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Prisoner has his EAR cut off in Reservoir Dogs style attack as other inmates watch in high security UK jail
21/09/24 12:25
EXCLUSIVE: The shocking attack, which took place in high security British prison, was believed to be a planned hit by an established criminal.The victim was then lured to a secluded area in the prison for an arranged fight, when he was attacked with the prison shank. It evoked memories of the ear-chopping scene from Reservoir Dogs (inset)....read
Punishment for eco-protesters who were jailed for plot to bring M25 to a standstill in move that saw people miss funerals and cancer treatment was 'far too severe', Labour MP claims
11/08/24 23:31Dan Norris insisted the Just Stop Oil activists given record sentences last month were part of a 'principled peaceful protest' while acknowledging the group had angered motorists.
Fugitive father, 54, who 'kidnapped' his five-year-old daughter after taking her to Dubai has now breached 13 High Court orders to bring her home
01/08/24 19:26Philip Thomas, 54, took daughter Alice, five, on an agreed holiday to Florida but then flew her to Dubai where the pair have remained ever since, moving between hotels.
Brits convicted of breaking Covid rules should have 'clean slate'
19/06/24 06:40Sir Robert Buckland has demanded that the 29,383 people who were charged for breaking Covid rules should be granted amnesty as it was an 'exceptional time'.
Tens of thousands of Brits who were given criminal convictions for flouting Covid rules should have their 'slates wiped clean', says ex-justice secretary Sir Robert Buckland
19/06/24 00:10Sir Robert Buckland has demanded that the 29,383 people who were charged for breaking Covid rules should be granted amnesty as it was an 'exceptional time'.
Turncoat MP Natalie Elphicke 'lobbied Justice Secretary to pull strings to help her ex-husband over his sex assault trial'
11/05/24 18:19Natalie Elphicke, who defected to Labour this week, faces claims she complained to Sir Robert Buckland about the judge who presided over Charlie Elphicke's trial for sexually assaulting two women.
Politicians' families are being targeted in a 'dangerous' escalation of the threat to their safety amid war in Gaza
10/03/24 02:02Activists are targeting the parents of MPs in a 'dangerous' escalation of the threat to their safety amid the war in Gaza. Conservative MP Andrea Jenkyns revealed she had been threatened.
Fury over Mauritius law that threatens anyone calling the UK's Chagos Islands 'British' with up to 10 YEARS in prison as ministers are urged to withhold £3.3million in foreign aid to China ally
29/01/24 12:29The Indian Ocean state, which is allied to China, lays claim to the Chagos Islands, an archipelago that includes the major Anglo-American airbase on Diego Garcia.
MPs call for a 'full probe' into the sale of The Telegraph to a Gulf-backed fund
26/01/24 01:05A cross-party letter was organised by former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith and signed by ex-Cabinet ministers Sir Robert Buckland and Sir John Redwood.
Revealed: More than 365,000 hours of police time wasted each year because of EU rules forcing officers to remove personal details from files
21/01/24 03:00The Mail on Sunday understands that the body overseeing data rules - the ICO - has opposed a bid to exempt police from sharing 'unredacted' data with prosecutors.
Tory Right's fury as party moderates launch 'odd' bid to water down Rwanda flight law by keeping role for European judges and removing ability of ministers to decide if African nation is 'safe' for deportees
11/01/24 16:29An amendment to the law due to face its latest vote in the Commons next week seeks to retain a role for judges at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
Emergency measures to fast-track the exoneration of more than 700 Post Office staff could be announced TODAY as MPs move to clear the names of those affected by the 'appalling injustice' of the scandal
10/01/24 01:08Downing Street said senior judges had not raised any 'significant challenges' during talks with Justice Secretary Alex Chalk yesterday on measures to fast track the process of exonerating 700 victims.
Ministers vow to CLEAR convicted postmasters - with plans unveiled 'by the end of the week': New law to fast-track justice and compo for Horizon scandal victims after fury at TV drama... but shameless Vennells ignores huge petition and clings to her CBE
09/01/24 00:14Kevin Hollinrake told MPs the Government was urgently pursuing options to fast track a process which has so far seen just 93 of more than 700 postmasters able to clear their names in the courts.
AI poses a 'clear and present danger' to next year's election, Sir Robert Buckland warns
22/12/23 01:41While fake images and doctored audio have been around for years, concerns have been raised over how much quicker and easier it can be to create more convincing versions.
Succession's Brian Cox, 77, shares unfortunate reason why he will never appear on Strictly Come Dancing
19/12/23 10:53Emmy award-winning actor, Brian Cox, has shared the sad reason why he will never appear on Strictly Come Dancing .
Campaign to build a £1.5 million sculpture in tribute to Dame Vera Lynn wins the backing of senior MPs
10/12/23 21:30A campaign to fund a sculpture to honour Dame Vera Lynn at the National Arboretum in Staffordshire is being backed by MPs.
