingston has admitted she believes it is “a shame” so many of the show’s veteran professional dancers have left following the BBC’s sweeping overhaul of the ballroom line-up.The former Strictly Come Dancing contestant, who competed on the 2025 series alongside fan favourite Johannes Radebe, shared her thoughts after five established professionals departed ahead of the new series.Karen Hauer, Gorka Márquez, Nadiya Bychkova, Luba Mushtuk and Michelle Tsiakkas have all exited the programme as the BBC prepares for a refreshed era of Strictly.While some dancers announced they were leaving to pursue new opportunities, sources suggested several professionals were axed as…

Deborah added her daughter was “relieved but surprised” at being offered a full-time contract to play for Sheffield United in June 2023.The inquest heard Maddy was “anxious” about how she would split the roles – with her combined salary being less than it was previously. Deborah said the contract process was “shambolic”.She added players who were sidelined by Morgan would send text messages between them to “get them through” it.”They were sidelined but they were together,” Deborah said.”She referred to them being in prison, on parole when playing and Morgan was the prison warden.”Deborah said she took her daughter to…

Vitor Pereira has left Nottingham Forest with the club poised to appoint former Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner as his successor. BBC Sport understands a deal to appoint the 51-year-old is virtually done with just the formalities left to complete.Contact with Glasner, who left the role as Palace manager at the end of last season, was first initiated earlier this summer.The Austrian, who led Palace to the Europa Conference League title last season following their FA Cup success in 2025, will become Forest’s fifth manager in fewer than 12 months.The club confirmed Pereira’s departure on Thursday evening, with staff members…

Two more men have been jailed for the murder of a 16-year-old student in Manchester, with the court hearing how one had also killed another man two days earlier through dangerous driving.Shikeo Bell, 22, was sentenced to 18 years for helping murder Rhamero West following a car chase in the city in September 2021.He was one of a group of people who pursued the 16-year-old on foot before Rhamero was stabbed to death in broad daylight in the Old Trafford area. Manchester Crown Court heard Bell is currently in prison for causing the death of a motorcyclist in Moston.Giovanni Lawrence,…