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• Critically ill ‘should not be made to die away from home’

  19-05-2018 23:01
  The report says it is ‘wholly unjust’ that, across England, more people are able to die at home in wealthier areas.One in three people who die in hospital could spend their final days at home if the government introduces and adequately funds a modern community-based health and social care system, a new report says.The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) says that, while most people would prefer to die at home or in a good care home, they are often unable to do so because of i
  
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• Kirsty Young lifts a worthy BBC in battle of the wedding broadcasters

  19-05-2018 23:00
  Kay Burley appeared to have a whale of a time on the Sky coverage.ITV’s Phillip Schofield and Julie Etchingham rightly kept it light.After Schofield, watching the gum-chewing Joss Stone, clutched rather desperately at “interestingly, as Harry’s just been confirmed as the second Duke of Sussex, the first duke, who died in 1843, was said to have a very good singing voice”, Etchingham sallied drily: “We’ve got to keep this going until three o’clock.
  
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• Former Tory minister plans EU customs union rebellion

  19-05-2018 22:30
  Nick Boles, a former business minister, believes his possible Withdrawal Bill amendment would garner support in the Commons from pragmatic MPs.A new Commons rebellion to keep Britain in the EU’s customs union for years after Brexit is being prepared by a former Tory minister.Nick Boles, a former business minister, said he wanted Britain to remain in the customs union until early 2022, allowing more time to come up with a viable long-term plan.
  
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• Double celebration: Britain's first mixed race princess

  19-05-2018 22:30
  Double celebration: Britain's first mixed race princess
  
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• Fire advice is to flee as tests show Grenfell-style cladding unsafe

  19-05-2018 22:29
  Residents living in more than 100 tower blocks in London are being advised to flee in the event of a fire amid concerns that their buildings are structurally unsafe, the Observer has learned.The dramatic switch recognises that many tower blocks in the capital are considered unsafe after new tests on their cladding showed them to be in breach of building regulations.A spokeswoman for the London fire brigade confirmed that, following work to inspect the safety of their cladding systems, the owners
  
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• Meghan Markle and Prince Harry head to evening wedding reception

  19-05-2018 22:28
  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the new Duke and Duchess of Sussex, drove off to their evening reception in Frogmore House in the grounds of Windsor Palace in an electric 1968 silver blue Jaguar E-type on Saturday evening.The bride had changed into a white Stella McCartney halter-neck silk crepe gown and Aquazzura shoes with baby blue soles for the black-tie reception hosted by Prince Charles for 200 of the couple’s closest friends.Prince Harry and Meghan Markle prepare to leave for their
  
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• Meghan Markle's potential impact - or lack of - on black Britain

  19-05-2018 22:22
  Meghan Markle's marriage to Prince Harry is controversial. It polarises opinion. And perhaps nowhere more so than within the black community itself. 
  
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• Anti-monarchists – a nice day to boycott a white wedding

  19-05-2018 21:34
  You wait years for a royal wedding so you can nail your colours firmly to the republican mast by attending a leftist conference – and three come along at once.On Saturday, as millions tuned in for the royal wedding and millions more took advantage of the good weather to spend time away from the television, those who were not fans of inherited privilege were faced with a near impossible dilemma.Should they plump for the Fabian Society’s summer conference, headlined by Labour luminarie
  
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• Chelsea win FA Cup with victory over Man United

  19-05-2018 21:30
  Chelsea have won their eighth FA Cup after a 1-0 victory over a Manchester United side managed by their former boss Jose Mourinho.The win was secured by a 22nd-minute penalty from Eden Hazard, who had been brought down in front of a packed Wembley by Phil Jones.Jones escaped with a yellow card having been judged to have made a genuine attempt to win the ball.
  
