Sadiq Khan praises 'courageous' Meghan for speaking out about mental health amid 'heartbreaking' Royal Family rift

Sadiq Khan praises 'courageous' Meghan for speaking out about mental health amid 'heartbreaking' Royal Family rift

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  • Italian police arrest man suspected of links to 2016 Nice truck attack

    Italian police have arrested a man suspected of supplying a weapon to the attacker who rammed a truck into a Bastille Day crowd in the southern French city of Nice in 2016, killing 86 people. The man, identified as Endri E, is a 28-year-old Albanian suspected of having supplied a gun to Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, the Tunisian who carried out the attack on 14 July 2016, France's Bastille Day national holiday.Police arrested the suspect at Sparanise, near the southern city of Naples, acting on a European arrest warrant issued by France.The arrest comes after the Paris appeal court in March ordered eight people to stand trial for their alleged role in the 2016 attack.That trial is scheduled to open in 2022.Perpetrator shot dead at the wheel of attack vehicleBouhlel himself was shot dead by police at the wheel of the vehicle he had used to kill people as they celebrated the holiday on Nice's waterfront. More than 400 people were injured.The Nice attack came less than a year after the Bataclan assault in November 2015 in which 130 people lost their lives in bombings and shootings across the French capital.The Islamic State terrorist organisation claimed responsibility for the Nice attack. Investigators have found no evidence that Bouhlel had sworn allegiance to the jihadist group.

  • Pakistan Taliban claim deadly blast at luxury hotel

    The Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility Thursday for a deadly bomb blast at a luxury hotel hosting the Chinese ambassador in the southwest of the country, as officials raised the death toll to five.

  • Exclusive: Hollyoaks' Callum Kerr on George's departure from the show

    Callum Kerr speaks out after his final scenes.

  • Risk of suffering serious blood clot after AstraZeneca jab doubles in fortnight

    The risk of suffering a serious blood clot after the AstraZeneca jab has doubled in a fortnight, new figures show, but the British regulator said the benefits still outweigh the risks for the vast majority of people. New data from the Medical Healthcare products and Regulatory Agency (MHRA) show cases have risen from 79 to 168 since April 8, and deaths from 19 to 32. The risk of getting a blood clot has also gone up from one in 250,000 to around one in 126,600 – or a rise of four in a million to 7.9 in a million. Earlier this month the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advised that under-30s should be offered an alternative to the Oxford jab, because the risk no longer outweighed the benefits for younger people. A source close to JCVI said the committee would be reviewing the new data carefully this week, to assess whether the risk is also still worth the benefit for older groups now that the chance of getting a blood clot has risen.

  • Over 50 new cases of Indian ‘double mutant’ Covid-19 variant found in the UK

    55 cases of the coronavirus “double mutation” variant first detected in India have been discovered in the UK in the past week. It takes the total number of B.1.617 infections to 132, according to the latest figures released by Public Health England. Of these cases, 119 were found in England, 5 in Scotland and 8 in Wales.

  • Tyson Fury tips Billy Joe Saunders to shock Canelo Alvarez and unify middleweight world titles

    The undisputed world heavyweight title fight is due to take place this summer but terms are yet to be finalised

  • Alexei Navalny supporters issue stark challenge to Putin as protests sweep across Russia

    Tens of thousands turn out in support of imprisoned Kremlin critic, who is currently on hunger strike

  • Head of neo-Nazi group arrested for pointing gun at Black motorists after his poorly attended rally fizzles out

    Just 15 people showed up for National Socialist Movement’s rally in suburban Phoenix park

  • Pete Bennet hits back after Imogen Thomas says he ‘betrayed’ Nikki Grahame by sharing her final text

    Pete Bennett has accused his former Big Brother co-star Imogen Thomas of trying to “publicly shame” him over his tribute to Nikki Grahame. The star - who appeared on Big Brother 7 in 2006 with Thomas and Bennett and briefly dated Bennett - had battled anorexia for three decades. Thomas, 38, took to Instagram to suggest Bennett, 39, “betrayed” Nikki by sharing a final image of her and him together suggesting the move went “against everyone’s wishes”.

