Cambridge academic David Abulafia has suggested that privately educated white boys are being disadvantaged in the university admissions process due to 'culture wars' over 'privilege'.

Deborah James has been honoured with a Damehood after raising £4million for charity since Monday as she revealed she was receiving end-of-life care.

The PM told the Daily Mail: 'We've got to cut the cost of government to reduce the cost of living.' He said the Civil Service had become 'swollen' during Covid and more than 90,000 jobs had to go.

Any profits generated as a result of the investment publishers put into creating first-rate journalism should go to them rather than Google and Facebook, Cambridge Professor Matthew Elliott has said.

Tony Finn had worked for the West Yorkshire-based British Bung Company for almost 24 years when he was fired in May last year after being called a 'bald c***'.

After a long, drawn-out absence due to Covid an English woman thrilled her Perth grandchildren by flying across the globe to surprise them in their lounge room on Wednesday

Durham Police has so far refused to disclose whether it will fine Mr Starmer if it finds he broke lockdown rules when he gathered with MPs and officials in Durham Miners Hall on April 30 last year.

Liz Truss will overhaul the foreign aid budget so that Britain hands out more money itself rather than through international organisations.

The chat show host, 43, has become pals with Harry and his wife Meghan Markle and lives just an hour and a half away from the couple's sprawling mansion in Montecito, California.

Speaking to parliament on World ME Day yesterday, the health and social care secretary claimed he was 'committed to better care and support for people living with ME and their families'.

The Royal Windsor Horse Show is the Queen's favourite event of the year but it was announced the 96-year-old monarch would not attend owing to mobility issues

Jemma Melvin, a 31-year-old copywriter and keen amateur baker from Southport, Merseyside, has been named the winner of the Platinum Jubilee Pudding contest.

EXCLUSIVE: William Burns warmed the hearts of millions of Britons yesterday after being pictured sharing a tearful hug with Prince William. Now his heartbreaking story is revealed.

Oleksiy Arestovych, a veteran of Ukraine's military intelligence and one of President Zelensky's inner circle, suggested Wednesday that General Gerasimov had been suspended.

Universities minister Michelle Donelan condemned the 'unjustifiable increases'. Universities face fines of up to £500,000 if they do not reign in the grades bonanza, officials said.

Disabled, single mother-of-four, Lorna Hart, 45, loses out on £3.6m EuroMillions jackpot as she changed her regular numbers for one week and 'feels pretty gutted' as money would have been a 'great deal'

Scrapping the licence fee could be harmful for British society, suggested the BBC's director-general yesterday in what will be seen as a warning to Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries.

Pressure is mounting on the Chancellor to cut taxes and stave off a recession after the economy went into reverse. Output unexpectedly shrank by 0.1 per cent in March, it was revealed yesterday.

Boris Johnson has promised to look at introducing a windfall tax on the profits of oil and gas companies to help households struggling with rising bills.

Angela Rayner attacked the Prime Minister over 'Partygate' fines yesterday - despite the fact that she is under investigation for allegedly breaking lockdown rules.

The Chancellor today offered a strong hint that more help could come in August when the energy regulator once again updates the energy price cap.

Boris Johnson left the door open to a one-off levy after Rishi Sunak put the prospect 'on the table', ordering officials to work on the details.

Coleen unfollowed Rebekah in January 2019 after a story about her car crashing in the US was leaked to the media, prompting her to suspect she was the 'snake' who was responsible.

According to The Mirror, the Manchester United captain, 29, left the club's Carringdon trainijng ground at midday and headed straight a registry office where Fern, 27, was waiting for him.

Mrs Justice Steyn adjourned the case at the High Court in London after Rebekah became upset as she was quizzed by Coleen Rooney's representative David Sherborne.

Boris Johnson told ministers gathered at a pottery in Stoke that they must use 'all our ingenuity, all our compassion' to find ways of helping Britons.

Officials at the Food Standards Agency have released a list of products believed to have been caught up in the scare, which follows an outbreak at Cranswick food processing plant in Hull.

The Mayor of London is on a five day tour of America that has seen him schmoozing with James Corden and Hillary Clinton or taking the ceremonial first pitch at a Major League Baseball match.

Ex-No10 aide Dominic Cummings said staff who were 'thrown under the bus' after being told boozy events were legal were threatening to reveal all to the Covid Inquiry next year.

