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The deputy prime minister reportedly contacted Buckingham Palace and senior civil servants in a bid to remove the disgraced Duke of York from a list of royals who could step in for the King Angela Rayner tried to block Prince Andrew from royal duties, book claims Angela Rayner described Prince Andrew as “that n****” and tried to prevent him from being eligible to deputise for King Charles over his links to Jeffrey Epstein, a new book has claimed. The deputy prime minister reportedly contacted Buckingham Palace and senior civil servants in a bid to remove the disgraced Duke of York…

This is the moment a gunman opened fire at a crowd of mourners attending the wake of a teenage knife crime victim. Moment drive-by gunman shoots at mourners during wake for teenage knife crime victim This is the moment a gunman opened fire at a crowd of mourners attending the wake of a teenage knife crime victim. Mourners had gathered at St Mary’s Church Hall in Lozells, Birmingham, to remember 17-year-old Akeem Bailey, when four shots were fired from a stolen Nissan Quashai. A man, 19, was shot in the chest and another man the same age was hit in…

Sir Keir on Monday will become the first prime minister to attend a dinner with EU leaders since Brexit EU to ‘play tough’ with Starmer in post-Brexit reset The European Union will play tough with Sir Keir Starmer as he seeks to build closer ties with Brussels in his post-Brexit reset, top diplomats have said. Sir Keir on Monday will become the first prime minister to attend a dinner with EU leaders since Brexit, and is expected to discuss a security and defence deal between the UK and its European allies. But despite Sir Keir’s welcome efforts to engage with…

Exclusive: PhD student horrified by email from SpareRoom host as Generation Rent research exposes ethnic minority rental experiences Racism in renting exposed as student on SpareRoom sent shocking rant about ‘filthy Indians’ A Manchester student looking for accommodation claims she was told people from the “Indian subcontinent” would not be accepted because they “lie too much” and “practise deceit” in a shocking exchange that sheds light on racism in renting. Bulbul, 29, said she was “completely shattered” by the email after enquiring about a two-bedroom house on SpareRoom. The exchange was uncovered as part of campaign group Generation Rent’s research…

Arne Slot has played down Liverpool’s transfer link with Milos Kerkez after his side’s 2-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday. Kerkez has been one of Bournemouth’s standout performers this season and has been linked with a move to Liverpool in the summer transfer window. Earlier this month, Kerkez insisted that he would not be moving to Liverpool as he said during a YouTube live stream: ‘I will not go to Liverpool. For everybody listening, I will not go to Liverpool.’ And speaking after Liverpool’s victory away to Bournemouth, Slot refused to entertain the prospect of signing the 21-year-old this summer.…

Manchester United are weighing up a move for Leon Bailey Manchester United are considering a move for Aston Villa winger Leon Bailey before the end of the January transfer window. United are in the market to sign a new attacker before Monday’s transfer deadline with Marcus Rashford closing in on a loan move to Villa. Rashford will join Villa on a temporary deal for the remainder of the season after the club agreed to pay 70 per cent of the forward’s £325,000-a-week salary. It’s understood that Villa also have the option to make Rashford’s move permanent in the summer…

Garnacho and Mainoo both impressed midweek Manchester United are looking to continue a promising run of form as they they host Crystal Palace at Old Trafford this afternoon. Since losing 3-1 at home to Brighton, United have strung together three wins on the bounce, with victories over Rangers and FCSB coming either side of a hard-fought win away to Fulham last weekend. Kobbie Mainoo turned in a wonderful performance in a more advanced role away in Europe on Thursday night, grabbing a goal and assist in what was his best performance of the season. The England international made a…

Raya is an injury doubt heading into this afternoon’s game Arsenal are sweating on the fitness of goalkeeper David Raya ahead of their Premier League showdown against Manchester City this afternoon. The Gunners were without their no1 shot stopper midweek against Girona with Mikel Arteta giving little away when asked for an injury update on Friday afternoon. The Arsenal boss was ‘uncertain’ whether Raya would recover from his unspecified knock in time for the visit of the defending champions. Arteta was able to welcome back Martin Odegaard and Mikel Merino midweek after the pair missed the win at Wolves…

Chelsea have been urged to hijack Arsenal’s deal Paul Merson has told Chelsea they will secure Champions League football for next season and go to ‘the next level’ if they sign Arsenal target Alexander Isak before the transfer deadline. After going toe-to-toe with Premier League leaders Liverpool for much of the season, Chelsea now face a huge fight to secure a top-four finish after falling away since mid-December. Enzo Marecsa’s side have only won one of their last seven league games – losing to Ipswich Town and Fulham during that period – to slip to sixth in the table,…

Davina McCall falls down in shock as The Masked Singer reveals artist behind Kingfisher As we inch closer to The Masked Singer UK 2025 final, the contestants are dropping like flies. A double unmasking this weekend revealed the identity of Kingfisher, much to the shock of the judges and audiences at home. Underneath the elaborate costume was none other than Sir Grayson Perry. Previous guesses from the panel included You’ve Been Framed legend Harry Hill, comedian Bob Mortimer, and Joe Lycett. This week, it was even suggested that Simon Cowell could be underneath! So when artist Sir Grayson revealed…