Meghan Markle's solicitor Jenny Afia, of libel law firm Schillings, told the BBC podcast that the word bullying was a 'very, very damaging term... particularly for career women'.

Union bosses warned today how schools are being crippled by staff absences just days into the new term, while having to deal with pupils rebelling against Covid guidelines.

The Russian submarine was lurking under the waters 200 miles north of Scotland when the crew of HMS Northumberland (pictured) was dispatched to hunt it down, but the two vessels somehow collided.

Boris Johnson yesterday ruled out following other European countries in making vaccinations compulsory. But officials are drawing up plans to strip double-jabbed people of 'fully-vaccinated status'

The Treasury's decision to freeze the personal tax allowance and higher rate tax threshold until 2026 will push 1.2 million workers' earnings into the 40p rate of tax.

Boris Johnson was facing fresh sleaze claims last night after it emerged he had helped advance a pet project of the Tory donor who paid for the Downing Street flat revamp.

The Foreign Office is still ploughing hundreds of thousands a year into Stonewall even though Foreign Secretary Liz Truss called on ministers to distance themselves from the charity.

Former Labour member turned independent Chris Evans (pictured), 56, had been prowling the street in a 'moment of madness' before being stopped by police.

Officers from two of the country's biggest police forces have been investigating the messages sent to the MailOnline columnist, 56, and his eldest son, 28.

The average length of a hospital stay for Covid patients over the age of 80 in the UK has more than halved.

A luxury Caribbean cruise turned into cabin fever for many passengers who had paid upto £5,000 to travel on the Queen Mary 2 liner. British couple complain they've been locked up with little support

Andrew bought the seven-bedroom Chalet Helora (pictured), in the luxury Swiss resort of Verbier with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson in 2014 for £16.6million.

The revelation comes as the largest ever display of his artwork is staged, with 79 of his watercolours - the first full exhibition of his work in the medium - shown at The Garrison Chapel in Chelsea.

Michael Thomas, 42, tried to smash his way into the temporary building housing the famous Banksy artwork in Port Talbort, south Wales, in order to spray it with white paint.

The force was alerted to reports of a body in the Thames near Embankment, central London, by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution at 11.51am on Tuesday.

Tony Blair is facing renewed scrutiny over his dealings with the Kazakhstan regime amid deadly protests in the country.

Ministers are poised to reduce the current cap of £100 to £50. But the British Parking Association (BPA) claimed it should be raised to £120.

Judge Peter Blair QC feared defence lawyers in the Colston statue trial may have placed the jury under 'wrongful' pressure by urging them to be 'on the right side of history'.

Backbenchers warned Chancellor Rishi Sunak the 1.25 per cent national insurance rise coming into force in April would worsen the pressures on family finances.

Officials have admitted they do not definitely know whether face masks are effective in preventing the spread of Covid in schools.

Hundreds of troops are being sent into London hospitals to fill in for NHS staff who are isolating because of Omicron, it was announced last night.

Margaret Ferrier, 61, is accused of exposing people to 'the risk of infection' by visiting areas in Glasgow and London. She was seen slapping a cameraman's arm outside court today.

No10 confirmed that the government is looking at changing the status to include boosters, as Boris Johnson urges Britons to take up the offer of jabs.

Tory peer Michelle Mone and her billionaire husband faced fresh questions last night over their involvement in a £203million Government contract for PPE at the start of the pandemic.

President Joe Biden will call out Donald Trump as the 'singular responsibility' behind the January 6th insurrection as he marks the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Capitol attack.

Tributes have been paid to Alice Clark, 21, who died at the scene after a collision between an ambulance and a cement lorry near Tonbridge, Kent, on Wednesday night.

Furious letters from Lord Geidt to the PM have been published after he found out the the PM personally WhatsApped a Tory donor about funding for the £140,000 overhaul.

The ECHR in Strasbourg today ruled that the case was 'inadmissible', finding that Gareth Lee had failed to 'exhaust domestic remedies' in the case.

King's College London scientists estimated London's Covid cases dropped by a third last week. But they said it was 'too early' to say whether the outbreak had peaked in the capital.

Department of Health figures showed another 179,756 Covid cases were recorded over the last 24 hours, down slightly on the 189,213 reported last Thursday.

