A former Mail on Sunday news editor has told the High Court he did not ask a private investigator to hack or tap the phones of Prince Harry's friends. Mr Henderson is said to have been involved in two of the articles in the claim that were allegedly the result of unlawful information-gathering. Giving evidence on Thursday, the journalist told the court in London that he did not commission a private investigator called Gavin Burrows to blag information, hack phones, place listening devices, or track vehicles. Mr Henderson also said: “I understand it is alleged that Mr Burrows was asked to target Hugh Grant, Carole Middleton, Elizabeth Hurley, Ken Livingstone, Peter Mandelson, Brian Paddick, and Simon Bates. “I did not ask him to target these individuals.” He continued: “I never asked Mr Burrows to target Ms Hurley or Mr Grant.

US ambassador Edward Walsh said 'no members of Sinn Féin have been invited to the White House, and none are expected to be invited'. Photograph: Dan DennisonSinn Féin, which this week declared it would not attend St Patrick’s Day events in the White House, was not invited by the Trump administration, the US embassy has said. Earlier this week, in a statement, the Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said that no Sinn Féin representatives would attend the White House, citing the situation in Gaza. However, Sinn Féin said that the party was operating on the basis that she would be invited again. “It is therefore regrettable that Sinn Féin has chosen to step back from that opportunity.”

It was self-evident, they said, that tariffs of this scale would push up prices and input costs, simultaneously squeezing real income and profits. Combined with the uncertainty of Trump’s on-off tariff announcements, an adverse impact on inflation, employment and income was seemingly inevitable. There was an exemption for products that were in transit when tariffs were announced. Canada and Mexico also received exemptions from the tariffs Trump threatened them with and many of their exports qualify for zero tariffs under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which Trump signed in his first term. High-frequency retail microdata measuring the short-run impact of tariffs on US consumer prices bears this out.

Drawing on six years of monitoring across 57 river reaches, Fangyuan Xiong and colleagues show that China’s unprecedented basin-wide fishing ban has halted seven decades of biodiversity decline in the Yangtze River. Large-bodied fish, which are often the first victims of sustained fishing pressure, showed the strongest response, with biomass increases exceeding 230%. Fishing pressure matters but people matter tooA major strength of the paper lies in its attempt to identify why recovery is happening. Modelling indicates that eliminating fishing pressure was the single most important driver of increased fish biomass and species richness. Removing fishing pressure worked because it was basin-wide, enforced, and paired with substantial investment in people as well as habitats.

My dream of escaping Ireland was over. After a while, I decided I need to reframe how I thought about Ireland, because I wasn’t going to escape it. Actually, Ireland was keeping me alive because I had access to medicines here, and I had my family here. I deserve to be loved, I deserve to have great sex, and I deserve to love myself. We have our first organisation that is run by and for people living with HIV, called Poz Vibe Tribe.

Former David Moyes favourite says he had Everton offer in the summerLucasz Fabianski said he turned down the chance to move to Merseyside as David Moyes rebuilt his goalkeeping unitView Image David Moyes congratulates Lucasz Fabianski following the FA Cup Third Round match between Gillingham and West Ham United in January 2020. Photo by Arfa Griffiths/West Ham United FC via Getty ImagesLucasz Fabianski has claimed he had the opportunity to sign for Everton in the summer. ‌The goalkeeper was out of contract with West Ham United and heavily linked with a reunion with David Moyes, with whom he won the Europa Conference League with West Ham United in 2023. ‌Fabianski, 40, said he had the opportunity to take what became Travers’ spot as Jordan Pickford’s deputy when his contract at the London Stadium expired. I remember a conversation last season with my family and people at West Ham.

Carlos Baleba makes honest Man Utd transfer admission after agreeing termsBrighton midfielder Carlos Baleba has opened up on how Manchester United transfer rumours has affected him this seasonView 2 Images Manchester United have been heavily linked with a move for Carlos Baleba (Image: Getty Images)Brighton and Hove Albion midfielder Carlos Baleba has opened up about how transfer speculation linking him with Manchester United impacted his performances during the opening half of the campaign. ‌FOLLOW OUR MAN UTD FB PAGE! Click here to activate or add us as Preferred Source in your Google search settingsView 2 Images Carlos Baleba says the transfer interest impacted his performances (Image: (Mike Hewitt/Getty Images))‌"All my qualities, I need to improve on that,” Baleba said. It remains uncertain what United will have planned for the summer transfer window regarding potential midfield additions. Article continues belowJoin our new MAN UTD WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Manchester United content from Mirror Football.

