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Getty Images Hannah Ingram-Moore ran the Captain Tom Foundation set up in her father’s name The former chief executive of the Captain Tom Foundation has told the BBC he was “shocked” and “gobsmacked” by what he found at the charity. In his first interview, Jack Gilbert said he uncovered what he considered questionable practices and…

BBC/Fulwell73 & Tidy Productions/Tom Jackson The boys – and girls – are back in town: Smithy, Gavin, Stacey and Nessa reunite for the 2024 Christmas special Gavin and Stacey and the rest of the gang from both Barry and Billericay are back together in a new image released ahead of the upcoming BBC finale of…

State Emergency Service of Ukraine Ukraine says critical infrastructure was targeted in Dnipro Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that an attack by his forces on the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday morning was carried out using “a new conventional intermediate-range missile”. He said that the missile, codenamed Oreshnik, was a response to…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he could not leave the club after suffering four consecutive defeats for the first time in his coaching career. Guardiola has signed a two-year contract with City which will keep him at the club until 2027. The 53-year-old Spaniard joined City in 2016 and has won 18 trophies, including…

Northamptonshire Police A CCTV image showed Pankaj Lamba and Harshita Brella near Corby Boating Lake at about 18:30 GMT on Sunday, 10 November Detectives investigating the murder of a woman found dead in a car boot have released a CCTV image of her on the night they believe she was killed. The body of Harshita…

Getty Images Last year’s Coronation of King Charles III cost taxpayers £72m, government figures have revealed. Just over £50m was spent by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), which coordinated the event, while policing costs came to almost £22m, which were paid for by the Home Office. The DCMS described the Coronation as…

BBC Sue Robertson, whose service charge increased by 320% in four years, told the BBC: “I had this awful feeling inside me that kept growing” Homeowners have told the BBC how they have been left thousands of pounds a year worse off because of charges imposed by a company that owns hundreds of freeholds across…

A US man who faked his own death and fled the country, leaving behind his family, has been in contact with police in his home state and sent investigators a video to prove that he is safe. Ryan Borgwardt, 45, vanished on 12 August while on a solo fishing trip, the Green Lake County Sheriff’s…

Getty Images There are more than 4.7m leasehold dwellings in England, figures show Leaseholders are having to stump up an average of £600 a year more in service charge fees than they were five years ago, leaving many struggling to pay, a BBC investigation has found. In some cases, those living in leasehold properties have…

Deanie Chen In April, a fan approached American singer Gigi Perez after a show, and proudly showed off their latest tattoo. “Gigi I 🖤 U,” read the ink. The singer was lost for words. “In my head, I was like, ‘Please don’t regret that’,’” she laughs. “It’s hard for me to process that somebody else…