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The Duke of York is to stay away from the royal family’s traditional Christmas gathering at Sandringham this year amid the controversy surrounding his links to an alleged Chinese spy. Andrew will miss what was expected to be one of the largest festive events at his brother, the King’s private Norfolk estate, where 45 members of their family had been expected to spend Christmas Day. The duke has hit the […]

Royal Mail’s sale to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has been cleared by the Government, paving the way for the more than 500-year-old postal service to pass into foreign ownership for the first time. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds confirmed the Government had secured a raft of legally-binding commitments with Mr Kretinsky’s EP Group over the postal service, including protecting the one-price-goes-anywhere delivery commitment and a pledge to keep Royal Mail headquartered […]

A “very wet, damp and miserable” start to the week has been forecast for parts of Scotland, with the risk of flooding due to persistent downpours. A Met Office yellow warning, covering parts of the Highlands, Argyll and Bute, Perthshire and the Stirling area, is in force and runs until midday on Tuesday. Travel disruption and flooding could hit some areas as up to 150 millimetres of rain could fall, Met Office […]

Angela Rayner will promise to make devolution the “default setting” for councils across the country after senior Government figures warned they could overrule local authorities’ objections to push through key building plans. In a speech to regional leaders, the Deputy Prime Minister will vow to push power out of Whitehall and into the hands of people with “skin in the game” across a range of policy areas including housing. The […]

The businessman accused of being a Chinese spy was invited to Buckingham Palace by the Duke of York, it has been reported. The businessman accused of being a Chinese spy was invited to Buckingham Palace by the Duke of York, it has been reported. The man – who was banned from Britain by the Government on national security grounds – visited Buckingham Palace twice, and also entered St James’s Palace […]

South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration this month. The National Assembly passed the motion in a 204-85 vote on Saturday. Mr Yoon’s presidential powers and duties will be suspended after the copies of a document on the impeachment are delivered to him and to the Constitutional Court. The court has up to 180 days to determine whether to dismiss […]

More than one in four Britons would ask Christmas Day guests to contribute to the cost of the festive meal, a survey suggests. Some 27% agreed they would feel comfortable asking their guests to make a financial contribution to the dinner, according to the poll for NatWest. It found that £17 per head is the average going rate that Britons expect to charge friends and family for Christmas dinner this […]

Thousands of people are having NHS funding for their care withdrawn after living longer than expected, new research suggests. People given fast-track NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) to provide support at the end of their lives can have it removed following a review, leaving them needing to find the money for their own care. A report from Age UK found huge variation in who can access CHC, even for longer-term conditions, […]

The Government has unveiled a clean power action plan to decarbonise the electricity grid by the end of the decade to protect households from future energy price spikes, boost growth and tackle the climate crisis. The extensive plan released on Friday sets out how Labour intends to lay the foundation for achieving its target of 95% clean power across the UK by 2030. Developed over the last few months in […]