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    Prince William has made history by appearing on the cover of gay lifestyle magazine Attitude. The future monarch is the first member of the royal family to pose for an LGBT publication, appearing as their July cover star. Showing his support for the LGBT community, the Duke of Cambridge has given an interview detailing his views on homophobic bullying and ‘being the person that you are’. The magazine will hit newsstands on Thursday, just a few days after the mass shooting in gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando. In his interview, published in the magazine, the Prince said: “No one should be bullied for their sexuality or any other reason and no one should have to put up with the kind of hate that these young people have endured in their lives. “The young gay, lesbian and transge...

    On Sunday afternoon at 3.48pm Gatwick closed its main runway, leaving hundreds of passengers delayed or stranded. The airport tweeted that the runway was temporarily closed while its staff carried out investigations, and apologised for the impact on flights. Operations were switched to the airport’s smaller northern runway, but airlines – including Easyjet, British Airways and Ryanair – were forced to cancel or delay flights, and divert planes into Bournemouth and Stansted airports. The main runway was eventually reopened yesterday evening and flights resumed, but some delays are ongoing. The cause of the runway closure has not been confirmed by the airport. But on social media, many passengers whose flights were diverted claimed that their pilots blamed runway surface dam...

    The Guardian Property for sale in Peckham, south London. Renters in London are typically handing over 57% of their pay. The cost of renting a one-bedroom property in the UK has risen to swallow almost half of the average young worker’s take-home pay, according to figures, while those living in London are typically handing over 57% of their monthly wages. The average cost of a new tenancy on a one-bedroom home hit £746 a month in May, taking up 48% of the take-home pay of a worker aged under 30, data from property firm Countrywide showed. In London, the average rent on a one-bed property was £1,133 in May, Countrywide said. Rising rents had outstripped growth in earnings to such an extent in the capital that since 2007 the proportion of take-home pay used to meet the cost h...

    Princess Charlotte has made her royal debut on the Buckingham Palace balcony, rounding off the Trooping the Colour celebrations. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's toddler daughter fulfilled a special rite of passage as an HRH. The 13-month-old joined her family including older brother Prince George - on the famous frontage of the London landmark for the first time, on the official 90th birthday of her great-grandmother the Queen. Pomp and pageantry was the order of the day as the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, William, Kate and Prince Harry earlier took part in the monarch's annual Trooping the Colour parade. Over the weekend the nation is celebrating the life of the Queen – Britain's longest reigning and oldest sovereign – in...

    Downing Street is “panicked” over the EU referendum amid growing internal signs that support for the Leave campaign is surging. Private data and internal polling which shows that after two weeks of building momentum there have been huge swings to the Brexit campaign has prompted growing alarm in the Remain camp, sources have said. It has led to a marked change in strategy, with the campaign to keep Britain in the EU now orchestrating a series of highly personal attacks on Boris Johnson, one of the leaders of the Leave campaign. Click here to read the latest on EU referendum David Cameron’s team has adopted a “take out Boris strategy ” by allowing Tory Cabinet minister to claim he only backed a Brexit in order to further his ambition to be Prime Minister and associating him...

    Police Scotland have said they will do “anything” to be more “diverse” and will be introducing a special hijab to encourage more female Muslims to join the force. The Scottish Police authority released a detailed report on how they are working “to achieve a workforce that is more representative of our society,” and encourage “people from under-represented groups to consider policing as a career.” The report is critical of the fact that 2.6 per cent of Scottish officers are non-white British, as the percentage of Scots from non-white backgrounds has recently doubled to 4 per cent, up from 2 per cent in 2001. Therefore, “…in an effort to attract more Muslim women into policing a sample hijab has been sourced and tested” the report states. Police Scotland are far from leading...

    Nicola Sturgeon has led a concerted onslaught from senior remain campaigners aimed at discrediting Boris Johnson, in a heated television debate that saw him attacked for telling “whoppers”. With just a fortnight to go before the historic referendum that will decide whether Britain remains a member of the European Union, Johnson was accused on Thursday night of misleading the public and putting his own career before the good of the country – including by his Conservative colleague energy secretary Amber Rudd. The Scottish first minister described it as a scandal that Johnson’s Vote Leave campaign bus still has the controversial claim that Britain sends £350m a week to Brussels emblazoned on the side of it. Labour’s Angela Eagle, also making the case for remain, joined Sturg...

    Prince Harry with pop star Ellie Goulding Prince Harry is secretely wooing pop star Ellie Goulding , reports suggest. The pair are understood to have shared a kiss and have been sending each other flirty texts after their friendship “stepped up a gear” in recent weeks, it is claimed. Harry and chart topper Ellie have been close for years but they were said to be “all over each other” at a polo match last week. A source said: “Harry and Ellie only had eyes for each other all night – they spent a lot of time sitting together under blankets. “They were seen having a kiss before Harry had to go because he was playing polo the next day. Ellie left about five minutes later. “Harry was overheard on the way out telling some friends how much he liked her.” A source said about the p...

    David Cameron has encouraged potential voters to continue to register to vote in the upcoming EU referendum, despite the deadline for enlisting already passing. Online systems for voter registration crashed late last night with less than two hours to go before the midnight deadline. Asked about the topic at Prime Minister's Questions today, Cameron said that the gov.uk website had seen record demand last night, and that the government was engaged in urgent talks to see what options are available. “People should continue to register today. The Electoral Commission have made a statement urging the government to consider options that would effectively extend the including he deadline, and these should include legislation,” Cameron said. “We are working urgently with them to d...

    British taxpayers will be hit with a shock £2.4billion bill if the UK stays in the European Union, Boris Johnson will say on Monday. Mr Johnson will say there is a “£20billion black hole” in the EU’s finances which will be paid in part by the UK unless Britain votes for a Brexit on June 23. In a sign that Mr Johnson’s Leave campaign intends to increasingly focus on the economy ahead of the referendum, the former mayor of London warns that the EU is “demanding even more of our money”. He will say that British taxpayers face a “triple whammy of woe” as the EU hands the UK an extra £2.4billion bill, increases its overall budget because of the migration crisis and pays for potential bailouts of struggling eurozone economies. According to Vote Leave, EU documents disclose that ...