Contaminated blood scandal victims say Rishi Sunak 'should be ashamed' after PM was 'forced to do right thing' and compensate families quickly following humiliating Tory revolt
05/12/23 12:46The Haemophilia Society said Rishi Sunak 'should be ashamed' that it took political pressure and public opinion to force the UK Government 'to do the right thing'.
Ministers face Commons defeat on push to create immediate compensation scheme for infected blood scandal victims and their families
04/12/23 10:29At least 30 Conservative backbenchers are due to rebel against the Government and demand the establishment of a judge-led body to oversee a compensation scheme.
Parents could be charged with domestic abuse for not using their child's preferred pronoun under controversial guidelines
04/11/23 22:16The CPS faced claims it was 'losing the plot' over guidance that could also mean someone who refuses to fund a partner's transitioning process could be committing a serious offence
Tory MPs' fury as anti-monarchists plot a 'Spanish Armada' stunt on the Thames as the King performs his first state opening of Parliament
29/10/23 17:25Republic, the campaign group who want the monarchy abolished, are planning a demonstration during the King's first state opening of Parliament on 7 November.
Force Lucy Letby to face horrors of her crimes: Calls for baby killer nurse to be dragged into court to hear statements of victims' families - as murderer faces whole life order today and detectives fear she could have killed 30 more newborns
21/08/23 06:27Former justice secretary Robert Buckland called for the sentencing to be played into Letby's cell if she does not attend, regardless of her wishes.Parents of babies attacked by Lucy Letby demand 'cowardly' child killer is dragged to court for sentencing - as Government vows to FORCE nurse to attend if she refuses to face victims' families
20/08/23 21:34Lucy Letby (pictured), 33, is expected to refuse to appear in the dock when the judge imposes her punishment later today but the Government has today vowed to force the child killer to attend.
Former justice secretary Sir Robert Buckland calls for a public inquiry into the case of Andrew Malkinson who spent 17 years in jail for a rape he did not commit
16/08/23 23:50Sir Robert Buckland said the justice system could 'not command confidence' if it 'indulges or is complicit in miscarriages of justice' such as in the case of Andrew Malkinson
More than 100,000 Ukrainian refugees who escaped Putin's war face being forced out of Britain after their visas expire
03/08/23 14:13Tory MPs have said refugees from Ukraine should be urgently informed about what happens when their visas run out.
Robert Buckland scoops more than £40,000 for his 110-day stint as Welsh Secretary as Whitehall accounts reveal pay-offs for short-serving Tory ministers amid Westminster chaos
18/07/23 15:06The senior Tory was among a number of Conservative MPs to receive sizeable pay-offs following the chaotic churn of ministers under Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak.
PM under pressure to review treaty as tech boss Mike Lynch is extradited to America and faces 20 years in jail
13/05/23 21:46Rishi Sunak (pictured) was last night under mounting pressure to launch an urgent review into the 'unequal' extradition deal that has left a British tech tycoon facing 20 years in a US jail.
'Good riddance, we don't want you back': Probation hostel residents celebrate as paedophile Gary Glitter is sent back to jail for breaching his licence conditions - just 38 days after disgraced pop star was released from prison
13/03/23 18:32Glitter was spotted inside a bail hostel in Waterlooville, Hampshire, where he was 'asking how to avoid detection when web browsing' on a mobile phone while saying he is trying to find 'the Onion'.
Pop paedophile Gary Glitter risks jail recall after being photographed browsing mobile phone and 'discussing using the Dark Web'
12/03/23 21:01Robert Buckland KC spoke out after a video showed disgraced Gary Glitter, 78, in his secluded bail hostel, staring at a smartphone while saying he is trying to find 'the Onion'.
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson fires 'jocular' F-bomb at the US over Rishi Sunak's new Brexit deal on Northern Ireland
25/02/23 22:23The former Prime Minister swore last week while dismissing claims that Mr Sunak had to revise the post-Brexit Protocol arrangements to win favour with pro-Irish US President Joe Biden.
Dominic Raab tried to get Cabinet rival fired after disagreement over human rights, source says
07/02/23 00:45The Deputy Prime Minister was claimed to have been enraged by an article Sir Robert Buckland, a former justice secretary, wrote in summer last year criticising Mr Raab's plans for a British Bill of Rights.
Rishi's daft to ditch childcare reform. We need mums in work, writes JENNI MURRAY
04/01/23 22:05Jenni Murray is not happy that Rishi Sunak plans to cut free childcare support. The average cost of a full-time place in nursery is £14,248 a year.
Will Liz Truss cave in to pressure from her Cabinet and perform another U-turn over the benefits rate?
10/10/22 00:53The PM faces a showdown at this week's Cabinet meeting over her plan to save billions from the welfare bill by increasing benefits in line with the increase in earnings, not the larger inflation rate.
Boris joins MPs swearing allegiance to King Charles in the Commons - with one Cabinet minister taking the oath in Welsh - as Speaker warns anti-monarchists they will be caught on camera if they cross their fingers
21/09/22 12:34The former prime minster this morning queued up to take an oath to the new monarch as the House of Commons sat for the first time since Her Majesty's state funeral.
