The 80-year-old mother of a man shot dead in a Tube station by police who mistook him for a terror suspect says she will continue to fight for him and "show the world the truth".

Brazilian electrician Jean Charles de Menezes was shot seven times in the head and once in the shoulder by two police marksmen in Stockwell underground station on 22 July 2005.

His family have flown to London ahead of a new Disney+ four-part UK TV drama which looks at the events surrounding the 27-year-old's death.

The Metropolitan Police says the shooting is a matter of very deep regret. "Our thoughts remain with his family and we reiterate our apology to them."

Ahead of the 20th anniversary of her son's death, Maria de Menezes told BBC News she never wants to see other mothers suffer in the way she has.

She hopes the drama series will portray her son's true character and shed light on his story.

"I was reassured that the truth was being told," she says. "They were going to be truthful about the story unlike other media outlets and other reports previously which told lies."

She says she wanted the real story portrayed after incorrect initial reports that he jumped the barriers and hit police.

"It really annoys me because I know him. He came from me... My son was educated, civilised, who always respected law and order."

The drama series is told from multiple perspectives and examines what happened to the Brazilian electrician before, during and after he was pinned down by officers and shot in the head.

His brother, Giovani da Silva, says their family were consultants during the making of the series and believe the full story will now become clear to the world.

"We are very happy that the truth about my brother's life is being told. The life of struggle, his roots in rural Brazil and how he moved to another country in search of a better life."

Mr de Menezes was killed the day after failed bombing attempts on the London transport network, two weeks after the 7/7 bombings in central London.

No officers were prosecuted for the killing but the Met was fined for breaching health and safety laws.

In 2016, the family lost a human rights challenge over the decision not to charge any police officer for the fatal shooting.

The Metropolitan Police says the circumstances around his death "came at a time of unprecedented terrorist threat to London".

A spokesperson said the force had been subject to numerous public inquiries, including two separate reports by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (now the IOPC).

"No officer sets out on duty intent on ending a life. Our sole purpose is the complete opposite – the protection and preservation of life – and we have taken extensive action to address the causes of this tragedy."

Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes

• 22 July 2005 Jean Charles de Menezes shot dead by police at Stockwell Tube station

• 17 July 2006 CPS says no officers will be prosecuted, but Met Police will be tried for breaching health and safety laws

• 1 November 2007 Met Police found guilty of breaching health and safety laws and fined

• 22 October 2008 Inquest under way - coroner rules out unlawful killing verdict a month later

• 12 December 2008 Inquest jury returns open verdict

• 16 November 2009 Met Police settles damages claim with family

• 10 June 2015 De Menezes family take legal challenge to European Court of Human Rights

• 30 March 2016 Family lose challenge over decision not to charge any police officer over the shooting

The drama has been written and executively produced by Jeff Pope who says it's been five years in the making.

"It's taken an awful long time and there's a reason for that, because it's a huge responsibility and wasn't something that you could short-circuit".

"It was an incredibly difficult piece to wrangle and understand what you wanted to say. It was enormously important to speak to as many people as possible and to do the research. Every last detail."

The family says the loss of Jean still echoes in their hearts. His cousin Vivian Figueiredo, who breaks down in tears during the interview, says Jean's mother will never give up.

"It's just the obligation that she feels to fight for justice for him. She's 80, she just left this small town in Brazil, the other side of the world, to come here just to fight for him."

"The police should really be careful, not just suspect and kill because a life is priceless."

Towards the end of the interview, Vivian looks at her aunt and tells her she's brave. Maria hugs her and says: "It's not about being brave. It's about fighting, fighting to live."

Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes is available on Disney+ from 30 April, 2025.

Lloyds Bank business customers and whistleblowers have accused it of failing small firms as it tried to reduce lending after the financial crash of 2008.

Business owners who borrowed from Lloyds around that time have told the BBC their firms collapsed after the bank introduced them to its Business Support Unit (BSU), intended for clients it considered were struggling.

A whistleblower has told Panorama there was a "pattern" of "pigeonholing" small businesses as "distressed" when they were "salvageable".

Lloyds said it "categorically denied" the allegations and its BSU "supported many thousands of customers".

During the banking crisis of 2008, the government bailed out banks to save them from collapse, including Lloyds which got £20bn of taxpayers' cash.

Then Prime Minister Gordon Brown said as a condition of the bailout banks must protect lending to small and medium sized businesses.

But over 15 years, the BBC has heard allegations that Lloyds' BSU failed small firms.

James Ducker, who sold financial products to businesses for Lloyds in 2009, said "the approach to lending became do not lend. Beyond that, get as much money back that we've lent as possible."

He said customers in the BSU were "easy pickings".

A whistleblower who worked for a consultancy firm brought in by Lloyds to advise small businesses in the BSU told BBC Panorama that in their experience the companies described by the bank as distressed "probably weren't distressed, they were salvageable. I believe there was a pattern. There's no other way to put it."

Wishing to remain anonymous, the whistleblower accused the bank of "planning the administration of these entities in advance of reports that were produced. The business plan was completely ignored. They weren't interested in saving the company."

Lloyds said: "These historic allegations have been thoroughly investigated by the group and found to be unsubstantiated. They are categorically denied."

'I'm going to bloody fight and fight'

In 2009, Martin Woolls, a ferry boat captain from Weston-Super-Mare, had a residential mortgage with HSBC and unsecured loans with Lloyds.

He had recently bought a new boat to expand his business, which he'd been running since 1981, and agreed to combine all his lending into a commercial mortgage and overdraft with Lloyds – both secured against his home.

The overdraft was authorised at an initial rate of 2.75%. However, in the wake of the crash, the rates on Martin's overdraft surged to 16%. They peaked at 26.4% when he exceeded his overdraft limit. Bank of England base rates at the time remained static at 0.5%.

"Who the hell in the world can cope with those interest rates? Nobody. No business anywhere can cope with that. It's hideous," he said.

Lloyds said Martin's rate rises were "in accordance with the terms" of his agreements and it doesn't accept they "ultimately distressed" his business "or "led to its collapse."

By 2016, and with base rates still below 1%, Lloyds called in Martin's debts.

His business went under, and the bank is still seeking repossession of his home, something Martin is fighting in court. He said the impact of securing the borrowing against his home wasn't properly explained to him.

Lloyds said "repossession is always a last resort" but it is "required in the interests of depositors and shareholders to protect its security when loans are defaulted upon".

It said numerous inquiries into Martin's case have found "no evidence of wrongdoing".

Unwanted sale

Keith Elliott borrowed £8.6m from Lloyds in 2006 for his Yorkshire-based car auction business.

An internal Lloyds email from July 2008 described Keith's business as "profitable" but struggling short term with cashflow issues as he redeveloped a new site.

The bank suggested Keith take on a non-executive director from business consultants PwC. Keith agreed but the consultant though not appointed as a non-exec still advised him to re-organise the finances and apply for a further £2m overdraft. And within a week, introduced Keith to the BSU.

However, unbeknown to Keith, PwC was advising Lloyds to sell the business, even though it still belonged to Keith.

In August 2008, a partner at PwC emailed Lloyds saying: "looks like an accelerated sale with a big success fee/warrant for the bank to reflect the equity risk you are taking".

Keith told the BBC: "The fact of the matter here - was their plan to steal my business behind my back. Yes or no? That's it. That's all we need to know."

Keith didn't want to sell the business or let Lloyds take a stake, but by December the bank called in its loans and Keith's business collapsed, with PwC paid to oversee the breakup.

His Leeds business was sold for around £4m, despite being valued at £13m just months earlier, with Lloyds taking a 15% stake.

Lloyds said there was "nothing deceitful or untoward in the introduction" of PwC and that the consultants it worked with had a "proven track record of saving and developing businesses."

It said the BSU was not "designed to generate profit" and in some circumstances an equity stake may be taken with the agreement of customers "to reflect the level of risk taken".

It added the insolvency caused it to lose £5.5m and that Keith's personal spending was draining the company of money.

PwC said: "Mr Elliott's unsubstantiated allegations have been considered or investigated by multiple authorities, no finding of wrongdoing has been made against PwC or its personnel."

Keith said Lloyds described his company as "robust" and said it was wrong to blame its failure on his spending.

'Police backchannel'

Kashif Shabir was a successful property developer who agreed a £3m loan with Lloyds but claims he was pushed by the bank into what he calls a "fire sale" of his assets after the crash.

Kashif suspects the BSU had never really been there to support him, describing it as "an abattoir".

He turned to Avon and Somerset Police believing he was the victim of a financial crime. Police told him that a review found no evidence of criminality. However, he later discovered that Lloyds had been told he was going to meet with the police and that his case was going to be closed before the meeting had taken place. This was despite police telling him at that meeting that there would be a further review of his case.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) found the police had shared confidential information with Lloyds for "no apparent policing purpose", but said it found no evidence of corruption.

Avon and Somerset Police denies corruption "in the strongest possible terms".

Lloyds said it "went to enormous lengths over many years" to try to get the customers in this article "back on track with their repayments, showing considerable forbearance and understanding".

It added: "Whenever complaints have been made … they have been thoroughly investigated" and "no evidence of any wrongdoing has been found."

In This City Is Ours, Liverpool actor James Nelson-Joyce plays a leading gang member who is struggling to balance his criminal career and family life, against a backdrop of changing modern masculinity.

So it's not hard to see why the new BBC drama has been dubbed by reviewers as the "Scouse Sopranos" - with reference to the acclaimed US mafia boss Tony and his equally conflicting set-up.

Nelson-Joyce plays the notorious Michael Kavanagh, who works for drug lord and lifelong friend Ronnie Phelan, played by Sean Bean. And the plot focuses on the power struggle between Michael and Ronnie's son Jamie - played by Nelson-Joyce's real life football friend and fellow Scouser Jack McMullen - as to who will take over the business when the top dog retires to Spain, via the Wirral.

Inconveniently though, Michael falls in love with Diana (Hannah Onslow). The couple are trying for a baby but due to his low sperm count need to try IVF to start a family.

It's not an ideal environment for domestic bliss to blossom - or good for Michael's street cred - but it does provide the scene for the 36-year-old actor's "most amazing" TV experience to date.

"It's about Michael allowing himself to be vulnerable," Nelson-Joyce tells BBC News.