The High Court burst into laughter after the exchange - which concerned the claim that Rebekah's agent lost her phone containing evidence when it fell off a boat into the North Sea.

There have been around 350 cases of 'severe hepatitis of unknown origin' in children in 21 countries since April. Scientists say it could be months before they work out the outbreak's cause.

Former Glasgow East MP Natalie McGarry embezzled almost £25,000 from Women for Independence and the SNP.

The eagerly-anticipated picture, revealed to the world today, shows Sagittarius A* - which is roughly 4.3 million times the mass of our sun and is located about 27,000 light years away from the Earth.

Gruesome footage shows the horror fight between wrestlers Ronnie Thatcher and Blizzard that took place on April 29 at Seaham Conservative Club in County Durham.

Bitcoin - the most well-known cryptocurrency - has lost more than 50 per cent of its value since it reached a peak of nearly £50,000 per coin in November last year.

Rebekah Vardy has today agreed that her publicist Caroline Watt 'appeared to be the source' of a news story on Coleen Rooney's 2019 car crash after the agent admitted 'it was me' in a text message.

Social media users from across the UK were quick to mock Ashfield MP Lee Anderson Anderson on Twitter, sharing a host of 'meals' which they claimed to have made for 30p.

Maddie Thomas vanished without trace from the Southmead area of Bristol last month leading detectives to fear that she may have been abducted.

The long-awaited inquiry will examine the impact of lockdowns on the nation's mental health and children. Baroness Heather Hallett will lead the inquiry

The Met Office said parts of England could see weather in its mid-20Cs but has also warned that the end of the wet weather seen during the week is not over.

While a fee now applies for returns to drop-off points, returns for online orders to the group's stores remain free of charge, Zara told This is Money.

The £118m superyacht owned by Starbucks boss Howard Schultz pulled into Falmouth, Cornwall, yesterday morning where it is expected to undergo a refit at Pendennis Shipyard.

EXCLUSIVE: Parents Natasha and Alex Finney, from Bolton, were 'over the moon' when their eleven-month-old son AJ began walking in November.

Meghan Markle, 40, has praised working mothers and announced a new Archewell collaborations with the Marshall Plan for Moms US charity for a 'National Business Coalition for Child Care.'

Rebekah Vardy continued her Duchess-inspired style today as she arrived at London's High Court sporting yet another Kate Middleton-loved brand.

Carlsberg director Martin Entwistle was sacked after organising a 'p**s up' in London Fields Brewery in Hackney because it breached lockdown rules, an employment tribunal has heard.

Lorry driver David Pointon and sales administrator Jessica Thursfield took kitchen appliance supplier Swift Electrical Wholesalers to an employment tribunal after being made redundant.

The Duchess of Cambridge showed off her royal knowledge and verbal skills yesterday, when she helped a University of Glasgow student crack a tricky Times crossword clue.

Animal rights group PETA said the original ballads encourage unfair attitudes towards animals and have been given a 'makeover to replace racist, sexist, and insensitive language'.

Financial analysts predict a 'crypto winter' for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency rivals such as Ethereum and Solana. But sceptics have often been proved wrong after past crypto crashes.

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A smiling Coleen - dressed all in white and wearing a striking gold watch - stepped out of a black taxi outside the High Court alongside her husband, who was holding a leather handbag containing a file.

MAILONLINE LIVEBLOG: London's High Court has heard a series of astonishing and lurid claims in Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney's bombshell Wagatha Christie libel trial so far.

Heinz is creating a brand new ketchup bottle made from paper in a bid to make all their packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025, and the wood pulp won't affect the taste of the ketchup.

Detectives investigating the massive drugs haul are desperate to trace the blonde or grey-haired woman and an olive-skinned South American man caught on camera.

The mass fight started shortly after the flight landed on the Greek island and saw women and men injured in the melee on Tuesday night.

Russian troops launched a second mission to cross the Donets River near Bilohorivka on Thursday, Ukraine said, in an attempt to rescue troops stranded during the first failed attempt.

The Brexit Opportunities Minister spoke out as unions reacted with fury to plan to use public sector job cuts to save £3.5billion and give ministers leeway to bring in tax cuts.

Exam regulator Ofqual has said exams should use clearer language, a clear and consistent layout and 'source material, context, images and colour in ways that do not disadvantage students'.

