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Police pass Brand alleged sexual assault file to CPS

Police investigating claims of historical sexual assault against actor and comedian Russell Brand have asked prosecutors to consider charges.

'Incredible' comedian Janey Godley dies at the age of 63

The Scottish comedian Janey Godley has died aged 63. Her death comes one month after she moved to a hospice for end-oflife care, with her daughter announcing earlier this week that she was in the \"final beats of her life\".

King 'cuts financial ties' to disgraced Prince Andrew

The King is cutting financial ties to the disgraced Duke of York after he refused to move out of his home, a royal writer has claimed.

Estates owned by Charles and William 'earn millions from NHS and school rents'

The King and the Prince of Wales's private estates earn millions of pounds from rental deals with the armed forces, the NHS and state schools, it has been reported.

Brexit red tape threatening UK classical music industry

A top soprano has warned Britain risks losing its entire classical music industry due to post-Brexit red tape blocking UK artists from touring in the EU.

'My ex secretly drugged me'

Domestic abuse survivor Hannah tells Maya Oppenheim she felt 'degraded' and 'violated' by the actions of her ex-partner

Surge in backlog of appeals over 'wrongful convictions'

Figures fuel fresh concern about performance of watchdog

Star witness now admits he was drunk - so why is Jason Moore still behind bars?

After being tracked down by an investigative journalist, the only witness for the murder of Robert Darby says he doesn't know if he identified the right person, sparking a fresh bid for justice from accused's family, writes Amy-Clare Martin

A Conservative leader who cites Thatcher as inspiration

Kemi Badenoch just refuses to accept the words 'you can't'

Tories must be honest about their errors, says Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch has called on the Tories to \"be honest\" about their mistakes in government, after winning the Tory leadership vote and becoming the first Black leader of a Westminster party.

Why is the American right so obsessed with high IQs?

With Trump and his followers repeatedly using 'low IQ' as an attack line in this election, Roisin Lanigan explores the ploy of invoking an intelligence scale born of eugenics and racism

'ITV's last Tour will be a moment of great sadness'

Four decades of free-to-air Tour de France coverage in the UK coming to an end was a shocker, Ned Boulting, the voice of ITV's long-running broadcasts, tells Lawrence Ostlere

Back to Blacks: game's top brand in search of its sheen

For New Zealand, these have been weeks of a sort of national nirvana.

Van Nistelrooy keen to give new man a welcoming gift

There is no doubting when Ruud Van Nistelrooy accepted the offer to become one of Erik ten Hag's assistants at Manchester United, he had his eyes on the big job.

Amorim enters the theatre of dangerous assumptions

In February, newly furnished with a 27.7 per cent stake in Manchester United but some £1.3bn poorer, Sir Jim Ratcliffe outlined the ethos that he hoped would end 11 years of “complete misery” and take his club to back “where it should be”.

Reeves hasn't supplied the material to build up Britain

Potholes and schools have their place, says Chris Blackhurst. But where were the big ideas to shake off our national gloom?

Relax, chancellor... lettuce is definitely off the menu

Borrowing rates have risen in the aftermath of Rachel Reeves's Budget, hitting a one-year high in the bond market and prompting strained comparisons with the mini-Budget in September two years ago which ended former prime minister Liz Truss's political career.

Teenager being shot in head sparks mass brawl in France

A 15-year-old boy has been left in critical condition after being shot in the head during a drive-by attack allegedly linked to drug trafficking in western France, local officials and media have reported, with hundreds of people caught in a subsequent latenight brawl.

'Ultimate swing county' in dire need of vote counters

Almost 1 million mail-in ballots received in historic surge

'I've never felt so concerned about the state of the world'

Security experts warn Rhian Lubin of a 'new world disorder' if Donald Trump re-enters the White House one that may threaten crucial Western alliances like Five Eyes and Aukus

Not to be, that is the answer

Study explains why, contrary to popular opinion, monkeys will never be able to type the complete works of Shakespeare

Teenager jailed for life for murdering ex-girlfriend, 15

An obsessed ex-boyfriend who stabbed a 15-year-old girl 36 times in an alleyway after school has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 17 years in prison.

Hammer-wielding public schoolboy named by judge

A public schoolboy handed a life sentence for attacking two sleeping students and a teacher with claw hammers, while they slept at a Devon boarding school, has been named.

BBC accused of pro-Israel bias by 100 of its own staff

More than 100 BBC employees are accusing the corporation of providing favourable coverage toward Israel and are calling on the broadcaster to \"recommit to fairness, accuracy, and impartiality\" over its reporting on Gaza.

Badenoch has a fatal flaw...

If she becomes Tory leader, she'll be well advised to abandon her unwinnable war with the media, says Andrew Grice

Farmers say they have been lied to over new 'tractor tax'

Environment secretary Steve Reed has hit back following a storm of criticism over the government's plans to extend inheritance tax to family farms, claiming the \"vast majority of farmers will not be affected at all\".

Is the reaction to national insurance hikes justified?

It should probably come as no surprise that what the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, once described as “a tax on jobs” has turned out to be... a tax on jobs.

Reeves hit by backlash from health and care sectors over national insurance increase

Rachel Reeves is facing a growing backlash over her national insurance hike as GPs, care homes, dentists and hospices have called for an exemption from the charge.

'Everyone in town knows someone who has died'

Residents in flood-stricken Paiporta just outside Valencia fear the death toll will excede 400 as the clean-up gets underway

Valencia Declared A 'Disaster Zone' As Spanish Flash Floods Leave More Than 150 Dead

Weather warnings are in force across swathes of Spain as further storms approach on the heels of devastating flooding, which has claimed at least 158 lives – making it the country’s worst natural disaster in living memory.