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Documents revealing why Clapham chemical attacker Abdul Ezedi – a convicted sex offender – was granted asylum have been made public for the first time, while Sky News has obtained pictures of him being baptised in church. Ezedi attacked a woman and two children with an alkali on a street in south London in January.

The King will attend the Easter Mattins Service at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle on Easter Sunday, Buckingham Palace has announced. The Queen and other members of the Royal Family will also attend. In February, he was pictured attending church in Sandringham but it had not been confirmed until now that he would attend the

The Duchess of York has said she is “full of admiration” for the Princess of Wales after Kate announced she was being treated for cancer, adding: “I hope she will now be given the time, space and privacy to heal.” Sarah Ferguson, who was married to Prince Andrew and had daughters Beatrice and Eugenie with

Eleanor Williams’ mother broke down in tears as she absorbed the guilty verdict against her daughter, saying: “The person being portrayed in the media is not the person I know.” It was too much for Allison Johnston to take. Had it all been a lie? Warning: This article contains images people may find distressing In

The King is “frustrated” about the speed of his cancer recovery and is “pushing” staff and doctors to be able to return to duties, according to his nephew, Peter Phillips. However, Mr Phillips – the son of Princess Anne, the Princess Royal – says the monarch is in “good spirits” and remains “pragmatic”. He made

A 12-year-old boy has been arrested after a teenage girl was stabbed in Kent, police have said. Officers and paramedics were called to Adelaide Drive in Sittingbourne at 3.55pm on Friday after reports of a stabbing, according to Kent Police. They found the girl with knife wounds at the scene and rushed her to hospital

The Prince and Princess of Wales are “extremely moved by the public’s warmth and support” after Kate revealed she is receiving treatment for cancer. Kensington Palace said the future king and queen are “enormously touched” by the outpouring of “kind messages” from across the world following the release of Kate’s emotional video message on Friday.

The Princess of Wales said she and Prince William have been doing everything they can to “process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family” after revealing she is receiving cancer treatment. The future queen added it has “taken time” to explain her diagnosis to her children George, Charlotte and Louis in

Kate, Princess of Wales, has revealed she has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing preventative chemotherapy. In a personal message, the 42-year-old said planned abdominal surgery in January was successful and it was initially thought her condition was non-cancerous. But tests after the operation found cancer had been present, she said, adding: “This of

Police are investigating alleged racist comments made by a major Tory party donor about former Labour MP Diane Abbott. The remarks were made by businessman Frank Hester during a company meeting, where he said Ms Abbott made him “want to hate all black women” and she “should be shot”. A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said

Sir Keir Starmer has backed criticism of Nike for changing the cross of St George on the back of the new England kit. The Labour leader called on the sports manufacturer to switch the multicolour flag back to the original one. His comments come after a social media storm over the change, with calls on

A trial funded by the Princess of Wales for health visitors has had “overwhelmingly” positive results. The Centre for Early Childhood – a foundation set up by Kate to explore the importance of a child’s early years on development into adulthood – funded the study which tested a new system for assessing babies. Health visitors

Greggs says it is “experiencing issues accepting payments” amid reports shops have been forced to shut across the country. In a statement, the bakery chain added: “We are working to resolve this as soon as possible.” Users on X around the country reported that their local branches were shut or heavily affected. “Greggs in Westminster

Within weeks of Yadi Zhang’s arrival in London in September 2017, Jian Wen had left her job and room in a Chinese takeaway and moved into a £5m six-bedroom house near Hampstead Heath. The women, who claimed to run an international jewellery business trading in diamonds and antiques in countries including Japan, Thailand and China,

The hospital where the Princess of Wales was treated in January has launched an investigation into claims staff attempted to access her private medical records, according to reports. At least one member of staff was alleged to have been caught trying to access the royal’s notes, the Mirror reported. Kate attended The London Clinic in

A photograph of the late Queen, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, was “digitally enhanced at source”, according to Getty Images. The picture agency says it has added an editor’s note to the image, which was shared by Kensington Palace in April 2023 on what would have been the late Queen’s 97th birthday. The palace shared

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two people were injured in separate crossbow attacks in London. Officers detained the 47-year-old as part of an “intelligence-led policing operation” at about 11pm on Sunday in Shoreditch, said the Metropolitan Police. The operation was in response to two incidents in Shoreditch earlier this

It’s early on a Monday morning and the sliding doors to the office of Hastings Council haven’t stopped moving backwards and forwards. This is where the homeless come in desperation. Eunice Dolby is sitting in the waiting area surrounded by suitcases containing all of her possessions. The 77-year-old lost her husband last year and now

Police investigating an incident in which dozens of dead animals were dumped outside a Hampshire shop have found a burnt-out Suzuki Grand Vitara believed to be linked to the case. Warning: This story contains images and descriptions readers may find distressing Hampshire Police has urged the public to send any CCTV or dash cam images

The Princess of Wales has taken the blame. She has apologised for the doctored Mothers’ Day photograph, which was issued officially on behalf of the Royal Family. “Give her a break”, she’s been in hospital and is recuperating after serious abdominal surgery, sums up a widespread mood of forgiveness. “What does it matter?” chorus those