UK Government knew about plans to axe P&O staff day before announcement

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's move to the states.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, the businesswoman and model, 67, addressed the couple's move to America in 2020, as well as her passion for UFOs.In January 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced that they were stepping away from their royal duties and planned to split their time between the UK and North America, where they now live with their family in Montecito, California.When asked about her thoughts on the couple's departure to California, Jo told how the couple can do "whatever they want."She said: "They can do what they want, they're young, they're free."Whatever they want to do, it's not it's not up to me to have an opinion about what they do, it's not my business."The star also reflected on her time meeting other members of the royal family as part of charity events.Jo said: "I went with Ronnie, me and Ronnie met Prince Charles."We went to his house near the palace, I can't remember what it's called now, [it was] where used to live or where he lives."We went there with Patrick Holden, who was head of the Soil Association and we went there to discuss organics and organic lifestyles."However, the former model revealed the Prince of Wales wasn't the only royal she'd met."And then I met princess Anne," Jo added.She went on: "She was lovely.

Louise Thompson has opened up on her baby son Leo's continuing battle with acid reflux as she reached out to her followers on Instagram.The former Made in Chelsea star, who gave birth to her first child with fiancé Ryan Libbey, 31, in November, has been gradually settling into life as a parent after a traumatic labour that saw both her and Leo put into separate intensive care. Louise, 32, posted a series of snaps of her carrying her little boy as she embarked on an outing around London.

A+E Networks Global Content Sales has hired Sony Pictures Television exec Kerstin Gühne as its Vice President for EMEA.

EXCLUSIVE: French major Superprod Group’s distribution arm Superights is to shop Emmy Award-winning pre-school series Go! Go! Cory Carson worldwide.

EXCLUSIVE: Ringside Studios, the outfit owned by European media company and distributor Newen, has closed its latest acquisition by taking a majority stake in UK company Joi Productions via its investment arm Ringside Media.

Oti Mabuse has decided to make a change to her appearance and revealed all to her fans on Thursday on Instagram.MORE: Strictly Come Dancing: the professional dancers who quit the show and whySharing a gorgeous selfie, Oti revealed she was getting her teeth straightened thanks to Invisalign but confessed she still has "a long way to go".WATCH: Oti Mabuse dances with husband following Strictly exit"Top of the morning to you all. Hope you enjoy your Thursday...

New calls have been made for cyclists and users of e-bikes and e-scooters to be banned from using a mobile phone when driving. This has come after a politician's close encounter with a cyclist outside Parliament.

Manchester City have stormed their way to another youth trophy with a 6-0 victory over Tottenham in the Under-17 Premier League Cup, and now their academy chief wants the success to inspire older age groups to win silverware of their own.

A 'kind and quirky' 19-year-old who was the 'life and soul of the party' ended her life in a five minute window between checks while on suicide watch at hospital. Sarah-Louise Doyle had been at a Merseyside mental health hospital for over two months when a support worker found her hanged.

A man attempted to hand himself into a police station to avoid sleeping in a hostel with sex offenders.

Ajax manager Erik ten Hag has already provided Manchester United with an insight into what he could bring to Old Trafford if they were to turn to him as their new permanent manager.

Stacey Solomon has shared a mini insight into her wedding ahead of the big day this summer. The Loose Women star and fellow TV presenter Joe Swash got engaged in December 2020.

A petition set up to try and prevent the government from privatising Channel 4 has garnered nearly 300,000 signatures.

There's MUCH more where that came from! Want all the jaw-dropping stories from the world of showbiz and up to the minute news from TV and soaps?Well, we've got you covered with our showbiz, TV and soaps newsletters - they'll drop straight into your inbox and you can unsubscribe whenever you like.We'll bring you the inside track from telly expert Ed Gleave and soap specialist Sasha Morris. Oh, and your daily fix of Piers, Katie Price, Demi Rose and all your other Daily Star favs.You can sign up here - you won't regret it...Speaking about the show, host Holly said: "As the whole process was going on, I was so jealous of what they were doing, because you could see the transformation.""You could see what they were coming away with, and it’s infectious.