"Because a lot of men put up this brave wall where it's like, I can't be seen to be that person," he adds. "It's took Diana to be that breath of fresh air in his life."

He believes it is important to show on screen how "we are allowed to change".

"Because Michael's identity throughout has been as Ronnie's right-hand man, so he's always been the one you don't mess with.

"Whereas for the first time in his life, he's allowing himself to be who he wants to be; this loving partner who's reliable, who's safe and who doesn't lie to his partner."

The rising star, who has been mentioned as potential future James Bond, previously appeared opposite Sheffield actor Bean in another Merseyside crime drama, Time.

And he has featured alongside another Liverpudlian, Stephen Graham, in Time, Little Boy Blue, and the recent historical drama A Thousand Blows.

He says his latest character's respect for his partner in crime, Ronnie, was a mirror of his real life working relationship with Bean, who he describes as "a gift" of a co-star and a "kind human being".

Graham is "so supportive" of Nelson-Joyce's career too. The former's own headline-grabbing new show, Adolescence, also tackles toxic masculinity and its potentially deadly effects.

This City is Ours' Bafta-winning director Saul Dibb (The Sixth Commandment) notes how Nelson-Joyce has played "hard men" roles before but has not been able to demonstrate "all of the other qualities" he possesses, until now.

'Superb crime thriller'

The Telegraph has awarded the show five stars, calling it a "superb crime thriller of betrayals and shifting loyalties". Critic Anita Singh noted that it "doesn't quite live up to" the Sopranos "but it comes close".

In a four-star review, the Independent said Nelson-Joyce's "conflicted gangster" and the show's "moral ambivalence" elevated it "above the average boilerplate crime drama".

The Guardian's Lucy Mangan awarded three stars, however, suggesting "the fantastic performances don't do enough to lift this Scouse Sopranos."

But the Sunday Times' Carol Midgley offered another four-star review, saying it "is as much about family dynamics and the human condition as it is about gangsters and violence".

The show's creator and writer Stephen Butchard (The Last Kingdom) tells us he is "happy" with comparisons to the "brilliant" New Jersey-based crime show "because that really is about a family".

"We haven't got as many cured meats," he jokes, of Mr Soprano's favourite food.

Another reference point was Shakespeare, he explains, to "explore those huge human emotions of your ambition and greed and love and betrayal."

"Once greed and secrets take hold, the fabric of any society, including a family, begins to fray," he adds.

Former engineer Butchard was keen to capture the "vibrancy" of his native Liverpool, which he describes as a "really handsome" and "friendly" modern world city.

Beautiful vistas of the city's skyline and glamorous waterfront are juxtaposed with life on its streets (along with shots of the gang's dealings in sunny Marbella and Malaga).

"I didn't want to show a Liverpool that has been seen previously on the television," he says.

"Because this story could be told in any city around the world, but then it's only when you come to the characters that you can give them that Liverpool inflection, bite and hopefully humour, and reflect the mood of the city."

He says he was was impressed with the "wonderful" Scouse accents perfected by the non-local members of the extended fictional crime family, including Onslow, Julie Graham and Laura Aikman, as well as Derry Girls star Saoirse-Monica Jackson.

As for genuine Scouser Nelson-Joyce, just when he thought he was out, the producers may have pulled him back in for a second series.

"We want to do a season two" says the star.

"It would be mad if there wasn't" offers Dibb.

Both underline the overwhemingly positive responses they've received, particularly from viewers with purple bins.

"Because they're the people who know if we've got all the details right," says the London director, adding that Liverpudlians would "not hold back" in saying so if not.

He recounts how a train conductor told actor Michael Noble - who plays Michael's confidant/enforcer, Banksey - that they had "done they city proud".

The reaction has been "really lovely" and "a bit crazy" adds Nelson-Joyce.

"It feels like the whole city loves it," he says. "I think people really bought the relationship between me and Hannah and really wanted us to work."

His celebrity pal, ex-Liverpool footballer Jamie Carragher told him personally last week that he thought the show was "[expletive] brilliant".

Tony Soprano could not have put it better himself.

This City Is Ours airs on BBC One on Sundays at 21:00 BST. All eight episodes are available now on iPlayer.

The 80-year-old mother of a man shot dead in a Tube station by police who mistook him for a terror suspect says she will continue to fight for him and "show the world the truth".

Brazilian electrician Jean Charles de Menezes was shot seven times in the head and once in the shoulder by two police marksmen in Stockwell underground station on 22 July 2005.

His family have flown to London ahead of a new Disney+ four-part UK TV drama which looks at the events surrounding the 27-year-old's death.

The Metropolitan Police says the shooting is a matter of very deep regret. "Our thoughts remain with his family and we reiterate our apology to them."

Ahead of the 20th anniversary of her son's death, Maria de Menezes told BBC News she never wants to see other mothers suffer in the way she has.

She hopes the drama series will portray her son's true character and shed light on his story.

"I was reassured that the truth was being told," she says. "They were going to be truthful about the story unlike other media outlets and other reports previously which told lies."

She says she wanted the real story portrayed after incorrect initial reports that he jumped the barriers and hit police.

"It really annoys me because I know him. He came from me... My son was educated, civilised, who always respected law and order."

The drama series is told from multiple perspectives and examines what happened to the Brazilian electrician before, during and after he was pinned down by officers and shot in the head.

His brother, Giovani da Silva, says their family were consultants during the making of the series and believe the full story will now become clear to the world.

"We are very happy that the truth about my brother's life is being told. The life of struggle, his roots in rural Brazil and how he moved to another country in search of a better life."

Mr de Menezes was killed the day after failed bombing attempts on the London transport network, two weeks after the 7/7 bombings in central London.

No officers were prosecuted for the killing but the Met was fined for breaching health and safety laws.

In 2016, the family lost a human rights challenge over the decision not to charge any police officer for the fatal shooting.

The Metropolitan Police says the circumstances around his death "came at a time of unprecedented terrorist threat to London".

A spokesperson said the force had been subject to numerous public inquiries, including two separate reports by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (now the IOPC).

"No officer sets out on duty intent on ending a life. Our sole purpose is the complete opposite – the protection and preservation of life – and we have taken extensive action to address the causes of this tragedy."

Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes

• 22 July 2005 Jean Charles de Menezes shot dead by police at Stockwell Tube station

• 17 July 2006 CPS says no officers will be prosecuted, but Met Police will be tried for breaching health and safety laws

• 1 November 2007 Met Police found guilty of breaching health and safety laws and fined

• 22 October 2008 Inquest under way - coroner rules out unlawful killing verdict a month later

• 12 December 2008 Inquest jury returns open verdict

• 16 November 2009 Met Police settles damages claim with family

• 10 June 2015 De Menezes family take legal challenge to European Court of Human Rights

• 30 March 2016 Family lose challenge over decision not to charge any police officer over the shooting

The drama has been written and executively produced by Jeff Pope who says it's been five years in the making.

"It's taken an awful long time and there's a reason for that, because it's a huge responsibility and wasn't something that you could short-circuit".

"It was an incredibly difficult piece to wrangle and understand what you wanted to say. It was enormously important to speak to as many people as possible and to do the research. Every last detail."

The family says the loss of Jean still echoes in their hearts. His cousin Vivian Figueiredo, who breaks down in tears during the interview, says Jean's mother will never give up.

"It's just the obligation that she feels to fight for justice for him. She's 80, she just left this small town in Brazil, the other side of the world, to come here just to fight for him."

"The police should really be careful, not just suspect and kill because a life is priceless."

Towards the end of the interview, Vivian looks at her aunt and tells her she's brave. Maria hugs her and says: "It's not about being brave. It's about fighting, fighting to live."

Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes is available on Disney+ from 30 April, 2025.

Jayne Evans has completed four years at medical school in London - but says she is still being left in the dark about where her first permanent NHS position will be.

"I was told that I don't have a job set aside for me," she said.

"They've guaranteed we will only be offered jobs other people decline and there's just no sort of timeline that they can give us."

Ms Evans has been given a rough idea of where she will be working - the Trent area, which spans almost all of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire - but no further clues.

"They've even admitted it could be three weeks before I start work that I find out what city I'm living in," she told the BBC.

She is one of hundreds of newly-qualified medical students who have not been found a specific job by the NHS yet.

Instead they have a so-called "placeholder job", meaning they have only been told the rough part of the country they will be in.

Without knowing where they will be living, they say they are not able to start preparations for moving.

It is the second year a new system has been used to allocate foundation jobs for doctors.

Previously, students were ranked and jobs were allocated based on merit, but this was changed for fear it was stressful for students and particularly unfair on those from deprived backgrounds and ethnic minorities.

They tended to perform less well, and therefore were more likely to be posted to regions they did not favour, according to the UK Foundation Programme.

Instead, jobs are assigned randomly, which means a higher proportion of students are not getting what they asked for.

There has also been an increase in the number of medical students applying for jobs after the government opened several new medical schools.

'Uncertainty, not excitement'

Ms Evans said it had overshadowed her achievement in qualifying.

"I was expecting around this time to feel excited or even nervous, but now mostly I just feel angry and disrespected," she said.

"I went into medicine and was told we needed doctors and the NHS needs help but I've been told there is no job for me.

"No-one's offered me any sort of clarity or even an apology."

Dr Hassan Nassar was one of more than 1,000 medical students in the same position last year.

The British Medical Association (BMA) estimates that number has dropped to about 700 this year.

"My graduation was one of uncertainty, not excitement," recalled the 24-year-old.

"I was assigned to the East Midlands - somewhere in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland - but didn't know which hospital I'd be in for months, so couldn't plan my life or find a place to live.

"I spent the first four weeks of my job as a doctor in temporary accommodation."

He said he was lucky he ended up allocated to Leicester, even if it was last minute.

"I had no links to the East Midlands and was so nervous about coming," he said.

"But Leicester has welcomed me with open arms. It is such a friendly and brilliant city, I'm lucky that I've been able to make friends and make it work."

The BMA, the union that represents doctors and medical students in the UK, has accused the government of failing to plan for an increase in resident doctors - formerly known as junior doctors - after increasing the number of medical school places.

"The government has increased the number of medical school places - but not the number of foundation jobs," Callum Williams, the union's deputy chair of education, said.

"The government needs to increase that funding - and these jobs should go to UK-trained doctors first."

Mr Williams said there was a danger students would move abroad.