  • ‘World’s worst outbreak’: what India’s papers say as coronavirus crisis toll mounts

    ‘World’s worst outbreak’: what India’s papers say as coronavirus crisis toll mounts. Newspapers warn that the situation shows no sign of improving, and calls on warring politicians to cooperate to beat the virus

  • Go vegan to help UK hit greenhouse gas targets, says Cabinet minister Kwasi Kwarteng

    Going vegan can help to save the planet, a Cabinet minister said today. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said the rising number of people giving up meat and dairy was helping to “drive the progress” towards the UK’s target of slashing emissions by 78 per cent. Mr Kwarteng is the most senior political figure yet to endorse veganism as a potential major contributor to the battle against climate change.

  • Devastated mum found dead just weeks after daughter, 19, took her own life

    Jeanette Whittle, 44, and Rhianne Halton, 19, from Torquay, died within weeks of one another and were laid to rest at a joint funeral.

  • Yoko Ono launches billboard artwork with environmental message

    The work has been unveiled to mark Earth Day.

  • Iran cuts number of centrifuges enriching uranium to 60% purity, IAEA report says

    Iran has reduced the number of centrifuges enriching uranium to up to 60% purity at an above-ground plant at Natanz to one cluster from two, a report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog seen by Reuters indicated on Thursday. Iran announced the shift to 60%, a big step towards weapons-grade from the 20% it had previously achieved, in response to an explosion and power cut at Natanz last week that Tehran has blamed on Israel. Iran's move complicated the current indirect talks with the United States on rescuing its nuclear deal with major powers.

  • Farhan Akhtar questions Serum Institute over disparity in vaccine prices in India

    Indian actor Farhan Akhtar has questioned the Serum Institute of India [SII] on why it was providing the Covidshield vaccine at different prices across the country. Another Indian actor named Sonu Sood also took to Twitter to state how every needy person “should get the vaccine for free.”

  • Extinction Rebellion Protesters Smash Windows at HSBC's London HQ

    Extinction Rebellion protesters used hammers and chisels to shatter windows at HSBC’s headquarters in London’s Canary Wharf on April 22.According to the group, nine women took part in the protest, which was scheduled for 7 am.Extinction Rebellion said they were protesting the bank’s climate plan. The plan “still allows the bank to finance coal power, and provides no basis to turn away clients or cancel contracts based on links to the fossil fuel industry,” the group said.A spokesperson for HSBC was quoted by the BBC as saying: “We welcome meaningful dialogue on our climate strategy; however, we cannot condone vandalism or actions that put people and property at risk.”The bank says it is aiming to bring financed emissions to net-zero by 2050. Credit: William Watson/Extinction Rebellion UK via Storyful

  • UK ‘will suffer new Covid wave this summer,’ expert warns

    Lockdown roadmap could have to be adjusted, says member of Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation

  • Orange-bellied parrots leave Tasmania in biggest ever numbers for annual migration

    Orange-bellied parrots leave Tasmania in biggest ever numbers for annual migrationElated researchers counted 192 of the endangered birds at the end of very successful breeding season A male orange-bellied parrot. Nearly 200 of the endangered species have begun an annual migration from Tasmania to the Australian mainland. Photograph: Nature Picture Library/Alamy

  • Hospital helipad in Cambridge destroyed by US military aircraft on training exercise

    Air ambulances will now be forced to land at a nearby airport before transferring patients to a hospital.

  • Russia orders troops back from occupied Crimea and border with Ukraine

    Russia ordered its troops amassing at the border with Ukraine to pull back on Thursday, dialling down fears of an imminent invasion that threatened to draw the West into conflict with Vladimir Putin. An estimated 100,000 Russian troops had moved to the border with Ukraine and into the Russia-occupied Crimean peninsula, something that the region has not seen since major hostilities in eastern Ukraine in 2014-2015. After weeks of tensions, prompting a phone call between Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden, Russia's defence minister on Thursday said on that most of the troops would be withdrawn immediately as the goals of what he described as a readiness exercise “have been fully achieved”. “The troops have shown their capacity to provide a solid defence for our country,” Sergey Shoygu, defence minister, said in televised remarks after inspecting training grounds in Crimea where a heightened military presence raised a particular concern in the West. Analysts said the build-up of forces may have been a show of strength by Mr Putin designed to rile the West and distract from the plight of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, languishing in prison on hunger strike.