Kate admits editing Mother’s Day photo

20 minutes ago About sharing By Emma Harrison & Sean Coughlan BBC News The Princess of Wales has apologised “for any confusion” her Mother’s Day photograph caused, after five agencies retracted it over editing concerns. Catherine, in a statement posted on Kensington Palace social media, said: “Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with…

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Haiti spirals to collapse as gangs tighten grip

1 hour ago About sharing By Will Grant BBC Central America correspondent Haiti is fast descending into anarchy. Over the weekend, the violence in the capital Port-au-Prince ramped up once again. Heavily armed gangs attacked the National Palace and set part of the Interior Ministry on fire with petrol bombs. It comes after a sustained…

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Home Office is dysfunctional, says ex-watchdog

1 hour ago About sharing The Home Office is a massive and complex department, the former borders inspector tells The Today Podcast By Dominic Casciani Home and legal correspondent The Home Office is dysfunctional and in urgent need of reform, the recently-sacked independent borders inspector has told the BBC’s Today Podcast. David Neal said immigration…

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Brianna’s mother meets mum of daughter’s killer

32 minutes ago About sharing Esther Ghey says Scarlett Jenkinson’s mother was “open” and “respectful” By Judith Burns and Katie Roberts BBC Murdered teenager Brianna Ghey’s mother has met a parent of one of her daughter’s killers, five weeks after they were sentenced for murder. Esther Ghey said she felt a “connection” to Scarlett Jenkinson’s…

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Centre right wins Portuguese race as far right surges

1 minute ago About sharing Luís Montenegro faces a daunting task of forming a government By Paul Kirby in London & Alison Roberts in Lisbon BBC News Portugal’s centre right has claimed a narrow election victory, but has little chance of forming a majority government. Democratic Alliance leader Luís Montenegro told supporters that the Portuguese…

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