A woman has come forward with creepy details about an affair she had with Brendan Banfield years before he murdered his wife in a bizarre, fetish fantasy plot so that he could run off with his au pair. Brendan Banfield murdered his wife Christine so he could run off with their Brazilian au pair Juliana Peres Magalhaes (Banfield and Magalhaes together)The Banfields with their young daughter. Banfield, 40, and the couple’s Brazilian au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhaes, 25, told police they had returned home to find Ryan stabbing Christine to death. Within months, Banfield moved the au pair into the couple’s bedroom and replaced photos of his wife in the room with pictures of them. Jurors were also shown 'red, lingerie-style clothing items' and Magalhaes’s other belongings hanging in the primary closet after the au pair moved into the bedroom just after the murders.

‘I would love to see the game not being played’ – Stephen Bradley says Israel should not be in a position to face IrelandShamrock Rovers boss insists ‘some things are bigger than football’ as he adds support for Joanna Byrne in battle with Drogheda’s US ownersShamrock Rovers manager Stephen BradleyAidan Fitzmaurice Yesterday at 12:45Shamrock Rovers boss Stephen Bradley believes the FAI should disregard any possible sanctions from Uefa for boycotting the autumn Nations League fixtures with Israel and refuse to play the games.

In 2016 John founded Business Fives, his corporate charity football events business, which he will be seen pitching to the four potential investors. The company has brought together more than 5,000 companies across the UK to raise over £1 million for charity through the power of workplace sport. They run structured, professionally delivered football, golf, mixed touch rugby and esports events for businesses in cities across the UK and Ireland. He initially worked alone, building the business up from scratch before scaling to get the firm to where it is today. John said: “Stepping into the Den was one of the best things I’ve ever done in business and it was an amazing experience to present the journey of Business Fives so far to entrepreneurs who I have respected and held in high regard for many years.

Andy Farrell has declared that his Ireland team is braced for anything that might come its way on Saturday as they look to claim a rare win in Twickenham and keep their slim hopes of another Six Nations title alive. That's six points off leaders France but with Scotland, England and Italy within closer reach as the Championships passes the halfway stage. Ireland have enjoyed some great recent days at the home of rugby. Could it be that Ireland are looking to that recent history for motivation or belief? We're ready for anything that's going to be thrown at us because we expect England to have a reaction to that [Scotland] game.

The Government needs to clamp down on sulky racing, and gardaí need to go after cruel horse owners, following "persistent neglect of animals in urban areas", the Seanad has heard. Senator Chris Andrews said it is particularly prevalent in Dublin among horse owners who claim to love their animals. He pointed to the recent “horrific” death of a pregnant horse after sulky races — which are currently illegal on public roads — on both the Dollymount Strand and at a stretch near the N4 in Ballyfermot. Witnesses claim the horse was repeatedly kicked to get her to get up off the ground when she stumbled and fell during one of the sulky races. The horse, named Anne by University College Dublin (UCD) vets who treated her, later died from her injuries, as did her unborn foal.

Inside the house, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was perhaps sitting down to a birthday breakfast. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Getty ImagesAs the news of the royal arrest catapulted across the globe, police embarked on searches at Mountbatten-Windsor’s former home at Royal Lodge in Windsor and properties in Norfolk, England. A statement from king Charles following the arrest of his brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. “I have learned with the deepest concern the news about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and suspicion of misconduct in public office. The former prince Andrew was released from custody after almost 12 hours.

The long road West: ‘We came to Ireland because I read that it was the most friendly place for Ukrainians to live’Four years on from the invasion, we talk to the Ukrainians who have settled in Co Kerry, why they chose to come here, the heartbreaking stories from their homeland, and dealing with the ‘small percentage of haters’Natalia Krasenkova Independent Review / Kim Bielenberg. Kim Bielenberg Today at 06:30The vast majority of the tens of thousands of Ukrainians who now live in Ireland could never have imagined they would still be here four years after the full-scale invasion of their country by Russia.

Former England international Luther Burrell is bracing for twin Irish challenges this weekend, and while he hopes to merely complete one of them with body unbroken, he fancies England’s Six Nations title challenge to re-assemble in Twickenham. The former England midfielder, who won one of his 15 caps when helping his country end Ireland’s title hopes in 2014, will feature in Friday’s annual legends clash in aid of Lewis Moody at the Twickenham Stoop (kick-off 7.30pm), before accompanying fellow veterans across the road for the following day’s decisive championship tie.