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AMANDA PLATELL: Our royals have never been so crucial to us - nor Harry and Meghan so irrelevant

AMANDA PLATELL: Can it be only a few months ago that the Monarchy was facing down Megxit, in what appeared to be one of its worst existential crises since the abdication?




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Coronavirus UK: Prince Harry talks to parents of disabled

The Duke of Sussex spoke to British families from his lockdown bolthole in Los Angeles, where he is living with wife Meghan and their 11-month-old son Archie.




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Prince Harry thanks NHS workers and volunteers in the fight against coronavirus

In an interview with the Declassifed podcast, the 35-year-old said the amount of volunteers rushing to help in the national effort was 'wonderfully British'.




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Row as Prince Harry claims UK's coronavirus crisis is 'better than we are led to believe'

In an interview with the Declassifed podcast, Prince Harry said that things here are 'better than we are led to believe through ­certain corners of the media'.




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Editors accuse Prince Harry and Meghan Markle of censorship

In a letter sent to newspaper editors on Sunday night, Prince Harry and Meghan state they will no longer respond to enquiries from British tabloids as they adopt a 'zero engagement' policy.




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Police hunt Prince Harry lookalike after serious assault in Glasgow left man, 23, in hospital 

Officers in Scotland today released CCTV images of two men they would like to speak to following the assault in Glasgow at around 12.20am on Sunday, February 23.




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SARAH VINE: Dear Meghan and Harry, don't worry about us... because we're not worried about you 

SARAH VINE: First of all: how are you both? I know no one ever asks, so I thought it best just to check. After all, it must be so hard for you, stuck in Los Angeles in rented accommodation.




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Author is accused of racism over comments about Meghan Markle

Emily Giffin, 48, the author of the 2005 international bestseller Something Borrowed, made the comments on her Instagram account on Wednesday.




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NASSER HUSSAIN: Mark Wood lifts the mood in the England side... just like Darren Gough used to do

NASSER HUSSAIN: The England dressing room did not exactly need lifting anyway but if anything could lift any team it has been Mark Wood's performance here.




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Eoin Morgan's in it for long run as England captain refuses to rule out 2023 World Cup appearance

Eoin Morgan leads out his England team as world champions for the first time on Tuesday refusing to discount fronting their title defence in India in 2023.




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David Willey on the agony of being ditched from England's victorious Cricket World Cup-winning squad

INTERVIEW BY MIKE KEEGAN: David Willey was not surprised when the phone rang. On the other end of the line, Ed Smith, national selector, delivered the grim yet inevitable news.




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NASSER HUSSAIN: I'm backing England to come out on top if rain stays away

NASSER HUSSAIN - VERDICT: The first thing England's women should do ahead of Thursday's Twenty20 World Cup semi-final against India is do whatever the opposite is of a rain dance.




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MARTIN SAMUEL COLUMN: Juventus chief Andrea Agnelli is a self-serving, protectionist snake

CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Andrea Agnelli has lucked out by birth into control of Juventus. And from this position of enormous good fortune, he wants to destroy the greatest club competition in the world.




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England cricket ban autographs and selfies with fans to stay away due to coronavirus in Sri Lanka

PAUL NEWMAN IN COLOMBO: England have banned autographs and selfies on their Sri Lankan tour and have asked supportersto keep their distance due to coronavirus.




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England consider calling off tour of Sri Lanka amid coronavirus threat

England are considering calling off their tour of Sri Lanka before an anticipated 3,000 supporters leave home to head to Galle for the first Test.




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Grand National and The Boat Race both CANCELLED, Football suspended, and the Olympics are in doubt

The spread of coronavirus has brought the world of sport to its knees after multiple multi-million pound tournaments were postponed or cancelled as the death toll continues to rise.




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Jofra Archer condemns racist abuse after England bowler received shocking social media messages

The 24-year-old, who helped England win the 2019 World Cup, screenshot racist messages from an individual and posted them on his Instagram story on Monday evening.




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Jack Leach, who suffers from Crohn's disease, reveals coronavirus fear

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The young and the fit are supposed to be better placed to deal with the coronavirus but Jack Leach, who suffers from Crohn's disease, is taking no chances.




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How to pause Sky Sports subscription for FREE amid coronavirus outbreak

Sky Sports have announced to their customers that they can temporarily suspend their subscriptions as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Find out the easiest way to pause right here.




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Football stars reflect on their best sporting memories during coronavirus lockdown

Football stars and supporters have been challenging each other to post their favourite pictures on social media during the unexpected break in the season.




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England cricket stars to give up £500k in wages during coronavirus pandemic

England's top cricketers joined the rush of sports stars doing their bit to fight the coronavirus crisis when they pledged £500,000 to the ECB and 'good causes'. 




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England's cricket stars set to miss out on £4MILLION as IPL is suspended due to coronavirus

With the Indian government extending the national lockdown until May 3, tournament organisers have informed the eight franchises that there is now no date in place for the 13th edition.




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How sports around the world are making plans to resume following the coronavirus shutdown    

Sport in all corners of the world has ground to a halt as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. But some teams and players are returning to training and plans are being drawn up to get going again.




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Footballers continue to show generosity... 10 things we learned in week 4 of coronavirus lockdown

During the sporting lockdown, replays, throwbacks and charity auctions have taken on unprecedented importance as fans look to fill the void left by live action. 




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John Terry, Justin Rose, Ben Stokes and Stuart Broad sign up to an all-star FIFA 20 tournament

The NHS Charities Together Cup has been organised to raise money to fight against the outbreak of the coronavirus, with the eight teams named after figures in Greek mythology.




