National News

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• Pressure mounts on Prince Andrew over his Windsor mansion

  Pressure is mounting on Prince Andrew to give up his 30-bedroom mansion after it emerged he has paid a “peppercorn rent” on the property for more than 20 years.

• Rare copy of the US Declaration of Independence to be displayed in London

  A rare copy of the United States Declaration of Independence will go on display in London next year as part of an exhibition exploring the birth of the country.

• Bob Vylan on Glastonbury chant Id do it again tomorrow

  Bob Vylan frontman Bobby Vylan has said he is “not regretful” of his Glastonbury chant and would “do it again tomorrow”.

• Channel 4s Dispatches claims to be first British programme to use AI presenter

  Channel 4’s Dispatches has claimed to be the first British television programme to use an artificial intelligence (AI) presenter.

• Government deeply saddened as Maccabi Tel Aviv decline tickets for Villa clash

  The UK Government has said it is “deeply saddened” that Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv have decided to decline any tickets offered to their fans for the Europa League match at Villa Park.

• Pizza Hut to shut 68 UK restaurants after hiring administrators

  Pizza Hut is to shut 68 restaurants after the company behind its UK venues fell into administration.

• Families welcome independent inquiry into maternity services at NHS Trust

  Grieving families have welcomed the launch of an independent investigation into the maternity and neonatal services practices at an NHS Trust where they say their babies were failed.

• Starmer urged to open inquiry into scale of harm from online suicide forums

  Sir Keir Starmer must open an inquiry into the scale of harm caused by online forums promoting suicide, a group of survivors and families of the bereaved have said.

• Royals face further embarrassment as Virginia Giuffres memoir to go on sale

  Prince Andrew and the royal family could face further embarrassment, with the imminent publication of Virginia Giuffre’s memoir in the week that the King is to pray with the Pope.

• Corridor care is an everyday reality not confined to winter doctors warn

  Almost three in five doctors cared for patients in temporary spaces like hospital corridors, offices and cupboards this summer, according to a new survey.