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    A menu, order of service, invitations and pictures from Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's wedding will be auctioned off next week. The memorabilia from the 2011 wedding of Prince William and Duchess Catherine, who was then known as Kate Middleton, is one of several royal lots going under the hammer next week, with two cheques written by the Queen Mother, a signed photo of Queen Victoria and handwritten letters penned by Princess Diana are among the items in the sale. The collection of royal memorabilia, which spans almost 200 years, was amassed by Devonshire royal 'ephemera expert', Jim Hanson and is said to be "extraordinary". Auctioneer James Grinter said: "Jim Hanson was an extraordinary collector. "He started from an early age collecting cheese labels, bef...

    In a lively interview on an anarchic late-night chat show, the Deputy Prime Minister also said Boris Johnson was more of a "twat" than a statesman. During the appearance on The Last Leg, he was asked how many times in the last five years he had wanted to give the Prime Minister a slap. "A few times, yes, and, I think, likewise," he replied. Pressed on whether it was more than 10 or 20 times, he said: "Oh, more than that." During a "showdown" with p resenter Alex Brooker, who deployed a "bull**** buzzer" when he was unhappy with the quality of the Liberal Democrat leader's answers, Mr Clegg faced a barrage of tricky questions. Asked if the London mayor was a statesman or a twat, he replied: "A bit more of the latter." Mr Clegg repeatedly refused to choose whether h...

    The House of Commons' home affairs select committee, chaired by Keith Vaz MP, made four victims' names public on its website as part of its inquiry into the Home Office's handling of the issue. Some of the victims named in the documents have been approached by their abusers and claimed they had even received death threats. In a letter to Theresa May, the Home Secretary, a group of abuse survivors said: "It has exposed us as individuals, making us feel vulnerable, and is having a huge impact on our work." Earlier this week Mr Vaz said he was aiming for "transparency" by publishing the 96 page dossier, which is believed to have been leaked by Sharon Evans, a member of the Home Office's abuse panel. The documents included email discussions between officials working on th...