Andrius Vengalis, 46, was accused of killing Egle Vengaliene, 35, by holding her under the water at Brandon Country Park, Suffolk, in April last year. But prosecutors have now dropped the charge.

Downing Street today insisted there are 'no plans' to scrap a scheduled National Insurance hike despite a growing Tory backlash over the cost of living crisis.

Brain scans of 18 dogs were taken by researchers from the Eötvös Loránd University as they played the canines either real speech in or gibberish derived from, either Hungarian or Spanish.

Tory MPs have written to Attorney General Suella Braverman, who could use little-known powers to push the Bristol jury's decision to appeal amid rising public anger over the 'Colston Four' case.

TV presenter David Olusoga had previously said he 'desperately' wanted to join the Bristol protests that saw a bronze memorial to Edward Colston thrown into the city harbour in June 2020.

Asa Davison, from Gillingham, Dorset, attacked victim Isabelle Irish while she was 29 weeks pregnant in order to destroy the child.

A school run mum who allegedly used her 4x4 to 'nudge' an Insulate Britain protester has today appeared in Basildon Magistrates Court to deny assault.

Britons can fly to 16 countries for under £10 this month - including Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Poland and Spain.

Lawyers for the victims wrote to the BBC after it reported 'racial slurs about Muslims could be heard', but the corporation said it was unable to progress the complaint until the clients were identified.

Joss Stone, now 34, who stunned viewers after appearing on Lorraine yesterday with a brand new look has shared a look into her VERY middle class kitchen.

Kuku Machhal, 31, of Southall, west London, groped the women while in the sea in two separate incidents on July 23 last year, Portsmouth Crown Court heard.

In remarks that may ruffle feathers in a country famous for its rich culinary heritage, he took aim at use of the pungent plant in a debate over the surge in illicit journeys from the continent last year.

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) are set to stage a walk out night tube services on the Central and Victoria lines from this weekend until June 19.

EXCLUSIVE: NHS leaders and think-tanks today called for self-isolation to be cut to five days as long as it does not risk spreading the virus further.

An aspiring young model from Portsmouth died of cervical cancer aged just 27 after an agency locum doctor said the symptoms were her hormones.

Rhian Graham, 30, Milo Ponsford, 26, Sage Wiloughby, 22, and Jake Skuse, 33, were cleared of all criminal damage charges at Bristol Crown Court on Wednesday.

Rhian Graham (pictured), 30, Milo Ponsford, 26, Sage Willoughby, 22, and Jake Skuse, 33, were cleared of all criminal damage charges at Bristol Crown Court on Wednesday.

Insiders say the option of settlement 'remains on the table' if Judge Lewis Kaplan rejects Andrew's legal team's motion this week to have Virginia Roberts' lawsuit dismissed at an early stage.

It sounds like a great idea, giving up booze for a month and giving our livers a rest. But research reveals that more than half of those who start Dry January are likely to give up by the second week.

US researchers made their finding even though men are more likely to suffer from heart problems, strokes, diabetes and high blood pressure. The Mayo Clinic scientists analysed 1,857 volunteers.

He may not have touched a drop since the 1980s.

Office for National Statistics data today revealed the number of people dying with the virus dipped by 20 per cent in the seven days up to Christmas Eve, from 755 to 591.

The teenager, known as Marni - who was from the Frampton on Severn area of Gloucestershire, suffered multiple stab wounds on the evening of December 15 in Stratton Road, Gloucester.

The shocking machete attack, which took place in broad daylight in Croydon, south London, shows the masked man hacking away at two cops who fail to stop him after using their 50,000v Taser.

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Dr Chaand Nagpaul, council chairman of the British Medical Association (BMA), has said that doctors and nurses are under 'exceptional strain' covering for colleagues at home.

The requirement for travellers to self-isolate on arrival in England until they receive a negative PCR test is also being dropped under new rules announced this week.

Novak Djokovic's wife Jelena has broken her silence as Novak Djokovic continues his legal battle to play at the Australian Open.

Ms Giuffre is said to want a trial to send a message that anyone 'with power and privilege' accused of abusing young girls will face the full force of the law.

Geoffrey Monks, 67, who ran The Snooty Fox in Kettering was wrongly jailed after East Northamptonshire Council claimed to have found 'mouldy ham' inside the premises in 1999.

