You can tell much about a man by the company he keeps. So, in the week when the Duke of Cambridge’s partying hit the headlines, the story of who’s who in his ‘Wild Bunch’ speaks volumes. As documented in embarrassing photographs and videos, William spent last weekend in Verbier, Switzerland, with his three best male friends on a boozy lads’ skiing break. The drinks included lashings of beer and lethal Jagerbomb chasers; the evening activity, a bout of rather excruciating ‘dad dancing’; and the female company — a stunning blonde who works as a topless model. Alongside William were his three closest friends: Guy Pelly, known as ‘GP’, James ‘Badger’ Meade and Tom Van Straubenzee, known as ‘Vans’. All have known the Prince since childhood, and to them he is ‘Willy’. So who’s the ringleader of William’s Wild Bunch — and which of the three is most to blame for the Prince’s latest disgrace?
'It was completely unacceptable': BBC chiefs grovel after not cutting off a paedophile who called a phone-in from jail to say how his eight-year-old daughters ENJOYED being abused by him
The caller was on air for nearly five minutes discussing his sex crimes including raping his children. Rather than cutting him off, presenter Allan Beswick (pictured) engaged in conversation with the man on the late night BBC show broadcast on March 1 on BBC Radio Manchester and BBC Radio Lancashire. The audience listened as the paedophile boasted about how his children enjoyed being abused and added: 'I've now progressed to making DVDs of child sex.' At one point a flustered Beswick said: 'I'm glad to hear it,’ but eventually cut off the caller and branded him ‘vile’. The BBC has issued an apology for the shocking broadcast and a spokesperson said: ‘This was completely unacceptable.’
- So who are the trio of tearaway toffs leading Wills astray? Gang includes a bottom-baring party animal, a divorced ladies' man and a booze-loving boxer - no wonder Kate can't stand them!
- BBC is blasted for not cutting off a paedophile who called a phone-in from jail to say how his daughters ENJOYED being abused by him when they were eight
- Met Police grudgingly pays £100,000 to hounded hero and former military chief Lord Bramall, 93, over bungled VIP paedophile inquiry
- Nicola Sturgeon will blink first in the stand-off with Theresa May over the timing of a new independence ballot: Scottish referendum could be put back until AFTER Brexit
- Theresa May is set to bring in a cap on energy prices following a crackdown on rip-off gas and electricity bills
- BBC and Whitehall pull ads from Google after it is accused of failing to remove antisemitic content in a 'breach of law and its OWN rules'
- Prince Andrew's multi-millionaire former lover is 'devastated' following a £1million gems raid at her luxury home
- Clarifications and corrections
- Exposed: How schoolgirls are being preyed on by lip filler cowboys who charge them as little as £59 for a jab which can scar them for life
- Coffee 'stops vitamin pills working': Scientists claim swallowing tablets with your morning cup of caffeine wipes out all of the good they do
- Paddington Bear will encounter migrants, electronic tagging, and 'elf 'n' safety laws in a brand new story
- Stand down now, George! Calls for Osborne to quit as an MP following his shock appointment as newspaper editor - as Downing Street fears he will use the new role to take 'revenge' on Theresa May
- What HAS gone wrong with British comedy? Lewd, puerile, lavatorial and lacking any flair or wit - TV humour is at an all-time low, says CHRISTOPHER HART
- Buying a house now costs almost eight times the annual salary as property prices continue to outpace wages
- Hospitals are ordered to free-up 3,000 beds to avoid a winter crisis next year: NHS watchdog urges trusts to get rid of bedblockers
- Father, 47, run over and killed in car crash saved his nine-year-old daughter's life by shoving her to safety
- 'I am here to die for Allah, there will be deaths': Chilling final words of Paris airport attacker who shot at cops before he was killed as Kate and William met French terror victims
- 'It's traditional, and nobody speaks about it': Tilda Swinton's ex-partner reveals he is the child of a 'loving' incestuous relationship between his mother and grandfather
- Black father Facebook livestreams the moment he was shot dead by cops during traffic stop confrontation in front of his devastated fiancée
- 'Au revoir for now': Kate and Wills bid a fond farewell to Paris after wowing the French during their two-day Brexit charm offensive
- Girl, 3, whose parents left her with 40 broken bones in 'worst ever child abuse case' when she was a baby has now been adopted by a new family
- What are you doing here? Angela Merkel is caught giving Ivanka serious side-eye before collecting herself as confusion still surrounds the First Daughter's role at the White House
- German media attacks 'unsophisticated and self-absorbed' Trump after he refuses to shake Angela Merkel's hand at the White House in tense summit ... but he dismisses reports as 'fake news'
- Lawyer daughter, 28, of Deadliest Catch star Sig Hansen claims he molested her when she was two years old - and releases haunting sketch she did as a child 'explaining the abuse'
- Wife of teacher, 50, who has kidnapped the 15-year-old begs him to come home in emotional appeal
- Former First Daughter Malia Obama 'turns down multiple modelling offers preferring to stay out of the public eye'
