26 m. ago Kate McCann tells stalking trial it was 'the final straw' and she went to police when Polish woman claiming to be missing Madeleine tried to contact her younger daughter Amelie

Mrs McCann, 57, took the stand at Leicester Crown Court on Wednesday. She gave evidence from behind a screen so she did not have to face Julia Wandelt, 24, who is accused of stalking her.

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33 m. ago Kemi Badenoch accuses Keir Starmer of deliberately collapsing 'China spy' trial so Labour can 'suck up' to Beijing

The Tory leader lashed out amid claims that the Prime Minister's light touch with the Communist regime had handed it a free pass to commit espionage in the UK.

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41 m. ago UEFA boss Aleksander Ceferin warns overseas league games risk ‘breaking’ football

UEFA has allowed one LaLiga and one Serie A match will be played overseas

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43 m. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should all black Brits be paid slavery reparations, as Sir Lenny Henry claims?

The comedian argues in a new book that the UK should hand over an unspecified amount of money to its black population because of the 'effects of slavery'.

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44 m. ago Julia Wandelt sobs in dock as Kate McCann says she's not Madeleine

Julia Wandelt, who is accused of claiming she was Madeleine McCann, sobbed in court after Kate McCann said the Polish national was not her missing daughter

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46 m. ago Nicole Scherzinger branded 'disrespectful' for turning up late to £150 gig

Nicole Scherzinger has been slammed by fans who claimed she turned up an hour late to her £150-a-ticket gig and then performed for just 25 minutes before leaving the stage

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53 m. ago Drivers warned of 'unnecessary' £630 fees in car finance payout claims

Millions of drivers could be owed hundreds of pounds in compensation

Economics

55 m. ago Bank of England warns growing risk AI bubble could burst; gold hits new $4,000 an ounce record – business live

Soaring tech valuations could drop amid potentially ‘disappointing’ progress on AI, central bank says; gold has doubled in two years and extends 50% rally so far this yearPeter Hargreaves, the billionaire co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown, is retiring from the UK’s largest personal investment site, seven months after its £5.4bn acquisition by private equity firms. Hargreaves, 79, who set up the business in 1981 in the back bedroom of his house in Clifton with Stephen Lansdown, is handing his board position to his son Robert and said this “marks a proud new chapter in the family legacy”. His firm pioneered “DIY” investments, allowing people to invest directly in shares via its website without costly financial advisers.The Bristol-based company said he had rejoined the board earlier this year to “provide continuity and support through a period of change” following its takeover by a private equity consortium of Jersey-based buyout giant CVC Capital Partners, Sweden’s Nordic Capital and...

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60 m. ago Kate McCann 'wanted to take DNA test to put claims to bed' as 'fake Maddie' cries in dock

Kate McCann said she became aware through the Met Police inquiry into her daughter’s 2007 disappearance, that Julia Wandelt believed herself to be missing Madeleine

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66 m. ago Thousands bring UK’s biggest ever environmental pollution legal action claim over River Wye

Nearly 4,000 people are seeking a mandated clean-up order against firms accused of causing ‘degradation’ to the river

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72 m. ago ‘Sensationally damning’: Malaysian football rocked by naturalisation scandal

Seven national-team players, including one from La Liga, have been suspended by Fifa over claims of cheatingThere hasn’t been that much to smile about for Malaysian football fans in recent years, so there was real jubilation among the 60,000 home spectators upon the final whistle in Kuala Lumpur on on 10 June. A 4-0 win over regional rivals Vietnam not just kept the Harimau Malaya (Malayan Tigers) on course for the 2027 Asian Cup but well and truly confirmed they were dining back at the top table in southeast Asia. Four months later, they are still the talk of the region of 650 million people, but not in a good way.The story starts, as it does increasingly in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) football these days, with naturalisation. In January, the crown prince of Johor, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, the owner of Johor Darul Ta’zim football club, and former president of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), wrote on social media: “We have identified 6-7 heritage p...

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81 m. ago Kate McCann gives evidence in court against woman claiming to be her daughter Madeleine

Mrs McCann, 57, took the stand at Leicester Crown Court on Wednesday. She gave evidence from behind a screen so she did not have to face Julia Wandelt, 24, who is accused of stalking her.

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83 m. ago Kate McCann tells court ‘final straw’ from ‘stalker’ claiming to be Madeleine was when she targeted missing tot’s sister

KATE McCann today told a court the "final straw" from an alleged stalker claiming to be Madeleine was when she messaged the missing youngster's sister. Julia Wandelt allegedly sent unwanted emails, made multiple phone calls and even turned up at the home of Kate and Gerry McCann. The 24-year-old falsely claimed she was Madeleine, who vanished from...

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84 m. ago Muslim mother hits out at school that gave her son a ham sandwich

Amber Welsh claims her six-year-old son Isa Hasan was served the food at Hardwick Academy in Stockton-on-Tees last week.

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85 m. ago Former servicemen settle legal claims for more than £700,000 over hearing loss

The cases were some of around 10,000 against the Ministry of Defence over hearing loss suffered during military service.

Economics

86 m. ago Spot gold rises above $4,000 for the first time; car dealer Vertu Motors warns of £5.5m profit hit from JLR disruption – business live

Gold has doubled in two years and extends 50% rally so far this year amid central bank buying and political turmoilPeter Hargreaves, the billionaire co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown, is retiring from the UK’s largest personal investment site, seven months after its £5.4bn acquisition by private equity firms. Hargreaves, 79, who set up the business in 1981 in the back bedroom of his house in Clifton with Stephen Lansdown, is handing his board position to his son Robert and said this “marks a proud new chapter in the family legacy”. His firm pioneered “DIY” investments, allowing people to invest directly in shares via its website without costly financial advisers.The Bristol-based company said he had rejoined the board earlier this year to “provide continuity and support through a period of change” following its takeover by a private equity consortium of Jersey-based buyout giant CVC Capital Partners, Sweden’s Nordic Capital and the Abu Dhabi wealth fund, which completed in March.Har...

Economics

93 m. ago The Colosseum had a VIP entrance! Hidden tunnel allowed Roman emperors to sneak out of the arena unseen, archaeologists say

About 180 feet long, the VIP underground passage, dug through the foundations of the Colosseum, was concealed from the masses who were watching a gladiator battle.

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99 m. ago Julia Wandelt's letter to Kate McCann in full from 'cruel' sign

A woman who falsely claims to be Madeleine McCann wrote a disturbing letter to the missing girl's mum Kate where she made a DNA plea, a court has heard

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1 hour ago New call for £25,140 personal tax allowance for every person over State Pension age

An online petition proposes introducing a new tax code for pensioners.

Economics

2 h. ago Meet the three visitors Michael Schumacher's wife allows access to F1 legend

Michael Schumacher has been out of the public eye since his skiing accident in 2013, but three people are allowed to visit the F1 icon at his home in Switzerland

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