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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have introduced their new son to the world. The prince was born at the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington at 11.01am on St George’s Day.His birth was officially announced two hours later and a formal notice placed on a golden stand in front of Buckingham Palace, as is tradition.Weighing 8lb 7oz, he is expected to be named in the next few days, with Arthur being the bookies’ favourite.:: Champagne flows at Lindo Wing as crowd celebrates Image: The new baby was born just after 11am on 23 April The Duke of…

The body of a Scottish man who went missing on his brother’s stag do in Hamburg in February has been found. Liam Colgan, 29, was last seen on a night out in the German city on 10 February ahead of his brother Eamonn’s wedding, where he was due to be best man.The Lucie Blackman Trust, a charity which has supported Mr Colgan’s family during his disappearance, confirmed his body had been found in Hamburg’s River Elbe.Although the body found is yet to be formally identified, Mr Colgan’s driving licence was in a jacket pocket and the clothes were those he…

Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam has been found guilty of attempted murder after a shootout in Brussels in March 2016. Neither Abdeslam nor his co-accused, Sofien Ayari, were in court to hear the verdict amid tight security at the Palais de Justice in the Belgian capital.Both were handed the maximum 20-year sentence, with the court saying their actions had a “terror character”.Abdeslam, 28, is in solitary confinement in a French prison, awaiting another trial for his alleged role in the 2015 Paris terror attacks which killed 130 people. It is unclear when that will be.Prosecutors say he is the lone…

Capita, the troubled outsourcing company responsible for collecting the TV licence fee, has moved to shore up its finances as annual losses surge. The firm told the City it was launching a rights issue – raising money from exiting shareholders – as it had already signalled, with the aim of securing £701m.It formed part of a transformation plan under new chief executive Jonathan Lewis that was first outlined in January as the outsourcing sector came under scrutiny amid the demise of Carillion.Capita confirmed on Monday it had made a pre-tax loss of £513.1m in 2017 as it booked charges totalling…

TSB has apologised after a string of customers complained of problems with their mobile and online accounts, including claims some had “access” to other people’s bank details. One customer said he could see other people’s accounts totalling more than £20,000, while another reportedly discovered he had been wrongly credited with £13,000 after logging back in.It came several hours after the bank had warned its account holders that some of its services, including online banking, making payments or transferring money, would not be possible over the weekend because of a system upgrade. @TSB as soon as I can get access to…

The death of a journalist covering protests in Nicaragua has been captured on camera as he filmed on Facebook Live. Angel Gahona was reporting live on unrest in the central American country when he was shot dead.At least 25 others have been killed in the last few days amid demonstrations against increased taxes, according to human rights groups. Image: The last Facebook Live shot Angel Gahona took before he was shot dead Mr Gahona was in the entrance to the city hall of the southeastern city of Bluefields on Saturday when he was hit by gunfire.The reporter was describing damage…

The Queen has kick-started the 38th annual London Marathon in what could be the race’s hottest year on record. At 10am, the Queen started the event from Windsor Castle by pressing the traditional red button – sending more than 40,000 runners out on to the streets of the capital.Sweltering highs of 23C (73.4F) are possible throughout the day, forcing organisers to advise runners to rethink their fancy dress plans and drop their target finish times.More ice, water and run-through shower stations have also been positioned along the 26.2 mile course, which will be lined with around 800,000 spectators.Among the runners…

Rowers on board the boats were practising for a race in the Taohua River in the city of Guilin when the accident happened, the Xinhua news agency said.Television pictures showed one of the long, narrow boats going over on a stretch of a river where the current appeared to be strong.Another dragon boat arrived at the scene and it too capsized, the pictures showed.The accident happened where two flows of the river converge causing a powerful current.Xinhua said 57 people had gone into the water and 200 rescuers were sent to help.Most of those who went into the river were…

By Alex Crawford, Special Correspondent, in Kahuzi-Biega National Park, Democratic Republic of CongoThe rangers of Kahuzi-Biega National Park take part in a parade every morning before setting out to do their jobs guarding one of the world’s most critically endangered group of gorillas. The parade is aimed at bolstering discipline and morale in a group of men and women who know that every time they step into the jungle their lives are at risk.Earlier this month, five rangers and a staff driver were killed during an ambush at the sister operation in the Virunga National Park. The risk is real…

The Health Secretary has accused social media networks of “turning a blind eye to a generation of young people” by failing to protect them when using their platforms online.  Jeremy Hunt says he is “disappointed” by the lack of progress made in areas such as age verification, screen time limits and cyber bullying.He met with the bosses of social networks such as Facebook and Twitter in November, but in a strongly-worded letter he told the companies not enough progress has been made.”I fear that you are collectively turning a blind eye to a whole generation of children being exposed to the…