McDonald's Taiwan said it aims to resume selling hash browns in the second half of this month after restocking, and added that sales of French fries are 'normal'.

What led James Corden to recommit to making a real change for 2021 was a discussion with the health and wellness company WW (formerly WeightWatchers), writes LIBBY GALVIN.

Richardson has been a loud voice in the anti-vaccination movement in Victoria and was famously spotted leading an anti-lockdown protest at Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance.

Paul Scully was grilled over the impact of spiking inflation, soaring energy bills and rising taxes this morning during a bruising interview on Sky News.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - The bodies of four swimmers been have been found mauled by piranhas in a spate of attacks that has sent shockwaves throughout South America.

'I really royally screwed up to wind up where I am,' Fogle, a father of two, wrote in a hand-written letter dated November 7, 2021. 'I was selfish and entitled.'

When the 1921 census forms were delivered to 8.5 million homes, many used them to vent their anger - going beyond the required details of name, age, occupation, marital status and address.

Jacinta Allan, acting Victorian premier, has pointed the finger of blame for Novak Djokovic's botched Australian visa at tennis chief Craig Tiley after new documents came to light.

In sharing the clip, the Chinese state news agency said No Time To Die Laughing was leaked footage of a secret meeting between British and US spies.

Speaking on the anniversary of the Capitol attack, Reps. Bennie Thompson and Liz Cheney said there is 'no question' Trump's officials tried to undermine the election results.

Experts have warned that the squeeze could be even worse than the credit crunch 14 years ago.

The Serbian world No.1 was under the impression he was medically exempt and free to go about his business when he touched down in Melbourne on Wednesday night.

The man, 25, was filmed being bashed by two men carrying wooden pickets as he rode on his scooter along Wembley Road in Logan, south of Brisbane, on Thursday afternoon.

Mr Perrottet had repeatedly assured the citizens of the nation's largest state that returning to previous Covd restrictions was not the way forward and they could 'live with the virus'.

'I don't want to overstate this, because we've seen Donald get away with so much, but even he at this point must be feeling the walls close in,' Mary Trump said. 'If he has any sense, he would feel that way.'

The mother of slain Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt has called for the release of surveillance footage of her police shooting death on the one year anniversary of the killing. 

Slain underworld figure Ghassan Amoun will be laid to rest just metres from his teenage cousin killed in a similar gangland hit late last year.

For roughly 10 minutes, what appears to be less than 100 mask-clad members of Congress stood outside holding candles where exactly a year ago, Donald Trump's supporters rioted.

The National Farming Union has concerns about Britain's food security, warning changing the use of agricultural land will damage the UK's self-sufficiency and lead to increased imports.

The number of school closures reached a 12-month high on Thursday, with 4,783 schools closed according to data tracking educational establishments since January 2020.

Nick Kyrgios has defended his rival Novak Djokovic amid his visa debacle while blasting Australia's handling of the situation.

A shopping centre roof has collapsed after heavy rain and wild winds tore through Victoria. 

Police are hunting a man following the attack on a girl, aged under 16, yesterday afternoon in woodland near to Farnley Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire.

Families torn apart by IRA attacks hit out at former prime minister Sir Tony Blair for 'providing effective amnesty to murderers and bombers' as part of the 1998 Northern Ireland peace deal.

Shoppers of popular Australian supermarket chain have been left in shock after discovering Easter eggs already in stock. A Coles shopper said she found chocolate eggs and hot cross buns.

Cesar Sanchez, 39, a teacher at KIPP Washington Heights, appeared in court on Dec. 23 and was charged with sexual conduct against a child and endangering child welfare.

The Northern Territory has reported another daily COVID-19 case record with 412 infections diagnosed overnight.

Serbia's foreign affairs ministry has hit out at Australia's decision to cancel the visa of tennis star Novak Djokovic, saying the world No.1 was a victim of a political game.

EXCLUSIVE: Simon Calvert, Deputy Director at The Christian Institute and friend of the bakers, told the MailOnline: 'They're relieved at the result. They knew they hadn't done anything wrong.'

Jeremy Williams, 37, who was charged with the murder and rape of a five-year-old girl in Alabama in Dec., is now the subject of another murder involving his one-month-old daughter in 2005 in Alaska

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has urged Australians to check their eligibility for Covid payments if they're forced to take time off work amid the pandemic.