Ministerial aide QUITS and senior backbencher submits no confidence letter as Tory MPs warn Boris is not out of Partygate danger yet - as poll shows Labour have NINE-POINT lead
27/05/22 12:01Paul Holmes quit his Home Office role as he lashed out at the 'distasteful' culture in Number 10 that Sue Gray's report uncovered.
Boris Johnson 'sickened' by serial killer Levi Bellfield's request to get married behind bars as Number 10 hints it could BLOCK anymore evil criminals from having prison weddings
12/05/22 12:17The serial killer applied for permission to marry a woman while he is serving two whole life orders for murdering Marsha McDonnell, Amelie Delagrange and Milly Dowler.
Serial killer Levi Bellfield is ENGAGED and plans to marry the woman at HMP Frankland - after he got down on one knee and proposed in front of stunned prison staff
12/05/22 00:31Serial killer Levi Bellfield, 53, is engaged to a female visitor and has requested a prison wedding at HMP Frankland, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed, despite serving two whole life orders for murders.
Dominic Raab regards himself as a spicy 'Vindaloo’ politician compared to the bland ‘korma’ of predecessor Robert Buckland, insiders claim
21/11/21 00:04Justice Secretary Dominic Raab, pictured right, regards himself as a spicy 'Vindaloo' politician compared to the bland 'korma' represented by his predecessor Robert Buckland, pictured left.
'Police bashing' and resignation of high-ranking officers will not restore trust in the police in wake of Sarah Everard murder, ex Justice Secretary Robert Buckland says
03/10/21 10:34Former Justice Secretary Robert Buckland has said the public's trust in police must be regained after the murder of Sarah Everard - but it will not be achieved through 'police-bashing' or high-level resignations.
Finally, farewell to gaffe-prone Gav: Parents and teachers celebrate as Education Secretary Gavin 'Private Pike' Williamson is sacked in brutal Cabinet reshuffle after facing repeated calls to go for overseeing Covid schools chaos
15/09/21 15:26His tenure featured a number of gaffes including the school exams debacle, and confusing Premier League footballer Marcus Rashford with England rugby international Maro Itoje.
Speaker tells Commons he's ordered a review of security in Parliament as MPs question whether CCTV was put into Matt Hancock's office 'covertly'
28/06/21 16:29Sir Lindsay Hoyle has ordered a review of parliamentary security amid growing concerns among MPs in the wake of Matt Hancock's resignation following the leaking of CCTV footage.
Labour accuses Boris Johnson of trying to 'rewrite history' as he tries to claim he FIRED Matt Hancock: PM suggests he sacked Health Secretary as soon as he saw story of his affair (before Downing Street admits he actually resigned)
28/06/21 12:04Hours after CCTV footage of the clinch emerged the Prime Minister's spokesman said Mr Johnson considered the 'matter closed' and had 'full confidence' in Mr Hancock.Minister insists Matt Hancock 'worked for 16 months without a break' as he is accused of 'sh**ging on the taxpayer' by taking Gina Coladangelo to Oxford G7 health ministers' summit after office kiss as Labour MP reports him to POLICE
28/06/21 09:50Justice Minister Robert Buckland also defended Boris Johnson for not sacking him immediately and said that Mr Hancock finally quit having realised that his 'credibility' was shot.
Ministers demand an 'urgent sweep of all high-level government offices' to see if they're being filmed as MI5 'will discuss the leak of Matt Hancock CCTV footage with the Cabinet Office'
28/06/21 08:13Justice Secretary Robert Buckland said this morning that departmental offices must be a 'safe space' where ministers and officials can discuss sensitive material away from prying eyes.
My despair at plan to free double killer: Justice Secretary Robert Buckland slams move to release child murderer Colin Pitchfork and pledges to ask Parole Board to reconsider its decision
27/06/21 23:03In a rare intervention from a Cabinet minister, Robert Buckland said he shared readers' fury and understood why the Parole Board's decision to order Pitchfork's release had 'rocked public confidence'.
Ministers insist Boris Johnson DID have 'up to date' Covid data before delaying Freedom Day despite claims Matt Hancock 'sat on' evidence vaccines work against Indian variant
20/06/21 16:17Justice Secretary Robert Buckland dismissed the claims as 'wrong' as he said the controversial postponement to July 19 was made on the basis of 'all the relevant data'.
MPs fear John Bercow could be handed safe Commons seat as ex-Speaker declares he is joining Labour and attacks PM's 'nodding acquaintance with the truth' - after Tories blocked his peerage
20/06/21 08:18Former Speaker John Bercow declared his allegiance as he accused the PM of having only a 'nodding acquaintance with the truth'.
Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland steps in to 'challenge' release of child murderer Colin Pitchfork from prison amid fury from victim's families
20/06/21 07:16Mr Buckland is said to be 'minded' to question the ruling of the Parole Board after it ruled Pitchfork, 61, should be freed after 33 years behind bars for killing and raping two 15-year-old girls in the 1980s.
