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Tennis icon Serena Williams and UK supermodel Kate Moss are among 40 women who star on Edward Enninful’s last cover for British Vogue – with Victoria Beckham, Oprah Winfrey, Naomi Campbell and Miley Cyrus also featuring.Enninful, who is Ghanian-British and the first black man to have edited the top fashion magazine, announced he would be stepping down from his role to take up a newly-created position this year. The 51-year-old’s final shoot as editor-in-chief has brought together 40 famous women – including actresses Salma Hayek, Jodie Comer and Jane Fonda.The Queen’s Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy, singer Rina Sawayama, fashion model…

British Airways (BA) has revealed plans to resume flights to and from Israel, beginning in April.The airline, which suspended services to Tel Aviv in October amid the growing hostilities between Israel and Hamas, said it was aiming to launch four return services per week from 1 April. It was understood that these would be on short-haul aircraft as BA anticipated weak demand due to the continued fighting in the region.The decision, the airline confirmed, would be kept under review because of the evolving nature of the conflict.This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.Please…

​​​​​​​Electric heaters that could explode, cause electric shocks or start house fires are being sold on TikTok and Temu, consumer group Which? has warned.The watchdog bought and tested eight heaters costing as little as £7.20 from TikTok Shop and Temu, finding that six were unsafe. Testing found the £7.20 XH-1201 1200W portable electric heater bought from TikTok was a fire hazard and also an explosion threat, which could cause electric shocks.Which? found 16 sellers listing the heater on TikTok, quoting 223 sales.An identical £16.98 portable space heater purchased from Temu from a listing that stated 2,100 had been sold was…

Piers Morgan is leaving TalkTV to focus on his YouTube channel, the broadcaster has revealed.His show, Piers Morgan Uncensored has been shown at 8pm on the Rupert Murdoch owned channel for almost two years, but ratings have been lacklustre. However, his YouTube channel has been garnering far more views, prompting the veteran journalist to decide he wants to go “full digital globally” and escape the “straightjacket” of a nightly show.”There’s something quite anachronistic about a show like mine still trying to create old fashioned TV for a pre-scheduled time slot each night for a relatively small audience – when we’re…

Tariff-free trade with Ukraine has been extended until 2029, the government has announced, marking a deeper commitment to the country’s economy as its war with Russia continues. Trade minister Greg Hands, who was due to sign the reciprocal extension at a virtual ceremony, said the support would continue for “as long as needed”. However, the UK’s National Farmers’ Union (NFU), while welcoming the renewed show of “solidarity”, has expressed concern about the impact on domestic production amid industry anger across Europe about hits to profit margins and shifting regulations.The UK-Ukraine deal had been due to expire at the end of…

There has been a jump in the number of properties falling behind with mortgage payments, according to industry figures that also show an 11% rise in repossessions of buy-to-let (BTL) properties.UK Finance said cost of living pressures and higher interest rates continued to take a toll on borrowers over the final three months of 2023, with the numbers falling behind with payments rising in line with its forecasts. Its data showed that homeowner mortgages in arrears increased by 7% to 93,680 compared to the previous quarter.Buy-to-let (BTL) mortgages, also adjudged to be more than 2.5% behind the outstanding balance of…

Labour has finally confirmed it is ditching a flagship pledge to spend £28bn-a-year on green investments if it wins the next general election.The party says it will now spend just £23.7bn on environmental schemes over the course of its first term in office – equivalent to just under £5bn a year. Politics Live: We must speak out over ‘frightening’ Trump plans, warns ex-PMHowever, Labour insists its commitment to becoming a clean superpower by 2030 remains unchanged and the reduced funding will still meet existing promises made under the original green prosperity plan.These include: • The launch of Great British Energy…

The Premier League is to inject £20m into elite women’s football as part of a deal to accelerate the sport’s commercial development.Sky News has learnt that Women’s Super League (WSL) and Championship clubs approved the financing at a meeting on Wednesday, following parallel talks with the Football Association about a similar debt package over recent months. Club executives said the Premier League loan would be made on an interest-free basis and only repayable when the ‘newco’ established by the top two divisions had recorded £100m in annual revenue.The new funding will be used for a variety of purposes as the…

The minimum price for alcohol in Scotland is to increase by 30% under refreshed plans to tackle deaths and hospital admissions. After a raft of legal challenges were defeated, the Scottish government introduced a world-first policy in 2018 banning retailers from selling alcohol below 50p per unit. At Holyrood on Thursday, Deputy First Minister Shona Robison announced the minimum unit price (MUP) will be increased to 65p.The increase will be subject to parliamentary approval and is expected to come into force on 30 September.Ms Robison said: “Research commended by internationally-renowned public health experts estimated that our world-leading minimum unit pricing policy…

A serial chair of government-sponsored agencies is to become the new head of Britain’s bank compensation scheme as the Bank of England prepares to widen its scope after last year’s string of industry crises.Sky News has learnt that Lesley Cowley, who chaired the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) for nearly a decade, is the frontrunner to take the same post at the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). City sources said that her appointment could be announced within days.If confirmed, Mrs Cowley would replace Marshall Bailey, who has served two three-year terms at the helm of the FSCS.Money latest:Dutch lender…