"It's your first job with the NHS, it is supposed to be exciting and instead it leaves a sour taste in your mouth," he said.

"It's essential that we keep doctors in the NHS - and when this is students' first experience with NHS employment, it increases the risk that they'll join so many of their colleagues in moving abroad."

Research carried out by the BMA found almost a third of current medical students say they intend on working abroad, and close to half of those say they do not plan to return.

Ms Evans was born in the US but has lived in the UK since she was 12.

She said: "People hear my accent and say, 'are you American? Are you going back to America?'

"I've been really confident the whole time I've been studying saying I don't want to go back to America. I love it here.

"I want to work for the NHS, I really am passionate about healthcare that is free at the point of access. That really matters to me."

Now she isn't so sure.

She said: "When I told my family this was happening, I was in the US and they sat down with me and said 'what are you doing? Just come back, because you won't be treated like that here'."

The Department of Health and Social Care declined to comment and referred the BBC to NHS England.

An NHS England spokesperson said: "While record numbers of applicants have received their first choice this year, we appreciate the uncertainty and anxiety that many applicants who have been allocated placeholder posts experience while we finalise their training programme.

"We have reassured those affected that they will receive a place on a training programme with support available from their foundation schools during the wait - we will continue to work closely with foundation schools to get applicants more information about their programmes as soon as possible."

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Five years on from Megxit, as the Duchess of Sussex launches a new lifestyle empire, her viewing figures are high but, in the UK at least, popularity levels are low. So, ahead of the release of her new podcast tomorrow, experts ask whether anything she does can win wider appeal?

"The problem is that people are much more interested in the royal gossip than they are in learning how to make a jam." The Countess of Sandwich gets to the crux of what she sees as the Duchess of Sussex's rebrand dilemma.

As an American woman who married into the British aristocracy back in 2004, the countess knows firsthand the challenge of slipping between two cultures.

When I first spoke to her about this - long before "Megxit" - she was positive that Meghan would win over the nation. "Having this American optimism and this go-get attitude, that is what you guys kind of like about us, right?" she told me.

Seven years on, the countess remains optimistic about Meghan's progress. "As an American, I look at her and I think she's a hustler. She's taking these opportunities, using them as stepping stones to get to where she wants to go."

Only not everyone appears to agree. In the UK, Meghan's popularity rating was just 19% at the start of 2025 according to a YouGov poll, down from 26% a year earlier. (In the US, the view is slightly more favourable, sitting at 43% in January 2025.)

Her recent Netflix lifestyle series, With Love, Meghan, which featured her upcycling supermarket bouquets and scenting flannels with lavender water, wasn't received entirely warmly either.

Despite it being the tenth most watched Netflix programme globally in its first week, audiences gave it a rating of just 33% on the film and television review website, Rotten Tomatoes (based on more than 2,500 votes).

This was followed by the launch of her new brand As Ever, selling, among other things, £11 ($14) edible flower petals and jars of £21.50 ($28) wildflower honey. These sold out within a day, yet this too was met by criticism in some quarters — with prices being lambasted and some questioning whether Meghan had a clear vision for the brand.

Now, she is set to host a new podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder, which launches tomorrow. In an Instagram post, she wrote with some excitement: "I've been having candid conversations with amazing women who have turned dreams into realities." But the question now is how will this be received.

And, as her era of brand builder, lifestyle influencer, and businesswoman steams on, what will it really take for her to broaden her popularity and win over those who are circumspect - or downright negative?

Or could it be that no matter how successful her bottom line or however pioneering her next project, a wider issue is holding back the possibility of broader appeal - and if that really is the case, how to shrug that off?

Five years on: Megxit's lingering impact

It has been five years since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex walked out of Westminster Abbey, after the annual Commonwealth Service, and into a life away from royal duty.

As the couple's grand finale in the UK, it made the optics around the service incredibly tense. Even the question of how the royal party should enter the Abbey became a sticking point.

The printed order of service did not include Prince Harry and Meghan in the official royal arrival. The plan had been for them to take their seats earlier, and for Elizabeth II to lead a small procession of senior royals into the Abbey slightly later. However this decision upset the couple, according to those planning the service.

It was eventually decided, in order to diffuse the situation, that the Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales (back then, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge) would not walk behind the Queen either. Instead, like Prince Harry and Meghan, they would take their seats earlier.

Someone who attended the service that day described it to me as "deeply uncomfortable".

The friction set the mood for the years ahead. And though Meghan has only made two visits to the UK since 9 March 2020, and her life is now firmly rooted in her home state of California, the impact continues, according to some experts.

According to Evan Nierman, a US-based public relations guru: "Whatever she does to distance herself, it comes back to Buckingham Palace and her relationship with the Royal Family."

Mark Borkowski, founder of the UK-based Borkowski communications agency, also believes that whatever Meghan does next, it will always be filtered through "the royal lens". "Even when Meghan is launching jam or Harry is speaking about mental health, the coverage returns to the same question: are they thriving or failing in their post-royal life?"

There have been questions around choices the couple have made since leaving the UK, too, particularly around the polarising interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, and through the publication of Prince Harry's memoir Spare in 2023.

One source who has worked with them described this as "brave and idiotic".

With that chapter behind them, it was natural that they would focus on new income streams that don't involve talking about the Royal Family. But as Mr Nierman, founder of Red Banyan Public Relations in the US, puts it: "She's trying to stand out on her own, but she has this level of notoriety and fame that is inextricably linked to the Royal Family."

Much of the response to Meghan, positive or negative, "is driven by her marriage to Prince Harry and her ties to the Royal Family", argues James Crawford, managing director of PR Agency One. "That connection shapes how everything she does is received."

'An unerring instinct for getting it wrong'

Early indications are that though her public popularity may not be sky-high, this is not necessarily translating into lack of business success.

Some critics, though, tell another story. Tina Brown, the former Vanity Fair editor, put her own review somewhat harshly, concluding that Meghan has an "unerring instinct for getting it wrong".

On the Netflix series, which was released on 4 March, she added: "Meghan has come out with a show about fake perfection just when the zeitgeist has turned raucously against it."

Other criticism has also focused on a perceived lack of relatability, in a show that was designed to revolve around the duchess casually sharing hosting tips with friends.

"High on gloss, low on human connection," said British Vogue. "Toe-curlingly unlovable TV," said The Guardian, while The Telegraph, somewhat cruelly, called the series an "exercise in narcissism".

Royal author Sally Beddell Smith, meanwhile, feels that the approach itself was a misstep. "What mystifies me is why not relaunch The Tig," she says, referring to the lifestyle website that Meghan once ran.

"It had brand loyalty and was easily identifiable. She did it well. It was snappy, it had a reason to exist. It could have really given her a leg up. Why not reignite it?"

And yet negative responses will not have surprised Prince Harry and Meghan, according to people who work with the couple. They were, I'm told, braced for criticism.

And there were positive responses too, particularly outside the UK. "Some international press praised the show's warm, feel-good tone and visual polish, seeing it as a natural return to Meghan's pre-royal lifestyle roots," points out Mr Crawford.

"Likewise, her brand has been well received in some quarters for its positioning and premium aesthetic."

The benefits of the Marmite effect

With Love, Meghan was far from a disaster in the ratings, with 2.6 million views in its first week. Though this was well behind the launch of a sci-fi drama, Halo: Season One, which had 4.2 million views in the same period, experts point out that such comparisons are perhaps unfair.

"I would never have predicted it to be right at the top of charts," argues Adam Miller, TV editor of Metro. "A lifestyle show is never going to be at the top against a drama or a thriller... For Netflix, I reckon it's about as expected."

What's more, With Love, Meghan was never going to change opinions of those who are already, for whatever reason, predisposed against her - just as her new podcast series is unlikely to.

Existing Meghan fans will likely enjoy the programme. For those who don't like Meghan, the series is likely to irritate. And according to some experts, a Marmite effect is no bad thing.

"In today's polarised media landscape, divisiveness isn't always a disadvantage," argues PR guru Mr Crawford.

The wider question is how to respond to it. And Meghan's recent approach has become more direct. After podcaster Amanda Hirsch posted a picture of the Netflix series trailer with the caption: "You guys I'm scared for Meghan," the duchess allegedly responded with a handwritten note.

"Dear Amanda, I heard you are feeling scared," the note reads. "Don't be. This is the fun part — let's enjoy it."

Likewise, she responded with humour to rumours of a potential feud with actress and Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow.

In an Instagram video, Ms Paltrow remarked: "I genuinely do not understand this at all, whatsoever." She then turned her head to ask someone off screen: "Do you understand this?" The actress revealed Meghan sitting beside her, who shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly, while eating a piece of pie.

It was a marketing triumph - a sign that, while she's taking notice, she knows what is really needed. That is, a fresh approach - and that's what Meghan the businesswoman is all about.

At home with the Sussexes

Away from business, life for the couple in California is largely a private one. Their multi-million dollar home in Montecito, around two hours drive up the coast from Los Angeles, is secluded and well-guarded and they have kept their circle of loyal friends tight - among them, tennis star Serena Williams, as well as actress Abigail Spencer.

Meghan has talked about bonding with parents of her children's friends too, describing nights out, Pilates classes and sharing children's parties.

When the couple go out for dinner, however, they are mostly left to themselves. Chef Vikram Vij has a restaurant in Vancouver where he says the couple have dined on several occasions. "Everybody knew they were there but they weren't disturbed," says Mr Vij.

"They were both aware and so respectful of every person that came in contact with them," he adds. "They took the time to say hello to us as a kitchen [and] paid the whole bill for themselves and their security, which I thought was very respectful."

Yet for every positive story comes a negative one – with contradictory claims of less positive experiences from those who have worked with and known the couple.

"The atmosphere around Harry and Meghan is so febrile," says Vanity Fair contributing editor, Anna Peele, who spent months working on a piece about the couple.

More recently, a row around the running of Sentebale, the charity that Prince Harry co-founded in honour of his late mother, has escalated into a bitter dispute, which will now be investigated by the Charity Commission.

Insiders and those who have worked at Sentebale have been robust in their defence of Prince Harry and Meghan, and critical of accusations.

But though this is largely a story about Prince Harry and his charity work, there is a Meghan element to it too, suggesting she is still not able to disentangle herself and her brand from interest in the Royal Family.