The US Army paratrooper mauled to death by a brown bear during a training exercise in Alaska has been pictured for the first time. Staff Sgt. Seth Plant was remembered by his CO as an 'inspiration'

The Tesla CEO, who once slept on his Fremont factory floor during production of the company's Model 3 car, said Americans are 'trying to avoid going to work'.

Incredible photos show Winton, in Central West Queensland, transformed into a murky apocalyptic-looking swamp after recording 160mm since April 23. 

Bodyworn cameras captured a dramatic rescue of the men and their dogs from a fast sinking vehicle trapped in floods near Morwincha, south-west of Brisbane, Queensland.

Police have arrested three people on suspicion of involvement in female genital mutilation at an unregistered school in Birmingham after receiving a tip-off from Ofsted inspectors.

Hundreds of annoyed travellers at Manchester and Birmingham airports were stuck in massive queues at security as early as 4am today, as Britain's aviation nightmare rages on.

A fitness junkie in Melbourne has revealed his narrow escape from a 'super flu' that many doctors fear could run rampant this year if Australians let the cold and flu season sneak up.

The pair were travelling down a road at Jimboomba in Logan City, south of Brisbane, before they unknowingly drove through a wired fence.

Defence Minister Peter Dutton held a press conference on Friday afternoon raising the alarm about the vessel which has been tracking 'close' to the coast for the last week or so.

Labor's Richard Marles met with Chinese officials on 10 occasions in the past five years, continuing dialogue even when government ministers were shut out by Beijing.

Senator Lindsey Graham was recorded during the immediate aftermath of the Capitol Riot saying that Biden would be the best person to unite the country. On Thursday he said he was wrong.

Tennessee, Delaware and Texas are the states hardest-hit by the baby food shortage, it emerged on Thursday, with Colorado, New Mexico and Indiana the least scathed.

Devastated residents and their families returned to what's left of their multi-million dollar homes less than 24 hours after a wildfire ripped through the community of Laguna Niguel.

STONEWALL FOUNDER SIMON FANSHAWE: I poured all my energy into making the organisation a formidable force for gay and lesbian rights. All that work is now in danger of being wrecked.

R&B icon Bobby Brown believes that ex wife Whitney Houston would still be alive today had they stayed together - and fought their hard drug addictions.

Grant Harden, 31, was convicted of sexually abusing boys, and sharing and trading footage of the abuse online, after pleading guilty to 179 charges.

The streets of downtown Chicago descended into chaos on Wednesday evening as hordes of teens and juveniles flooded the streets in a flash-party organized on social media.

The  brother of Comanchero boss Tarek Zahed who died in a gangland hit at Bodyfit Gym has been laid to rest at Rookwood Cemetery under a heavy police guard.

In a surprising admission at a Friday press conference Prime Minister Scott Morrison admitted he would have to change if re-elected and that he could be a 'bit of a bulldozer'

An ex-school teacher and former Northern Territory health minister Natasha Fyles has been selected by the Labor caucus to replace the Michael Gunner after his shock resignation this week.

The worker was stood down from his position at one of the retailer's stores on the Gold Coast while Supercheap Auto conducted a review into the incident.

A woman who says she lost her pregnancy as a result of injuries sustained during the Astroworld Festival crowd-crush is suing Travis Scott for the wrongful death of her unborn baby.

Prime minister Scott Morrison had been delivering a press conference with MP Gladys Liu at Extel Technologies manufacturing facility in Melbourne on Friday.

Horrifying vision has emerged of a factory in Melbourne's west which remains on fire after it burst into flames on Friday morning, fire crews are still desperately working to try and contain the blaze.

The one time winner of the Food Network show 'Worst Cooks in America' was found guilty of homicide by child abuse and sentenced to life in prison on Thursday.

Ousted CNN president Jeff Zucker, 57, was seen out and about in New York City, a rare sighting since his resignation from the media company n early February.

The ousted staffer said little about Musk's plans for the company, but he praised his team for the work they did during his seven years at the tech platform.

A video posted online captured the moment a live streamer confronted Andy Dick, 56, in a ramshackle trailer at a California campground, accusing the comedian of molesting him in his sleep.

On Friday, defence barrister Michael Hodge QC took a defamation trial jury through several incidents in which McLachlan was alleged to have been furious at supervisor directions.

Pauline Hanson has called for pedophiles to be chemically castrated along with tougher penalties for sex offenders.

Former Australian of the Year Grace Tame took to Twitter on Friday to post a screenshot of the Sydney Morning Herald and its puff piece on Katherine Deves.

