Government departments are doing “anything to avoid” sharing information about Prince Andrew’s past business dealings. The claim comes from author Andrew Lownie who’s been working for four years on a new book about the Duke of York. He has submitted over a hundred requests to Whitehall departments only to find that information “has vanished”. Speaking
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Former speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has been taken to hospital in Luxembourg after suffering an injury during an “official engagement”. The 84-year-old’s office said she was “currently receiving excellent treatment from doctors and medical professionals” after she “sustained an injury”, but did not give any further details. The AP news
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TV presenter and radio DJ Fearne Cotton says she and her husband have separated after 10 years of marriage. In a post on her Instagram story on Friday, the 43-year-old star announced the split from Jesse Wood – the son of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood. The couple have two children together. Image: Jesse Wood
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The prime minister and chancellor were in lockstep as they reacted to Friday morning’s GDP figures. “Disappointing”, the PM’s spokesperson said, echoing Rachel Reeves’s words two hours earlier. The UK economy shrunk for a second month, contracting 0.1% in October. Money blog: latest updates Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 2:10
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Tube and rail fares in London will go up by 4.6% from next March, the capital’s mayor has said. The hike matches the rise in regulated train fares for England’s mainline railway. From 2 March, Transport for London’s (TfL) daily caps will increase by 40p-70p, depending on what zones are travelled through. Labour mayor Sadiq
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Fourteen North Korean nationals have been accused of using false identities to get IT jobs with US companies and siphon money back to their communist country. The practice, if proven, is in violation of US sanctions against the restrictive nation. An indictment filed in a federal court in Missouri alleges that $88m (£70m) was generated
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Research published on November 14 via bioRxiv has indicated that ultrasonic sounds produced by drought-stressed plants may play a role in the egg-laying decisions of female moths. It has been suggested that these high-pitched noises, undetectable by humans, are evaluated by moths to avoid dehydrated plants when selecting suitable hosts for their caterpillars. The study
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