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An 11-year-old girl has been killed and her British parents have been injured in a shooting in France, according to the country’s media. The child was shot dead as she played in her family’s garden in the village of Saint-Herbot in Brittany, it is reported. The girl’s father was seriously injured and her mother was

Nicola Sturgeon is in custody after being arrested in connection with the investigation into the Scottish National Party’s finances. Scotland’s former first minister and ex-SNP leader was detained as a suspect and is currently being questioned by detectives. A Police Scotland statement said: “A 52-year-old woman has today, Sunday, 11 June, 2023, been arrested as

Cabinet minister Grant Shapps has insisted Rishi Sunak did not intervene “at all” in Boris Johnson’s honours list and claimed the party was “under new management”. Mr Shapps, the energy secretary, dismissed suggestions the prime minister changed Mr Johnson’s honours list, telling Sky News’ Sophy Ridge On Sunday: “Occasionally Boris is not all over the

Manchester City have won their first ever Champions League and the Treble after a 1-0 win over Inter. Midfielder Rodri scored from 15 yards out in the 68th minute to secure a victory over the Italian side in Istanbul – capping an unforgettable season for Pep Guardiola’s side. They outpaced closest rivals Arsenal to comfortably

Boris Johnson has quit as an MP with immediate effect – and criticised Rishi Sunak in a blistering resignation letter. The former prime minister also attacked the panel of MPs who are investigating whether he lied to the Commons over partygate. The privileges committee has now confirmed it will meet on Monday to conclude its

Boris Johnson has announced he is standing down as an MP with immediate effect. In a statement, the former prime minister said he has received the findings from the privileges committee report into whether he misled MPs over partygate. “Much to my amazement they are determined to use the proceedings against me to drive me

A 15-year-old boy riding an e-bike has died in a collision with an ambulance after being followed by police in Salford. Greater Manchester Police said officers began following a boy riding an e-bike at around 2pm today. Police were forced to break off their chase because of bollards. But in a statement, the force said

It is difficult not to feel sorry for Prince Harry when he talks about the “devastating impact” he believes years of intense press coverage have had on him and Meghan. As he acknowledges in his written statement to the court case he has brought against Mirror Group Newspapers, he was caught up in a vicious

The 14-year-old boy who died following a “playground incident” at a school in West Lothian has been named locally as Hamdan Aslam. Emergency services were called to St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian, on Tuesday afternoon. The teenager was taken by ambulance to hospital for treatment but died a short time later. In a

Prince Harry has answered questions about a prank voicemail left by his brother William, a visit to a strip club, and his break-up with Chelsy Davy, in his second day giving evidence at the High Court. Harry was also asked if he would be “disappointed” should the court not find in his favour and decide

Britain will have the highest inflation of any major developed economy this year but should narrowly avoid recession, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has said in its latest set of forecasts. The Paris-based OECD – a club of rich countries – said that inflation in Britain will be higher in 2023 than

Prince Harry has blamed the tabloid press for “inciting hatred and harassment” in his private life, saying he ended up “playing up to a lot of the headlines” when he was cast as a “playboy prince” and a “thicko” as a young royal. Details of Harry‘s accusations against the publisher of the Mirror newspaper have

In a stroke of legal coincidence, Prince Harry will be the subject of a court case in America on the same day he is due to appear in London’s High Court. Lawyers are due in a federal courtroom in Washington DC to demand the US government release the Duke of Sussex’s US visa application form,

Mirror journalists listened into voicemail messages from Princess Diana while Piers Morgan was editor of the newspaper, Prince Harry’s lawyer has claimed at the High Court. Harry is attempting to prove that, for two decades, stories published by Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) in the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People were written about him

The mother of a 12-year-old girl who died after getting into difficulty in the water off Bournemouth beach last week says she was “so well loved and well liked”. Stephanie Williams spoke of her heartbreak on Twitter and shared a picture of her daughter Sunnah Khan. Joe Abbess, 17, was also killed in the incident and

A 17-year-old boy who died after getting into difficulty in the water off Bournemouth beach on Wednesday has been named by Dorset Police as Joe Abbess, from Southampton. A 12-year-old girl – named locally as Sunnah Khan – also died in the incident, while another eight people were injured. Joe’s family issued a tribute to

Boris Johnson has been warned he could lose public funding for legal advice if he tries to “frustrate or undermine” the government’s position on the COVID inquiry. Cabinet Office lawyers have told the former prime minister that public money would “cease to be available” if he breaks conditions such as releasing evidence without permission, the

A man has been detained by police after running on the racecourse at the Epsom Derby. A woman was also detained by officers after being pulled to the floor when she tried to invade the course. It comes after 19 people – believed to be animal rights protesters – were arrested this morning over plans

Inspections and searches have been continuing of the sightseeing boat at the centre of the investigation into the death of a teenager and child pulled from the sea in Bournemouth. The boat has been impounded by Dorset Police after the incident on Wednesday, where a 12-year-old girl from Buckinghamshire and a 17-year-old boy from Southampton

Phil Neville has been sacked as manager of Inter Miami – who are co-owned by his former Manchester United and England teammate David Beckham. It comes after the football club’s 1-0 defeat to New York Red Bulls – the team’s fourth successive loss – which left them bottom of the MLS Eastern Conference in the