Dressed stylishly in black, glamorous granny Carole, 66, was more than happy to lend a hand at their London home following the birth of Pippa's daughter Grace Elizabeth Jane last Monday.

People in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset reported hearing the mystery blast at around 3pm. A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Defence told MailOnline it was not linked to any RAF activity.

Prince William is 'very upset' by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah Winfrey and comments made by Prince Harry that his brother was 'trapped' were 'way off the mark', a source said.

The Queen is to appoint a diversity tsar to modernise the Monarchy as part of a major drive encompassing Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and Kensington Palace, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

In response to Harry and Meghan's incendiary and hurtful accusations - addressed to a global TV audience of millions - the Queen has responded with a show of force.

After 13 European countries halted use of the AztraZeneca vaccine amid claims it caused a rare type of fatal blood clot, EU regulators have investigated and declared it 'safe and effective'.

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, studied in London under an alias because of a kidnap threat from the Red Army Faction.

Ben Shephard has been chosen to replace Piers Morgan as co-presenter of Good Morning Britain, The Mail on Sunday understands.

SARAH VINE: It derives from a deep-seated sense of fear and insecurity. They are essentially inadequate, and so they self-aggrandise by demeaning others.

Scientists at the University of Arizona have said the cramped conditions of the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan and a 'lucky break or two' helped the coronavirus establish itself and spread.

Demonstrators were hauled away by officers at the protest in Hyde Park, London, at around midday today. Hundreds of protesters met at the park before police broke up the proceedings.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has threatened to join forces with the French and German governments to hold hostage more than 19 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

The dancer, 23, was filming a video with her Strictly star beau, 26, when the accident happened on January 19 and was driven to Ealing Hospital in London by his brother Curtis.

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is awaiting the judgment of two inquiries, which will rule on whether she broke strict parliamentary rules.

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Since 2017, medical records of all patients over the age of 65 have been automatically scanned by a computer program called the Electronic Frailty Index.

The Royal Family lived in a world where illness was dealt with by going for a long walk - and mental illness was ignored. The Queen's approach to her sister's sickness was brisk and no-nonsense.

Rickie Newell, who filmed the incident said the footage was shot on the M6 southbound between Junctions 11 and 10 outside Wolverhampton.

Soldier Mitchell Matthews, 24, hanged himself after being told to 'man up' when requesting time off to look after his daughter, four, during lockdown, Wiltshire and Swindon coroner's court told.

Office for National Statistics data showed the UK's mortality rate was 6.7 per cent above average up to the week ending June 26. It was followed by Spain (5.9 per cent) and Belgium (3.5 per cent).

Hammersmith and Fulham Council has drawn up the 'radical plans' to make the bridge operational after almost two years out of action.

The Met Office said tomorrow and Sunday would be 'very different' to last weekend, with high pressure nearby meaning most of the country will have a drier but cloudy couple of days.

Police are keen to track down the organiser of the party at Bolehills, near Crookes in Sheffield, so they can be slapped with a £10,000 fine.

A committee of MSPs said the First Minister's 'inaccurate' evidence to them amounted to a 'potential breach of the ministerial code', which is generally considered a resignation offence.

EXCLUSIVE: The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) is looking at 'centralising' the process for managing constituency bases.

The social tools, all owned by Facebook, were down for about one hour on Friday, starting at around 5.30pm. Facebook said the outage was caused by a 'technical issue'.

The Queen's official birthday parade Trooping the Colour has been cancelled in London this year - but could still take place at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace revealed today.

Travel corridors were introduced on July 4 last year and allowed people coming to England from nations which ministers deemed safe to enter untested and avoid quarantine.

EXCLUSIVE: Statistics from the MHRA vaccines regulator show that the UK started off using Pfizer for over three quarters of new patients but this is reducing as demand for second doses grows.

Vivian Meneses Figueiredo said she was appalled at the sight of officers arresting women at a candlelit vigil in memory of marketing executive Sarah Everard in Clapham, South London.

The expensive parking bay in Hyde Park Gardens, London is within walking distance of Hyde Park, Oxford Street and the West End.

The National Police Aviation Service (NPAS) decided to replace helicopters with four Vulcanair P68 aircraft costing £2.5million each.

