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A private hospital’s failure to provide preventative medication contributed to the death of Lady Joan Branson, an inquest has concluded. The 80-year-old, who was married to Sir Richard Branson, died on 24 November last year after suffering a cardiac arrest at the private Lister Hospital in Chelsea, west London. Senior …

Rosen said she worked as a groom for about seven-and-a-half years before leaving after she married. During their reunion, she said she and the princess recalled people and places from their time at Windsor and looked through old photographs. They also spoke about three-day eventing, in which the princess later …

Lifeboat crews helped to ensure the safety of anti-migrant protesters in the sea off Portsmouth, the RNLI has said. On Sunday, demonstrators blocked roads to try to stop 140 cross-Channel migrants who were brought ashore at Eastney with the RNLI’s assistance. In an email to volunteers, RNLI chief executive Peter …

He said that false rape allegations undermined real victims of rape and had a serious effect “on the minds of the public who may be called as jurors, which may cause doubts in the mind where none should exist”. The judge said Sharples “lured” one victim to a shop so …

A 31-year-old man has been charged under the National Security Act over alleged contact with Russia’s military intelligence agency. Joshua Cammidge, from Swindon, allegedly received instructions from an individual believed to be linked to the GRU Volunteer Corps, a group controlled by Russia’s military intelligence agency, the Crown Prosecution service …

A tattoo artist who covers up people’s self-harm scars for free said he receives hundreds of messages for assistance every month. Lee Nicholls said his studio, The Lucky Turtle Tattoos, Whitchurch, offers a complimentary Mental Health Monday service to members of the public, as well as signposting people to available …

A petition calling for a landmark celebrating Ali G in a Surrey town has been thrown out by councillors. Residents of Staines launched the petition in light of the fictional character’s upcoming new film. Alex Balkan, who started the petition, told BBC Radio Surrey the attraction would have brought a …

A man has been arrested at the funeral of one of the five young men who were killed in a wrong-way collision with police, which also killed two police officers. Cole Worthy died when a Volkswagon Passat collided with a marked armed police car on the A66 in South Bank, …

In his Facebook post, which was removed on Wednesday morning, Madgwick said: “I visited the manager and the hotel explained it was the Pakistani cricket team staying. “The cricket team coach came to speak to me personally and I saw proof (hotel were happy to provide).” Speaking to the BBC, …

Passengers have been describing the chaos at London Stansted Airport after air traffic control issues caused major disruption and saw flights cancelled. An estimated 250,000 people had their travel plans disrupted on Tuesday, with 1,750 flights axed. Nats, the air traffic control provider, blamed a technical glitch and its boss …

The driver of a rented Lamborghini which hit speeds of more than 140mph (230km/h) on a motorway has been found guilty of causing the death of her friend in a crash. Humaira Batool, from Bradford, was driving the hired Urus model supercar before it struck a barrier on the M62 …

A 13-year-old girl who has looked after cows since she was little has had the rare pleasure of seeing one of them give birth to triplets. The National Farmers’ Union estimates the chances of it happening are about one in 100,000. Sophie, who lives on a farm near Baschurch in …

A woman who outsmarted a scammer claiming to be a police officer is now spreading awareness so others can also avoid falling into a trap. Ann Turtle, from Orleton in Herefordshire, was called by a “so-called officer” who said he had arrested someone in London who had cloned her card. …

Two businesses have been fined more than £1m over the “horrifying” death of a labourer who was buried alive. Gheorghita Arsene, 33, was fatally crushed when a deep trench collapsed and covered him in soil while working on a construction site in Banstead, Surrey, in June 2020. Appledorn Developments and …

A police force has said the Nottingham attacks were not “reasonably foreseeable or preventable”, a public inquiry has heard. Valdo Calocane – who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2020 – stabbed to death Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates, and tried to kill three others, in a spate …

More than 1,300 people were killed in the floods triggered by a glacial collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border, with 5,000 still missing including more than 30 British nationals. Prajval has been in close contact with the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office but as yet, there is no information on his …

Jacobs has also developed leadership skills by becoming an ambassador for the orchestra. And in 2025, he ran the London Marathon to raise money for Orchestras for All and set a Guinness World Record for being the youngest person, 18, to run barefoot at the event. A BBC interview, external …

The owner of a vacant Grade I listed mansion that appeared in the film Batman Begins has hit back at a council in a row over completing bat surveys. Mentmore Towers, in rural Buckinghamshire, was served a listed-building repairs notice in August, urging the owners to carry out a survey …

A weather enthusiast has created a website to answer a question many people ask before stepping into the garden: is it a good day to put the washing out? The Washing Line Index was built by amateur weather watcher Stephen Vincent, from Sheffield, and uses live forecast data to assess …

EastEnders actor Shane Richie has pleaded not guilty to a single charge of drink-driving in his Hyundai IX35. The 62-year-old, who has played Alfie Moon in the BBC soap since 2002, was arrested at a petrol station in Harlow, Essex, on 29 July. Richie, from Tadworth, Surrey, has appeared at …