- Snowflakes 101: University of Arizona distributes 20-page booklet on how to deal with mean words - recommending the offended say 'OUCH' and the offender 'OOPS'
- George Michael's lover Fadi Fawaz faces legal action as tragic star's family desperately seek to turf him out of singer's £5million London home
- Legendary rock n' roll pioneer Chuck Berry dies aged 90 after creating hits including Johnny B Goode and Roll Over Beethoven
- Chilling radio reveals the final moments of FDNY medic who was fatally run down by gang member who stole her ambulance, as devastated EMTs struggle to compose themselves at his arraignment hearing
- The family's all here! Barron is accompanied by his grandparents for his first flight on Marine One as Melania's parents join them for fifth weekend in Mar-a-Lago
- 'A GREAT meeting': Trump defends his chilly summit with Merkel on Twitter but immediately blasts Germany for owing NATO 'vast sums of money'
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Exposed: How schoolgirls are being preyed on by lip filler cowboys who charge them as little as £59 for a jab which can scar them for life
Insecure young British women are being targeted on social media and encouraged to have their lips injected to enhance their looks, a Daily Mail investigation has revealed. But the cosmetic treatments – which may be carried out in back rooms of hair salons and in customers’ living rooms – can cause irreversible damage. Lip filler treatments, which involve people having their lips injected with acid, can lead to extreme swelling, infections and allergic reactions. Undercover reporters from the Daily Mail accompanied 17-year-old college student Ellie Ducker (pictured inset and centre) while she visited amateur lip filler practitioners who advertise online. One of them represents himself as a doctor but is not registered with the General Medical Council (bottom right). Emma Walshaw (top right) spoke about having two days of training in giving fillers – and held a syringe in her hands without gloves when she met Ellie. Beautician Holly Spedding (left) tried to convince Ellie to have lip fillers – even after the teenager said she was too scared.
Magnifique! Dazzling Kate's the belle of the ball in Paris as she opts for THREE outfit changes in a matter of hours as she and William begin their two-day Brexit charm offensive
- If you can't beat them, join them! Now it's Kate's turn to hit the bar as she swigs a pint of Guinness with 'dad-dancer' William
- William's new 'stomach-pat ritual': Body language expert claims the prince has adopted a gesture to help him cope when he is anxious (like his 'cuff-fiddling' father)
The Duchess of Cambridge ensured all eyes were on her as she stole the show in her glamorous gowns in Paris. The couple's charm offensive, which comes just days after the Brexit bill received Royal Assent allowing Theresa May to trigger Article 50, is the first time that William or Kate have visited Paris officially - although both have spent time in the city privately. Princess Catherine started the day in a custom green Catherine Walker coat (left), before changing to a black Alexander McQueen gown (right) and she finally opted for an ice-blue Jenny Packham dress (centre and inset).
So who's the tallest of them all? Last week we revealed the surprise heights of male British stars. Now here's how the ladies measure up
Last week we revealed the surprise heights of male British stars. Now here's how the ladies measure up - from a Krankies star to a Game of Thrones heroine - who's the tallest of them all? Coming in head and shoulders above the rest is Gwendoline Christie at 6ft 3in. The Game of Thrones heroine just peaks above male counterparts Idris Elba and Sean Connery. Stunning Keira Knightly nestles in the middle at 5ft 7in. The Bend it like Beckham star is taller than 5ft 6in Ricky Gervais and towers above 5ft 4ins Daniel Radcliffe.
Scurrilous rumours of a secret love child, flings with showgirls and a gay affair have stalked Prince Philip for years - so will Netflix show The Crown prove he really was a philanderer?
When a female journalist once had the temerity to question Prince Philip (pictured centre) about rumours of his extramarital activities, he erupted in anger and exasperation. ‘Good God, woman,’ he bellowed. ‘Have you ever stopped to think that for years, I have never moved anywhere without a policeman accompanying me? So how the hell could I get away with anything like that?’ His irritation was understandable. Ever since he joined the Royal Family, Philip has been the target of persistent rumour and innuendo about his alleged womanising. So it will be with a deep sigh of weariness that the Prince, now 95, views the resurgence of interest in his love life after it emerged this week that it will inform the second series of the acclaimed Netflix TV drama, The Crown. Pat Kirkwood, the highest-paid star on the London stage, was introduced to Prince Philip in October 1948. Philip was smitten and he and Kirkwood created a sensation by dining a deux at Les Ambassadeurs restaurant in Mayfair, packed with celebrities and staff who could not tear their eyes away from their table. Among numerous other women alleged to have featured in Philip’s extramarital love life were Jane, Countess of Westmorland; the novelist Dame Daphne du Maurier; the actresses Merle Oberon (top right) and Anna Massey; and TV personality Katie Boyle. There was also concern over the nature of his relationship with a childhood friend, the Greek-born cabaret star Hélène Cordet (bottom right).
