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March 23, 2024

Princess reveals the 'huge shock' of cancer diagnosis

Kate says she's undergoing preventative chemotherapy but is 'managing this privately for the sake of our young family'

4 mins

Leave her be - Kate has as much right to privacy as us

There were moments in her video message when the Princess of Wales seemed especially vulnerable, her words almost catching in her throat. It was informal, it was personal - and brave.

3 mins

'It has been an incredibly tough couple of months'

Princess of Wales's full statement following cancer diagnosis

2 mins

Preventative chemotherapy not official NHS treatment

Kate Middleton has said she is undergoing \"preventative\" chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is a term used to describe the treatment of someone diagnosed with cancer and is used to kill cancerous cells.

1 min

Cleverly spent £165k on jet to sign Rwanda asylum deal

Home secretary James Cleverly spent more than £165,000 chartering a private jet for a one-day round trip to Rwanda to sign Rishi Sunak's deportation deal.

2 mins

Are politicians ever justified in travelling by private jet?

The home secretary, James Cleverly, spent some £165,561 last year chartering a private jet for a one-day round trip to Rwanda to sign a fresh treaty that would, supposedly, negate the UK Supreme Court's finding of fact that Rwanda is not a safe third country for the deportation of refugees.

5 mins

Healthcare workers 'denied work while waiting on visas'

Thousands of foreign nationals falling victim to 'hostile environment' despite having a legal right to live in the UK

5 mins

At least 40 people killed in Moscow concert hall attack

Isis says it carried out assault on 'gathering of Christians'

4 mins

Russia and China block 'ambiguous' US resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire

A US resolution on an immediate ceasefire in Gaza has been vetoed by both China and Russia at the UN Security Council as the death toll in the besieged territory reached 32,000 people.

6 mins

Blackouts across Ukraine as Russia attacks energy grid

Russia has launched its largest attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure since the war began, Kyiv said yesterday, firing more than 150 missiles and drones and hitting a vast dam over the Dnipro River.

3 mins

Watchdog 'concerned' by Vodafone-Three merger

Deal could be probed unless firms can allay competition fears

2 mins

Wall Street casually shrugs off Apple antitrust lawsuit

Investors should stick with company, says Chris Blackhurst

4 mins

Kane to miss Brazil clash as England's injury list grows

Henderson and Palmer to join skipper and Saka on sidelines

2 mins

Late rush by Netherlands floors Scotland in friendly

A late collapse by Scotland saw Steve Clarke’s side lose 4-0 to the Netherlands in their friendly encounter in Amsterdam. The visitors controlled much of the first half and hit the goal frame through Ryan Christie but the Dutch took the lead five minutes from the break with a Tijjani Reijnders thunderbolt.

2 mins

England are the irresistible Women's Six Nations force

A glitzy launch in London last week was proof of the Women's Six Nations' progress and prominence, but the question ahead of the 2024 edition remains the same - how do you stop the England winning machine? While the tournament is often termed a duopoly, the truth is that you have to go back to 2018 to find the last time that it was not the Red Roses in full springtime bloom come the end of the championship.

4 mins

How London lost its lustre

Moving to the city in the Noughties was one of Anna Hart's best moves; so was leaving in 2018. She explains why the rise of the super-rich and exodus of creatives is killing its soul

3 mins

Keyboard warriors are coming for your marriage

Social media sleuthing is all the rage, from royal troubles to celebrity cheating scandals. More recently, the internet's army of investigators has a new target... regular people. Rachel Richardson asks if exposing affairs online is fair game

4 mins

Revival of the fittest

Peugeot isn't afraid of doing things its own way. While they might have been a little late to the SUV party, the 5008 Hybrid is a solid contender to go for

3 mins

'I don't get reboots, why not just make another movie?'

As he returns in the Ghostbusters sequel 'Frozen Empire', Ernie Hudson speaks to Louis Chilton about reboots, Dan Aykroyd's spiritual side and why racism wasn't the main reason his character played second fiddle in the original film

6 mins

More baffling sci-fi please

Netflix's epic '3 Body Problem', from the duo who created 'Game of Thrones', is impenetrable - but that might be a good thing for increasingly lazy TV habits

4 mins

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