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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge has shared the sad news that their dog Lupo, died over the weekend. Prince William and Kate Middleton said he was 'at the heart of our family' for nine years. Lupo featured in many pictures with the royals, including one of the first official photos of Prince George (top right). The English cocker spaniel was bred from a dog which was owned by Michael and Carole Middleton, Kate's parents.

A search for two missing fishermen was called off on Sunday as relatives described their fears for the men's lives following the sinking of their boat off the English coast on Saturday. Adam Harper, 26, (left) and Robert Morley, 38, (right) are still missing though skipper Dave Bickerstaff, 34, (centre) was rescued after he was found clinging to a lifebuoy almost four hours after the fisherman raised the alarm. Their 45ft boat, the Joanna C (inset), was previously targeted by French fishermen during the so-called 'scallop wars' in the Channel

Professional wrestler Cameron Wellington, 19, from Walsall in Birmingham, was diagnosed with Covid-19 last Tuesday. By Wednesday night his mother Jane had rushed him to Walsall Manor Hospital amid concerns over his rapidly declining breathing. He was put on dialysis and placed in ITU, where he fought hard for his life. Medics operated on his lungs and he was then rushed to Glenfield Hospital in Leicester for specialist care. There, surgeons operated on his heart but shortly afterwards Cameron died - less than two days after he first tested positive for the virus. His devastated parents Jane and Norman were by his side.

The BBC reporter was named journalist of the year and interviewer of the year at the 'Oscars' of broadcasting, the Royal Television Society awards, in 1996. Now he is facing pressure to hand back his honours as an inquiry looms into allegations that he tricked Diana with lies about the Royal Family and forged documents. It is understood the judges were tied on the night between honouring Bashir and ITN foreign correspondent Paul Davies, who had reported from the frontline of the war in Bosnia, including the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica. A source who was there on the night of the awards said: 'Bashir got journalist of the year, but it was hotly disputed.' Main image: Bashir (circled) at the event and inset the famous interview.

A woman has died following a fatal collision with a Volvo outside the I'm a Celebrity castle in Abergele, North Wales. Ambulances rushed to the scene (main) where the woman was pronounced dead shortly after 5pm on Saturday. The incident took place and on a dark stretch of road with a 60mph limit near Middle Gate, on Abergele road, near where sightseers had reportedly been gathering. Pictured: Gwrych Castle in Abergele, North Wales (inset right); North Wales Police tweeted that a woman had sadly died following the incident (inset).

Caroline Kayll (left), 47, was assaulted alongside the teenager at around 8.55pm on Sunday. Ms Kayll, who worked as a teacher at Atkinson House school, later died in hospital while the teenager suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries. Northumbria Police confirmed a man was arrested near Glasgow on suspicion of murder following the attack. Paul Robson (right), 49, of Wallsend, will appear before Bedlington Magistrates' Court on Monday following the incident at an address in the village of Linton, Northumberland. Inset: Police at the scene on Friday.

Martin Freeman is reportedly dating a French actress 21 years his junior, four years after his split from his long-term partner, Amanda Abbington. According to a report, the Hobbit actor, 49, has found love again with fellow thespian and writer Rachel Mariam, 28, whom he was first spotted with earlier this month. A source has claimed the screen star introduced his new girlfriend to his friends before lockdown, and the couple are currently enjoying quality time together at his North London home.

Anger flared last night after the Department of Health and Social Care's Twitter account was used in an effort to rubbish a report challenging official scaremongering by analysing key facts about the coronavirus pandemic. Under the headline 'Covid: What They Don't Tell You', a two-page article in yesterday's Daily Mail raised multiple questions about the manner in which the Government has dealt with the crisis. But last night a post on the department's Twitter account declared: 'This article is misleading. 'This is a global pandemic - national restrictions have been introduced to keep people safe and save lives. It is vital people follow the rules and continue to stay at home so we can bring the transmission rates back down and get back to normality.' Last night, leading Tory MP Sir Iain Duncan Smith rebuked the Department of Health - telling it to get on with its job of looking after people's health and stop criticising newspapers.

The streaming giant is facing mounting criticism for fabricating a string of controversial incidents in the latest series of the hit drama, amid warnings its manipulation of real events could damage the future of the Monarchy. The Mail on Sunday today launches a campaign to demand Netflix makes clear to its millions of viewers that The Crown's storylines twist the truth and present fiction as fact. It comes as Earl Spencer, Princess Diana's brother, said he felt uneasy watching his sister's depiction in the drama and that he fears viewers will 'forget it is fiction'. Pictured: Depiction of an argument between Prince Charles and Diana on Netflix's The Crown

The celebrated poet Ted Hughes (left) has been added to a dossier linking him to slavery and colonialism by the British Library (right). The former Poet Laureate, who came from humble origins in Yorkshire, was found to be a descendant of Nicholas Ferrar who was involved in the slave trade some 300 years before Hughes was born. Ferrar, born in 1592, and his family, were 'deeply involved' with the London Virginia Company, which sought to establish colonies in North America. Along with Hughes, who died in 1998, the British Library has identified Lord Byron (inset right), Oscar Wilde (inset middle) and George Orwell (inset left) as benefits of slavery through distant relatives.

In the latest evidence of the free speech crisis engulfing campuses across the country, 27 per cent of students said they have actively 'hidden' their opinions when they are at odds with those of their peers and tutors (pictured left). More than half of those who 'self-censored' did so because of their political views. A further 40 per cent withheld their opinions on ethical or religious matters for fear of being judged. In a chilling indication that those with 'unfashionable' views fear speaking out will have long-term consequences, almost 40 per cent of those polled said they believed their career would be adversely affected if they expressed their true opinions at university (pictured right).

President Donald Trump is appealing a federal judge's dismissal of his campaign's effort to block the certification of votes in Pennsylvania. The president and other plaintiffs filed notice of appeal to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Sunday, a day after the judge (inset) issued a scathing order shooting down claims of widespread irregularities with mail-in ballots. The case was always a long shot to stop President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, but given Pennsylvania's 20 electoral votes at stake, it was the campaign's best hope to affect the election results through the courts.