66 minutes ago Millionaire Duchess leaves just £5,000 to daughter – and £10,000 to her dogs

Frances, the Duchess of Rutland, died in January aged 86

Economics

83 minutes ago She Speaks! by Harriet Walter review – new words for Shakespeare’s women

An actor’s collection of supplementary speeches for Shakespeare’s female characters offers fresh insights into his workHarriet Walter takes the title of her book from Romeo and Juliet. Spying Juliet at her window after the Capulet ball, Romeo fervently describes her expressive form: “she speaks”. The next phrase is, however, the more telling: “yet she says nothing”. It’s not literally true: Juliet does speak, famously, of her impatient desire and her willingness to submit herself to near-death for her love, but like almost all other Shakespeare heroines, she does it less than her male counterparts.Only in Rosalind, the spirited heroine of As You Like It, striding around the Forest of Arden in doublet and hose and flirting with men and women alike, is there a Shakespearean fema...

Politics

94 minutes ago Liam Payne's dad 'vows to do right' by star as he refuses to leave his side

Liam Payne's dad has reportedly vowed to "do right by his son" as he refuses to leave his side following the former One Direction star's tragic death aged 31.

Politics

1 hour ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Pete Wicks accused of 'wishful thinking' after complaint to show judge in car park

Craig Revel Horwood has revealed how the podcast's host tactic to get the first 10 of the series didn't work on him

Events

1 hour ago Piers Morgan told 'do better' as he's hit with backlash over Liam Payne comments

Piers Morgan has been slammed on social media after he and America's Got Talent judge Howie Mandel discussed the death of Liam Payne on his YouTube programme.

Events

2 hours ago Newborn baby fighting for its life after heavily pregnant woman, in her 30s, plunges to her death from 17

The little baby is today receiving 'critical care' after a woman, aged in her 30s, fell to her death from Shakespeare Towers in Burmantofts, Leeds, yesterday morning.

Events

2 hours ago Unai Emery reacts to Jhon Duran’s sub strop in Aston Villa win over Bologna

Duran scored before losing his temper on the bench after being taken off in the Champions League against Bologna

Politics

2 hours ago X Factor icon clashes with TV judge in heated debate over Liam Payne's death

X Factor star Katie Kaissel went head to head with former show judge Howie Mandel as they clashed over Liam Payne's death during an episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored

Events

2 hours ago Pregnant woman falls to her death from high rise as newborn baby fights for life

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT A heavily pregnant woman has died after falling from the 17th floor of a block of flats in Leeds while her newborn baby fights for their life at hospital

Events

2 hours ago Armed police in London need our support, says Cabinet minister after officer cleared of Chris Kaba murder

Environment Secretary Steve Reed stressed he understood concerns in communities about Mr Kaba’s death

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