'A spare to his wife'?

The question of where Meghan and Prince Harry go from here is up for debate. "They keep trying new things," argues Ms Peele. "Harry and Meghan have the best of intentions but intentions doesn't always mean impact."

Mr Niemar, meanwhile, believes that the best way to address this is to shake off the past and keep doing what they are already doing.

"They got what they were after - global fame exposed what they felt they needed to do," he says. "But you can only ride that train for so long… She's doing the right thing trying to carve out something new."

However their next steps require careful consideration. For royal author Sally Bedell Smith, it's no longer just about where Meghan pivots next, but how Prince Harry fits into that. "Do they scale back and live in a more modest way? Does Harry throw himself into the cause of helping veterans and do things in a quiet way and at a lower key?"

With a pause she adds: "He's now a spare to his wife."

And yet many royal watchers are optimistic that, despite some negative reviews of late, their path ahead will be a success. "It's never too late to turn things around," says Katie Nicholl, journalist and author of The New Royals.

"But there's a sense that these two need to listen to their advisers, focus on the next five years and really have a concrete plan... Hollywood is a hard town to crack and they've proved that royal titles alone aren't enough to guarantee success."

What that success could look like is a bigger question still. Some have mooted a return to acting for Meghan, who previously starred in the legal drama, Suits, though no one I spoke to recently felt this was realistic. (Although a cameo on the reboot of Suits, which will be set in Los Angeles, would cause a stir.)

"She's not the same person she was on Suits. She's not the American girl at the Palace," argues Ms Peele. "She has evolved." So far, this involves being a business mogul, lifestyle entrepreneur and content creator.

But Katie Nicholl believes that much of their potential now lies away from lifestyle programming and media deals.

"While they need to be commercially successful, I think much of their success depends on their philanthropy, on really developing their Archewell Foundation and using their global spotlight for good.

"That's where they really have impact and stand out."

Top picture credit: Getty Images. Additional reporting: Adele Tobe

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Carers can now work for longer without losing a key payment - as the state pension and benefits rise for millions of people.

While pensioners are receiving a bigger increase than the current rate of price rises, benefits are going up at a slower rate.

Carers are among those receiving a 1.7% increase in their benefits, and they will also be able to earn more from their job while still claiming carer's allowance.

The changes come days after a string of household bills increased, including water charges, energy prices and council tax.

Benefit changes

The amount paid in benefits is rising at the same rate as prices, measured by last September's inflation rate. That was 1.7% - slower than the current rate of 2.8%.

The standard allowance of universal credit, the most common benefit, for a single person aged under 25 has gone up by £5.30 a month to about £317.

For a couple aged over 25, the rise is £10.50 to £628 a month.

Other benefits rising by 1.7% include all the main disability benefits, such as personal independence payment, attendance allowance and disability living allowance, as well as carer's allowance.

One of those receiving carer's allowance is Stephanie Swann, who lives in Stockport and cares for her six-year-old disabled son, Joseph, who has cerebral palsy.

She, like others, will now be able to work more hours without the benefit being taken away.

She said the change was "a step in the right direction".

"Going to work is really important, it's a sense of identity and purpose but I can only do 11 hours a week or I'll lose the allowance," she said.

"The increase means I can probably only do two or three more hours a week, I wouldn't be able to do any more than that because the admin around Joe can be a full-time job."

The changes mean:

• Working carers can earn up to £196 per week after certain deductions, up from £151, while keeping the allowance
• The allowance itself will rise to £83.30 per week
• An extra 60,000 carers will receive the money by 2029

There remain concerns over how some people have been forced to repay the allowance, after going only slightly over the earnings threshold.

A DWP spokesman said: "We recognise and value the vital contribution made by carers in supporting some of the most vulnerable in society."

A new right for additional time off work has also come into force for thousands of families whose babies need to be cared for in neonatal units.

The measures will allow eligible parents to take up to 12 weeks of leave, with statutory pay, on top of any other leave they may be entitled to including maternity and paternity leave.

Pension increase

The state pension has now gone up by 4.1%, to match rising wages, under the so-called triple-lock.

The increase mean it is worth:

• £230.25 a week for the full, new flat-rate state pension (for those who reached state pension age after April 2016) - a rise of £472 a year
• £176.45 a week for the full, old basic state pension (for those who reached state pension age before April 2016) - a rise of £363 a year

In general, you need 35 years of qualifying contributions to get a full state pension.

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said: "Our ironclad commitment to the triple-lock gives pensioners across the country the certainty and security they need to live a full life in retirement.

"We are putting more money in people's pockets and driving up household income."

The new tax year does see another freeze in income tax thresholds.

This is what is known as fiscal drag. It means that while income tax rates have not risen, the income levels at which they are paid have been frozen, and will continue to be so until 2028.

That will draw more people - as they receive a pay rise - into paying higher rates of tax, or being taxed on a larger proportion of their income.

Additional reporting by Abi Smitton

Lesley Manville, John Lithgow and Imelda Staunton were among the winners at the Olivier Awards 2025.

Here's five things we learnt at UK theatre's most prestigious night.

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John Lithgow's going to need another door

John Lithgow was one of the big winners of the night, taking home the coveted Best Actor trophy for his portrayal of Roald Dahl in Giant.

The actor who has starred in Conclave, The Crown and 3rd Rock from the Sun, tells us that "he never thought" he would win an Olivier.

Lithgow studied at drama school in London in the 1960s and saw Sir Laurence Olivier perform when he was a student in the capital.

He has won multiple awards already so where will Lithgow display his first Olivier award.

"I'm not a very vain person, I'm probably not vain enough. I basically use awards for doorstops.

"I have exactly six doors, for example, on the second floor of my Los Angeles home and I've also won six Emmys. So I will have to look for another door!"

How is Billy Porter enjoying British audiences and our food?

He is the king of Broadway who is currently starring as the Emcee in the critically acclaimed Cabaret in the West End.

He tells us that he loves the UK audiences and says even though they are "a little more reserved" than US crowds, they have really "loosened up".

Porter who presented the Olivier awards with West End star, Beverly Knight, does have a few words of advice for British cooks though.

The actor says "while the food better than it used to be" it still needs more "salt and pepper, before you cook it, not after".

We have offered to have him round for dinner at the BBC canteen, let's see if he accepts.

Romola Garai's Olivier set to join superheroes

Romola Garai beat off stiff competition - including from herself - to take home the Olivier for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Years.

She was also nominated in the same category for Giant.

It is Garai's first Olivier win and she already has an idea where the prized trophy will be displayed.

"My little boy did ask that if I won, could he keep it in his room and I was like 'I guess you can!' so it will be with all his action figures.

"I feel that I'm accepting this on behalf of my kids, my husband. Everybody wanted me to do something I felt so passionately about."

Has Celine Dion seen the show about...Celine Dion?

Titanique is one of those shows where seeing really is believing.

It is a jukebox musical of Celine Dion hits, where Celine herself hijacks a museum tour about the Titanic cruise liner in order to narrate her version of what happened the night the vessel sank.

Got it?

The show won two awards at the Oliviers, best supporting actor in a musical for Layton Williams for his portrayal of the infamous iceberg and best entertainment or comedy play.

Titanique is a tribute to Celine's powerhouse vocals so has the Canadian diva seen it yet?

The answer is not yet but the creators Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle and Constantine Rousouli say her set designer, backing singer and even Celine's sister have watched it.

Rousouli says he "would explode into a million pieces of dust" if Celine was in the audience.

But Mindelle who originated the role of Celine in Titanique says she "would faint...then (the real) Celine Dion would walk on stage and somehow take over the part and it would be exactly the same.

"The show would go on without a hitch."

'I was at a Zumba class'

Meera Syal's performance in A Tupperware of Ashes was greeted with rave reviews, so it is no surprise she was nominated for Best Actress at this years awards.

Syal played a mother diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease.

The actress says she found out she had been nominated for the prestigious acting prize after leaving a Zumba class.

"I saw about ten missed calls from my agent and quite a few from my daughter and thought what is going on?

"So sweaty and in my leggings I rang up and got the news and it was such a lovely surprise for a Tuesday morning!"

On Thursday 1 May elections will be held for 23 councils and six mayors in England.

Around a third of electors in England are eligible to vote, and more than 1,600 councillors will be elected.

In some parts of England, local elections have been postponed because the government is planning to reorganise local councils.

Use our tool to find out whether there is an election near you.

Most of the councils up for election are county councils - large authorities like Lancashire and Kent that look after services including social care, education, road maintenance and libraries.

In parts of England with no district councils, like in Cornwall, Doncaster and Buckinghamshire, local authorities are responsible for the full range of services - these also include bin collections, public housing and planning.

• When and where are the local elections?

Mayors in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Doncaster, North Tyneside, and the West of England are up for election. While in two areas - Hull and East Yorkshire, and Greater Lincolnshire - voters will have the chance to elect a mayor for the first time.

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US President Donald Trump's advisers defended sweeping tariffs on imports and vowed to stay the course, despite market turmoil and calls to avoid a trade war.

In a series of television interviews, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent played down recent stock market falls and Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, insisted "tariffs are coming".

Bessent said there was "no reason" to expect a recession as a result of the turmoil. "This is an adjustment process," he said.

Meanwhile, another top adviser, Kevin Hassett, said more than 50 countries have contacted Trump to try to negotiate a deal.

All three major stock indexes in the US plunged more than 5% on Friday, while the S&P 500 dropped almost 6% in the worst week for the US stock market since 2020.

In a sign of continued market fragility this week, Saudi Arabia's stock exchange - which trades on Sundays - ended nearly 7% lower, its biggest daily loss since the pandemic, state-owned media said.

Challenged about the turmoil, Lutnick told CBS News on Sunday that the 10% "baseline" tariff on all imports, which came into effect a day earlier, will definitely "stay in place for days and weeks".

Lutnick went on say the steeper reciprocal tariffs were still on track.

Higher custom tariffs on roughly 60 countries, dubbed the "worst offenders", are due to come into effect on Wednesday 9 April.

When asked about these tariffs, Lutnick said they were coming. "[Trump] announced it and he wasn't kidding," he said.

'Maximum leverage'

Bessent used an interview with Meet the Press on NBC to argue Trump had "created maximum leverage for himself, and more than 50 countries have approached the administration about lowering their non-tariff trade barriers, lowering their tariffs, stopping currency manipulation".