'Deeply ashamed' ministers apologise for convicting just 1,439 rapists out of 128,000 rapes committed in the UK in a year and 43,187 that were reported to police
17/06/21 21:31Justice Secretary Robert Buckland and Home Secretary Priti Patel set out a blueprint which will see new targets introduced for the criminal justice system across England and Wales.
'Unsafe' child secure unit is shut down: Detention centre for young people gets closed over safety concerns after Ofsted branded life for inmates 'bleak'
17/06/21 00:40Justice Secretary Robert Buckland ordered all 33 child offenders to be moved out of Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre 'with immediate effect'. It is run by private operator MTC.
Justice Secretary Robert Buckland's leads Stonewall 'exodus': MoJ will withdraw from LGBT group's 'dubious' diversity training scheme... with other departments expected to follow
06/06/21 08:44Robert Buckland is preparing to withdraw the MoJ from Stonewall's 'diversity champions' programme, which includes guidance on the use of pronouns and gender-neutral spaces.
NAZIR AFZAL: There HAS to be a criminal inquiry into the BBC's Princess Diana interview
23/05/21 22:29NAZIR AFZAL: There has to be a criminal investigation into how Martin Bashir obtained his interview with Princess Diana and the apparent BBC cover-up that followed.
'I can't get a word in edgeways!' Justice Secretary Robert Buckland storms off GMB interview after grilling over government's amber list rules
21/05/21 14:04The Cabinet Minister abruptly ended the interview with GMB hosts Ranvir Singh and Kate Garraway live on air this morning after claiming he could not 'get a word in edgeways'.
Got a sniffle? Wear a mask at work! Justice Secretary Robert Buckland says Britons should stick with face coverings in daily life even after Covid threat fades
21/05/21 07:39Justice Secretary Robert Buckland said using a face covering will still be the 'right thing to do' when people have a 'runny nose'.
Revealed: Rape victims will have their phones returned by police within 24 hours as part of new Government drive to increase convictions for sex attacks
16/05/21 00:26The Government proposals will standardise the return of devices to victims within 24 hours. The aim is to cut the number of complainants dropping out of investigations before trial.
Boris Johnson promises 'ruthless' crackdown on scourge of gangs stealing dogs after huge rise in thefts during pandemic
01/05/21 21:56Demand for dogs during the pandemic triggered a massive rise in thefts, with some breeds fetching up to £4,000 each - four times pre-Covid prices.
Ban on buying pets with cash will help to curb the surge in dognapping, task force says
15/04/21 00:08Justice Secretary Robert Buckland wants to make it harder for thieves to trade stolen animals and has instructed officials to draw up new legislation.
Drugs boss is let out of jail to marry his sweetheart seven months into six-year sentence for trafficking £120,000 of cocaine after he claimed 'right to marry' under human rights laws
08/04/21 23:31Benjamin Connor, 27, claimed he had a 'right to marry' Adele Hunter, 26, in Goole Register Office under human rights laws. Justice Minister Robert Buckland 'absolutely furious' at the move.
Pressure builds on Priti Patel to order new probe into 'VIP paedophile ring' fiasco as justice secretary says 'very important questions' need to be answered
10/03/21 01:06Priti Patel yesterday came under pressure from a Cabinet colleague to order an independent inquiry into alleged misconduct and criminality in Scotland Yard's disastrous VIP child sex abuse probe.
Fury as hereditary Tory peer Lord Bethell says nurses are already 'well paid for the job' compared to other people who have had an 'extremely tough time' during the pandemic, amid anger at 1% pay offer for medics
09/03/21 10:38The health minister, one of the few remaining hereditary peers, said that many people had had 'an extremely tough time' during the pandemic and lacked the job security of an NHS post.
Retirement age for judges will be raised to 75 so more can stay on the bench to help plug staffing hole amid recruitment crisis in the judiciary
08/03/21 01:38The Ministry of Justice is set to raise the mandatory retirement age for judges in England and Wales to 75 to help combat recruitment issues and mounting legal backlogs.
Teenage killers could face twice as long behind bars under new 'Ellie's Law' crackdown set to be unveiled next week which would raise minimum sentence for worst crimes to 27 years
07/03/21 09:38The Justice Secretary is set to unveil sentencing changes this week which would see teens face up to 27 years in prison for most serious murders such as those involving sadism or sexual misconduct.
Care homes can refuse to hire staff or renew contracts of workers who won't accept the vaccine, Justice Secretary confirms
26/02/21 15:36Robert Buckland MP said the Government would not enforce a 'no jab, no job' policy on UK care home workers, but added it would not prevent employers blocking future contracts.
Justice Secretary Robert Buckland hails the Queen for using her 'immense power' in passionate plea to boost Covid vaccine take-up after monarch suggested Brits who refuse it are selfish
26/02/21 12:40During a round of interviews this morning, Mr Buckland described the 'altruistic act' as 'hugely important' in Britain's Covid fight. He told LBC: 'I think anything the Queen says has immense power.'