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• Now for the after-party! Harry and Meghan's evening reception begins

  19-05-2018 21:18
  Newlyweds Harry and Meghan made their last expected public appearance of royal wedding day as they headed off to their evening party.Harry drove himself and his new bride to Frogmore House in a silver blue Jaguar E-Type Concept Zero, which was originally manufactured in 1968 but has since been converted to electric power.Hosted by Prince Charles, who walked Meghan down the aisle, the evening reception will see 250 of the couple's closest friends and family congregate at a 17th-century royal retr
  
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• Astonishment as dose of civil rights puts seal on a radical wedding

  19-05-2018 21:17
  The announcement that the Chicago-born presiding bishop of the US Episcopal church, Michael Curry, a campaigner for LGBT rights and racial justice, would deliver the sermon at Saturday’s ceremony was a surprise, given that he had no previous relationship with the couple, but he was asked to contribute to the service on the recommendation of the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby.Top and tailing his ceremony-stealing sermon with words from Dr Martin Luther King, Curry, the first African
  
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• What a day! Full report on royal wedding celebrations

  19-05-2018 20:48
  Prince Harry told Meghan Markle "you look amazing" as millions of royal fans around the world watched their fairytale wedding at Windsor Castle.The happy couple smiled and held hands at the altar in the historic surrounds of St George's Chapel before exchanging vows in front of a star-studded congregation.Meghan's mother Doria Ragland cried tears of joy as her daughter arrived in a dress designed by Clare Waight Keller, artistic director at French fashion house Givenchy.
  
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• Royal Wedding: Meghan Markle Reveals Stunning Evening Dress

  19-05-2018 20:23
  Meghan Markle stepped out with her husband Prince Harry, revealing her choice
  
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• Reuters photographers pick their best royal wedding picture

  19-05-2018 20:04
  Patience, meticulous preparation and a big dose of luck were among the elements that Reuters photographers were counting on when they took up their positions to cover the UK royal wedding.Here, 12 Reuters photographers describe their favourite images from the nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
  
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• 'We feel like part of it': watching the royal wedding at a New York bar

  19-05-2018 19:19
  Guests watch the royal wedding at the Churchill Tavern in New York.In the city that never sleeps, a 7am start time for the royal wedding was not going to stop more than a hundred people in fancy hats and plastic tiaras from crowding into a bar to watch an American join the royal family.The party at the Churchill Tavern on East 28th Street in Manhattan was one of hundreds of royal wedding parties taking place across the US, where fervor for the British royals persists.
  
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• Michael Curry: The passionate bishop who dazzled the wedding congregation

  19-05-2018 19:14
  Bishop Michael Curry delivered a passionate sermon on the power of love.The Most Reverend Curry, from Chicago, became the first black presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, part of the Anglican Communion, in 2015.In his sermon, he quoted civil rights hero Dr Martin Luther King Jr and referenced the lyrics of the African-American spiritual song Down By The Riverside, sung by slaves.
  
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• In a union of tradition and modernity, U.S. actress Meghan marries Prince Harry

  19-05-2018 19:03
  Prince Harry and his actress bride Meghan Markle married on Saturday in a dazzling ceremony that blended ancient English ritual with African American culture, infusing the 1,000-year-old British monarchy with a blast of modernity.In a medieval chapel at Windsor Castle that 39 English kings and queens have called home since 1066, Harry and Meghan exchanged vows watched up close by royals and celebrities, and from afar by a global TV audience of many millions.
  
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• Royal wedding live: Elton John performs at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's reception - latest news

  19-05-2018 18:57
  Follow live updates of the build-up and ceremony in Windsor after Meghan Markle arrived in a Givenchy dress designed by Clare Waight Keller
  Full report: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry marry as millions watch How are you marking the day? Share your stories 5.57pm BST We will shortly be closing the live blog – thanks to all who have been following it. 5.51pm BST Prince Charles was behind the choice of wedding gospel music, according to the choir leader. Karen Gibson, founder and director of
  
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• Chelsea v Manchester United: 2018 FA Cup final – live!

  19-05-2018 18:57
  Live updates from the 5.15pm BST kick-off at WembleyHow Conte lost his mojo | Herrera: ‘my future is the final’Email Scott with your thoughts | Sign up for The Fiver 5.57pm BST 40 min: Fabregas hits the corner, from the left, long. De Gea rises and a telescopic arm extends to punch the ball away. Fine keeping with the likes of Giroud lurking with intent.5.54pm BST 39 min: Hazard nips through a small gap between Pogba and Lingard, and is fouled by both of them at once. The resulting f
  
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• Six moments of the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wedding you didn't hear

  19-05-2018 18:56
  The wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle will provide many wonderful memories for years to come.Sky News employed a lip-reading expert to capture a few of the moments that could not be heard as millions watched around the world.Harry's nervousness came through during his conversations with his brother Prince William as they made their way to the church.
  
