Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, 51, is hospitalised following a skiing accident in Switzerland

Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark has been hospitalised following a skiing accident in Switzerland last week. Frederik, 51, sustained a ‘minor injury’ to his left shoulder on the slopes at Verbier in southwestern Switzerland, an exclusive resort where he regularly holidays with wife Crown Princess Mary, 48, and their four children. A royal winter playground, … Read more

ALAN RUSBRIDGER: The BBC’s flawed. But abolishing the licence fee will only make Britain divided

In October 1982 a Conservative politician called John Nott stormed out of a BBC interview with a journalist called Robin Day. Nott was at the time Defence Secretary, while Day was a then-celebrated BBC interrogator. The cause of the upset was the combative Day demanding of the unworldly Nott: ‘Why should the public… believe you, … Read more

Former Army officer says special forces of the future should be planting malware in enemy servers 

Special Forces of the future should be planting malware in enemy servers rather than fighting wars with daggers, the new armed forces minister said yesterday. James Heappey, a former Army officer, said the UK needed to develop the capability to ‘switch off’ other countries’ infrastructure and ‘mess around’ with their systems. Mr Heappey, handed the … Read more

BRITs 2020: Lewis Capaldi and Stormzy lead male-dominated award winners

Lewis Capaldi, Stormzy and Billie Eilish led the winners on Tuesday evening in a largely male dominated BRIT Awards shortlist.  Lewis, 23, claimed two awards from four nominations, triumphing in the categories for New Artist and Song of the Year, while Stormzy picked up Best Male Solo Artist.  Amid the sexism storm for the lack … Read more

Boris’s border blueprint: Immigration revolution will end cheap foreign labour

Migrants from the EU will have to speak English and have a job offer under sweeping reforms to end Britain’s reliance on cheap European labour. The measures are part of the biggest shake-up to border rules since this country joined the Common Market in 1973. Low-skilled immigration will be made virtually impossible under a points-based … Read more

Beauty queen says she’s been sent ‘poisonous messages by ex King of Malaysia’s hidden Czech wife’

The Russian beauty queen who wed the then-Malaysian king has claimed she was sent ‘poisonous messages’ and told she ‘wormed her way into the Sultan’s bed’. Oksana Voevodina, 27, revealed the set of astonishing texts as Russia’s top female opposition politician Ksenia Sobchak vowed to protect her and her baby son Leon. She claims the … Read more

Elon Musk warns AI like the kind used in Tesla’s autopilot should be regulated by international law

Elon Musk recommends AI – like the kind used in Tesla’s autopilot system – should be regulated by international laws Elon Musk tweeted that companies developing AI like Tesla should be regulated The tweet was sent in response to a report on the company OpenAI  Musk left his post at OpenAI in 2018 due to … Read more