UK is set for SIXTY Nightingale courts: £113m boost to upgrade hotels and event spaces to tackle nearly 500,000 unheard cases - as walls at Manchester Crown Court will be knocked to create space for large gang trials
17/02/21 00:01Today's announcement by Justice Secretary Robert Buckland (pictured) will see the total number of emergency courtrooms in the UK expanded to 60 by the end of March as part of a £113million investment.
Deportation lawyers 'are taking us for a ride': Justice Secretary warns over abuse of asylum laws after celebrity-backed bid to block Jamaica flight returning Caribbean criminals
14/02/21 23:36Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland accused lawyers of 'taking the public for a ride' with legal challenges over immigration and asylum laws.
Intent to share revenge porn is now a crime: Domestic abusers who threaten to expose naked snaps or sex tapes of partners 'will become criminals' after Olivia Colman fought for law change
09/02/21 20:56Ministers are expected to back a change in the law which would make the threat of sharing explicit imagery of a partner an offence. It comes after abuse charity Refuge launched a campaign.
British PM Boris Johnson slams disgraceful scenes' from Trump mob at US Capitol and demands 'peaceful and orderly transfer of power'
06/01/21 20:56Boris Johnson said: 'The United States stands for democracy around the world and it is now vital that there should be a peaceful and orderly transfer of power.'
Inspectors slam 'bleak regime' at privately-run children's jail where prisoners as young as 15 are locked in their bedrooms and only allowed out for 30 minutes a day for 14 days
18/12/20 18:54Regulators have issued a rare urgent notification to the Justice Secretary, Robert Buckland, over the 'continued poor care and leadership' at Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre in Rugby, Warwickshire.
Ex-Court of Appeal judge Sir Peter Gross will lead an independent review of the Human Rights Act
07/12/20 16:06Sir Peter Gross and his panel of experts will look at the legislation to see if it needs to be updated after more than two decades on the statute book.
Thug, 29, jailed for killing father-of-three Garry Newlove who was kicked to death outside his home CAN be released from prison as parole board dismisses bid to keep him behind bars
06/11/20 16:36Jordan Cunliffe, 28, was jailed for 12 years after he attacked Garry Newlove, 47, with two other boys in Warrington, Cheshire. The Parole Board was unable to give an exact date for Cunliffe's release.
Justice Secretary Robert Buckland blames the PUBLIC for second lockdown - insisting it is because 'people fail to self-isolate when they are told to' - as Steve Baker warns there will be 80 Tory rebels if Boris Johnson tries to extend the shutdown
05/11/20 11:39Robert Buckland today blamed the new coronavirus lockdown on people failing to self-isolate when they have been told to as Tory MPs signalled they will not back national restrictions again.
Fatcat lawyers are getting £142,000-a-year pay rises while taxpayers pick up bill for furloughed workers and junior staff get laid off
16/10/20 23:25Firms have been warned they risk creating the 'law's biggest embarrassment' unless they hand back furlough cash. Justice minister Shailesh Vara praised firms that are self-funding furlough schemes.
Parole Board hearings may be opened to crime victims under planned review of the way it operates
16/10/20 02:04Massive reforms of the way the Parole Board operates will see hearings opened to victims for the first time after criticism of its handling of the case of black cab rapist John Worboys.
'Shame on Twitter': David Lammy's fury after race-hate police probe into Tweet saying he would 'hang from a lamppost' is dropped because of lack of cooperation from social media giant
07/10/20 20:58Labour MP David Lammy has voiced his fury at Twitter after it refused to help Metropolitan Police investigate a threatening message he received on the website in August.
Boris caves in to Tory Brexit rebels: Prime Minister strikes compromise deal with backbenchers over plan to tear up parts of the Brexit divorce deal that would breach international law
16/09/20 15:09No10 has agreed to amend the Internal Market Act to give the Commons an effective power of veto to see off a potential defeat when it is next put to a vote on Tuesday.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says chances of trade deal with UK are 'fading every day' as Michel Barnier accuses Boris Johnson of tearing up Brexit divorce deal to distract from England's coronavirus chaos
16/09/20 08:57Ursula von der Leyen today warned hopes of agreeing a trade deal are fading with every passing day as tensions remain high over Boris Johnson's plans to tear up parts of the Brexit divorce deal.
Childkillers may NEVER be released under tough new sentencing reforms that will also extend sentences for violent and sex offenders
16/09/20 06:35Under plans unveiled by Justice Secretary Robert Buckland today some of the UK's worst criminals, including young terrorists, rapists and other violent offenders will face extended sentences.