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Money launderer bought house with cash he claimed came from winning the Pakistan lottery 123 times 

Kashaf Ali Khan later admitted money laundering by using criminal money to buy the house in his father's name in Solihull. He's now sold the property to pay off the confiscation order.




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£95million boost to Britain's historic high streets: Vacant buildings will now be used

The move follows a study showing chain stores are closing outlets at a record rate of 16 a day, ripping the heart out of communities and creating ghost towns.




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National Lottery winner conned his way to £2.5million on fake ticket using Camelot insider

Edward Putman, (pictured filming members of the press outside court today) 54, of Hertfordshire, claimed the jackpot on 28 August 2009 - just 10 days before his ticket from 11 March was due to expire.




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Builder accused of conning the National Lottery said he found his 'winning ticket' under van seat

Edward Putman, 54, of Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, is accused of working with an insider to con the lottery operator Camelot into handing over an unclaimed jackpot.




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Euromillions £105million winner Steve Thomson to give business partner

Neil Peet, 50, has been good friends with lottery winner Steve Thomson for years and was one of many at a boozy party he threw to celebrate at home in West Sussex.




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Cyber criminal, 29, faces jail for using hacking program

Anwar Batson, 29, of Notting Hill, West London, used a hacking program called 'Sentry MBA' while carrying out the offences. He admitted four charges at Southwark Crown Court today.




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Computer fraudster who hacked into National Lottery user's account is jailed for nine months 

Anwar Batson has been jailed for nine months after pleading guilty to four offences under the Computer Misuse Act, at Southwark Crown Court today. He used 'Sentry MBA' programme.




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Leicester mother 'had no idea her husband stole £1.25million from National Lottery and Yopa

Sofina Sarwar, 34, of Leicester, denies knowing anything about the money Haroon Cassim, 36, took from Camelot and Yopa Property while he worked for both firms between 2010 and 2018.




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Criminal who claimed £4m Lottery scratchcard jackpot win is interviewed on suspicion of fraud

Father-of-two Mark Goodram, 36, from Bolton, claims to have bought the winning scratchcard from a Waitrose supermarket in Clapham, south London, in April last year.




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The National Lottery will divert £300m to support Britain's most vulnerable amid coronavirus crisis

The National Lottery is set to join the fight against coronavirus by distributing up to £300million in funds to support the most vulnerable across the UK during the crisis.




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National Lottery announces £600m fund to help projects hit by coronavirus

The National Lottery has announced a slew of campaigns for organisations all over the UK hit by the coronavirus outbreak, with a £600 million fund set-up to help.




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Baby Trump balloon takes to the skies again as a few hundred people protest the US President

Anti-Trump protests including a 'baby Trump' balloon took place in Dublin today in the President's absence, while Mr Trump returned from France to Doonbeg.




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Yassmin Abdel-Magied says she moved to London because nowhere else is safe

The controversial writer and broadcaster announced her decision to leave Australia for the UK during September 2017 after receiving an onslaught of criticism for a controversial post.




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The question Karl Stefanovic refused to answer on Kyle and Jackie O

He is busy promoting his new television series This Time Next Year, taking part in dozens of radio, TV and newspaper interviews. 




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Jeopardy! sparks outrage for ruling that Jesus Christ's Bethlehem birthplace is in Israel

Jeopardy! is being slammed by critics after Friday's episode ruled that the birth place of Jesus Christ is in Israel not Palestine.




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Jeopardy! apologizes for ruling that Israel - not Palestine - is the birthplace of Jesus

The long-running game show put the mistake down to 'human error in post-production' after the episode sparked backlash online, particularly from Palestinian advocacy organisations.




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Grandson of Hamas founder, who converted to Christianity, is accused of nose-job fraud

Jnaid Salama, 30, also John D. Calvin, was arrested after his check for $10,995 surgery to change the shape and size of his nose was rejected. He gave it to a clinic in Seattle, Washington.




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Labour suspends councillor from party 'after she shared anti-Semitic Facebook posts'

Lyn Boyd, who was elected to Durham County Council by 919 votes in 2017, was reported to the Labour Party on February 2 over a whole host of material allegedly shared on her Facebook timeline.




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Glamorous 20s crimebuster Miss Fisher is heading for Blighty 

A new featurelength set to air on Good Friday, stars Game of Thrones' Essie Davis as Miss Phryne Fisher. The heroine swings between the Middle East and England, as she battles crime in the 1920s.




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Marco Rubio refuses to say whether he's smoked pot or not

The 2016 hopeful won't say whether or not he's smoked the substance because he feels no good will come from answering the question.




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Marco Rubio and Chris Christie vow war on marijuana if they take White House

'We need to send very clear leadership from the White House on down through the federal law enforcement,' Christie said. 'And the states should not be permitted to sell it and profit from it.'




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Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush tensions rise as White House race heats up

The pair have been political allies for more than a decade but those close to Bush have started quietly spreading negative information about Rubio's record.




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Marco Rubio told to cancel his Yom Kippur fundraiser because of Hitler art

Republican White House hopeful Marco Rubio is facing demands to call off a fundraiser at the Highland Park, TX, home of developer Harlan Crow because of its collection of Nazi memorabilia.




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Religious right crowd erupts in boos when Trump attacks Marco Rubio as a 'clown' and says 'nobody's weaker' on immigration – but he saves the day by holding up his Bible and defending CHRISTMAS

'You have this clown, Marco Rubio. I've been so nice to him!' Trump said, as boos swallowed the room. He also hammered the truant lawmaker for his record of absences in the Senate.




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PaddyPower gives BOTH Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush better odds to win nomination

Odds makers are giving both Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush better odds to win the Republican nomination than the current GOP frontrunner Donald Trump.