Kevin Hassett, another top economic adviser to Trump, also repeated the claim that more than 50 countries had expressed a desire to begin negotiations. Neither Hassett nor Bessent gave further details of which countries had been in touch.

Elsewhere, Indonesia and Taiwan have said over the weekend that they will not impose retaliatory tariffs after the US announced a 32% levy on imports from both countries.

Vietnam's leader, To Lam, has asked Trump to delay a 46% duty on Vietnamese exports to the US by "at least 45 days", according to a letter seen by news agency AFP and the New York Times.

However, China announced on Friday that it will impose a 34% tariff on all US imports, beginning on Thursday 10 April.

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UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer warned on Saturday that "the world as we knew it has gone".

Starmer said the UK government will keep pushing for an economic deal with the US that avoids some of the tariffs.

A Downing Street spokesman added Starmer and new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed in a phone call that "an all-out trade war is in no-one's interest".

On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet Trump for trade talks in Washington DC.

Netanyahu, speaking to reporters as he boarded a plane-bound for the US, said he is "the first international leader that is meeting with Trump" since the new tariffs were introduced.

He says this shows their "personal connection and the connection between our countries that is so essential in this time".

Anti-Trump protests were held in cities across the US over the weekend, in the largest nationwide show of opposition since the president took office in January.

Hundreds of thousands of people turned out in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Washington DC, among other cities, with protesters citing grievances with Trump's agenda ranging from social to economic issues.

Trump has urged the US to "hang tough" after the market turmoil but it remains to be seen how the Asian markets will react when they open on Monday.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said on Sunday he was prepared to use industrial policy to "shelter British business from the storm" expected from US President Donald Trump's recent wave of tariffs.

A 10% "baseline" tariff on all imports into the US and a 25% tariff on car imports have now come into effect.

But what do the prime minister's words mean in practice?

The BBC understands there are several options on the table.

Cars

In 2024, the UK's largest export of goods to the US were cars and auto parts, with a value of around £9bn.

That industry has been hit by a tariff of 25% which came into force on Thursday.

This comes as the industry is struggling to hit the rising requirements on how many of their sales have to be electric year by year.

Sir Keir is expected to announce a relaxation of those targets at a speech in the West Midlands on Monday. It's expected that while a general 2030 ban on the sale of cars powered by petrol and diesel will not be moved, some flexibility will be granted on annual requirements until that date. There may also be extra time for makers of commercial petrol and diesel vans to comply.

The BBC understands there may also be extra flexibility for smaller volume luxury car makers like Aston Martin and Rolls-Royce.

Anti-dumping safeguards

One fear is that goods that were destined for the US will now be diverted to other markets, including the UK, due to the fact that the US tariffs on some countries mostly exceed the 10% placed on UK goods.

In the past the UK and the European Union (EU) have introduced so-called safeguards that allow a certain amount of foreign steel into their market - and if exceeded, tariffs were applied. These safeguards have been eased over time and are expected to be re-imposed or toughened further.

The steel example is seen in government as a blueprint that could be copied by other industries to avoid a huge influx of goods which might drive down prices for consumers but undercut domestic US suppliers at a critical time.

The Department for Business and Trade is in active discussions with the relevant regulatory body - the Trade Remedies Authority, which monitors unfair threats to UK industry.

New investment

It is expected that a series of announcements on government investment into UK industry and infrastructure planned for later this year will be brought forward in the coming days and weeks.

This would be to reflect the urgency and sensitivity of the situation faced by UK industry.

Closer ties with other nations

While the UK tries to secure a better deal with the US, government officials will press ahead with deals to secure better mutual access to countries even harder hit by the new tariffs, who may be more incentivised to strike a deal.

The BBC understands that India - which was hit by a 26% tariff - is a particular target.

Trade deals are fiendishly complicated, require complex trade offs, and generally take years to finalise.

The sense of urgency after what the government has called an "economic shock" means those time frames have suddenly been shortened.

There have been almost 20,000 reports of serious childcare incidents in nurseries in England in the past five years, the BBC has found.

That is an average of about 75 "significant events" reported to Ofsted each week - including incidents of serious injury or significant harm. There have even been rare cases involving deaths.

The latest figures for serious incidents in the year 2023-24 are 40% higher than five years previously.

Ofsted - which inspects England's education providers - says the rise may, in part, be due to its increased efforts to ensure nurseries report such events.

Industry body, the Early Years Alliance, says most providers prioritise safety and that safeguarding breaches are extremely rare.

But the parents of a baby killed by a nursery worker in 2022 describe the figures as "horrifying" and are calling for stronger safeguarding measures.

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Nurseries made more than 4,200 reports of serious childcare incidents in 2023-24, compared with 3,021 in 2019-20 - according to Ofsted figures, obtained by the BBC through a Freedom of Information request.

Ofsted - which regulates more than 27,000 non-domestic childcare settings in England - says these were reports it assessed as urgent.

Incidents could range from injuries or illnesses, to serious accidents and deaths. They also include events affecting nursery premises, such as fires or floods.

Ofsted's broad criteria for reporting can mean nursery workers "err on the side of caution", the Early Years Alliance says. This means investigations often find no safeguarding breach has, in fact, occurred - it adds.

But a childcare expert says the rise in the number of reports highlights a "dire situation".

"Standards [of care] are so low that the government surely has an obligation to improve them," says Helen Penn, professor of early childhood from the University of East London.

Parents often rely on Ofsted's inspections and subsequent ratings to help them choose the best childcare setting.

Full inspections usually happen every six years, but the regulator can inspect more often if a nursery is graded as inadequate or requiring improvement - or if concerns are raised.

Schools rated good or outstanding are usually inspected every four years - and more frequently if graded lower.

More than 1,500 nursery inspections had been brought forward after receiving reports of serious childcare incidents - Ofsted told us.

But a former Ofsted inspector told us the regulator is not conducting enough inspections to identify poor practice and protect children.

The ex-inspector, who did not want to be named, says inspections are a "tick box exercise" which are "very easy to manipulate".

"As long as they can say: 'We've asked all these questions, what more can we do?' But you do that once every so many years - how is that safeguarding the children?" she says.

The BBC has spoken to more than 20 former and current nursery workers, all from different premises across England, who said they had witnessed poor care.

Many said frequent short-staffing was a factor in children being put at risk - and that Ofsted inspectors were not always able to spot this.

Until 2015, inspectors would arrive at nurseries unannounced - but only a third of inspections are now carried out this way. Most nurseries are informed the day before.

The notice period is used by some nurseries to deliberately mislead inspectors, some nursery workers told us. Managers ask friends or family to attend, they say, to make a nursery appear fully staffed.

One former worker said 15 babies had been left sleeping in a room with only a baby monitor and no staff members to look after them. But when Ofsted announced an inspection, managers called in staff from other locations.

The ex-Ofsted inspector says she witnessed workers man-handling children during inspections. "If you can do that in front of someone, what are you planning on doing if nobody is watching?" she adds.

Misleading inspections is an "appalling practice", says Yvette Stanley, Ofsted's Head of Early Years and Social Care - adding that inspectors have to rely on the "integrity of providers".

The parents of a baby who was killed at a now-closed nursery in Greater Manchester have told the BBC they want more frequent Ofsted inspections in nurseries - and for inspectors to check CCTV, which is not current practice.

In an exclusive interview, Katie Wheeler and John Meehan say life without their daughter Genevieve is "unbearable".

The nine-month-old died from asphyxiation at Tiny Toes nursery in Stockport, when she was tightly swaddled, strapped to a beanbag, and left unattended by nursery worker Kate Roughley for 90 minutes.

The child was seen struggling and coughing on CCTV footage, but Roughley did not check on her properly until she was "unresponsive and blue", the worker's trial heard. Roughley received a 14-year prison sentence for manslaughter in May last year.

"When I sent her to nursery, I never in a million years thought that anything like this would happen," says Genevieve's mother Katie.

"I couldn't understand how a baby of this age could go to sleep for a nap in the afternoon and then not wake up.

"I completely lost who I was, that night in hospital, holding her."

As police reviewed nursery CCTV as part of their investigation, it revealed a second staff member had also been causing harm to children.

Rebecca Gregory was jailed for three years last September after being convicted of the wilful neglect and ill-treatment of children, including threatening and pushing babies younger than one.

Ofsted says it cannot mandate CCTV use in nurseries. There is no government guidance on checking footage during inspections and it does not have the resources to do this, it adds.

The former owners of Tiny Toes in Stockport say they cannot comment because of an ongoing investigation by Stockport Council.

Local authorities are responsible for investigating any safeguarding concerns at nurseries.

In light of our findings from Ofsted about a broad range of incidents, we asked councils across England about the specific number of times harm had been caused to children by nursery workers.

Seventy-two out of more than 150 councils responded to Freedom of Information requests with figures indicating there had been 5,795 reports or allegations of children being harmed by nursery workers, over a five-year period between 2019 and 2024.

There were like-for-like figures from 36 councils for both that period and the five years up to 2015, when Ofsted stopped routine no-notice inspections.

Reports of harm to young children almost tripled over that time - from 1,303 between 2010-15, to 3,342 between 2019-24. These figures may include cases where the incident was either accidental or unproven.

Standards of care are low and if something does not change there will be "more accidents, more harm to babies, more unhappy parents and children," says early childhood professor Helen Penn.

Ofsted says it is giving "conspicuous care and monitoring" to reports of harm to children.

More frequent inspections may be a solution, says Ofsted's Yvette Stanley, but she says the regulator does not currently have the resources available to do this.

"We think we do enough no-notice inspections to reassure ourselves in the cases where the data is worrying," she adds.

The Department for Education (DfE) has said it will introduce stronger safeguarding measures in early years settings in September, including "enhanced recruitment practices" intended to prevent unsuitable people from working with children.

A spokesperson said the department will "continue to closely monitor whether any further changes to safeguarding requirements are needed in early years to keep children as safe as possible".

France's far-right National Rally (RN) leader Marine Le Pen has called a court ruling banning her from running for office for five years a "witch hunt".

"I won't give up," she told thousands of flag-waving supporters in Place Vauban, close to the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sunday.

She was on Monday found guilty of helping to embezzle €2.9m (£2.5m) of EU funds between 2004 and 2016 for use by her party. Le Pen has appealed.

