TALK OF THE TOWN: New Royal rift opens up as Prince Harry skips William’s polo match

TALK OF THE TOWN: Prince Harry skips William’s high-profile charity polo match as the royal brothers become ‘increasingly detached’ By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:00 BST, 30 August 2020 | Updated: 00:00 BST, 30 August 2020 It has been a highlight of the Royal calendar for … Read more

Capita will shut up to 100 offices in devastating blow to PM’s campaign

One of the UK’s biggest employers is planning to close nearly 100 offices permanently in a crushing blow to the Prime Minister’s campaign to get Britain back to work. The Mail on Sunday can reveal that Capita – the giant Government contractor that collects the BBC licence fee, runs the London congestion charge and provides … Read more

Coronavirus guidance for teachers issued at 11pm on Friday night – then changed again within minutes

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson was under fresh pressure last night after critical lockdown guidance for schools was issued just before midnight on Friday evening. Unions reacted with fury over the ‘reprehensible’ timing of the advice, which said that secondary pupils could be kept home on a rota every two weeks in areas that are locked … Read more

Bella Hadid steps out in a silver jersey as it’s revealed she’s on ‘good terms’ with ex The Weeknd

She recently reunited with a famous ex, and things were amicable all around. And Bella Hadid looked as ravishing as ever on Saturday, when she was spotted in New York City rocking a silver metallic Alexander Wang football jersey and barely-there black biker shorts underneath. Elsewhere, Hadid’s ex The Weeknd was also spotted out and about, … Read more

How Czech double agent snared BBC security editor Frank Gardener’s MI6 spy father

Dread and paranoia had settled over Prague like smog.  Dissent was brutally crushed by the Communist regime, suspected traitors executed on the flimsiest of pretexts.  But when MI6 officer Robert Gardner, having flown in from London, passed through the revolving doors of the famous Alcron hotel on February 20, 1951 – just as Winston Churchill, Charlie … Read more

Chinese navy captures British democracy activist, 30, as he tries to flee Hong Kong in a tiny boat

A British democracy activist has been captured by the Chinese after trying to make a dramatic seaborne escape from Hong Kong to Taiwan. Andy Li, 30, who has worked with former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith and other politicians on pro-democracy campaigns, was intercepted in international waters, along with 11 other activists, as they tried … Read more

Final week of Eat Out To Help Out saw restaurant reservations ‘double compared to last year’

The last week of the triumphant Eat Out To Help Out scheme led to a doubling in restaurant reservations compared to the same period last year, Treasury projections suggest. Insiders say the scheme – which ends tomorrow – was the result of ‘weeks of brainstorming, debate and modelling’, with the Chancellor playing a key role … Read more

Author Dan Brown tells HIS story after his wife of 21 years accused him of a secret ‘life of lies’

Dan Brown’s intricate codes, symbols and hidden meanings have beguiled fans across the globe, helping him to sell more than 200 million copies of his books, most notably the blockbuster The Da Vinci Code. But today, he’s at the centre of his own real-life mystery with his ex-wife Blythe, whom he divorced last year, having … Read more

Councils face battle to clamp down on a wave of illegal parties at luxury Airbnb properties

Luxury properties rented out through Airbnb are hosting illegal alcohol-fuelled parties for young, wealthy revellers despite the risk of spreading coronavirus, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. A three-bedroom flat at a Grade II-listed £3.5 million townhouse in London’s trendy Soho was used for four events within the space of the month. More than 100 … Read more

The Chase’s Mark Labbett SPLITS from wife Katie so she can date her lover after open marriage fails

‘It’s better for us to go our separate ways’: The Chase’s Mark Labbett SPLITS from wife Katie so she can date her lover after their open marriage failed to work By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 22:58 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 23:21 BST, 29 August 2020 The Chase star Mark Labbett has revealed … Read more

Ministers must block attempts to ‘censor’ mainstream news publications, warns Tory chairman

Ministers must block attempts by Home Office lawyers to ‘censor’ mainstream news publications, warns Tory committee chairman Julian Knight wrote to Culture Minister John Whittingdale over proposed laws He also called for ‘tech levy’ on companies such as Facebook to pay news outlets The Home Office has said a ‘publishers’ exemption’ would create ‘loopholes’ By Glen … Read more