No more short sharp shocks: Criminals face tough new 'house arrest' orders and curfews in place of short sentences in shake-up of justice system
15/09/20 23:00House arrest could replace short prison sentences for low- level offenders. Ministers believe that offenders wearing electronic tags while being under home curfew, will make rehabilitation easier
Michel Barnier and UK negotiator Lord Frost get into amazing Twitter row over post-Brexit food exports as Justice Secretary Robert Buckland says he WILL resign if UK breaks international law 'in unacceptable way'
13/09/20 09:07An extraordinary row erupted between Michel Barnier and David Frost today over claims the EU could block UK food exports to Northern Ireland.
'It never leaves you': Lorraine Kelly details her struggle with suffering a miscarriage in candid post
08/09/20 16:59The TV presenter, 60, took to Twitter on Tuesday to respond to a post by First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, who shared the story of husband and wife Humza Yousaf and Nadia El-Nakla and their loss.
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Nepo baby Apple Martin dresses as David Bowie in a skintight gold bodysuit for Halloween after her live singing performance was panned
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Anthony Hopkins, 87, admits he believed alcoholism would 'kill' him as he laments walking out on his first wife and estranged baby daughter
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Nicole Scherzinger settles with Pussycat Dolls founder after failed tour
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Strictly's Amy Dowden reveals she's undergoing a second mastectomy this week amid breast cancer battle
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Denise Richards, 54, dresses up as a flirty Tinkerbell proving she is single and ready to mingle after ugly split
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Pregnancy-safe skincare, finally simplified: Meet the brand designed for every stage of motherhood
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Josie Gibson showcases her jaw-dropping weight loss in skintight catsuit for Halloween - after shedding 5st by 'moving more, eating less and educating herself'
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George Clooney gives rare insight into life with wife Amal and their twins - as he details his relationship with his kids, lauds his 'beautiful' family and brands himself 'very lucky'
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Gemma Collins, 44, 'plans to relocate to Dubai and leave Essex behind' as she brands UAE the 'perfect place' to start a family
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Morgan Freeman, 88, sparks concern among fans with 'frail' and 'confused' appearance on Jennifer Hudson Show
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Country or coast? New property prize draw could see YOU win a historic dream home worth £2.5million or a Cornwall dream home
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Reese Witherspoon reveals how Jennifer Aniston stays friends with exes and 'refuses to burn bridges' - as her best pal goes public with new boyfriend Jim Curtis
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Robin Hood viewers 'already hooked' as Sean Bean drama debuts with blood-soaked premiere - raving 'what an amazing start!'
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Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker celebrate son Rocky 13's second birthday at Disneyland
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Gigi Hadid makes rare sighting with dad Mohamed, 76, and his much-younger girlfriend, 41, in LA
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Kendall Jenner turns 30! The supermodel's mom Kris marks the milestone with sizzling tribute
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Rachel Stevens' ex Brendyn Hatfield breaks his silence on split and says he's focusing on 'healing' - after she alluded to 'gaslighting' and 'unkindness'
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Katy Perry sizzles in sexy costumes on stage in Italy as she breaks cover after ex Diplo's claims that he dated both the singer AND her new beau Justin Trudeau
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Crop-top wearing Lily Allen enjoys another night out after sending secret messages to ex David Harbour with THAT hilarious Halloween outfit
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Kim Kardashian mourns death of childhood 'lifer' friend at age 44 with heartbreaking post
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Sacked Hollyoaks star Sarah Jayne Dunn enjoys a bumper payday as she rakes in more than £1.5 million from her racy OnlyFans career
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Producer who turned Top Gear into global success launches blistering attack on BBC for 'trying to f*** over' original hosts
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Dane Bowers posts gushing tribute to his Laura Anderson lookalike girlfriend Nicole as the pair celebrate their first anniversary
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Tulisa sets pulses racing as she slips into a sexy leather cat costume for Halloween after finding love with billionaire cannabis mogul
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EXCLUSIVEAmerican Pie vet Tara Reid, 49, SPLITS from boyfriend, 43, after 6 years together
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Comedian Jason Manford criticises 'entitled' villagers in wealthy Cheshire Golden Triangle for objecting to plans for riding school for deprived children
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Prue Leith, 85, reveals she tried weight-loss jabs but 'didn't shed an ounce'... despite losing her appetite and suffering depleting energy levels
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EXCLUSIVEBianca Censori turns heads as she touches down in Melbourne, Australia, wearing only underwear and gold tights - but husband Kanye West is nowhere in sight
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Justin Trudeau's rapper son sounds worse than ever in latest music video despite father's burgeoning romance with Katy Perry
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When is Celebrity Traitors back on? BBC schedule shake-up explained ahead of nail-biting finale as weekly episodes halved
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Keira Knightley reveals unlikely reason she has NEVER watched herself in Pirates of the Caribbean - as co-star Orlando Bloom calls for a new movie
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Sydney Sweeney faces fresh humiliation as fans dredge up film clips to mock her 'atrocious' performances
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Iris Law displays her toned torso in skimpy bikini bottoms and a sheer beach top as she soaks up the sun before celebrating her 25th birthday
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I was on the platform when the Huntingdon train attacked by knifeman arrived - what I saw left me sleepless and so sickened I still can't eat