Lesbian parents Lucy, 21 and Leanne, 22, say their eight-week-old baby named Hope is 'lucky to be alive' after a rock was thrown through a window in their home in Padiham, Lancs.

EXCLUSIVE: NHS England figures show 79 per cent of over-55s in the country had at least one dose of the vaccine by March 14, but London is significantly lagging behind in uptake.

The MV Gainsborough Trader took part in Operation Dynamo, ferrying troops from the beaches of Dunkirk under heavy fire in May 1940.

The Lords EU committee is expected to highlight the delays in the bloc ratifying the trade agreement struck by Boris Johnson in a report next week.

The former prime minister allegedly intervened on behalf of Greensill Capital, a company he became an adviser of back in 2018.

The drawing has appeared on Reading Bridge, which crosses the River Thames between Reading and Caversham.

The State Emergency Service at 11pm told those on low-lying properties in Kempsey, north of Port Macquarie on the mid-north coast, to 'evacuate the high danger area' by midnight.

Major General Nick Welch is on trial at Bulford Military Court accused of one charge of falsely claiming £48,000 to pay for his children's boarding schools.

Internal documents from oil and gas companies as far back as the 1960s linked their industry to air pollution and warned of the health dangers, before the firms publicly downplayed the risks.

Matthew Webb, 38, was fined £400 for fly-tipping by Dartford Borough Council after dropping off a bag of unwanted clothes next to a charity donation bin. CCTV showed him leaving bag.

Bosses at British Airways said home-working was one of the 'very few positive aspects' of the pandemic, and it is looking at options for its Waterside complex, which currently houses 2,000 employees.

A survey conducted by Savanta ComRes suggests Mr Johnson and Sir Keir are heading in different directions in terms of how they are seen by voters.

Simon Edwards made the incredible discovery about his relationship with Sheridan (pictured with Mike Tyson) after tracking down extended family in Galway, Ireland.

Germans are facing the prospect of going back into lockdown in the coming weeks as Covid cases rise 'exponentially' without enough vaccine available to stop them, Health Minister Jens Spahn said.

'Beloved' nurse and mother of three Bethany Clark, 33, was found dead by her husband as their children slept, following a 'fun night' with her family, an inquest heard. She drank alone later on.

Good Morning Britain's rating war continued yesterday as it recorded 840,000 viewers, having lost almost 40 per cent of its audience on Wednesday since Piers Morgan walked out.

The increase in commuting to work and the sharp drop in working from home coincides with schools re-opening in England on March 8.

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden today waded into confusion around Britain's vaccine supply shortage, saying India was not 'withholding vaccines' and that the Serum Institute had 'some supply issues'.

Analysis of the virus' spread and its 'molecular clock' revealed the virus was most likely already well-established in Wuhan in December.

EXCLUSIVE: St John Ambulance volunteers claim vaccinator roles across Yorkshire are largely being filled by registered GPs and nurses.

Corporal Dean Corbett, 32, of Urmston, Greater Manchester, had been best friends with Fusilier Rigby, 25, who was killed in 2013 and struggled with mental health issues due to his PTSD.

A pensioner was given a police warning after she had a socially distanced cup of tea with her neighbours in their communal garden.

Nordic countries dominated the the 2021 World Happiness Report, with Finland, Iceland and Denmark taking the top three spots while Sweden was sixth and Norway eighth.

The move, which campaigners say is the first step towards making misogyny a specific hate crime, comes in the wake of an outpouring of anger about the death of Sarah Everard, 33.

Janice Dinsdale, now 72, was told she was 'no longer required' in her job as a clerk at the High Commission of India in Aldwych, London, after returning from a break a day after her 65th birthday.

Donald McPherson, 47, was cleared of killing Paula Leeson despite 17 separate pieces of circumstantial evidence which created 'clear and obvious suspicion against the defendant'.

Ian Lloyd who is a former member of the Royal press corps, has penned 100 chapters to mark Prince Philip's 100th birthday in June. The Duke was born into the Greek royal family in 1921.

Sales of the Penguin edition of Miss Austen's Pride and Prejudice shot up by 22 per cent last year, according to analysts Nielsen BookScan.

Building large numbers of turbines will require concrete foundations to be laid in the seabed and cables to connect them to the mainland. It will affect species like porpoises.

