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Meghan and Harry’s tell-all interview with Oprah has aired in the US, with the Duchess of Sussex claiming there were “concerns” about baby Archie’s skin colour before he was born and saying she had suicidal thoughts during her time in the Royal Family. American audiences were the first to see the two-hour Oprah With Meghan

A British woman detained in Iran has had her ankle tag removed but faces a further court date, her local MP says. Amid reports in Iran that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been “freed”, Tulip Siddiq MP said she had been in touch with the mother’s family. Ms Siddiq posted on Twitter: “Thankfully her ankle tag has

The father of a soldier who died after being injured in a live firing exercise has said he is “heartbroken”. Sergeant Gavin Hillier, a member of the Welsh Guards, died on Thursday at the Castlemartin RAC Range in Pembrokeshire. His father, Mark Hillier, wrote in an emotional post on Facebook: “Absolutely devastated to be writing

New variants of COVID-19 are “very unlikely to send us back to square one” as coronavirus restrictions are lifted in the UK in the run-up to summer, a top scientist has said. Professor Sharon Peacock, who is in charge of tracking strains of the virus in Britain, said the country is well equipped to “stay

An Army sergeant has died after he was injured in a live firing exercise in southwest Wales. It is understood the incident – first reported by The Sun newspaper – happened at Castlemartin Training Area in Pembrokeshire on Thursday. A spokesperson for the Army confirmed the death and said their thoughts were with the soldier’s

A sixth person in the UK who tested positive for a Brazilian coronavirus “variant of concern” has been found. The COVID-19 variant, first seen in the city of Manaus, is thought to spread more rapidly than the original virus and to be more capable of evading existing vaccines. In total, six cases of the P1

A recommended 1% pay rise for NHS workers has been called “pitiful and bitterly disappointing” by nursing union leaders who said the government was “dangerously out of touch” with health staff. The figure, which covers 2021 and 2022, is contained in a Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) document for the NHS Pay Review

The Duchess of Sussex has said she could not be expected to “just be silent” if the Royal Family is playing an “active role” in “perpetuating falsehoods” about her. Meghan made the remarks in a second teaser clip for her heavily-anticipated TV interview with Oprah Winfrey – which will be aired on Sunday 7 March

Rishi Sunak’s spend now, tax later budget has received a broad welcome from voters, according to two snap opinion polls carried out after the chancellor’s statement. Households and businesses are facing the biggest tax burden since the 1960s after the chancellor unveiled his plans to repair the nation’s finances after the COVID pandemic. Mr Sunak

The chancellor has vowed to build a “fairer” country in the memory of those who have died during the coronavirus pandemic after he outlined his budget. In an unprecedented Downing Street news conference following his announcement in the Commons, Rishi Sunak acknowledged the victims and said financial support will continue long after COVID restrictions end.

EU proposals for a vaccine passport could kick start tourism across the bloc from as early as June – raising hopes lockdown-weary Britons could enjoy a summer holiday on the continent. The European Commission is suggesting a “digital green pass” that would provide proof a person has been vaccinated against coronavirus, as well as test

The hunt for an unidentified person who tested positive for the Brazil variant of coronavirus has narrowed to 379 households in southeast England, the health secretary has said. In total, six cases of the P1 coronavirus variant first found in Brazil have been discovered in the UK. One has still yet to be identified after

The prime minister has offered Britain’s stadiums for the whole European Championship while eyeing a bid for the 2030 World Cup. The tournament was postponed from last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The semi-finals and final are already set for Wembley in July but Boris Johnson told The Sun: “Any other matches they want

Prince Philip has been moved to a different hospital and will continue to be treated for an infection. The Duke of Edinburgh, 99, was admitted to King Edward VII’s Hospital in London just under two weeks ago as a “precautionary measure” after feeling unwell. A Buckingham Palace statement said: “The Duke of Edinburgh was today

The Brazil COVID-19 ‘variant of concern’ first detected in the city of Manaus has been discovered in the UK. Three cases of the new variant, known as P1, are understood to have been detected in England – and the Scottish government has said it has found three cases in the north of the country. The

A hunt is under way for one of the first people in the UK believed to have contracted a Brazilian “variant of concern”. The COVID-19 variant, first seen in the city of Manaus, is thought to spread more rapidly than the original virus and to be more capable of evading existing vaccines. Three cases pf