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Wilton and Evans to star in new play about royal relationship

Luke Evans will return to the West End this autumn to star alongside Penelope Wilton in a new play about Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's relationship with her loyal servant

SNP's Black to quit 'poisonous' Westminster at general election

Mhairi Black, the SNP's deputy Westminster leader, will step down at the next general election, blaming the \"toxic\" Commons environment

Tenants rally at landlord convention against huge rent rises

Tenants facing soaring rents staged a protest against \"rampant profiteering\" outside a landlord convention in London where investors learned to \"build a £25m property portfolio, using none of your own money\"

Murray's win delights fans but rain halts some matches

There was delight for British tennis fans at Wimbledon yesterday as Andy Murray sailed through to the second round

Neighbour found guilty of murdering mother and girls in fire

A man has been found guilty of murdering his next-door neighbour and her two young children by pouring petrol through their letterbox and setting fire to their flat while they were asleep

Raw sewage discharged in rivers and seas 300,000 times in 2022

Water companies discharged raw sewage into rivers and seas via their storm overflows more than 300,000 times last year, according to new data presented to the high court as - in a separate hearing - Thames Water was fined £3.34m for sewage dumping

Coutts shut Farage's account after he 'fell below £1m limit'

The private bank Coutts is understood to have shut Nigel Farage's bank account after he fell below the prestigious lender's wealth requirements, raising questions over the Brexiter's claims that the bank was targeting him over his political views

'I will not stop' Hong Kong activists in exile resolute despite bounties for arrest

Three Hong Kong exiles living in the UK have said they will not be intimidated and will continue to speak out after authorities in the former British territory issued HK$1m in bounties for their arrests

Beijing accuses UK of protecting Hong Kong democracy activists

China has accused the UK of \"protecting fugitives\" after the foreign secretary criticised Hong Kong's decision to offer HK$1m bounties for the arrest of eight democracy activists based overseas, as the territory's leader said the group would be \"pursued for life\"

Back in the Grove: Ant and Dec revamp teen TV drama Byker

It was a beloved fixture of the afterschool television schedule for children of the 90s, and now their own offspring can experience Byker Grove too

Not of a feather: affairs and long spells apart lead to higher bird 'divorce' rates

Affairs or lengthy periods apart commonly spell divorce for human couples and it seems similar factors play a role in breakups among birds

Burrage breaks new ground with win as Broady advances

Shortly after 5.10pm on No 3 Court here yesterday, Jodie Burrage whacked herself hard on the foot with her racket and then walloped the other foot for good measure. On break point against her, Burrage had stopped mid-rally and called for a review, convinced that Caty McNally's forehand had drifted long.

Gauff crashes out as resurgent Kenin offers reminder of quality

Nothing is guaranteed in tennis. Coco Gauff, tipped as a Wimbledon title contender this year, was sent tumbling out of the Championships last night, beaten by a resurgent Sofia Kenin, a fellow American who has been through the ringer since becoming a grand slam champion three years ago.

Norris warns Just Stop Oil protesters not to be 'stupid'

Lando Norris has told Just Stop Oil campaigners they would be \"stupid and selfish\" to put lives in danger by protesting at the British Grand Prix. The climate activists have already targeted the Lord's Ashes Test, the Premiership rugby final and the World Snooker Championship this year.

City begin talks over world record swoop for Gvardiol

Manchester City have opened talks over a deal to buy Josko Gvardiol after the Croatia defender informed RB Leipzig that he wants to join the treble winners.

Gerrard is lured to Saudi league as he takes charge of Al-Ettifaq

Steven Gerrard has been appointed as head coach of Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq, the club have confirmed.

Carillion head of finance Khan given 11-year boardroom ban

The former finance director of the collapsed outsourcing firm Carillion has been banned from serving as a company director for 11 years over his role in the company dishing out dividends of more than £50m while misstating its financial position by more than £200m.

Ukraine names Unilever among 'international sponsors of war'

Unilever has been named as an international sponsor of war by the Ukrainian government after the owner of the Marmite, Dove and Domestos brands became subject to a law in Russia obliging all large companies operating in the country to contribute directly to its war effort.

Einstein's slow motion time dilation effect observed by astronomers

Astronomers have watched the distant universe running in extreme slow motion, marking the first time that the effect predicted by Albert Einstein more than a century ago has been observed in the early cosmos.

Campaign to restore pool at Tynemouth gets backing from Bondi

The mayor for Bondi Beach in Sydney is among those lobbying North Tyneside council to support ambitious plans to restore an outdoor swimming pool that fell into disrepair during the 1970s.

Plans to regenerate tiny remnant of rainforest on Dartmoor estate

Prince William plans to double the size of a tiny fragment of rainforest on his Dartmoor estate, the Duchy of Cornwall announced yesterday.

Young men were warned about Spacey, court hears

Kevin Spacey was a \"predator\" whom good-looking young men were warned about because it was well known he was \"up to no good\", a court has heard.

Venus Williams First-round exit for injury-plagued great

Venus Williams was given a hero's welcome on her return to Wimbledon yesterday, but the 43-year-old could not turn back time and went out of the competition in the first round.

Army admits former soldier was a victim of 'anti-Islamic bias'

The British army has admitted a black Muslim soldier was a victim of \"antiIslamic bias\", settling a religious discrimination case brought after colleagues refused to let him properly observe Ramadan while on deployment in Cyprus.

'Not in the spirit of the game' - PM pitches into Ashes row

Rishi Sunak has weighed into the row over the England cricketer Jonny Bairstow's controversial dismissal at Lord's on Sunday, saying the Australians did not act in the spirit of the game.

Royal regatta marred by sewage in Thames, say organisers

The Henley Royal Regatta was marred by sewage pollution from Thames Water, organisers have said, as they called for urgent action on Britain's rivers.

Tory donor accused of using legal threats to suppress report

A major Conservative donor has been accused of using bullying legal threats to suppress a report by the veteran Labour MP Margaret Hodge, which alleged he was \"mired in an international corruption scandal\".

Vietnam bans Barbie movie over 'offending' South China Sea map

Vietnam has banned the Warner Bros film Barbie from domestic distribution because of a scene featuring a map that shows China's unilaterally claimed territory in the South China Sea, state media have reported.

Sunak faces transparency questions over jet travel and Tory donations

Rishi Sunak is facing transparency questions over private jet travel and thousands of pounds in Conservative party donations after they were recorded as coming from a small company linked to a multimillionaire businessman.

June was hottest on record, Met Office says

The Met Office yesterday confirmed June was the hottest on record for the UK, eclipsing the previous record by nearly a full degree.