How a crack team of marine experts spent 20 years breaking secret wartime codes and scouring archives to finally trace the £4.5BILLION of British gold sunk by the Nazis
ROBERT HARDMAN: Even today, it is shocking to read details of the sinking of the City of Benares, an 11,000-ton British liner hit by a German torpedo while carrying evacuees to Canada. The tragedy would be debated for years. Where was the Royal Navy? How could Germany attack a ship full of children? Now an intriguing new dimension to the tragedy has emerged. The City of Benares (shown bottom inset), along with many other ships scattered off the coasts of Britain and Ireland (pictured left and right), may have been targeted for a reason: its secret cargo of gold bullion. After 25 years of research, a group of marine experts has produced a comprehensive and closely-guarded database of secret gold movements from Britain to the U.S. and elsewhere in World Wars I and II.
EXCLUSIVE 'Bet you're a single mother on benefits': Teenager, 18, sent string of Whatsapp abuse by a LAWYER after applying for a £15-an-hour job cleaning his house because she has TATTOOS
A teenager trying to earn some money as a cleaner was shocked when a lawyer who messaged her offering work asked for a picture and bombarded her with explicit sexual insults. Chelsea Dann, 18, was contacted on Whatsapp by a man offering £15 an hour to clean his house in Walsall but to her surprise he demanded a picture with her CV. After she initially refused asking 'why?', she reluctantly sent a photo hoping to secure the job.
Globe-trotting couple who dodged £1 million in tax to fund their extravagant lifestyle and send their children to private school are for three years
A husband and wife who funded their extravagant lifestyles by dodging their taxes have been jailed. Michael Howard, 44, and wife Donna, 43, of Motherwell were sentenced to nearly seven years in total. They operated their firm MDH Ltd from their luxury £400,000 home in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, and splurged thousands of pounds on a globetrotting, no-expense spared lifestyle. However a probe was launched after one of their workers discovered HMRC had no record of him paying tax or national insurance. The investigation discovered the company had failed to pay almost £850,000 in tax over a three year period.
Now it's George 'SIX-JOBS' Osborne! Fleet Street is stunned as former chancellor is appointed editor of the London Evening Standard - but refuses to stand down as an MP
The 45-year-old Tory (left today) has been appointed by billionaire owner Evgeny Lebedev and says he'll edit the paper four mornings a week, spend his afternoons at Parliament and then head up to his Cheshire constituency on Fridays. But critics say he is 'taking the p***' out of the taxpayer and should quit as an MP immediately. Mr Osborne, who has never been a journalist, met shocked Evening Standard staff on a tour of its Kensington newsroom (bottom right) with outgoing editor Sarah Sands (together top right) and told them: 'I may have experience of running the country but I have never run a paper'. He earns £75,000-a-year as an MP but since being sacked from the cabinet by Theresa May he has also pocketed £786,000 from speeches and £650,000-a-year at US financial giant BlackRock. One of his non-MP jobs is even America, where he is paid an estimated £120,000-a-year to work as an academic at the Washington DC-based McCain Institute for International Leadership. Journalist and former MP Martin Bell, who once represented his Tatton constituency, said he must be 'superman' if he can represent his Cheshire seat while editing a London daily paper and holding down five other jobs.
Ever wondered why your suitcase goes missing? Outrage as baggage handlers are caught on video hurling luggage from an easyJet plane onto the runway at Luton airport
Two baggage handlers at London Luton airport were seen throwing suitcases from an EasyJet flight onto a truck to be transported to the terminal. The men work for a contractor called Menzies Aviation, who have pledged an investigation after the shocking footage emerged. They were filmed by a passenger, Jonas Ozolins, who spotted the reckless behaviour and uploaded the video with the caption 'idiots'. EasyJet and Luton Airport said they would be working with the aviation company to ensure high standards were maintained.
That should raise a few eyebrows: Facelifts make you look FOUR years younger, 20% more attractive... and could even get you off a speeding ticket
Women who undergo cosmetic procedures are more likely to be successful and even get out of legal wrangles, according to a new study. In the survey at the John Hopkins University in Baltimore, patients who had face lift surgery appeared 'younger, more attractive, healthier, and more successful'. In turn those perceived as more attractive were more likely to be hired for a job, receive judicial leniency, and be elected as political candidate, researchers said. Earlier this month, Broadchurch star Sarah Parish, 48, (left) revealed she had undergone a pioneering new treatment to keep her looking young on-screen. Meanwhile pop star Kylie Minogue (right) has previously admitted to being a fan of Botox, in 2014, Amanda Holden (centre) revealed she had given up her Botox appointments.