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• Cannes 2018: all the build-up to this year's Palme d'Or announcement – live!

  19-05-2018 18:56
  All the awards as they happen from the 70th Cannes film festival, where Spike Lee’s Trump-baiting comedy BlacKkKlansman is in the running for the top prize 5.56pm BST While the Palme is the big one, awards-wise, there’s a whole load of other gongs to be handed out, including the Grand Prix (the second place prize, basically), the Jury prize (third place) and best actor, actress, director and screenplay prizes.
  Meanwhile a number of baubles have already been doled out. In the festival
  
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• Church of Scotland to draft new same-sex marriage laws

  19-05-2018 18:39
  Legal questions committee has two years to report back, with a final poll expected in 2021The Church of Scotland has voted to draft new laws that would allow ministers to conduct same-sex marriages. The Rev Bryan Kerr’s motion, as amended, was passed 345 to 170 at the general assembly in Edinburgh on Saturday.Continue reading...
  
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• African-Americans hail royal wedding's nod to black history, culture

  19-05-2018 18:32
  Television broadcasts of Prince Harry tying the knot with Hollywood actress Meghan Markle, who is biracial, drew cheers from crowds who had gathered in the otherwise dark outdoor courtyard of Cat & Fiddle pub in Los Angeles long before dawn.
  
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• Dominic Cummings is the true cowardly face of the Brexiters | Nick Cohen

  19-05-2018 18:30
  Vote Leave’s director refuses to go before the Commons. He fears the truth will outDominic Cummings is just a troll. He may have trolled the whole country and changed the course of British history, but he’s still the man with an egg for a face, who screams everyone must be accountable for their actions – everyone except him.MPs who want to question Cummings about the finances of his Vote Leave campaign are “grandstanding” fools spreading “fake news”. (A
  
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• 'My only thought was run': survivors remember Texas school shooting

  19-05-2018 18:23
  Suspect Dimitrios Pagourtzis charged with capital murder‘It’s happening everywhere’: Santa Fe saddened but not surprised after high school shootingA 17-year-old student made a court appearance on Friday evening, hours after police said he took a shotgun and a revolver into his Texas high school under a trench-coat and opened fire on an art class, killing 10 people and injuring at least 10 before surrendering. Related: Santa Fe shooting: 'Thoughts and prayers' met with louder ca
  
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• Chris Froome speeds to stage victory as Simon Yates extends Giro d’Italia lead

  19-05-2018 18:18
  • Thrilling finale sees Team Sky cyclist triumph by six seconds• Yates takes bonus for second place and extends overall leadChris Froome won the 14th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Monte Zoncolan as his compatriot Simon Yates extended his overall lead in the Alps.With the peloton swiftly breaking up as riders tackled the grueling final climb on the 186km stage from San Vito al Tagliamento, Team Sky’s Froome surged clear to win by six seconds. Continue reading...
  
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• In US evangelical capital, a new progressiveness and differing views on Israel

  19-05-2018 18:16
  For many on the Christian right, the state of Israel has been seen as a key to fulfilling prophesy. A new generation has other ideasThis week, the Trump administration completed its move of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.Related: Israel's violent rule increasingly driving liberal American Jews on to the streetsContinue reading...
  
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• Meghan Markle and Prince Harry marry as millions watch

  19-05-2018 18:05
  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the new Duke and Duchess of Sussex, emerged from St George’s Chapel, Windsor after a wedding ceremony that dusted down royal tradition and injected gospel energy.The secret of what she would wear managed to keep until the former actor, 36, stepped from her Rolls-Royce bridal car on to the steps of the chapel at Windsor Castle.A study in simple elegance in white silk with a stunning train, it was by the British designer Clare Waight Keller at the French fashi
  
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• Lady in blue: the nudes of Lisa Brice – in pictures