Ramon Rotestan, 39, turned himself into cops on Thursday and was filmed being perp-walked. He later appeared before a judge in the Bronx, charged with 12 counts of rape and robbery.

Police allege Melbourne man Joshua Fuller was to be paid $150,000 to kill two rivals of gangland boss George Marrogi after a kill contract has been taken out on his brother, Jesse.

A mother, who endured great tragedy when her ex-husband drove the family car into a Melbourne dam 17 years ago - killing her three children - has died suddenly after a 'medical episode'

A catalogue of shocking incidents have been revealed after a drug injection centre opened next door to a school, with one mum admitted taking her kids to class now terrifies her.

On Tuesday, the South African mogul said he would reverse Trump's Twitter ban. The former Apprentice host was barred from using his account in the days after the Capitol riot.

A Florida teenager told a sheriff's deputy who pulled her over that getting arrested had been on her 'bucket list since high school.'

Australian bodybuilder Calum von Moger was beset by a series of unfortunate events before he jumped through a second-storey window.

Australian Medical Association South Australia president Michelle Atchison revealed on Twitter her 26-year-old daughter Caillin had died on Wednesday.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Boris Johnson is right to tackle the incalcitrance of the Civil Service by ordering a 'bonfire of bureaucrats'. Such a philosophical attack is overdue.

Mrs Vardy broke down in court and the hearing had to be halted twice as she described the fall-out from Mrs Rooney's famous 'Wagatha Christie' tweet.

Do Kwon, the mastermind behind failing cryptocurrencies TerraUSD and Luna, is drawing scrutiny and criticism after the collapse of his venture triggered a massive crypto meltdown.

JANE FRYER: Another dawn, another day - and yet another set of gigantic Dynasty-style shoulders to demonstrate who's really Queen of the Wags in the £3million libel battle setting Britain alight.

 On a girls' sauna night out - well that's what you do in Finland - a few years ago, a journalist asked Sanna Marin whether she was going to be leader of her party, the Social Democrats.

Australians are now paying $400 for their groceries with even a 'small shop' costing more than $100. The worst inflation in two decades is far from the worst with more pain to come.

A southern Queensland town is already underwater as a relentless low -pressure system is threatening low-lying homes west of Brisbane in a continuation from floods earlier in the week.

Nylah Anderson of Philadelphia hung herself from a purse strap after seeing videos related to the 'blackout challenge' on the app's 'For You' page, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court.

Concerned parents are begging the FDA to reopen the largest baby formula plant in the U.S. amid a nationwide shortage. Dozens of families have contacted DailyMail.com detailing their struggles.

Before and after photos reveal just how devastating the Coastal Fire was on Wednesday. It started at 2.44pm and has set 20 homes alight in the Laguna Niguel neighborhood.

The prime minister has drawn up a 15-page 'plan for protecting our borders' over warnings by intelligence agencies of an increase in people smuggling.

Labour has told its activists in Durham to keep quiet about the Beergate scandal that has plunged Sir Keir Starmer's leadership into crisis.

Russia today said it would be 'forced to take retaliatory steps' against the 'threat' after Finland announced its intention to join NATO, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Blas Flores-Velasquez, 42, was taken into custody and charged with intoxicated driving after plowing into a Long Island home at 1am on Thursday.

Andy Dick, 56, has gone from making millions to being arrested for felony sexual battery at a $20-a night RV park in Southern California where he lived with a group of livestreamers.

A cunning fox played its part in a theft which led to Oxford cyclist, Qasim Hussain, 36, appearing in court for using bank cards found in a street in Cowley. He pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation

Christie Smythe, 39, said she is much happier since giving up the 'perfect little Brooklyn life' with her financier husband for Shkreli after she started covering him for work.

U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Michael Carpenter on Thursday confirmed that ten of thousands of Ukrainians have been forcibly taken to Russia.

Trump went after Pennsylvania Senate candidate Kathy Barnette after she surged in the polls to the No. 2 spot behind the candidate he endorsed, Dr. Mehmet Oz.

The disturbing commercial shows Anthony Albanese arguing with his alter-ego - parodying Gollum and Smeagol from the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

On Tuesday Oregon mom Ashley Palmer, 31, carried out a murder-suicide of her and her two children Kayleana Beatrice Palmer, 6,  and son Xavier Rayvaughn Danger Palmer, 8, police said.

The House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol has subpoenaed five Republican lawmakers to learn about their conversations with Donald Trump.

