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    The cousin of Queen Elizabeth and Romania's former King has died aged 96 after retiring from public life to battle cancer. King Michael I, who played a part in ousting a Nazi-backed leader during World War Two, passed away in Switzerland, the Royal House said. AFP Born in 1921 in the Carpathian mountains, Michael was one of Europe's last surviving wartime heads of state who spent decades in exile during the Cold War, before finally withdrawing from public life in 2016 because of severe illness. A descendant of the German Hohenzollern dynasty and a cousin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, Michael died at his residence in Aubonne on lake Geneva, though his entourage did not give a cause of death. His Majesty King Michael I ceased life today at 1pm Romanian time at his private re...

    A terror plot to assassinate Prime Minister Theresa May has been foiled, Sky sources have confirmed. Sky's Crime Correspondent Martin Brunt said: It's the latest in a number of terror plots that police and MI5 believe they've foiled this year. I understand that the head of MI5, Andrew Parker, briefed Cabinet ministers today, such is the seriousness of what they believed they have uncovered. Mrs May was given backing by Boris Johnson and Michael Gove to increase the bill offer It is in essence an extreme Islamist suicide plot against Downing Street. Essentially police believe that the plan was to launch some sort of improvised explosive device at Downing Street and in the ensuing chaos attack and kill Theresa May, the Prime Minister. This is something which has been pursued...

    Theresa May seeks to rescue Brexit deal as Dublin says it won't back down. In theory, all it needs is one last heave to get over the line in time for a formal sign-off at next week’s European council summit. Both the commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, and Theresa May are publicly hopeful of reaching draft consensus again by Friday. They were within minutes of a deal on Monday, before the Democratic Unionist party sounded the alarm and put everything on hold. In practice, the last-minute hitch changes everything for a number of reasons: Cards have been shown The first problem is that all sides have shown their hand. The Dublin government has admitted precisely what form of words is enough to provide assurance on the Irish border and anything less will now be seen by...

    Armed soldier and armed police officer patrol outside Westminster Palace A total of nine terrorist attacks have been prevented in the UK in the past year, MI5 has said. MI5 has previously said that 13 terror attacks were prevented in the past four years. The director general of the UK's domestic security service, Andrew Parker, told the Cabinet of the number of prevented attacks this morning, according to Downing Street. Aftermath Of The London Bridge Terror Attacks Mr Parker told Theresa May that the defeat of Islamic State in Syria did not mean that the terrorist threat was over. He warned that social media was being used to incite terrorist attacks from afar. The numbers have been released ahead of the publication of an investigation into the internal reviews by the sec...

    In Brussels, as in life, there’s no such thing as a free lunch. Theresa May wants the big prize of the EU finally talking about a post-Brexit trade deal. The cost comes in the shape of hard cash, citizens’ rights and a fudge for Northern Ireland. After a strange day of political anti-climax, the big question remains whether hardline Tory Brexiteers and the DUP think the last of those compromises is a price worth paying. With so much riding on the outcome, it wasn’t a surprise that there were competing narratives and expectations ahead of the PM’s working lunch with Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. The day began with Brussels talking up chances of a breakthrough, with one EU official saying both sides were 90% there. London was much more guarded, insisting the ...

    Theresa May has four days to salvage Brexit deal or faces leadership threat The British prime minister reportedly has until the end of the week to rescue the Brexit deal scuppered by the Democratic Unionist Party party propping up her government, or face a leadership challenge. Theresa May will hold urgent talks on Tuesday (5 December) with DUP leader, Arlene Foster, who vetoed the Brexit deal over concerns that Northern Ireland would have a different post-Brexit status than the rest of the UK. Before opposing the deal on Monday (4 December), it emerged that DUP leader Foster only knew the outline of the Brexit document, but not the wording that specified how Northern Ireland could effectively remain in the customs union and the single market. And while the prime minister ...

    Prince Harry and fiancée Meghan Markle made their first official visit together since getting engaged on Friday in Nottingham. The couple were greeted by royal fans and well-wishers during their visit, with one young woman in particular revealing a touching anecdote about bride-to-be Meghan. Emily Harland, 21, from Australia told the Nottingham Post that the American actress made a sweet gesture on the cold day. Emily, a student at Coventry University, told the paper that when Harry discovered her hands were chilly before their handshake, Meghan pulled a surprise item from her pocket to help. Emily said: He was going to shake my hand but my hands were cold and Meghan reached into her pocket and gave me a heat pack. I said thank you. I thought they were really sweet. Meghan...

    A mum says her teenage daughter discovered a help me note hidden inside an Amazon Christmas delivery. Kim Dorsett said April, 13, found the words scrawled onto an invoice inside a £30 make-up advent calendar ordered by her dad Philip. PMP is the recruitment agency used by Amazon to fill jobs at its distribution sites. The discovery comes just over a week after a Sunday Mirror investigation exposed shocking working conditions inside Amazon's huge warehouse in Tilbury, Essex. Our exposé found exhausted warehouse staff were falling asleep on their feet as they chased impossible targets. A parcel is expected to be packed and ready every 30 seconds. Kim, 32, from Bolton, Greater Manchester, said: I want to know if it's a prank or if they have people in sweatshops. We asked Apri...