Coronation Street set is haunted, from claims of real ghost sightings to mysterious presences, dead cast members set on romance to noises which drove bosses to perform an exorcism.It seems like Corrie has seen it all.Many people have even refused to step foot on the location, including BBC Two’s Inside Number 9, and a band hired for a Corrie cast party – and Most Haunted have even been involved.There have been many famous faces that have walked through Corrie's iconic cobbled streets over the years and cast and crew have reported sightings of some of their most recognisable characters.A band, which was hired to play at the cast’s wrap party, once refused to play on set after they reported seeing a ghost. The gathering was due to take place at the series’ original home in Old Granada Studios, but during rehearsals the band claimed they heard “strange banging noises” which they put down to some spooky paranormal activity.

They're getting married this weekend, and the world is on stand-by to hear all about Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz's nuptials, in one of the biggest celeb weddings in recent years.The wedding is set to take place at Nicola’s family home – a £76 million mansion in Palm Beach, Florida.The huge estate has been surrounded by marquees and shielding the view so that wedding preparations can go ahead in secret. As a married couple, it's believed the couple will stay living stateside and buy a place in both Miami and LA. But what will their combined net worth be? Let's take a look...

Many members of the Royal Family are avid fashion enthusiasts and, just like the rest of us, they have go-to garments that they just can't get enough of. as we see the likes of king the lead with the style stakes and others such as Sophie Wessex close behind her. As much as we love to see royals including Kate Middleton sport brand outfits, we love it when they serve up fashion inspiration by recycling a previous look.

Diego Maradona’s eldest daughter has insisted the Argentina shirt Steve Hodge has put up for auction is not the one her dad scored his two goals including his notorious ‘Hand of God’ strike with.Dalma Maradona, 35, claimed the shirt set to fetch over £4million is the top her soccer legend father wore during the goalless first half of the 1986 England-Argentina quarters-finals World Cup match in Mexico.She added controversy to the shock news it is going to be sold to the highest bidder by Sotheby’s in London by saying the prized "second-half" shirt Maradona made history in is in the hands of a mystery owner she declined to name.Dalma, one of Diego’s two daughters with his ex-wife Claudia Villafane, made her astonishing claims on her Argentine radio show and said her dad had changed shirts at half-time because of the high temperatures in the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City.Maradona’s controversial ‘Hand of God’ goal in the 51st minute was followed by a second four minutes later which is widely considered to be the greatest ever in which he dribbled past several England players before slotting the ball past Peter Shilton. Dalma, speaking on Radio Metro, said: "That ex-England player thinks he’s got my dad’s second-half shirt but there's a confusion.

guilty of attempted murder after horrendously trying to cut their friends heart out.Jon Hamblin and Jessica Whinham, of North Shields. subjected Paul Binks to the attack in his sleep, but woke up to find his intestines sprawled everywhere while he was being strangled with a phone charger.He was then put in a bath to be told they were going to drown him, Chronicle Live reports.Having successfully pleaded for his life, he was taken to hospital after getting help at a nearby couple's home and survived the heinous attack.Hamblin and Whinham claim that the motive for the attacks was that Mr Binks told Hamblin that Whinham – who is a porn model – was a “grass”, and told him to be careful of her.He was allegedly told by a drug dealer: “(she) was a grass and had got lads in trouble in the past for things that were not substantiated.”Recalling what happened, he said: “I said ‘what’s going on, why am I on the floor’.

sex therapist and Married At First Sight UK coach, told Fabulous: "There are some very subtle messages that we get growing up that, you know, a big penis equals a bigger man, more masculine, more attractive to women."You even get young boys comparing their size or they will have this conversation of 'Oh, their penis is so big'."Yes, porn contributes to it, but I also think sex education as well to some extent."Charlene reassured that longer schlongs can feel uncomfortable in the sack.She explained: "If it's too big, it can be quite painful."Particularly if the man doesn't know how to give any foreplay to prepare the vagina."Then what you find is that they're squashing it in because it pleases them and it's sexually thrilling for them but actually the woman's in a lot of pain."So with this in mind, it's best to work with what you've got.The love guru advises men to stop thinking that "penetration is the king" and focus on other forms of pleasure instead.There are other ways to thrill in the bedroom, including using your tongue and hands. Why not try to touch these 25 erogenous zones during foreplay? Or test out this naughty edging technique that promises hours of fun.

A P&O ferry has taken off from a Scots port for the first time since 800 members of staff were sacked.