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Two gowns worn by Princess Diana are expected to fetch up to £315,000 each when they go on sale at auction on Thursday.The dresses, worn by the late Princess of Wales during the 1980s, are the most highly-valued items in a collection that includes some of her letters, accessories and keepsakes as well as more than 200 items from members of the Royal Family, going under the hammer in Los Angeles. Julien’s Auctions has called it the most extensive collection of Diana’s personal belongings to be auctioned since she sold dozens of dresses during a New York charity auction in…

A key figure behind the flawed IT system that led to hundreds of sub-postmasters being wrongly jailed has told the Post Office inquiry he had “not remembered” legal advice he was given about his obligations as an expert witness.Former senior Fujitsu engineer Gareth Jenkins was crucial in the prosecutions process because he was one of the architects of the Horizon accounting systems and one of a few people to have extensive knowledge of their workings. He had said in his evidence on Tuesday that he had not received a letter by Bond Pearce solicitors that had explained his duty of…

Shania Twain is hoping to arrive for her Glastonbury set in style by riding a horse to the Pyramid Stage – but admits she’ll “have to find out if it’s allowed”.The country music icon will be following in the footsteps of Dolly Parton, Diana Ross, and Johnny Cash as she takes to the stage for the prestigious legends slot on Sunday – usually a highlight of the festival weekend. Asked if she had any special plans for her show, the Canadian singer told BBC Breakfast: “I love horses. I love animals, I’m going to see if there’s a horse around…

An operator of Formula One driving simulators is raising £100m to fund its expansion in a financing round backed by the sport’s owner.Sky News has learnt that F1 Arcade is close to finalising the new debt facility with Liberty Media, the British challenger bank Oaknorth and Cheyne, an investment fund. City sources said on Wednesday that the deal was expected to be completed within the next week, days before the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.Money latest: Popular energy provider sinks to bottom of rankings tableThe company’s shareholders include Lando Norris, the McLaren Racing driver, as well as Imbiba, an investment…

One of Twitch’s former biggest streamers has admitted to sending “inappropriate” messages to a minor but says he’s “no f***ing predator or paedophile”.Dr DisRespect, real name Herschel “Guy” Beahm, had more than four million followers on Twitch before his channel was abruptly removed in 2020.He was only halfway through a two-year exclusivity deal with the platform.Now, Beahm, 42, has addressed the ban to his followers on X, saying: “Were there Twitch Whisper messages with an individual minor back in 2017? The answer is yes.”Twitch Whisper was a messaging functionality on the site.”Were there real intentions behind these messages, the answer…

Rishi Sunak has hit back at David Tennant after the actor said equalities minister Kemi Badenoch should “shut up”.The Doctor Who favourite said during an LGBT event on Friday that while he “does not wish ill” of the Conservative cabinet minister, “I just wish her to shut up”. Election latest: Arrest in Westminster ‘honeytrap’ scandalMs Badenoch has fronted the Tories’ election pledge to clarify that “that sex means biological sex” in the Equalities Act – a move which could pave the way for trans women to be barred from female-only spaces.Following Tennant’s remarks, Mr Sunak said on the X social…

The gates to this year’s Glastonbury Festival have opened – with revellers scrambling to find the best camping spots. A brass band played as organiser Emily Eavis led the countdown for the start of the world-famous music event. However, arriving alongside the army of campers at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, could be scattered showers, forecasters warn. Image: Emily Eavis opens the gates on the first day of the world-famous event. Pic: PA Festival-goers have been told to expect “mostly warm, dry and settled” weather for the next five days.But scattered showers could begin from day one and last until…

If you have an Instagram or Facebook account in the UK or European Union, everything you share publicly on those platforms may soon be used to train artificial intelligence (AI).From today, Meta was going to use the posts to train its AI model, but it faced 11 legal challenges in Europe. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) then asked the technology giant to delay training the large language models, which Meta’s global engagement director for privacy policy Stefano Fratta called “disappointing”.Meta sources say they hope the delay will be resolved over the summer.Noyb – a European campaign group that advocates for digital…

Weekly wages have increased by just £16 in 14 years when inflation is factored in, according to research from living-standards thinktank the Resolution Foundation.Workers have experienced an “unprecedented” pay squeeze since 2010 with real weekly wage growth of £16 due to two crises and Brexit, the foundation said. The sum factors in price rises across the time period.Money latest: Major lender cuts mortgage ratesSlow wage growth Economic challenges in the form of the financial crisis of the late 2000s and the current cost of living crisis coupled with Brexit’s economic effects have acted to suppress wage growth, it said.It’s a…

One of the architects of the Post Office Horizon accounting system has admitted there were “discreet” bugs but it generally “worked well”, dismissing suggestions he had knowledge of widespread flaws.The public inquiry into the IT scandal also heard Gareth Jenkins, who was a lead engineer at Horizon supplier Fujitsu, explain he was sorry for his role in the wrongful prosecution of sub-postmaster Seema Misra, saying he did not understand his duty of disclosure as an expert witness at the time. Ms Misra told Sky News outside the hearing that she did not accept that apology.”I don’t accept it, it’s too…