Downing Street faces fresh turmoil as revelations emerge that Foreign Office vetting chiefs recommended Lord Peter Mandelson should be denied security clearance for his role as US ambassador to Washington06:32, 27 Apr 2026View ImageHe's in for another rough week(Image: DAN KITWOOD, POOL/AFP via Getty Images)The Prime Minister is bracing for another turbulent week as the controversy surrounding the vetting process for Lord Peter Mandelson's appointment as ambassador to Washington rumbles on. Sir Keir Starmer will attempt to…

King Charles and Queen Camilla will fly to Washington today to start a four-day state visit, despite security concerns after a gunman tried to storm a dinner President Trump was hosting.Britain's ambassador to the US confirmed that 'all appropriate security measures' are in place, with the palace confirming the visit would 'proceed as planned' despite what the White House called an attempted assassination of the president.Sources told the Daily Mail the monarch is determined to 'keep calm and carry on' – and that…

The Labour Party has confirmed a 'full rollout' of the new digital driving licence later this year via the GOV.UK Wallet app — described as a "game changer" for millions of UK drivers who use their licence as ID06:26, 27 Apr 2026Updated 06:26, 27 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesThe changes will happen later this year(Image: Oleksandr Siedov via Getty Images)Driving licence changes are being launched this year – which will see digital ID introduced for millions. Labour Party Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander described the technology…

A notorious fraudster wanted by the Met has died after falling from a window in the capital.Swindler Karl Cronin was found fatally injured on the pavement along the King's Road in Chelsea, west London, in the early hours of Easter Monday.It is believed he fell out of a second-storey window, although police do not suspect third-party involvement.The Mail has been told the victim was Cronin, who was wanted by police over his role in a large-scale multi-million-pound property scam.He was even the subject of a police appeal on…