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    Prince Harry reportedly won over his rumoured new girlfriend Meghan Markle after he whisked her off to a luxury Hollywood mansion. The royal is said to have ‘sealed the deal’ during the weekend at his friend’s pad in Los Angeles back in mid-July. A friend said: "Harry sealed the deal in style. Before they went to LA she’d been flattered about being chased by a prince. “She is very outgoing and chatty and was basically giggling about it all. “But after that break Meghan became very secretive and shut down any mention of Harry. It had suddenly got serious,” they added to The Sun . Following their weekend in Los Angeles they didn’t see each other again until the divorcee spent time at Balmoral for Harry’s 32nd birthday, but the royal is said to have known she was in it for th...

    A pregnant driver has been rescued after reversing her car off a harbour wall. Emergency crews were called to Military Road, Ramsgate, just before 6.30pm on Friday. They found the woman trapped inside the car, which was wedged between the jetty and a pontoon. Fire crews secured the vehicle using a winch, which allowed them to reach the driver and help her to safety. According to the news website Kent Online, she did not suffer any injuries. Kent Fire and Rescue Service said they would use a crane to lift the vehicle back onto the jetty.

    Theresa May faces guerrilla war after High Court hands Parliament a say over Brexit Theresa May is braced for guerrilla warfare in Parliament in order to drive through Brexit, after the shattering blow of defeat in the High Court. The Prime Minister accepts an Act of Parliament will be necessary to win the right to trigger the Article 50 exit notice - unless yesterday’s judgment can be overturned in the Supreme Court. That would open the door for MPs and peers to challenge and amend – and even stall - the Government’s strategy for withdrawal if they oppose aspects of it, perhaps in lengthy Parliamentary battles. It means Ms May has lost some control over the perilous process – throwing into doubt her timetable for invoking Article 50 by the end of March. The High Court def...

    The government has been dealt a huge blow after a High Court ruled that MPs must be able to vote before Theresa May triggers Article 50. The ruling means the prime minister must consult with parliament before beginning the process of UK leaving the EU. May had previously pencilled in March 2017 as the date which Article 50 will be triggered. A Government spokesperson said they are "disappointed" by the ruling from Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas and two other senior judges and will be appealing the decision. The announcement arrived following a so-called "People's Challenge" against Brexit, spearheaded by campaigner . Following the ruling, Miller said outside the court the claim was "about process not politics." She added: "It's about our United Kingdom and all our futures....

    A millionaire New York businessman who murdered a British student in a Cardiff hotel room after meeting her on a dating website has been told he must serve at least 17 years in prison before being considered for release. Sammy Almahri, 44, strangled Nadine Aburas, 28, on New Year’s Eve 2014, then hung a “do not disturb” sign on the door of the hotel room before driving to Heathrow and fleeing to the Middle East. Almahri, who lied to Aburas about being an FBI agent, was eventually located in Tanzania and arrested on an Interpol arrest warrant before being returned to Britain. He initially denied murder, claiming that he had been driven to kill by voices in his head but on the second day of his trial changed his plea. Jailing Almahri for life, Mrs Justice Nicola Davies said:...

    Pound surges after Brexit ruling The embattled pound surged against the Euro as the High Court ruled Theresa May must consult Parliament before triggering Article 50. Overnight and into the morning Sterling had held at around 1.1091 but shot up to 1.1218 after the announcement was made. The High Court ruled Theresa May does not have the authority to use royal prerogative to trigger Article 50 and take the United Kingdom out of the European Union. Instead MPs will be granted a vote in the Commons. The government has been given the go-ahead to appeal against the ruling at the Supreme Court. The surge in the pound is the exact opposite market reaction to last week when the High Court in Belfast ruled in favour of the Government in a similar case. The landmark legal challenges...

    International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said the Government is "disappointed" at the High Court ruling that Theresa May cannot trigger the formal process of leaving the European Union without the prior approval of Parliament. Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr Fox said "the Government is determined to respect the result of the referendum". "The Government is disappointed by the court's judgement," he said. "The country voted to leave the European Union in a referendum approved by Acts of Parliament. The Government is determined to respect the result of the referendum. "This judgment raises important and complex matters of law and it's right that we consider it carefully before deciding how to proceed." He added: "I have nothing to add other than to reiterate that it's rig...

    One member of the armed forces has been killed during a training exercise at RAF Tain, police have confirmed. Police Scotland said officers were called to the air weapons range near Inverness, Scotland, at around 5.55pm on Tuesday to an incident involving multiple service members. Police and the Scottish Ambulance Service attended to find one person had been fatally injured, the force said. The victim, whose next of kin have been informed, was a member of the Army, it was confirmed. A Police Scotland spokesman said there were no other fatalities but did not reveal how many soldiers had been injured. He added: "Police Scotland is leading the investigation to establish the full circumstances of this incident and is working closely with the armed forces. "This was a contained...

    The deputy leader of far-right group Britain First hurled abuse at a Muslim woman for wearing a hijab while brandishing a white cross in front of her four young children, a court has heard. Jayda Fransen, 30, allegedly launched a tirade of abuse at Sumayyah Sharpe during a Britain First "patrol" of Bury Park, in Luton, at around 1pm on January 23. Fransen, who lives near South Norwood in south London, is accused of telling Ms Sumayyah that Muslim men force women to cover up to avoid them being raped "because they cannot control their urges", Luton and Bedfordshire Magistrates' Court heard. Ms Sharpe was shopping with her children when she noticed members of the far-right group handing out Britain First newspapers to passers-by. The front page read "World War Three has begu...

    Theresa May has launched a withering attack on FIFA for refusing requests for England and Scotland footballers to wear poppies. May declared that the footballing body should change its mind ahead of the Remembrance Day match between the teams at Wembley this month. Lashing out during Prime Minister’s Question Time in the House of Commons, she added that FIFA – which has been dogged by corruption scandals – should “sort their own house out” rather than interfering with a British tradition. Many Labour and Tory MPs believe the England-Scotland game on November 11 has special significance as it falls in the centenary year of some of the First World War’s most deadly battles. FIFA bans political or religious messages on shirts, but it was forced to allow England players to wea...