  19-05-2018 18:00
  South Africa-born artist Lisa Brice first began working on her series of blue female nudes in 2014. “The situations are imagined,” she says, “but based on real experience.” They’ve been all-consuming at times: “I painted a group of 60 continuously day and night for a month,” she says. “Eventually they grew into a small army of feminine figures.”Brice, who now lives in London after spells in Trinidad, partly chose the colour because of its ass
  
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• Hawaii: fast-moving lava isolates 40 homes below Kilauea volcano

  19-05-2018 18:00
  New development comes day after explosive eruptionFissure opened and grew quickly, local resident saysFast-moving lava crossed a road and isolated about 40 homes on Friday in a rural subdivision below the Kilauea volcano, forcing at least four people to be evacuated by county and national guard helicopters.Related: Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts, releasing 30,000ft plume of ashContinue reading...
  
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• Callum McGregor goal helps Celtic to Scottish Cup final win over Motherwell

  19-05-2018 17:55
  The conclusion to a second season at Celtic for Brendan Rodgers delivered the manager’s finest moment. If Rodgers was not revered by Celtic’s followers before, he will be now. This now famous Celtic side, under the guidance of the 45-year-old, has marched into the history books; again and with consummate ease.Jock Stein could not return successive domestic trebles when in charge of Celtic. Neither could Martin O’Neill. No Scottish side had achieved back-to-back clean sweeps unt
  
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• Whole world (and its dog) celebrates royal wedding

  19-05-2018 17:53
  Fans of the Royal Family in the UK and around the world have marked Harry and Meghan's wedding with their own celebrations.In towns from Scotland to the South West, Britons marked the happy day by setting up trestle tables and bunting and cracking out the champagne for street parties.
  
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• ‘A moment in history’: royal wedding thrills visitors from far and wide

  19-05-2018 17:51
  Thousands camped overnight on Windsor streets to secure places near chapel where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle marriedMore than 100,000 people lined the streets of Windsor and the grounds of its famous castle to celebrate the wedding of the new Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
  People had flown from across the world especially for the event. They camped out on the streets of Windsor overnight in the hope of getting a glimpse of the royal family and the celebrity guests as they made their way to and f
  
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• Rt Rev Susan Brown installed as Church of Scotland moderator

  19-05-2018 17:40
  Minister of Dornach Cathedral becomes fourth woman to hold the titleA new moderator of the Church of Scotland’s general assembly has been installed. The Rt Rev Susan Brown took up the role at Saturday’s opening ceremony in Edinburgh. The previous moderator, the Rt Rev Dr Derek Browning, welcomed his successor, describing her work as “full-blooded, soul-warming, kind-hearted parish ministry”. He said: “On this year when we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ordina
  
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• People are loving the diversity of the royal wedding celebrations

  19-05-2018 17:38
  Viewers enjoyed the ceremony, which celebrated the Duchess of Sussex’s African-American roots.
  
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• Royal Wedding Timeline: How The Day Unfolded, Minute By Minute

  19-05-2018 17:36
  The Royal wedding ceremony may be over, but the celebrations are just
  
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• Bishop Michael Curry's rousing royal wedding sermon – the full text

  19-05-2018 17:35
  And now in the name of our loving, liberating and life-giving God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
  
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• American Bishop Michael Curry makes powerful address

  19-05-2018 17:35
  American Bishop Michael Curry makes powerful address
  
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• The dress, the preacher, the kiss: key moments from the royal wedding

  19-05-2018 17:31
  The highlights of Harry and Meghan’s big day, according to the world of social mediaFrom the heights of romance to episodes of crude comedy, these are the key moments that captivated the millions who were watching the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Continue reading...
  
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• U.S. bishop wows royal wedding with impassioned sermon on love

  19-05-2018 17:30
  African-American bishop Michael Curry electrified the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with a barnstorming sermon on the power of love that won smiles in the ancient British chapel and praise across the internet.Curry, the first black head of the Episcopal Church in the United States, started by quoting civil rights hero Dr Martin Luther King and powered on citing spirituals, medieval poetry and the experiences of slaves in the American south.By the end, he was referring to Harry and Me
  
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• Celebrity guests show their royal wedding fashion best at Windsor

  19-05-2018 17:30
  WINDSOR, England (Reuters) - Windsor Castle became an eclectic catwalk of colourful frocks and shapely hats on Saturday as celebrity guests offered up an array of royal wedding outfit styles, eagerly watched by fashionistas around the world.
  