Leslie Thorley, 42, punched politician Robert Largan, and threw a brick towards him after the pair became involved in a tussle over his £1,200 smart phone while on a train to Manchester.

To wildlife, nettles are paradise - and presenter Alan Titchmarsh, 71, says we should be setting aside a plot for a clump in our gardens.

It represents the largest drop in life expectancy since 1939-40, with experts blaming the surge in deaths caused by the virus.

The three white stags, whose loss of pigmentation is caused by a genetic condition called leucism, were seen grazing with a number of does in the fields of Hertfordshire.

Georgina Ashby, 27, had been attending Saturday night's vigil on Clapham Common, held in memory of the murdered 33-year-old when she was flashed by a man while walking home.

The 55-year-old TV presenter told his 7.8million Twitter followers today: 'Reports of my ITV demise have been greatly exaggerated.... I'm back already. @NolanColeen.'

Paul Robson, 50, carried out a vicious attack on Caroline Kayll, 47, and her teen lover after he 'snooped' outside her home in Linton, Northumberland a Newcastle court heard.

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Conditions along the NSW coast are dangerous and volatile as more flood warnings were issued for parts of western Sydney and the NSW mid north coast on Sunday night.

The NSW State Emergency Service has begun evacuating parts of western Sydney as flood waters rise, with emergency payments announced for victims.

Prince William, who is second in line to the throne behind his father, has 'accepted' his role and 'the path set for him, a source close to the brothers told the Sunday Times.

Customs and Border Protection is considering a plan to release migrants who crossed the border illegally to claim asylum without giving them a court date to reappear, it has been revealed.

Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov, 27, tried persuading an unnamed employee at the company's electric battery plant in Nevada to join his extortion scheme multiple times, from July 15 to August 22.

Kawus Rafiei, 57,  was found guilty of attempting to import Class A drugs. Two shrink-wrapped stacks of tyres in his lorry were opened in Dover, revealing packages of cocaine.

Min Sook Moon, 49, disappeared on March 8 and her body was found in a Sydney park on Saturday after a man handed himself into police and has since been charged with her murder.

The Duke of Cambridge's rift with his brother is said to have soured even further when the Sussexes 'blindsided' Her Majesty with a terse statement hitting back at the Palace last year.

The four-bedroom penthouse went under the hammer for auction at 16/16 Notts Avenue in Bondi Beach, Sydney's eastern suburbs, on Saturday.

State Premier Gladys Berejiklian held an emergency conference on Sunday to discuss the crisis, begging residents to play it safe and reiterating how 'serious and severe this weather is'.

Sir John Bell said a lack of genome sequencing on the continent means importing the South African variant from Europe is now the 'biggest risk' facing the UK.

Sinead Lyons, right, was reported missing after she vanished while on a walk with her dog. Friend Kristin Haralabatos, left, says the 41 year old was headed to Lake Ossipee in New Hampshire.

Max Ronaldson , 25, who hurled abuse at a woman and threatened to break into her home and rape her as she walked on Balham Hill near Clapham Common has been jailed for six weeks.

Ben Wallace used a private text message to tear into defence committee chairman Tobias Ellwood for criticising tomorrow's UK Armed Forces shake-up.

Labour's 'framing and messaging' briefing, for candidates in May's local elections, recommends they 'connect to Labour's brand strengths' and avoid the Covid response.

Supermarket giant Coles has launched Australia's first sustainable supermarket in Moonee Ponds, offering customers a smoothie bar, woodfire pizza and, environmentally conscious coffee.

Boris Johnson is facing a Tory revolt over the speed of his lockdown exit strategy as angry MPs said the Government's approach seemed to be based on 'dates, not data'.

Department of Health Secretary Brendan Murphy flagged allowing international arrivals to quarantine at home if they are completely vaccinated.

Gladys Berejiklian has opened up how she found battled through 2020's Covid and bushfire crises and actually felt more 'loved' than ever even amid a corruption scandal involving her boyfriend.

Christine Davitt, left, a senior social media manager at Teen Vogue, wrote two tweets in 2009 using the N-word. She recently criticized Alexi McCammond, right, for past racist tweets.

Jahziah McDonald, 18, and and Jeremiyah Mannie, 18, both from Killeen, Texas, were arrested this week in connection with attacks in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago.

