HMS Prince of Wales Suffers Propeller Shaft Issue, Expected Back at Sea in Days After Norway Stop

HMS Prince of Wales, Britain's £3bn aircraft carrier, broke down and has been forced to dock in Norway for repairs, the Daily Mail reported. The Ministry of Defence said it expects the ship to set sail in the coming days. The problem is understood to relate to the propeller shaft, though this has not been confirmed.

The breakdown comes ahead of the expected publication of the Defence Investment Plan in the next few weeks, following repeated delays. The World Cup is due to kick off on Thursday. The Daily Mirror reported that British pubs could enjoy a £275m boost if England go all the way to the final.

The hospitality industry has been hit hard in recent years by Covid and rising costs. US Vice-President JD Vance blamed the death of 18-year-old British student Henry Nowak on the "mass invasion of migrants" and said the "only response is righteous anger". Nowak was fatally stabbed in December by Vickrum Digwa.

Downing Street hit out at "people trying to interfere in our democracy and seeking to stir up division". British actor Anthony Head died at the age of 72. He was best known for roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso.

His daughters said he always thought he was very lucky. Lucy Powell, Labour's deputy leader, accused Reform UK of spreading divisive material online and described it as a "threat to democracy". She called for tighter social media laws, saying platforms are "open to wealthy individuals, and bad state actors".

A Reform UK spokesman said Powell's claims that the party's messages are spread by bots and troll farms are "completely untrue". UK government officials were told to delete emails and WhatsApp messages discussing King Charles III's views on Donald Trump, according to the i Paper. Sir Olly Robbins, the Foreign Office's most senior civil servant, led the effort to clean up the digital records.

The action was taken as the King was concerned about the US president's state visit to Britain. Winston Churchill, Alan Turing and Jane Austen were scrapped from banknotes after the Bank of England was told the figures were "elitist and divisive", the Daily Telegraph reported. The Bank of England is replacing historical figures such as Winston Churchill on banknotes with wildlife.

The Bank of England says its decision was driven by an earlier poll that found most people wanted to see nature on banknotes. Jon Snow, the 78-year-old former Channel 4 News presenter, has revealed he has Alzheimer's disease. A film about Snow and his wife Precious Lunga navigating his diagnosis will receive its premiere next week.

Rasheed Rahman, who was 19 at the time, stabbed Mark Carroll, 55, to death in a small London park on 10 April 2024. Rahman had been twice released on police bail in the days before the murder. He was convicted of murder.

The Metropolitan Police has launched an investigation into contact police had with Rahman in the days before the murder. Paul Terry, a 100-year-old D-Day veteran, returned to the beaches in Normandy for the first time in 82 years. " D-Day was the largest military seaborne operation ever attempted and marked the start of a campaign to liberate Nazi-occupied north-west Europe in World War Two.

Meta is considering raising tens of billions of dollars in a stock offering to fund its AI ambitions. The company has said its planned AI-related capital expenditure will increase to as much as $145bn, up from a previous maximum of $135bn. A former BBC presenter was questioned by police after a woman said he sexually assaulted her on his programme around 20 years ago.

A source close to the presenter said he "completely and utterly refutes the allegation". Gossard, the lingerie brand behind the Wonderbra, has gone into liquidation with debts of nearly £3m.