At the rally on Sunday she claimed the ruling was a "political decision", adding: "We are not asking to be above the law, but to not be below the law."

Bardella, the president of the RN party, told the rally on Sunday that the court ruling was "a direct attack on democracy and a wound to millions of patriotic French people".

He said he did not want to "discredit all judges" but claimed that the judgement against Le Pen was aimed at "eliminating her from the presidential race" in 2027.

In reply on Sunday Gabriel Attal, the head of French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist Renaissance party, responded by saying "you steal, you pay".

Attal also denounced "unprecedented interference" in France's affairs, pointing to support for Le Pen from several right-wing leaders, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Hungary's PM Viktor Orban.

US President Donald Trump called her conviction a "very big deal".

A poll by BFMTV after Monday's ruling showed that many people in France believe that justice was service in the Le Pen case without bias - 57% according to the poll.

The Paris Court of Appeal said on Tuesday it should be able to provide a decision on the case by the summer of 2026 - several months before the 2027 presidential election.

Le Pen was gearing up to run for the presidency for a fourth time and had a good chance of winning.

On top of the ban on running for public office, Le Pen was also handed a €100,000 (£82,635) fine and four-year prison sentence, of which two years will be suspended.

This will not apply until the appeals process is exhausted, which could take several years.

RN spokesperson Laurent Jacobelli said that although the party would fight to have Le Pen as candidate, its 29-year-old president, Bardella, was "the most naturally legitimate" alternative.

Bardella has steered clear of being drawn into the discussion at this stage, refusing to say whether he was National Rally's "plan B" and saying after the ruling that the French should be "outraged" by the sentence.

However, a poll published a day before Le Pen was sentenced showed that around 60% of RN voters would back Bardella over Le Pen at the presidential election if he were to run.

France's President Macron is not entitled to stand for another term at the next presidential election.

Lesley Manville and John Lithgow were among the big winners at the Sunday's Olivier Awards, the most prestigious event in UK theatre.

Lithgow won best actor for his portrayal of Roald Dahl in Giant, which he described as "one of the best experiences I have ever had on stage".

Manville was named best actress for her performance in the Greek tragedy Oedipus, dedicating the award to her grandson who was born during the show's run.

Three shows were tied with the most wins at the ceremony - with Fiddler on the Roof, Giant and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button each winning three prizes.

Other winners included Imedla Staunton, who won best actress in a musical for her leading role in Hello Dolly!

Scroll down to see the winners list in full.

'The special relationship is firmly intact'

US actor Lithgow, who will also play Dumbledore in the forthcoming Harry Potter TV series, said in his acceptance speech: "I want to thank all of you for welcoming me and my wife Mary so thoroughly to England.

"It's not always easy to welcome an American into your midst, and at this particular moment it's obviously a little more complicated than usual," he continued.

"But for me, for Mary, and for all of our countrymen and countrywomen, I want to assure you that the special relationship is still firmly intact."

The victory marks the first Olivier Award for 79-year-old Lithgow, who also recently starred in the Oscar-winning film Conclave.

Lithgow's co-star, English actor Elliot Levey, took best actor in a supporting role, while Giant was named best new play. "To get an award for having this much fun is wrong," he joked.

Romola Garai was also nominated for Giant, one of two nods she had in the supporting actress category, but she won for her other performance in the stage adaptation of Annie Ernaux memoir The Years.

Backstage, Garai joked that she had a "terrifying thought" while standing on stage that she was "maybe accepting the award on behalf of the wrong play, which was kind of like a fever dream I've had for the last few weeks".

The Years, which also won best director for Eline Arbo, sees five actresses play a woman at different stages of her life.

In her speech, Garai said it was "the greatest privilege of my life to be part of this piece of theatre that has changed me and so many people".

Manville's win marks her second Olivier, following her 2014 triumph for her performance in a revival of the Ibsen play Ghosts.

Accepting her award, Manville said: "I knew on day one of this play that we were on to something good."

She paid tribute to the show's "great director" Robert Icke, and her co-star Mark Strong.

"Mark, you were the most perfect partner," she said. "We had some difficult scenes to do, and inch by inch, slowly slowly, bit by bit we built up this very complex relationship, to say the least."

She concluded: "While we were doing Oedipus, our little family got a little bit bigger, my son and his wife had a baby. It was during the run, so one day, this [trophy] will definitely be yours, my sweet."

Imelda Staunton received the fifth Olivier Award of her career, winning best actress in a musical for Hello, Dolly!

"If I may say something to my late mum, whose name was Bridie McNicholas," she said. "Great name, must renew [my] Irish passport.

"Mum, I'm here at the Albert Hall, I've got a prize, but more importantly, I'm about to do a play with your granddaughter, I wish you were here."

'I won an Olivier for playing an iceberg'

Celine Dion musical Titanique won two prizes, best new entertainment and comedy play and best supporting actor in a musical for first-time nominee Layton Williams.

Co-director Tye Blue said the win was "astounding and overwhelming", reflecting how the show had gone from "the basement of a fledgling grocery store in Manhattan, all the way to the glorious Criterion Theatre in London".

In his own speech, Williams joked: "I just won an Olivier for playing an iceberg!"

He concluded: "If this can happen to me, a little boy from humble beginnings, it can happen to you too."

A stage adaptation of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald which was previously also made into a film starring Brad Pitt, was named best new musical.

John Dagleish won best actor in a musical for playing the titular role, 10 years after his first Olivier win for The Kinks musical Sunny Afternoon.

"Last time I got one of these, my mum was my plus one. She's no longer with us, she would've loved this show," he said. "This is for her."

Fiddler on the Roof won best musical revival. Accepting the award, director Jordan Fein said: "There was a question as to whether a new production of Fiddler on the Roof was appropriate for this moment.

"It's a musical about love, not in the romantic abstract sense, but active love, brave and rebellious love that demands empathy and compassion, and that seems to be what we desperately need right now."

The winners in full

Best new musical - The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

Best revival - Oedipus (Wyndham's Theatre production)

Best musical revival - Fiddler On The Roof

Best new play - Giant

Best new entertainment or comedy play - Titanique

Best new opera production - Festen

Best actor - John Lithgow for Giant

Best actress - Lesley Manville for Oedipus (Wyndham's Theatre production)

Best supporting actor - Elliot Levey for Giant

Best supporting actress - Romola Garai for The Years

Best actor in a musical - John Dagleish for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

Best actress in a musical - Imelda Staunton for Hello, Dolly!

Best supporting actress in a musical - Maimuna Memon for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812

Best supporting actor in a musical - Layton Williams for Titanique

Best director - Eline Arbo for The Years

Best new production in affiliate theatre - Boys On The Verge Of Tears

Best new dance production - Assembly Hall

Best family show - Brainiac Live

Best theatre choreographer - Christopher Wheeldon for MJ The Musical

Best lighting design - Paule Constable & Ben Jacobs for Oliver!

Best sound design - Nick Lidster for Fiddler On The Roof

Best costume design - Gabriella Slade for Starlight Express

Best set design - Tom Scutt for Fiddler On The Roof

Outstanding achievement in dance - Eva Yerbabuena for her performance in Yerbagüena

Outstanding musical contribution - Darren Clark and Mark Aspinall for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

Outstanding achievement in opera - Allan Clayton for his performance in Festen

The ceremony was hosted by Beverley Knight and Billy Porter and included live performances from shows including Why Am I So Single?, MJ The Musical, Fiddler On The Roof, Oliver!, Starlight Express and a 40th anniversary performance from Les Misérables.

A chip shop has apologised to customers for putting up prices after seeing the cost of fish surge by more than 60% in just three months.

The Nippy Chippy in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, is now charging £12.50 for a large cod and £10 for haddock.

Manager Brad Lee said customers had mostly been polite about the increase but added there had been "a few shocked faces".

He said suppliers had blamed reduced fishing quotas in the North Sea for the rise in the wholesale price of fish, but the government explained this year's deal maintains sustainable stock levels.

Fishing quotas are negotiated annually between the UK, EU and Norway.

This year there is a cap of 25,028 tonnes on cod, a drop of 20% compared to last year.

There is a limit of 112,400 tonnes of haddock - down 5% from 2024's catch limit.

Mr Lee said attempts to find substitutes had not gone down well in the past.

"We've tried different types of white fish but we've not had that good feedback on them," he said.

"If you get cod, you know what you're getting, it's nice and tasty, it's fluffy, and then when you've got the batter over it it makes nice and flakey, but maybe it's something we look at in the future if it goes too high."

'A challenge'

Andrew Crook from the National Federation of Fish Fryers explained the quotas are set by scientists who analyse the catch and agree a quota.

He said the quota is then in place for 12 months, but the current one may last two years.

"They think then maybe the quota will increase and things will get a bit more normal," he said. "But it's certainly a challenge at the moment."

Mr Lee has to face the public however: "We've had a few shocked faces when customers come in but once you explain what's actually happening people are understanding.

"Fish and chips is a Friday night treat mainly, it's still the number one eaten thing in the UK. There is a crazy amount that we eat as a nation."

After this year's fishing quotas were agreed, Fisheries Minister Daniel Zeichner said: "This government will always stand up for the British fishing industry, which is the lifeblood of so many communities around our coastline.

"That's why I'm pleased to have secured a deal providing the UK fleet quota for stocks including cod and haddock worth up to £310m, while maintaining sustainable levels of stocks for the long-term health of our industry."

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The government has said it is stepping in to help the British car industry by making the rules on manufacturers going all-electric more flexible.

A ban on producing new petrol and diesel cars will come into effect in 2030, after ministers reinstated a deadline that had been pushed back by ex-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

However, on Sunday, transport secretary Heidi Alexander said that while the government is committed to the 2030 deadline, she would relax regulations which dictate how firms make the switch in order to "protect and create jobs".

Opposition parties said the measures would not be enough to boost the industry, which faces an uncertain period after the US announced tariffs on cars.

President Donald Trump has imposed a 25% levy on cars imported to the US, which is a major export market for the UK motor industry.

While plans to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles pre-date the tariffs announcement, the government framed its latest intervention as a way to help car firms grow despite potentially seismic changes to the motor industry.

The government said it had worked with UK car manufacturers to simultaneously "strengthen its commitment to the phase out" while introducing "practical reforms to support industry meet this ambition".

