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Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride says there should be a debate about political betting Politicians should not place bets on elections, a Cabinet minister said as the Westminster gambling row deepened. Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride said there should be a debate about political betting but “I would just say that people shouldn’t […]

Dua Lipa, Coldplay and Shania Twain are among the global stars who will take to the stage The gates to Glastonbury Festival have opened for the 2024 celebration of performing arts and music. Organiser Emily Eavis unbolted the green gates to Worthy Farm as a brass band played. She then led revellers in a countdown before they

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon’s daughter Victoria was found dead in a shopping bag Aristocrat Constance Marten and her partner have been found guilty of hiding the birth of their baby who was found dead in a Lidl shopping bag after a high-profile search, it can now be reported. Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, went off

The WikiLeaks founder has landed in his native Australia after being released from a London prison Julian Assange needs time to “rediscover freedom” after arriving in his native Australia a free man, his wife has said. The WikiLeaks founder flew into the country’s capital Canberra on Wednesday in the final act of an extraordinary few days following

The game with Slovenia finished 0-0 England progressed to the European Championship knockout phase as Group C winners, but fans again expressed their frustration after Gareth Southgate’s side were held to a 0-0 draw by stubborn Slovenia. The Euro 2020 runners-up have been widely criticised following an unconvincing start to a tournament they are among

He will appear before a judge in the US territory of the Northern Mariana Islands WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has arrived on a remote island in the Pacific where his long-running campaign to avoid extradition to the United States will formally end and he will be a free man. Assange will appear before a judge

The artwork has been created by Jonathan Yeo A portrait of Sir David Attenborough has been unveiled by the Royal Society to mark the broadcaster and naturalist’s four decades as a fellow. In the artwork by Jonathan Yeo, who painted the King’s first official portrait since the coronation, a seated Sir David holds his hands

Stonehenge has been put forward as an addition to “the World Heritage in Danger” list by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco). The UN organisation’s World Heritage Committee has published a draft decision to add the ancient monument in Wiltshire to the list, which aims to support conservation action and international assistance

Cameron Norrie’s poor form continued as he crashed out of the Rothesay International in Eastbourne following a disappointing first-round defeat to world number 88 Emil Ruusuvuori. The former British number one has slipped outside the top 40 after losing nine of his previous 15 matches, including first-round exits at the French Open and Queen’s. Norrie,

The Princess Royal has been visited in hospital by her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence after she suffered minor head injuries and concussion thought to have been caused by a horse. Sir Tim arrived at the main entrance of Southmead Hospital in Bristol shortly after midday on Tuesday and the couple are expected to