Ministers are considering removing a senior royal from the line of succession amid fresh police inquiries into links with a disgraced US financier. Officers are re‑interviewing former bodyguards and reviewing records of flights linked to the financier’s jet arriving in the UK.

A former senior royal was arrested and interviewed, then released under investigation. The monarch signalled no special treatment, saying the law must take its course. Police are examining alleged misconduct linked to past associations.

A former Norfolk farmer has left a £2.5m estate to a pub landlady who supported him after his release from prison. He died last year, naming her sole beneficiary. Her husband said their bond was like family.

Nigel Farage named a Reform UK “cabinet” dominated by ex-Tories, including Robert Jenrick, Suella Braverman and Richard Tice. The team outlined tax cuts and reforms affecting worker rights and the NHS. Critics say this would favour the wealthy and risk services; supporters argue it could boost growth.