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A taste of Italy as King hosts lavish VIP dinner

THE King and Queen got in the mood for their upcoming trip to Italy by hosting an extravagant dinner last night.

WHERE THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER

Seven years after it was made legal for medicinal purposes, HANNA GEISSLER visits the top secret cannabis facility cultivating plants for prescriptions and speaks to one individual who says the drug has transformed his life for the better

Prince's poignant Gurkha tribute

THE Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh made history by becoming the first members of the Royal Family to attend the annual Gurkha event that marks the moment young Nepalis join the British Army.

Bouncing baby kangaroos ...via IVF

SCIENTISTS have successfully produced the world's first kangaroo embryos through IVF in a breakthrough that could help save other marsupial species from extinction.

Jittery Starmer convenes a crisis Cabinet

CABINET ministers emerged from a marathon six-hour meeting yesterday with glum faces as Sir Keir Starmer tried to stem the crisis threatening to engulf his Government.

The dancers.are on strike - at Strictly Come Bowling

STRICTLY stars swapped the dance show's glitterball for a glitterbowl as they took time out from their tour.

REEVES TAX RAID 'HURTS' BRITISH FARMS

COUNTRYFILE host Adam Henson has told Rachel Reeves her tax raid \"hurts\" farming.

Ruud remains committed to Foxes cause

RUUD VAN NISTELROOY scotched suggestions he was ready to walk out and claimed that Leicester are not a club in crisis.

REDS SIMPLY FOUR-MIDABLE

Spurs swept aside as Arne keeps Quadruple in sights

Bird flu red alert in place after seaside town 'hit by virus'

A NEW bird flu red alert is in place after a popular seaside beauty spot was hit by a suspected outbreak of the virus.

Voodoo ruled a 'protected' religion in UK

Judge's decision in pin-doll row

Coogan in let-off over 97mph Trip

STEVE Coogan has been spared a lengthy driving ban after using his BBC sitcom The Trip as an excuse for not getting a heftier punishment for speeding at 97mph.

'I couldn't get Marcus to see the FOUNDAT Snap way you're supposed to play and train'

RUBEN AMORIM says he had no option but to offload Marcus Rashford after failing to get through to the England star about the need to train properly.

We may not ride out Rachel Reeves' Budget

Founded 104 years ago by a pioneering champion of children’s play, Britain's oldest theme park Wicksteed Park faces financial ruin as a result of the Chancellor's tax hikes

High energy costs force historic pottery to close

WORKERS at Royal Stafford, one of the oldest potteries, were told to pack up and leave when bosses called in the receivers.

Trump orders ban on trans athletes in women's sport

DONALD Trump has moved to bar transgender athletes from competing in women's sport.

Switching tries for touchdowns...rugby star's NFL dream

A FORMER teenage rugby sensation has set himself a new goal to become a Super Bowl champion.

'Beggars belief."...£100k payout for asylum seeker

AN asylum seeker was awarded almost £100,000 for being \"treated like a criminal\" by the Home Office.

WHAT BUTTLER SAW WAS FAMILIAR TALE

Jos rues Salt run-out as fast England start fizzles

Apple didn't fall far from the tree

Gwyneth's daughter is her double

Interest rate cut welcomed 'but more needed to help households'

THE Bank of England yesterday cut the UK's main interest rate for the first time this year, providing a welcome boost to home owners and businesses.

Friendship blossoms as Sophie and Edward meet Gurkha widow, 104

THE Duchess of Edinburgh thanked a 104-year-old Gurkha widow in Nepal for her garland on the third day of the royal tour.

O'SULLIVAN IN HORROR FALL

MIKEY O'SULLIVAN was airlifted to hospital after the Cheltenham Festivalwinning jockey took a fall that led to the abandonment of racing at Thurles.

Engine memorial to WW2's secret air heroes

AN engine from this crashed RAF Mosquito is being restored as a memorial to unsung spy plane crews.

'Grateful' Anne back at intensive care to 'fill in blanks' after mystery accident

PRINCESS Anne was treated in intensive care after her mystery accident, it was revealed yesterday - as she went back to hospital to thank the staff who looked after her.

Islam gag is Labour ploy

FREEDOM of expression is the lifeblood of democracy. George Orwell wrote that a free society should uphold \"the right to print what one believes to be true, without having to fear bullying or blackmail from any side\".

REEVES 'WAKE UP CALL' ON 'PUTRID' FIGURES

RACHEL Reeves has been put on notice after \"putrid\" economic growth predictions were slashed in half.

Thomas Kingston's suicide is wake-up on 'quick fix' meds

AST year, 8.7 million people in England were prescribed antidepressants.

Investors flee stock market over Labour's growth plans

INVESTORS fled London's stock market last month in a \"clear thumbs down\" to the Government's growth agenda, according to a funds survey.

Widow to sue after husband's gastric op tragedy

A GRIEVING widow is suing a private healthcare firm after her husband died following a £12,000 gastric sleeve operation.