An announcement from the transport ministry also said "support for the car industry will be kept under review as the impact of new tariffs become clear".

The ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars was extended to 2035 under the previous Conservative government, but Labour promised to restore the 2030 deadline in its manifesto for the 2024 election.

Car industry leaders have previously warned that drivers were not switching to electric vehicles at the rate needed to meet the deadline due to the cost of buying the cars privately and a lack of charging point infrastructure.

The changes announced by the government include:

• Mandates imposed on car firms as they transition to phasing out petrol and diesel vehicle production will be relaxed to help firms avoid fines
• Smaller UK firms like Aston Martin and McLaren are to be allowed to keep making petrol cars beyond the 2030 deadline
• Some hybrid vehicles will be able to stay on the market until 2035

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the measures would "boost growth that puts money in working people's pockets" and ensure "home-grown firms" can export UK-made cars worldwide.

But shadow business secretary Andrew Griffith described the measures as "half baked" and repeated Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch's claim that "net zero by 2050 is impossible".

Liberal Democrat transport spokesperson called for "better incentives" for consumers to buy electric vehicles, and said the changes "won't be enough to protect the sector from the impact of Trump's damaging tariffs".

The US is the second largest export market for the UK's car industry, after the European Union.

Coventry-based car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover announced on Saturday that it will "pause" all shipments in April to the US as it works to "address the new trading terms".

A separate 10% tariff on UK imports came into effect on Saturday, with higher rates in place for some other major economies.

France's far-right National Rally (RN) leader Marine Le Pen has called a court ruling banning her from running for office for five years a "witch hunt".

"I won't give up," she told thousands of flag-waving supporters in Place Vauban, close to the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sunday.

She was on Monday found guilty of helping to embezzle €2.9m (£2.5m) of EU funds between 2004 and 2016 for use by her party. Le Pen has appealed.

At the rally on Sunday she claimed the ruling was a "political decision", adding: "We are not asking to be above the law, but to not be below the law."

Bardella, the president of the RN party, told the rally on Sunday that the court ruling was "a direct attack on democracy and a wound to millions of patriotic French people".

He said he did not want to "discredit all judges" but claimed that the judgement against Le Pen was aimed at "eliminating her from the presidential race" in 2027.

In reply on Sunday Gabriel Attal, the head of French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist Renaissance party, responded by saying "you steal, you pay".

Attal also denounced "unprecedented interference" in France's affairs, pointing to support for Le Pen from several right-wing leaders, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Hungary's PM Viktor Orban.

US President Donald Trump called her conviction a "very big deal".

A poll by BFMTV after Monday's ruling showed that many people in France believe that justice was service in the Le Pen case without bias - 57% according to the poll.

The Paris Court of Appeal said on Tuesday it should be able to provide a decision on the case by the summer of 2026 - several months before the 2027 presidential election.

Le Pen was gearing up to run for the presidency for a fourth time and had a good chance of winning.

On top of the ban on running for public office, Le Pen was also handed a €100,000 (£82,635) fine and four-year prison sentence, of which two years will be suspended.

This will not apply until the appeals process is exhausted, which could take several years.

RN spokesperson Laurent Jacobelli said that although the party would fight to have Le Pen as candidate, its 29-year-old president, Bardella, was "the most naturally legitimate" alternative.

Bardella has steered clear of being drawn into the discussion at this stage, refusing to say whether he was National Rally's "plan B" and saying after the ruling that the French should be "outraged" by the sentence.

However, a poll published a day before Le Pen was sentenced showed that around 60% of RN voters would back Bardella over Le Pen at the presidential election if he were to run.

France's President Macron is not entitled to stand for another term at the next presidential election.

This week, Gladiators and contenders gear up as the grand final of the competition takes place on BBC One.

But that's not all the week has in store.

The Banksy Story is here for a second season, Doctor Who is back on our screens, new game South of Midnight is released, and Black Mirror makes a timely return.

Read on for what's coming up this week...

The race to be Gladiators champion

After 10 weeks of intense competition, the grand final of the Gladiators is almost upon us.

Finalist Zavia Hill has been forced to pull out due to an injury. It means the fastest female runner-up from the semi-finals, Aneila Afsar, will take her place - having already made history as the first contender to appear on Gladiators wearing a hijab.

She will compete alongside Amanda Wah, while Joe Fishburn and Mus Dumbuya complete the line-up.

Co-hosts Bradley and Barney Walsh promised it would be a “nail-biting final”, with some “thrilling moments” which you won't want to miss.

The BBC resurrected the hit 1990s show last year, introducing a whole new set of fans to the joy of foam fingers, Lycra-clad combatants and tense showdowns on the Travelator.

Watch all the action on Saturday from 5.50pm on BBC One and iPlayer.

When Banksy comes to town

What actually happens when a Banksy original appears on the wall of your house?

That’s what superfan James Peak is investigating in season two of The Banksy Story.

Across the five-part series, James follows two Banksy homeowners in two different seaside towns, Margate and Lowestoft.

He looks at the circus that can ensue when you wake up to find a Banksy spray-painted on your walls, and the strange and sometimes unexpected consequences for residents, fans and the art world.

James told me he loved being back on the trail of the elusive street artist.

"I learnt an awful lot more about his modus operandi - and got some more insights into how he continues to not get caught," he said.

The Banksy Story: When Banksy Comes to Town begins on Monday on BBC Radio 4, with the full boxset available now on BBC Sounds.

The Doctor is back

Fans of Saturday night TV have a lot in store this week, as Doctor Who is also on its way back to our screens.

Ncuti Gatwa is playing the Doctor for a second series, alongside Millie Gibson who's back as Ruby Sunday. They'll be joined on their adventures by Varada Sethu, who plays his companion, Belinda Chandra.

Varada, who's 32, told my colleagues in Asian Network that when she first told her family she wanted to be an actress, there wasn't immediate support.

But she persevered and now says inspiring young girls to follow their dreams is one of her big goals.

EastEnders star Rose Ayling-Ellis, who won Strictly Come Dancing as the show's first ever deaf contestant in 2021, will also be appearing as a special guest this season.

A timely return of Black Mirror

By Emma Saunders, entertainment reporter

With recent news about the upcoming release of Nintendo's Switch 2 and AI generated video hitting the headlines in Hollywood (again), the return of Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror couldn't be more timely.

Series seven of the popular dystopian anthology series drops on Thursday on Netflix, and as usual, there's no shortage of A-list stars on the roster, including Emma Corrin, Chris O'Dowd, Awkwafina, Paul Giamatti, Issa Rae, Peter Capaldi, Harriet Walter, Will Poulter and Asim Chaudhry.

Remember the interactive Black Mirror film Bandersnatch where Chaudhry and Poulter played a games company boss and a developer? The pair are now reprising their roles from the 2018 interactive movie in a new episode called Plaything.

Scottish actor Lewis Gribben, who is soon to star in the highly anticipated TV series Bladerunner 2099, plays a loner obsessed with a videogame released in the 90s.

He told the BBC he was also a bit of a gamer himself but had more of a handle on it than his Black Mirror character.

"When you have a day off… I can spend a good solid 10 hours [on video games]. But I like to think most people game in moderation or just have binger game sessions. It's more like a relaxation thing,” he said.

Loss and healing in South of Midnight

By Tom Richardson, Newsbeat reporter

America's Deep South, with its rich, troubled history and deep wells of folklore, is a curiously underused setting for video games.

Action adventure South of Midnight (Xbox, PC) on the other hand, actively embraces it.

The game follows Hazel Flood, a young woman on a mission to find her mother after their trailer is swept away in a storm.

Along the way, she visits strange and mystical worlds packed with nods to Southern Gothic motifs and the complicated, real-life history of the region.

Her quest is ultimately one of healing, as she pieces together emotional tales of loss and tragedy in an attempt to repair past traumas.

It might sound heavy, but reviewers have praised the game's charming presentation, stop-motion-style animations, performances and music, even if most found the gameplay repetitive.

But at a lean 10 to 12 hours to complete, most agreed it's worth checking out when it drops on Microsoft's Game Pass service from Tuesday.

Other highlights this week

• Celebrity Big Brother 2025 launches on ITV1 and ITVX on Monday
• Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex's new podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder, drops on Tuesday
• The Return, starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche, hits cinemas on Tuesday
• The Bafta Games Awards take place on Tuesday
• David Hockney 25 opens at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris on Wednesday
• One to One: John & Yoko, a documentary film, is out on Wednesday
• The Amateur, starring Rami Malek, is out in cinemas on Friday
• Drop, starring Meghann Fahy, is also out in cinemas on Friday
• Bon Iver's new album, Sable, Fable, drops on Friday
• Wu-Tang Clan's new album, Black Samson, the Bastard Swordsman, drops on Saturday
• Cartier exhibition opens at the V&A in London on Saturday

A Minecraft Movie has proven to be a box office success, bringing in an estimated $300m (£233m) globally during its opening weekend.

The film, based on the wildly popular video game, was heavily delayed but finally hit the big screen on Friday.

It boasts a star-studded cast including Jason Momoa, Jack Black and Jennifer Coolidge.

The estimates place the film's earnings well above its reported production budget of $150m.

Around half of the film's global takings came from North America, according to EntTelligence.

The box office numbers come despite reviews for the film being mostly underwhelming.

The Telegraph awarded it two stars, saying the charm of the video game was “nowhere to be found”, while the Guardian gave it just one star, saying it has “a cobbled-together feel”.

It does not appear to have stopped families showing up in force to see it.

"It has definitely overperformed all industry projections," said Steve Buck, chief strategy officer at EntTelligence, which said the film had enjoyed a late ticket surge.

He said the film "hit with all audiences", with around a quarter of those going to see it being under the age of 13, and more than half being male.

"When dads like a family film, that's a good thing," he told BBC News.

"It's the largest domestic opening of 2025, and the largest for Warner Bros since 2023," he added.

Minecraft is one of the world's best selling video games (more than 300 million copies and counting, according to Statista).

The film tells the story of four misfits who are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld – the place where all players start in Minecraft.

There has been a long history of game-to-film flops. But others, such as Sonic and The Super Mario Bros Movie, were massive hits.

In press notes circulated ahead of the film's release, Black, 55, acknowledged there was a lot of pressure to deliver for fans of the blocky world.

