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It comes after criticism from Dame Judi Dench and Sir John Major over storylines that reportedly feature in the upcoming fifth series The latest trailer for The Crown features a disclaimer saying the series is a “fictional dramatisation” and “inspired by real events”. Previous trailers for Netflix’s lavish royal drama have not included this logline and instead offered only a description of the series. The passage appears only on the […]

Liz Truss has announced her resignation after a chaotic 44 days in office during which she lost the confidence of Tory MPs and the public and oversaw economic turbulence. She is set to become the shortest serving Prime Minister in history after she battled an open revolt from Conservatives demanding her departure. Speaking from a lectern in Downing Street, Ms Truss said she had told the King she was resigning […]

Chairman of the 1922 Committee, Sir Graham Brady, says he expects a new leader of the Conservative party by a week on Friday. Ms Truss has resigned as Tory leader after a chaotic 44 days in office, and now Sir Graham wants with a new prime minister  to be in place by the end of next week. The Tories will now will begin the process again to find a replacement […]

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has called for a General Election and has called Liz Truss' resignation as a "mess". Ms Truss announced in a Downing Street statement that she no longer had a mandate to lead her party.  Labour now want to go to the polls as the Conservatives look for a third leader in a matter of months.  Starmer said: "What a mess, this is not just a […]

Suella Braverman has criticised Liz Truss's premiership as she quit as home secretary but Downing Street says the Chief Whip and the Deputy remain in post. The popular figure among the Tory right said she had made a “technical infringement” of the rules by sending an official document from a personal email and was now taking responsibility. “I have made a mistake; I accept responsibility; I resign,” she wrote in […]

A growing number of Tory MPs are demanding she quits Liz Truss has cancelled a trip out of Westminster at the last minute as a growing number of Tory MPs demand she quits and she faces what is seen as a confidence vote in the Commons. Downing Street declined to give a reason for why she pulled out of the scheduled visit on Wednesday, with a source just saying it […]

He says he was dragged into the grounds of the building and assaulted on Sunday A Hong Kong pro-democracy protester who was beaten at the Chinese consulate in Manchester has said he fears for his family’s safety and that he will be silenced. Bob Chan spoke at a press conference in central London on Wednesday after he was dragged into the grounds of the building and assaulted on Sunday. He […]

He's been made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George James Bond actor Daniel Craig has received the same honour as that bestowed on his character 007 as he was honoured at Windsor Castle for services to film and theatre. Craig wore a dark navy suit as he was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George – the same honour held […]

The three-week-old was found not breathing in Sparkhill this morning A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a newborn boy in Birmingham. The three-week-old baby was not breathing when officers were called to Dovey Road in Sparkhill at just after 3.40am on Tuesday, West Midlands Police said. Paramedics took him to hospital but he was pronounced dead soon afterwards. A man was arrested […]