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Jessie Wallace posts rare snap of lookalike daughter Tallulah on her 21st birthday as EastEnders co-stars rush to share their congratulations
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Meghan is mocked for her new Christmas recipe... boiled water! Duchess baffles fans by preparing 'mulled' drink - missing some very key ingredients
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Antiques Roadshow expert fizzes with excitement as 'pulse-racing' Picasso artwork makes show history - and fetches eye-watering valuation
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Sir Gareth Southgate comes under fire as ex-England manager says row over flying St George's flag risks wrecking national 'unity'
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Tess Daly's fans call for her lookalike daughter Phoebe to replace her on Strictly Come Dancing as they pose together during filming
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Good Morning Britain fans slam 'rude' Andi Peters for 'trying to embarrass elderly couple' during 'painful' competition phone-in
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EXCLUSIVEWe're celebrities, get us out of here! Ant McPartlin and wife move out of £6m home after losing battle to fell trees when angry neighbours objected
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Prince William puts Andrew drama to one side as he arrives in Rio de Janeiro for his prestigious Earthshot Prize
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Jennifer Lawrence reveals she suffered 'really bad' postpartum anxiety following the birth of her second child - after admitting discussing motherhood is 'scary'
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Clair Norris 'to make epic soap return in more glam role' just months after EastEnders axe as Bernie Taylor
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Jennifer Aniston finally goes Instagram official with love guru boyfriend Jim Curtis
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Britney Spears DELETES Instagram after series of 'bizarre' posts amid clash with ex-husband Kevin Federline
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Amber Davies breaks down in tears as BBC brings back 'missing' part of Strictly Come Dancing after weeks of fan complaints
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Excruciating moment MAFS UK star Steven is exposed by wife Nelly's friend for secretly using dating app - and she fumes 'this marriage is well and truly OVER!'
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Sir Rod Stewart, 80, makes a rare outing with his model son Alastair Wallace, 19, as they watch his beloved Celtic play Rangers in Glasgow
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JAN MOIR: Paddington blinks his little button eyes and the packed West End crowd claps, cheers and roars its approval
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Ellie Goldstein is the latest celebrity to be sent packing from Strictly Come Dancing as EastEnders' Balvinder Sopal survives her THIRD dance-off
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EXCLUSIVEWilliam and Kate throw party for builders and staff who helped them leave 'cursed' cottage early
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Hollywood comedian leaves Sunday Brunch hosts scrambling to apologise after VERY rude jibe in middle of live broadcast
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Lily Allen reveals what was underneath THAT 'Madeline' Halloween costume in sizzling snaps after her ex husband David Harbour broke his silence
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Deborra-Lee Furness' bold move after split from Hugh Jackman - and why the actor is not happy about about
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BBC bosses 'are fast-tracking Claudia Winkleman's new celebrity talk show' after quitting Strictly Come Dancing
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Meghan Markle 'wants to become a billionaire', says royal expert, after Duchess was seen cosying up to the brains behind Kardashian brands
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Ariana Grande enjoys sweet embrace with co-star Ben Stiller as she shares Focker In-Law behind-the-scenes snaps
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Inside Prince Charles and Princess Diana's miserable trip to Seoul that earned them the nickname 'The Glums'
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Holly Willoughby has an 'absolute blast' on a free family holiday to Universal Studios in Orlando as she shares a glimpse into her jam-packed trip
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Sydney Sweeney SCREAMS at ex-fiancé after sneaking into his car for late-night rendezvous
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Harrison Ford torches Trump over climate policy despite owning and flying private jet
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Wills, the cover star! Prince of Wales says he 'thinks constantly about the world his children will inherit' just days after his shamed uncle Andrew was stripped of his title
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Jack Osbourne 'signs up for new series of I'm A Celebrity months after the death of rocker father Ozzy'
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Christine McGuinness turns up the heat in a strappy LBD and sleek wig as she shares her 'dark side' with fans for 'horror in Hollywood' Halloween look
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Bella Hadid privately celebrates her 29th birthday with BFF Hailey Bieber amid health woes
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Jacob Elordi enjoys date night with mystery woman who looks just like ex Olivia Jade
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Diplo makes wild claim he dated both Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau
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Eva Longoria insists she doesn't regret her failed marriages or experiences of hardship at the start of her career because she 'loves her struggle'
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Kanye West's wife Bianca Censori breaks Instagram silence after six months - and she's coming for SKIMS
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Louise Thompson shares two photos a year apart as she celebrates having no emergency surgeries for 12 months after near-fatal labour
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Reese Witherspoon opens up on battling postnatal depression in secret after giving birth to her first child at 23
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Hilary Swank tugs at the heartstrings as she reflects on 'how far' she has come since growing up in a trailer park
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I won't ever forget what I saw at Andy Cohen's party. He may admit he's hooking up with guys on every dating app... but this is the truth about men like him: KENNEDY
