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    John Whittingdale, who has been chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport select committee since 2005, has previously said that the licence fee is "worse than a poll tax" and ultimately "unsustainable". Downing Street sources said that Mr Whittingdale will "sort out the BBC" ahead of the corporation's royal charter review next year, which will set out the future of the £145.50-a-year licence fee.  Senior Conservatives said they were “furious at the BBC’s coverage” of the election campaign and accused the corporation of an “unforgivable pro-Labour bias”. There are now concerns that the corporation's coverage of the EU referendum in 2017 could betray a pro-EU bias. Friends of Mr Whittingdale said he is at the very least likely to freeze the licence fee and could imple...

    Cathedrals and churches across the UK are ringing their bells to mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day. The ringing, which began at 11am, signifies the end to the years the bells had hung in silence during the Second World War. This evening, a star-studded concert will take place at Horse Guards Parade in London, hosted by The Royal British Legion. It includes performances influenced by the era - from Katherine Jenkins, Pixie Lott, Status Quo and couples from Strictly Come Dancing. Tomorrow, around 1,000 veterans and their families will attend a service of thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey. They will be joined by members of the Royal Family, MPs, members of the Armed Forces and representatives of the Allied nations and Commonwealth countries that fought alongside Britain A ...

    The media has been warned to keep clear of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge while they are at their Norfolk home. Letters have been sent out by Kate and William's communications secretary calling for "acts of harassment and breaches of privacy to cease". The royal couple left their London home of Kensington Palace on Wednesday bound for Anmer Hall with toddler George and new baby Charlotte who was born last Saturday. The letters, distributed by Norfolk Police and signed by the Cambridges' communications secretary, say the couple have "a more than reasonable expectation of privacy". It called for "acts of harassment and breaches of privacy to cease". The letter went on: "There have in the past been a number of intrusions into the privacy of the Royal Family which in the ma...

    She is to the glamour born. The arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's second child marks the beginning of a new era of girl power for the Royal family. It has been almost 65 years since the last princess was born into such a prominent position within the House of Windsor. And while Anne, the Princess Royal, born in 1950 in an age before the internet, was something of a “sporty spice”, going on to compete in the Olympic Games, the new princess is already being viewed as likely to be a more glamorous, more romantic leading lady. Her every move, her every dress and her every hairstyle is certain to be scrutinised, studied and copied across the globe. Welcome to life as a princess in the 21st century. One retail expert has already estimated that the new princess wi...