"This game has been loved by millions and millions all over the world for years now, and I think this movie is a big deal for a lot of people, because now it's generational," he said.

• Gladiators final and The Banksy Story is back: What's coming up this week

Stars of the stage are walking the red carpet ahead of the Olivier Awards, the most prestigious event in UK theatre.

Adrien Brody, Lesley Manville, John Lithgow, Imelda Staunton and Meera Syal are among the nominees at the event, which celebrates the best stage productions of the last 12 months.

• Follow the Olivier Awards live stream

Here are a few of the stars who have been walking the red carpet ahead of the ceremony at London's Royal Albert Hall:

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has been criticised by senior politicians across the political spectrum after she backed Israel's decision to deny two UK Labour MPs entry to the country.

Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang say were on a trip to visit the occupied West Bank to "witness, first-hand, the situation" and were "astounded" after being stopped at the airport.

Badenoch told the BBC that Israel had a right to "control its borders", adding it was "very significant" there were Labour MPs other countries did not want to let in.

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said her comments were "disgraceful" while Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey said she had shown "unbelievably poor judgement".

Senior Tory MP Richard Fuller told Times Radio he thought MPs on officials trips should be "welcomed in any country", adding "we should all be very worried" about democracy.

Yang, the MP for Earley and Woodley, and Mohamed, the MP for Sheffield Central, flew to Israel from London Luton Airport with two aides on Saturday afternoon.

The Israeli immigration authority said Interior Minister Moshe Arbel denied entry to all four passengers after they were questioned. It accused them of travelling to "document the security forces".

Badenoch first made her comments when asked on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show whether Israel was entitled to refuse entry to the MPs.

"Countries should be able to control their borders," she said. "What I think is shocking is that we have MPs in Labour who other countries will not allow through, I think that's very significant...

"I believe that the people who represent us in Parliament should be people who should be able to go anywhere in the world and people not be worried about what they're going to do when they go into those countries."

Badenoch said the reason given by the Israelis was that "they don't believe that they're going to comply with their laws" and "there are many people that we don't allow into our country and I don't think we should be setting precedents in a different way".

Tagging a video of the Conservative leader's comments on X, Lammy posted: "It's disgraceful you are cheerleading another country for detaining and deporting two British MPs.

"Do you say the same about Tory MPs banned from China?

"This government will continue to stand up for the rights of our MPs to speak their mind, whatever their party."

Reposting the criticism, Badenoch said: "Unlike China, Israel is our ally and a democracy. A good Foreign Sec would be able to make that distinction.

"Perhaps Labour MPs could put UK national interest first and do their jobs instead of campaigning for airports in Kashmir or promoting Hamas propaganda in parliament."

Further criticism came from Davey on X, who posted: "Kemi Badenoch has once again shown unbelievably poor judgement by failing to back two British MPs denied entry to Israel.

"Yet another complete shocker."

Foreign Affairs Committee chairwoman Dame Emily Thornberry told Sky News she was "completely gobsmacked" by Badenoch's comments.

"This is nonsense," the Labour MP said. "You have to stand up for what's right, Kemi Badenoch, and you should stand in solidarity with other parliamentarians who were just going to Israel and the West Bank to find out what was going on."

Badenoch was also contradicted by Tory MP Fuller, who told LBC that Conservative MPs had experienced similar issues in China and he wanted to support the right to travel to other countries.

"I want to support my colleagues," said Fuller. "This isn't a partisan thing, as a parliamentarian, we live in a difficult world at the moment.

"Democracies are under threat, we should support them in those circumstances, whether China, Israel, or anywhere...

"On this, my personal view is, parliamentarians should be allowed free passage to other countries, to our allies. We should look at that in a poor light. We should be supporting them."

Fuller spoke about his boss again on Times Radio, saying he thought MPs on official trips are "going there to be better informed about the situation and then report back to their parliamentary colleagues about what they have found".

"Democracy isn't a guarantee in life," he said. "Freedom isn't guaranteed."

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Jaguar Land Rover has announced it will "pause" all shipments to the US as it works to "address the new trading terms" after tariffs were imposed earlier this week.

A 25% tariff on car imports came into force on Thursday, one of several measures announced by US President Donald Trump which have sent shockwaves through global supply chains.

The US is the second largest export market for the UK's car industry, after the European Union.

In a statement, a Jaguar Land Rover spokesperson said the company was "taking some short-term actions including a shipment pause in April, as we develop our mid to longer-term plans".

The Coventry-based car manufacturer - which also has sites in Solihull and Wolverhampton - said the US is an "important market for JLR's luxury brands".

More cars are exported to the US from the UK than any other good. In a 12-month period up to the end of the third quarter of 2024, the trade was worth £8.3bn, according to the UK trade department.

An initial wave of tariffs on cars came into effect from 3 April, with import taxes on auto parts due to follow next month.

A separate 10% tariff will be imposed on all other UK imports, with higher rates in place for some other major economies.

Global stock markets have incurred heavy losses in recent days as firms grapple with how to adapt to the new trading environment.

Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK will take a calm approach to the trade tariffs and has ruled out "jumping into a trade war".

On Thursday, the prime minister warned the global economy was "entering a new era" and said there would "clearly" be an impact on the UK.

The government is consulting on products it could impose retaliatory measures on but talks between UK and US officials continue on a possible trade deal which the British governments hopes would see tariffs relaxed.

Sir Keir is holding talks with other European leaders to discuss how to respond to the White House's trade moves.

Officers hunting for an XL Bully which escaped when police marksmen opened fire on the animal say they have contacted all veterinary practices in Sheffield in a bid to trace it.

Armed police tried to shoot the dog after it became "aggressive" while officers were investigating reports of a gun being fired at a property in Daniel Hill Street, in Hillfoot, on Thursday.

A police spokesperson said it was believed the animal had been injured before fleeing the scene.

The force has urged people not to approach the dog but to call 999 immediately, saying it has "the ability to show aggression and cause harm".

A police spokesperson said: "Shooting a dog is never a decision taken lightly by our armed officers.

"During what was already a challenging incident, and the risk posed, the decision was made to shoot the dog to progress finding a suspect and weapon and protecting our communities.

"We now believe the dog to have suffered injuries and are urging the public to be vigilant for a loose XL Bully, but also one that may have succumbed to its injuries or been taken somewhere for treatment.

"We have contacted all veterinary practices as part of our enquiries but continue to ask anyone who has received a dog into their care [which] they believe could be this dog to come forward.

"If you see the dog, we continue to urge you not to approach it, as we believe it has the ability to show aggression and cause harm."

South Yorkshire Police were called to Daniel Hill Street on Thursday night after shots were fired at a house and the windows of a car were smashed.

A few hours later, in the early hours of Friday, officers attended a crash involving a motorbike and a silver VW Golf in Liberty Drive, Stannington, after receiving reports shots had been fired at a man.

The force said 39-year-old Marcus Ned, from Sheffield, had since been charged in connection with the incidents and was due to appear at the city's magistrates' court on Monday.

He faces two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, possession of a firearm, possession of ammunition without a certificate and attempt to cause grievous bodily harm with intent.

A 39-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm and a 36-year-old man arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle have been released on bail.

Meanwhile, police said a 35-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of affray and released on police bail.

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Two people who died following a fire at a caravan park have been named by police.

Lee Baker, 48, and his 10-year-old daughter Esme Baker, who were from the Nottingham area, died at Golden Beach Holiday Park, in Ingoldmells, Skegness on Saturday.

Paying tribute, their family said: "We are all utterly devastated at what's happened. This loss is incomprehensible at the moment."

The family added: "Lee and Esme were excited to be spending the first weekend of the holidays together."

Emergency services were called to Golden Beach Holiday Park, in Roman Bank, Ingoldmells, at about 03:53 BST on Saturday after a fire broke out.

Lincolnshire Police said an investigation had begun into the cause of the blaze, with officers "keeping an open mind".

The force said it was still awaiting formal identification, which could take some time.

Temperatures rising again

How long will the dry and sunny weather last?

Easter washout or will sunshine hop back into view?

People and properties have been evacuated as a wildfire has spread over a large area of forest in Galloway, in the south west of Scotland.

Emergency services were initially called to Glen Trool at about 23:50 on Friday.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said two crews remained on the scene on Sunday morning, with helicopters continuing to water bomb the area.

Rising temperatures across the UK have led to wildfire warnings being put in place for several parts of the country.

Fire 'miles wide'

A spokesperson for the SFRS said the fire in Galloway had now moved on to the nearby Bennan and Lamachan Hills.

Police previously warned of a risk the flames could spread to the Loch Doon area of East Ayrshire after a change in wind direction.

A helicopter was dispatched to assess damage to the area from above on Sunday morning.

Stewart Gibson, team leader at Galloway Mountain Rescue, said at one point fire crews had four helicopters dropping water on the flames from above, with the fire front "two to three miles wide" at one stage.

He said five groups of walkers were located on the hills on Friday night, but were safely moved away from the area.

Team members were acting as spotters for the police overnight on Sunday, but were stood down at about 04:00.

He urged anyone heading to the hills over the next week to take care and avoid lighting camp fires or naked flames.

Mr Gibson told BBC Radio's The Sunday Show: "It's an exceptionally dry period of weather we have been having and I know for the next week it is going to be very dry as well.

"So anyone out with a camping stove, anything can park the fire, so we would urge anyone out to take care.

"We would advise people not to light camp fires and use naked flames."

Police urged people to stay away from the site and urged and anyone camping nearby to leave. Areas affected include Merrick Hill, Ben Yellary and Loch Dee.

Another wildfire had been reported around the same the area on Thursday and covered some 1.5 miles (2.4km).

Scotland has seen a number of fires over the last few weeks as the weather gets warmer and drier.

The fire service issued an "extreme" warning for wildfires and the public has been urged to avoid lighting any fires outdoors until next week.

It warned that there was typically a large volume of "dead, bone-dry vegetation across large areas of countryside" at this time of year which acts as a fuel for fire.

The SFRS said hills are particularly prone to wildfires because the fire can spread far quicker uphill than on flatter ground.

Meanwhile an amber alert for wildfires is in place for parts of England, southern Scotland and Northern Ireland until Monday.

A huge gorse fire spanning about two miles (3.2km) in the Mourne Mountains in County Down is being tackled by the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service.

Police believe that fire may have been started deliberately.