The mansion of wealthy LA entrepreneur, Florence Mirsky, co-founder of Koko Nuggz, was raided by three arm burglars at around 2a.m. Thursday after they zip-tied two housesitters, LAPD said.

MG, previously a British sports car marque, was Australia's ninth most popular brand last year with its overall sales more than doubling despite a global shortage of key computer chips.

A visibly mortified Dr Kerry Chant has apologised for attempting to use 'hip language' to warn people to social distance across the state. The chief health officer made the gaffe on Friday.

Roger Dale Nobles Sr., 51, allegedly fired a shotgun at 32-year-old military veteran and father-of-three Stephen Addison who was arguing with his son at an intersection at Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Dr Michael Mrozinski, 35, explained why people doing at-home Covid tests should also swab their throats as well as their noses, as this can help ensure you don't get a false negative.

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William Cunningham, 39, of Monroe, Washington, has been charged with a hate crime after telling a black student, 16, over FaceTime that he would kill him.

The CDC on December 27 updated its guidance on COVID, saying that a person can end isolation after five days, rather than 10. On Wednesday the AMA said the new rules were confusing and risky.

Cattle farmer Izzet Kocak from Aksaray, Turkey has tried out the headsets on two of his cattle after a study suggested the pleasant scenes make the cows happier and produce more milk.

NSW has suspended elective surgery and banned singing and dancing in hospitality venues.

Oregon Secretary of State announced that former New York Times columnist Nick Kristof was barred from running for governor of Oregon because he has not been a resident of the state for three years.

A winter storm blanketed parts of the South with quick-falling snow, freezing rain, and sleet on Thursday, tying up some roads in Tennessee.

During an MSNBC appearance to mark the one year anniversary of the Capitol riots history professor Douglas Brinkley compared the days events to that of the Holocaust, sparking outage.

Cruz, introduced by Carlson as 'smarter than me,' called his own comments 'dumb and sloppy' and said he texted Carlson shortly after and asked to go on the show.

Queensland has recorded another 10,953 new covid cases. There are 327 people in hospital, 14 in ICU and three of those are on ventilators.

'Cyber Ninjas is shutting down. All employees have been let go,' Rod Thomson, the company's representative, said Thursday. The company faced daily $50,000 fines from an Arizona judge.

Photos from CCTV of the alleged driver in a fatal hit-and-run have been released after he fled the scene. The 58-year-old victim was treated by emergency services but died at the scene.

First responders and former military personnel paid their respects to fallen Illinois Officer Marlene Rittmanic at Olivet Nazarene University on Thursday night.

Florida cops and partners Clayton Osteen and Virginia Pacheco (pictured) are 'together forever' after committing suicide days apart, says Pacheco's grandma Bernice Bartolini (pictured with Pacheco)

Sisters Virginia Thomas, 30, and Rosalee McDonald, 33, and eight of their 11 combined children were killed when the duplex they shared went up in flames around 6.38am Wednesday.

A witness has given a dramatic account of the daylight gang execution of crime boss Ghassan Amoun as he left a laser hair removal salon.

The Mississippi Democrat gave new details on the committee's ongoing probe into the Capitol riot in an interview with the Washington Post exactly one year after the deadly events unfolded.

An 18-year-old man was shot in the legs in Brisbane's west in Richlands on Friday morning. Emergency responders said the victim was taken to hospital in stable condition.

New South Wales will restrict singing and dancing at hospitality venues as the state records a surge in Covid cases.

Kamala Harris on Thursday laughed off the question of what she had learnt in the past year, after seven members of her team quit. She said she wanted to avoid DC pundits and travel more.

Novak Djokovic's mother says her son is being treated 'like a prisoner' in a $104-a-night Melbourne hotel used as refugee housing.

A couple who were victims of identity theft are urging fellow Australians to keep a close eye on their bills. Raphael Wong was also fortunate not to lose close to $42,000 of his superannuation money.

Tim Cook, 61, earned a whopping $98million in the 2021 fiscal year. The tech giant, which took over as CEO of Apple in 2011, is worth $1.5billion. He joined the billionaire's club in August 2020.

