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Ofcom will not be taking action after receiving more than 8,000 complaints about actress Adjoa Andoh saying the Buckingham Palace balcony is “terribly white” during ITV’s coverage of the coronation, the watchdog has said. The watchdog said viewers also objected to ITV News presenters Tom Bradby and Chris Ship referencing the remark. In a statement, Ofcom said: “We have concluded our assessment of complaints we received about a comment made

Holly Willoughby said she felt “shaken, troubled, let down and worried” as she made an emotional return to This Morning in the wake of Phillip Schofield’s departure from the ITV programme. The TV presenter, 42, was back on screen after being pictured in Portugal with her family on a half-term break following the shock departure of her former co-host Schofield and his subsequent revelation of an affair with a younger

Harry is claiming damages over alleged unlawful information gathering The Duke of Sussex is due to appear at the High Court as his case against the publisher of the Daily Mirror over alleged unlawful information gathering begins. Harry is suing Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) for damages, claiming journalists at its titles – which also include the Sunday Mirror and Sunday People – were linked to methods including phone hacking, so-called “blagging”

An Afghan refugee has spent 82 weeks in a ‘bridging hotel’ as they await permanent housing in Scotland, figures have revealed. Freedom of information data revealed by the Scottish Liberal Democrats showed the longest a current refugee has waited is 575 days in temporary accommodation. Meanwhile, the Home Office figures show the average wait for permanent housing is 331 days, or 47 weeks, for Afghan refugees in Scotland. The temporary

Rishi Sunak will address the nation on his promises to end small boat crossings of the Channel and tackle the asylum backlog as he comes under pressure over Conservative migration pledges. In a speech in Kent later, the Prime Minister will give an update on the progress made in the six months since he introduced the Illegal Migration Bill under his plans to “stop the boats”. Immigration minister Robert Jenrick

Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure over the “anti-democratic” decision to block a left-leaning Labour mayor from running in the North East. Unite, the party’s biggest union donor, warned of “serious consequences” over the “major mistake” of barring Jamie Driscoll’s candidacy. Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and his counterpart in the Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotherham, said the move does not seem “democratic, transparent and fair”. Mr Driscoll, the serving

A woman has been arrested after a dog attack left an 11-year-old boy with serious injuries. Greater Manchester Police said a dog was seized and a 35-year-old woman arrested after officers responded to a dog attack in Swanley Avenue, Monsall, Manchester, on Sunday afternoon. The force said the boy’s injuries are serious but not life-threatening. The woman was arrested on suspicion of having a dog dangerously out of control and

The family of a 51-year-old woman stabbed to death have spoken of their “utter shock” at the attack and how “horrific” her final moments were. Greater Manchester Police said Michelle Hodgkinson, described by family as “our biggest cheerleader” and “our rock”, was the victim of the attack on Edge Lane in Droylsden on Friday. Ms Hodgkinson was walking along Edge Lane in the afternoon when she was attacked by a

England’s Ashes preparation has been rocked after spinner Jack Leach was ruled out of the series with a back stress fracture. Leach claimed four scalps during England’s 10-wicket victory over Ireland at Lord’s this week, but developed low back symptoms during the match. A subsequent scan on Sunday revealed a stress fracture in the lumbar region of the spine, which will rule him out of all five Ashes Tests. “Spinner Jack Leach has been ruled