75-year-old Gary May suffered an extremely close call with a two metre shark when paddle boarding 400 metres from the shore at Yallingup Mainbreak Surfing Spot on Saturday afternoon.

As New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian begged residents to take extra precautions, footage emerged of locals making the best of a bad situation by splashing around in the puddles.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's £170,000 Range Rover, which they have been seen driving in near their home in Los Angeles, California, is similar to models favoured by the royal family.

Nüwa, the capital city and one of five planned, is built vertically instead of horizontally into the side of a cliff, which would diminish the effect of atmospheric pressure and radiation.

The typically picturesque tourist town of Byron Bay has been turned into a mini river following flash flooding as NSW faces its worst rain event in almost three decades. 

Startling pictures taken across the state illustrate just how much damage has been done in the last three days, and meteorologists are warning the deluge has set in for the next five days.

Novelist Phillip Roth could face getting canceled after his biographers posthumously revealed allegations from his life reflecting misogyny seen in his books.

The detention center in Midland County, currently holding more than 400 youths, was opened on Sunday after federal officials converted a 'man camp' for oilfield workers to house migrant teens.

A dilapidated 1920s cottage with no access to power or even a back door has sold for over $2million in the Brisbane suburb of New Farm, with property developers to bulldoze the property and rebuild.

Details have started to emerge on how Houston Texans' quarterback Dehsaun Watson's defense team might fight back against sexual misconduct accusations.

Alexi McCammond, 27, cut a downcast figure as she took a walk with her boyfriend, T.J. Ducklo, 32, in Washington, D.C. on Saturday.

Supermarket bosses said jobs would be put at risk if new trade pacts allow Britain to be flooded by cheap imports such as chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef.

Marston's Brewery announced that 70 per cent of its venues across England would be back in business from April 12 for eager diners and drinkers.

Concerns have grown that Britons may be dissuaded from getting the jab following the reaction of EU leaders to exaggerated fears that it could cause blood clots in a tiny number of recipients.

Derek Mackay quit Nicola Sturgeon's cabinet just hours before he was due to deliver the Scottish Budget on February 6 last year following the allegations.

The SAS and SAS will be tasked alongside the MI6 to counter activities of Russian military intelligence, army chief General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith has said.

Locals in flood-hit areas of NSW have been told to leave their homes in the middle of the night as the state's extreme rain event continues.

Priti Patel made her remarks after a recording emerged in which Sir Keir suggested that the age at which the criminal justice system regarded defendants as 'young people' should be raised.

As a third wave sweeps across Europe, Britons were yesterday warned that foreign summer holidays are 'extremely unlikely'.

Russell Hill, 74, and Carol Clay, 73, disappeared while camping in the rugged bushland of the Wonnangatta Valley in Victoria's East Gippsland region on March 19, 2020.

Liverpool City Council has agreed that 100 parks, covering around 100 hectares, will never be sold or built on - the first time a council has made such a vow.

Some of the world's most renowned celebrities - including George Clooney and Julia Roberts - are making the move to capitalise on generous government grants to help bolster Australia's industry.

Residents living or staying in affected areas in northern NSW and greater Sydney have been advised against all but the most essential travel since the historic downpour began on Friday.

Sally Bedell Smith said she was 'appalled' that Mr Bashir has reportedly suggested that Diana was the source of a string of lies about the Royal Family.

Complaints have flooded social media from people yet to receive the 16-digit access code to fill out the ten-yearly form, despite warnings that anyone failing to complete it could be fined £1,000.

The designers say it means users will instantly be able to show evidence of their latest negative Covid-19 test after receiving the result.

A 55-year-old man has been charged with murdering a woman who was reported missing in Sydney's northwest. The man handed himself in to Eastwood Police Station on Saturday morning.

The Union Jack will be flown on UK Government buildings every day of the year under plans to celebrate the United Kingdom's heritage and pride.

A leading member of the farming lobby claimed Carrie Symonds was using her influence in Downing Street and her friendship with Zac Goldsmith to tie up farmers in red tape with green rules.

Sharon Osbourne's show has been off the air for over a week following her defense of friend Piers Morgan, which led to a new flood of allegations about inappropriate behavior from the host.