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Gabby Allen shows off her figure in a plunging black corset and fishnet suspenders as she transforms into a sexy raven for Halloween
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Alan Carr claims he is 'the most hated man in the UK' and flees to the US ahead of the Celebrity Traitors finale
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Strictly's Craig Revel Horwood shows off his incredible home complete with a pool as he continues huge renovation of £1.8m Northampton mansion
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Law & Order star becomes real-life hero as he thwarts abduction of 'intoxicated' teen by man she rejected
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Nina Dobrev mocks her own broken engagement to Shaun White with eyebrow-raising Halloween costume
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Olivia Bowen's fans admit they couldn't get through new episode of her Parenthood reality show without crying as 'brave' star shares traumatic birth scenes
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Whitney Houston fans slam Winnie Harlow for 'turning her pain into a Halloween costume'
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Aussies left furious after Oasis brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher mock the Australian accent during Melbourne concert
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The truth about life in Britain's girlbands: All Saints, Atomic Kitten and Eternal stars reveal tales of fat camp stints, and being forced to have abortions
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Prince William and Princess Kate say they are thinking of the Huntingdon victims after Saturday night's 'horrific events'
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This is exactly how to get Claudia Winkleman's Traitors wardrobe including the £28 Sainsbury's skirt that could easily be mistaken for her Prada one
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Prince William says he is looking forward to visiting Brazil as he jets in for The Earthshot Prize - just days after Rio de Janeiro drug raids left more than 130 dead
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Period drama dubbed 'the BBC's best kept secret' and 'top of its genre' is now free to stream on iPlayer - as fans rave 'how have I not heard of this before?!'
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Liz McClarnon, 44, gives birth: Atomic Kitten star welcomes her first child with husband Peter after a 'early and scary' labour and years of 'painful IVF'
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David Harbour breaks his silence on Lily Allen divorce and his 'pain, slip-ups and mistakes' as he insists 'there are people I want to love and be good to' in the future
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Stephanie Davis fears she 'won't wake up from surgery' ahead of her breast implants removal and says she wishes she'd 'never of had them done'
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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Game of Wool: Britain's Best Knitter: Stylish Tom Daley is the perfect host for the Great British Knit Off
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Dua Lipa looks stylish in a snake print coat as she links arms with fiancé Callum Turner during a date night in New York City
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Sydney Sweeney struts out on stage at major NASCAR race just hours after screaming at her ex-fiancé in LA
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F1 star Charles Leclerc announces engagement to model Alexandra Saint Mleux as she flaunts VERY pricey ring
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Tess Daly gushes over 21 years of memories with lookalike daughter Phoebe at the Strictly studios as she shares sweet snap
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David Harbour reveals the advice he has given his young Stranger Things co-stars as Millie Bobby Brown's harassment and bullying claim emerges
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SNL takes a swipe at Andrew losing his Prince title as he becomes laughing stock across the pond
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Sarah Paulson details the mortifying moment she 'spit a chip' into Kim Kardashian's eye
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Shaughna Phillips gives birth! Love Island star welcomes her second child with boyfriend Billy Webb following his release from prison
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Jessica Simpson shares raw confession as she marks 8 years sober: 'Alcohol blocked my dreams'
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EXCLUSIVEShe was a pinup who acted with Scarlett Johansson and was on Baywatch... can you guess who she is?
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Brookside's most UNHINGED storylines as soap returns with blood-soaked Hollyoaks crossover - including incest romp that sparked mass complaints
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Lewis Cope reveals what his girlfriend REALLY thinks of his Strictly partner Katya Jones as pair scoop perfect score for BBC show's 'best ever dance'
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EXCLUSIVEKimberley Walsh, 43, reveals the body part she once hated as she shares the exercises that helped her feel good in her skin after having three children
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Lily Allen looks downcast while partying in LA as her ex husband David Harbour breaks his silence on his 'pain, slip-ups and mistakes'
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Lilibet the California cool Princess! America-born royal breaks the stuffy regal mould as she runs around in bare feet in her favourite pink leggings
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Demi Moore, Paris Hilton, Kristen Wiig and Dixie D'Amelio all opt for racy 'naked' dresses as they pose at the 2025 LACMA Art and Film Gala
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Business as usual for Charles! King powers through Andrew scandal for church at Sandringham - but he and Queen take time to send 'deepest sympathy' to Huntingdon victims
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Jennifer Lawrence reunites with Robert Pattinson after confessing she once fed him out of the garbage
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EXCLUSIVEElliott Wright reveals why he's really selling his €7.5m Spanish restaurant loved by celebs following arson attack and tragic death
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Chris Hughes's sports star ex-girlfriend Annabel Dimmock welcomes first child with her multi-millionaire partner Alfie Best Jr
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David Harbour says he 'fell in love' with 'extraordinary creature' Winona Ryder on the set of Stranger Things
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Sarah Ferguson's strange habit revealed as former Duchess told Ruby Wax she's a 'practical person' in bizarre 1996 interview