The supermarket giant emailed its Reward members on Friday revealing that one in five workers in their distribution centres and one in 10 retail staff are absent.

Australian cricket legend Shane Warne has sensationally claimed he was once offered $276,000 to deliberately throw a match when touring Pakistan in 1994.

A hotline and online reporting have opened for Victorians who test positive to a COVID-19 rapid antigen test to report their 'probable' case.

Vice President Kamala Harris is bringing longtime Democratic communications aide Jamal Simmons into her press shop to replace one of seven staffer's she's lost over the past six months.

Three fishermen are safe after an adventure movie style rescue. Two men and one boy, seven, were rescued from the crocodile-infested Daly River after writing a message on the sand.

Over 11,000 people are hospitalized, the highest number since the spring 2020 peak. But officials say things are nowhere near as bad as they were at the dawn of the pandemic.

ROB HALLIDAY: One of the greatest delights as I walk around my farm in south-east Cornwall is seeing and hearing the abundance of wildlife that thrives on the land.

An unidentified female drive-thru customer at a McDonald's in Southern Florida was caught on surveillance footage video throwing items at staff when she learned that her coupon wasn't accepted.

Daily COVID-19 case numbers in the ACT have surpassed 1000 for the first time since the pandemic began nearly two years ago.

Chelsea Austin contracted the virus before she was forced to isolate at her Gold Coast apartment and has been isolating with her family who are considered to be close contacts.

On Thursday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed Djokovic's visa had been cancelled because he 'didn't meet the requirements of entry'.

Former top George W. Bush strategist Karl Rove penned an op-ed blasting 'apologists' within the Republican Party who claim Jan. 6th defendants are being 'persecuted.'

Caleb Sharpe, 20, pleaded guilty to premeditated murder, three counts of attempted murder, and second-degree assault on Thursday in Spokane, Washington.

NSW has reported a record 38,625 new Covid-19 cases and 11 deaths while Victoria has recorded 21,728 new cases and six deaths with both states reintroducing restrictions.

Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham ripped former President Donald Trump and said a group of former staffers plan to meet next week to discuss ways to 'stop' him.

More than 2,000 flights were cancelled and 2,900 were delayed within the United States on Thursday as airlines blame Omicron and inclement winter weather across the country.

Shortly after Biden concluded his remarks, Graham took to Twitter to express his residual shock and outrage at the deadly riot while equating it with left-wing activists' Black Lives Matter protests.

Adam Montgomery's partner was three months pregnant with Harmony when he blasted drug dealer Robert Jacobs in the chin and narrowly avoided killing him, DailyMail.com can reveal.

President Biden should change his COVID strategy to accept a 'new normal' rather than keeping the nation on an emergency footing, according to six of his former health advisers.

The White-tailed Eagle was pictured by amateur photographer Cat Lake on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. The species disappeared from the UK during the early 20th century.

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Tasmania recorded four digit daily case figure for first time as cases almost double compared to Thursday. 1489 new infections were reported Friday after only 751 were reported on Thursday.

Showing their support for the player, crowds of people - including Novak's father, mother and brother - took to the streets in the capital of Serbia to make their voices heard.

Missing seven-year-old Harmony Montgomery's dad has been blasted as a 'sweet-talking' liar by his mother-in-law - who told DailyMail.com: 'He's pure evil - I pray she's still alive.'

The explosive was reportedly placed there the night before on January 5, meaning Harris would have entered the facility while a bomb was nearby. She was evacuated minutes after it was found.

NSW could suspend elective surgery, shut nightclubs, ban singing and dancing in pubs, and pause major events, after the state recorded another 38,625 COVID-19 cases.

Rhian Graham, one of the 'Colston Four' defendants found not guilty of causing criminal damage to the statue at Bristol Crown Court said it had seen a 'huge increase' in value.

Experts warned that hospitals were being 'crippled' by the rules, which force patients into two weeks of quarantine even if they are only a close contact of a Covid sufferer.

There was widespread anger after a jury cleared four activists of criminal damage for toppling the controversial monument in Bristol.

House Democrats gathered Thursday afternoon to share their 'testimonials' about what they experienced one year ago during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had Lin-Manuel Miranda and cast members from Hamilton sing Dear Theodosia ahead of an event with historians marking January 6.