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    Middleton in her Giles Deacon dress. Six years after being maid of honour for her older sister, Pippa Middleton is to marry James Matthews. Saturday’s ceremony was to be a little less grand in scale. While Kate and Prince William married in Westminster Abbey, the new couple were tying the knot at St Mark’s church in the village of Englefield, near Reading in Berkshire. Middleton arrived at the church shortly before midday, accompanied by her father, Michael, and wearing a bespoke Giles Deacon dress. Designed to create the impression of being seamless, the dress was teamed with a Stephen Jones veil, a Maidenhair Fern tiara, and Manolo Blahnik ivory satin shoes. There was plenty of royalty attending what was being called the society wedding of the year. The congregation incl...

    Supporters of the Labour leader say his willingness to enter dialogue with the Republicans shows he was ahead of his time when viewed through the prism of histor Jeremy Corbyn was reportedly monitored by MI5 because of his willingness to talk to members of the IRA Getty MI5 reportedly opened a file on Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn amid concerns over his willingness to enter into dialogue with members of the IRA. The security agency is believed to routinely keep files on people of interest, including political activists and campaigners. Archived documents have revealed Mr Corbyn attended several events supporting the militant Republicans during the 1980s and 1990s. An unnamed source reportedly told The Telegraph: If there was a file on someone, it meant they had come to notic...

    A 12-year-old girl was allegedly abducted by a gang of four men as she walked home from school in the West Midlands. The youngster told police she was forced into a black taxi in Teasdale Way, a suburban street in the Pedmore area of Stourbridge at 3.15pm on Thursday. The girl said she was driven around for 90 minutes before the car stopped in nearby Clent and she was able to get out and escape. A member of the public found her and helped to call the police, West Midlands Police said. Local schools have warned parents and pupils to be vigilant following the alleged abduction. The girl was allegedly approached by a white male who had a foreign accent and appeared to know the girl, even though the girl did not know who he was". Appealing for information about the incident, p...

    The pound on Thursday pushed above $1.30 for the first time in nearly 8 months, and analysts say the door looks open to further gains for the British currency. It took a blowout British April retail sales report the best since January 2016 to propel the currency above that round number for the first time since late September. The pound (GBPUSD) leapt to an intraday high of $1.3048 after failing since late September to surpass $1.30. Should the pair hold above here today, it could signal significant further upside in the pair in the coming weeks and months, said Craig Erlam, senior market analyst at OANDA, in a note. Of course, sterling is always going to be vulnerable to Brexit-related news, but should we see a calm few months on this front and the data continue to perform...

    Jeremy Corbyn is attacking the Tory manifesto proposals on social care, claiming Theresa May's nasty party has launched a shameful attack on older people. The shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, is also claiming the Conservative manifesto threatens the living standards of pensioners and working people. On Twitter, the Labour leader claimed: If you're a pensioner Theresa May is taking your vote for granted. She'll take away your winter fuel payment. Labour won't. And in a second tweet, he said: If you're a pensioner,Theresa May takes you for granted. She'll make you pay for visits from care workers if you own a home. Labour won't. But defending the social care proposals in her manifesto, the Prime Minister said her plans will ensure elderly people receive the dignified and h...