A 16-year-old boy brutally punched an opposition player during a junior footy game in Victoria - which was decribed by a coach as 'the worst thing I've seen of a football field.'

Zac Kriegman, a former director of data science at Thomson Reuters, claimed he was wrongfully fired from his job after sharing his research on race and police killings with colleagues.

Erin Lee said Wellington Middle School in Colorado was open about 'intentionally' not telling parents about her child being lectured on gender and identity.

LA Judge Gregory Alarcon, who presided over Blac Chyna's failed defamation case against the Kardashians, has thwarted her attempt to have him disqualified, DailyMail.com can reveal. 

Police were called to Brixton Hill, Lambeth, following reports of a firearm discharge on May 12 at 7.15pm. Officers at the scene found a male in his late teens with a gunshot wound.

Brazilian priest Gustavo Trindade was caught on camera running over a thief who stole three hoodies and a t-shirt from his church Saturday while he celebrate a wedding.

Australia is facing the 'greatest biosecurity threat to animal agriculture' that it has seen in decades according to the country's chief vet.

Nicole Norris, 30, defended her husband, Daniel Carney, 30, as he is accused of sexually assaulting one of her bridesmaids just days before their 2019 wedding.

Naomi Judd shot herself to death at her beloved 1,000-acre Nashville farmhouse last month. The country music star was found dead in an upstairs room of her home. Her daughters lived nearby.

Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com, Vicky White's lifelong friend Deborah Burbank spoke about the hours before Vicky went on the run.

A serial rapist recently released on parole after 16 years in prison for a sex attack now stands accused of following a New York woman into the elevator at her apartment and raping her.

The crew was seen loading a 1970 BMW R75/5 motorcycle into the large cargo plane during a 15-minute pitstop at Martha's Vineyard Airport.

TOM LEONARD: The drug's mood-altering and hallucinogenic effects are well known - and Sadiq Khan has already shown he's amenable to ending Britain's ban on marijuana.

Denver Broncos receiver Jerry Jeudy has been arrested in Colorado on misdemeanor charges of second-degree criminal tampering with a domestic violence enhancer.

The Biden administration adamantly denied that its multi-million dollar harm reduction program would help dole out crack pipes to addicts, but smoking kits often include them.

During a press conference in Harlem Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams told reporters that he suspects the court will toss the century-old gun guidance.

White House defended the closure of the Abbott plant that resulted in a shortage of baby formula but officials couldn't say when parents will see more products on the empty grocery store shelves.

Workers removed the 'TRUMP' lettering from the former president's hotel in Washington D.C. Wednesday evening as the sale to Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. is finalized.

Texas fathers Jeremy Story and Dustin Clark, who were arrested for disrupting a Round Rock Independent School District board meeting, filed a lawsuit claiming their rights were violated.

Darren Harrison, 39, has been identified as the passenger who took over a Cessna 208 Caravan on Tuesday and safely landing the plane at at after the pilot fell unconscious.

Milana Li, 13, (pictured) was last seen on Sunday evening, but wasn't reported missing until Monday around 1pm and she was deemed a 'runaway'

Naomi Judd killed herself with a gun, her daughter Ashley has revealed. The Country Music Hall of Famer died one day before her induction. Ashley shares how she found her mother dead.

Tania Kaur Khasriya,24, has died after suffering an anaphylactic shock in West London.

A top police union boss has blasted the decision to dramatically-shorten the sentences for two lawyers who admitted firebombing an empty NYPD van during the 2020 BLM riots.

The Swift Response 22 exercises are taking place against the backdrop of Russian aggression against perceived Western expansion.

Imani Allaway-Muir (pictured), 22, was shot dead near a children's playground after being mistaken for a robber. Two men have been convicted of his murder, and three of manslaughter.

Republican lawmakers Marjorie Taylor Greene and Dan Crenshaw traded blows on Twitter as they renewed their bitter feud - this time over a Ukrainian aid bill that cost $40 billion.

As the Wagatha Christie trial entered a third day, Rebekah was quizzed by Coleen Rooney's barrister David Sherborne about the extent of her contacts with journalists during the tournament.

Rebekah Vardy was today questioned by Coleen Rooney's lawyer over a story in which she was alleged to have denied the England squad were on a sex ban during the 2018 World Cup.

As the Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy libel trial continues, commenters have been comparing sketches from the courtroom artists - suggesting some drawings are better than others.