Experts say the phenomenon is being driven by soaring demand for cocoa alongside reduced yields because of climate change.

Exams watchdog Ofqual supports the stance, saying any attempt to interfere with teachers' assessments breaches the rules.

The former prime minister is said to have texted the Chancellor's private mobile in a bid to secure government-backed funding for the afflicted Greensill Capital.

Sarah Soars and her fiance Joshua Edge woke up on Saturday morning expecting it to be the best day of their lives.

The woman in a kayak captured a video of herself lifting the cow's head so it could breathe as floodwaters continued to rise in Port Macquarie.

MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: The grotesque behaviour of EU governments and leaders over the Oxford vaccine has gone beyond all limits of reason and civilised action.

A year ago today, British drinkers enjoyed a last night out and panic-bought alcohol before the country went into lockdown. Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled a huge new coronavirus bailout.

A seven-try thriller in Paris saw France edge a 32-30 win in overtime after Wales were reduced to 13 men against France's 14.

The home, which is located in Mount Morris, was built in 1965 and sometimes takes on the moniker of the 'School House,' for obvious reasons.

Ambassador Anatoly Antonov was all smiles as he left the Russian Embassy on Saturday, giving a thumbs up amid the war of words between the United States and Russia.

Thousands of residents in regional New South Wales and parts of greater Sydney will not be receiving the vaccine when phase 1b begins on Monday.

Riverdale star Charles Melton says he will no longer 'remain silent' on his experiences as a Korean American after admitting to 'suppressing' his racial identity for years. 

Black cab rapist John Worboys, 63, kept a diary detailing excuses for his sex attacks in case he was stopped by police and extracts feature in Channel 5's Predator: Catching the Black Cab Rapist.

Pharmacist Mia Yu, left, administers COVID-19 vaccine on March 18. A Brazilian variant of the virus was confirmed in the city on Saturday, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right, was optimistic about the fight.

Astonishing disclosures are made in a new Channel 5 documentary about serial rapist Worboys that London police asked victim about lipstick choice and whether she agreed sex.

Friends spoke out following Prince Harry's remarks on US television about his elder brother's position and how he is unable to 'leave that system, but I have'.

Dr. Spot, a canine robot with a video screen connected to a physician, can assist evaluations of patients in isolation. MIT Researcher Giovanni Traverso, center, helped develop the robot.

An online campaign has called on Kmart to get rid of separate sections for boys and girls clothes. The petition instead asks for an 'inclusive' section in store where clothes are divided by type, not gender.

An all star line up of Australian politics and media has descended upon an exclusive venue to celebrate Peta Credlin's 50th birthday.

Lindsey Boylan, the first woman to accuse Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, led an impeachment protest against him on Saturday while a dueling group rallied to support him.

The voices of Radio 4's Today have become what one insider describes as 'a cauldron of egos' following the announcement the presenters, including Nick Robinson, will be joined by Amol Rajan.

Our probe has uncovered how despite personal fortunes of hundreds of millions of pounds, some of Britain's richest have used funds set up to support firms struggling to survive in the pandemic.

JOSH IRELAND: Churchill's son Randolph erupted into a rage, accusing Winston of having encouraged his wife Pamela's seduction of important American men during the war.

A further 5,587 people have tested positive for the disease, up one per cent from last Saturday's figure of 5,534. Deaths meanwhile have fallen 21 per cent compared to last Saturday.

Matt Hancock tweeted: 'Yesterday we vaccinated more people than any day yet. I'm delighted to be able to say that we've now vaccinated HALF of all adults in the UK.'

Francis Nahow considered himself blessed when his home survived the horror 2019/2020 fire season. He was forced to flee his property in Harrington on the state's mid-north coast as the blaze neared closer.

A Mail on Sunday investigation has discovered that Sarah's vigil in Clapham was overwhelmed by supporters of groups with an alarming appetite for public disorder.

The directive was not, perhaps, unexpected: at the time, trust between Mr Johnson and Michael Gove, the Cabinet Office Minister, was, to put it mildly, not high.

Court TV has been broadcasting live coverage of the most compelling trial in the United States this century: a former Minneapolis police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd.

A website accused of spreading antisemitic hate has been endorsed by Britain's only state-approved press regulator.