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• Britons celebrate royal wedding with picnics and street parties

  19-05-2018 17:30
  Thousands of people across Britain gathered at street parties and picnics in the sunshine to celebrate the royal wedding on Saturday, and festivities were expected to continue into the night as pubs were permitted to stay open longer.Residents hosting parties on their streets put up bunting and served tea and cakes on tables decorated with British flags.Large crowds watched live broadcasts of the wedding ceremony on big screens around Britain, including in St Andrews in Scotland, at Winchester C
  
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• Who is Bishop Curry, the passionate royal wedding preacher?

  19-05-2018 17:25
  Bishop Michael Curry delivered a passionate sermon on the power of love.The Most Reverend Curry, from Chicago, became the first black presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, part of the Anglican Communion, in 2015.In his sermon, he quoted civil rights hero Dr Martin Luther King Jr and referenced the lyrics of the African-American spiritual song Down By The Riverside, sung by slaves.
  
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• Royal Wedding 2018: Michael Curry's Best Moments During Prince Harry And Meghan Markle's Wedding

  19-05-2018 17:18
  There's little doubt that the Most Reverend Michael Curry had everyone hooked
  
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• 'A long, cool glass of water': Meghan Markle's wedding dress was perfect for a Californian royal

  19-05-2018 17:16
  Clare Waight Keller, who in 2017 became the first female artistic designer to lead the historic house of Givenchy, created a haute couture dress of clean lines and timeless elegance, with minimal adornment on snowy silk.The spectacular gown – whose secret was successfully kept – marks a huge moment for 47-year-old Waight Keller, who helmed Chloé and Pringle before joining Givenchy.The design recalled Hubert de Givenchy’s most famous client, Audrey Hepburn, with a bateau
  
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• 'A long, cool glass of water': the perfect wedding dress for a Californian royal | Jess Cartner-Morley

  19-05-2018 17:16
  Clare Waight Keller of Givenchy marries crisp lines with demure formality in Meghan Markle gown
  Full coverage of the big day
  The dress of the year turned out to be beautifully simple. Clare Waight Keller, who in 2017 became the first female artistic designer to lead the historic house of Givenchy, created a haute couture dress of clean lines and timeless elegance, with minimal adornment on snowy silk. Related: Royal wedding live: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle parade Windsor in horse-drawn carri
  
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• Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic 7-6, 6-3 to reach Italian Open final – as it happened

  19-05-2018 17:14
  Rafael Nadal overcame Novak Djokovic 7-6, 6-3 in the 51st meeting between the two in Rome to reach the Italian Open final4.27pm BST Rafael Nadal speaks. “It was a tough match, of course, playing against him [Novak] is always a big challenge. He played well, and it’s always the same against him; when you go down a little bit in level, he is always there and you are in big trouble. I needed to play aggressive with my forehand, that’s when I felt I was a little more in control.The
  
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• First picture of cake and wedding breakfast menu revealed

  19-05-2018 17:09
  Kensington Palace has released a picture of Harry and Meghan's three stunning wedding cakes.Also revealed are the menu for the royal wedding reception and news that Harry's new wife Meghan Markle will make a speech at the event.The lunchtime reception - which will be followed by an evening reception at 7pm - is being hosted by the Queen at St George's Hall in Windsor Castle, with about 600 guests invited.
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to become Duke and Duchess of Sussex

  19-05-2018 17:06
  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have become the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on their wedding day.Prince Harry was also given Scottish and Northern Irish titles, becoming the Earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkeel.A statement said: "The Queen has today been pleased to confer a Dukedom on Prince Henry of Wales.
  
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• Owen Farrell steers Saracens to Premiership final in blitz over Wasps

  19-05-2018 17:05
  • Saracens 57-33 Wasps
  • Farrell kicks 27 points to back up Saracens’ try spreeNormal service has been resumed. Saracens are back in the Premiership final. The mischievous had wondered whether they were a fading force, surrendering their Premiership title last season and suffering an unprecedented slump in the middle of this, but they have played their way back into form. Wasps were unable to cope.The visitors managed five tries, some spectacular in a predictably exhilarating fes
  
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