These watches are a steal! Beautiful Rolex, Cartier and Breitling timepieces seized from criminals are auctioned off for a fraction of their value
Ten of the top lots auctioned off - including a Rolex Perpetual Yacht-Master II (top left) worth £13,700 new that sold for £8,640 - cost buyers a total of £33,480. Other watches sold off by West Midlands Police include the Omega Seamaster Professional Planet Ocean (top right), which is worth £4,160 but sold for nearly £2,000. Meanwhile the Breitling Super Ocean Automatic (bottom right) which is worth £4,000 went for £1,872 and the £6,600 Rolex Submariner Date (top centre) attracted a price of £4,320. Another Rolex Submariner Date went for £1,872 but was worth £8,600 (bottom left), and the £7,100 Breitling Chronomat 44 Pan Freece Tricolori (bottom centre) went for £1,872. The watches seized at court and taken with the Proceeds of Crime Act and Police Property Act have been sold over the last few years at Aston Auctioneers in Dudley.
WESTMINSTER TODAY
- Jeremy Corbyn is ridiculed for failing to capitalise on the Government's screeching National Insurance U-turn in a disastrous PMQs performance
- David Davis says the SNP didn't WANT to do a deal with ministers over Brexit negotiations as he accuses them of generating row to call referendum
- MPs on tour! Politicians will be able to bill taxpayer for as many trips to Europe as they want under expenses shake-up... but they are being BANNED from hiring relatives
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THE WORLD AT A GLANCE
Some first date! Trump SNUBS Angela Merkel's attempt at Oval Office handshake, has no warm words about her country and gives a lecture on immigration
President Donald Trump had his chilliest summit yet with a foreign leader as he met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel today for the first time. Talks began with a warm welcome outside the West Wing but turned cold as Trump and Merkel disagreed publicly on almost every major international issue. Trump opened up a joint news conference with a slap at Merkel over her open-door refugee policy. Declaring that 'immigration is a privilege, not a right,' Trump said his first priority is to keep the country safe. He also pushed for her country to live up to its NATO commitment, stressing the 'need for our NATO allies to pay their fair share' for defense. Merkel told him it has always been her belief that it is better to 'talk to one another and not about one another' - a reference to the many disparaging statements Trump made on the campaign trail about her leadership. As the press conference came to a close, Trump told Merkel that they have 'something in common, perhaps.' They were both wiretapped by the previous administration, he implied.
WORLD NEWS
- No Oval Office handshake, no warm words about her country, a lecture on immigration and a wiretapping smack: Even Ivanka can't lift Trump's VERY chilly summit with Germany's Merkel
- 'At least we have something in common!' Trump deflects wiretapping questions during joint press conference with Merkel by reminding reporters Obama bugged her phones
- NO apology and NO regrets: Now Sean Spicer says White House did NOT say sorry to Britain for claiming its spies wiretapped Trump - despite UK ambassador confronting him over it
- Turkish pro-government newspaper depicts Merkel as 'Frau HITLER' in Nazi uniform on its front page
- Turkey's interior minister threatens to 'blow the mind of Europe' by sending 15,000 refugees a month to the bloc as dispute intensifies
- Hundreds of British troops, tanks and heavy armour are sent to Russia's border in the biggest show of force against Moscow since the Cold War
- 42 refugees including women and children killed in terrifying attack by a helicopter gunship on their boat as they fled Yemen
- Fukushima to host 2020 Olympic baseball to try and boost its reputation after devastating earthquake and nuclear disaster
- The devastating aftermath of a suicide BULLDOZER packed full of explosives that ripped apart an Iraqi forces convoy in Mosul
- Volkswagen dieselgate row escalates as more than 64,000 drivers plan to sue the car giant
- Germany to test software that can tell if asylum seekers are genuine by analysing their VOICE to find out if they are really from the country they claim to be from
- Frantic search for Secret Service agent's STOLEN laptop containing Trump Tower floor plans and Clinton email details after she left it in her parked car
- Fake locksmith secretly filmed Brigitte Bardot before trying to sell footage of intimate moments after tricking his way into her St Tropez home
- 'I can annihilate your life': Vile Dutch paedophile who blackmailed British girls into explicit sexual shows on webcam is jailed for 10 years after one of his victims kills herself
- Brave students return to French school just one day after 17-year-old classmate obsessed with comic books and guns wounded head teacher and two pupils in shooting spree
- Last photos of murdered British backpacker, 28, taken ONE HOUR before she left party in Goa on 'killer's' scooter show her holding hands with local man
- The horrific moment that villagers cut open a giant crocodile and find the remains of an eight-year-old boy in Zimbabwe
- Parades, Guinness, a whole lot of green clothing - America celebrates St Patrick's day and New York City is awash in Irish pride
- Kalashnikov reveal plans for massive 20 ton unmanned drone tank for Russian Army