More than 100 people have died across the mountains this season so far, according to the European Avalanche Warning Services – a ballpark figure not seen for eight years. "As with all around the world, the climate is changing," says Frédéric Bonnevie, our guide and a mountain patroller for 32 years. If you don't have one, the rescue operation can take longer, requiring dozens of people and more equipment, and the survival rate drops to 20%. "Most of the time when we're coming, it can be too late," says Pierre Boulonnais, who has patrolled the slopes of Val Thorens for 17 years. "If you are trapped under just 50cm of snow of this density, you already have more than a quarter of a tonne on top of you," explains Bornet. Out of the millions of annual visitors to these resorts, the British make up a quarter, and for those disembarking the ski lift at an altitude of 2,800m (9,200ft), recent events seem at the front of their mind.

In extracts from his forthcoming book, published by the Times on Friday, Tom Bower claims Queen Camilla told a friend Meghan had "brainwashed" Prince Harry. He also writes that Meghan became a "divisive agent" and was seen by the Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales as a "threat". They said in a statement on Saturday: "This is someone who has publicly stated, 'the monarchy in fact depends on actually obliterating the Sussexes from our state of life,' language that speaks for itself. " The extracts touch on topics including Harry and Meghan's relationship with Prince William and Catherine, and their business and charitable dealings since stepping down as working royals and moving to the US in 2020, such as deals with Netflix and Spotify. He also claims that the prince fears that his brother, the future king, "could remove all the Sussexes' titles and effectively banish him from Britain". He previously wrote Revenge: Meghan, Harry, And the War Between the Windsors, published in 2022.

In a breathless and full-blooded Dublin encounter, Ireland held off a spirited second-half surge from Scotland to deny Gregor Townsend's side a first Triple Crown since 1990 and a possible first championship since 1999. While a 12th successive loss against Ireland ended Scotland's ambitions, the bonus-point victory moves the Irish three points clear of holders France, who face England in Paris in Saturday's Six Nations finale (20:10 GMT). In a raucous Aviva Stadium atmosphere, Ireland full-back Jamie Osborne and Scotland wing Darcy Graham traded early tries before Dan Sheehan and Robert Baloucoune crossed to give the Irish a 19-7 half-time lead. Scotland, who came into the game on the back of a stunning 50-40 victory over France, raised hopes of a first win in Dublin since 2010 when Finn Russell and Rory Darge scored either side of Darragh Murray's bonus-point score for the hosts. But Scotland scored 40 unanswered points after falling behind against France last week and they were unmoved by Ireland's early salvo as they expertly navigated 19 phases before Graham scampered clear in the corner. While Ireland celebrated a 15th Triple Crown - and ninth of the Six Nations era - captain Caelan Doris admitted they will be cheering on England when they take on holders France in Paris in the conclusion to an enormously entertaining championship.

The former Labour minister Phil Woolas, who served in the governments of both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, has died at the age of 66. Woolas, who had brain cancer, held several ministerial roles including for local government, environment and immigration and served as MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth between 1997 and 2010. " Sir Tony described Woolas as "a greatly respected and admired colleague, and a source of both humour and rich political insight to all lucky enough to know him". " His successor as prime minister Gordon Brown also paid tribute as he described Woolas as a "brilliant MP, a highly-effective minister and a very generous and popular friend" Brown said the former minister "fought a brave struggle against an incurable cancer and will be sorely missed". In a notable moment at the Home Office, he was confronted during a live news conference by actor Joanna Lumley to make concessions over the rights of Gurkhas to remain in the UK. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.

Only a couple of years before that there was furlough – when the taxpayer paid more than 10 million people's wages during the pandemic. One government source said there "could be a scenario where the price cap goes up by just a couple of pounds", adding it wasn't clear there was a "huge £50-a-month spike coming". Two years later, with Liz Truss campaigning to become prime minister, one former No 10 official says while she was "out campaigning saying 'no handouts'… I was being shown modelling of households earning £50-60,000 who'd fall into fuel poverty. " When Truss arrived in No 10 she promised to help pay household bills for a full two years - capping them at £2,500 - with six months' support for businesses. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) estimated they would hit nearly £80bn, but in the end, the National Audit Office reported the price to be £44bn. In autumn 2022, a typical household's gas and electricity bill had been due to rise from £1,971 to £3,549 before Truss stepped in.

Kharg Island is a small rocky outcrop just 15 nautical miles (24km) off the coast of Iran. Very large tankers - capable of carrying up to 85 million gallons of oil - are able to come up to the island's long jetties to pick up the oil. Centcom said US forces had struck "more than 90 Iranian military targets on Kharg Island, while preserving the oil infrastructure". "He's showing it as being merciful but saying he could be more punishing to the IRGC" by targeting the oil facilities, Crump, who is also CEO of intelligence consultancy Sibylline, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. "That doesn't really say much for their [the Iranian people's] future," he said, adding that, when the island's oil infrastructure was destroyed during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, it took a long time to rebuild. US media reports that amphibious ships carrying up to 5,000 Marines and sailors are now being sent to the Gulf, adding to that speculation.

The rock guitarist Phil Campbell has died peacefully aged 64, his family have said. Born in Pontypridd, Campbell was Motörhead's guitarist from 1984 until 2015, when the heavy metal group disbanded following the death of frontman Lemmy Kilmister. In a statement on Facebook, Campbell's family said he had died after a "long and courageous battle in intensive care following a complex major operation". They described him as a "devoted husband, a wonderful father, and a proud and loving grandfather, known affectionately as 'Bampi'. Campbell went on to tour with his own band, alongside his three sons, and recently performed a "sell-out" show at the Muni arts centre in his hometown of Pontypridd. " The German heavy metal singer Doro Pesch said she was "at a loss for words", adding that it had been an honour to call Campbell her friend.

The Tehran-backed group urged its "brothers in Iran to avoid targeting neighbouring countries", saying in a statement that all regional nations should co-operate "to preserve the bonds of brotherhood". At the same time, Hamas, which runs Gaza, affirmed Tehran's right to defend itself against attacks by the US and Israel, which are continuing to strike Iran. The Iranian authorities have said their own retaliatory strikes target "American installations" on Gulf soil rather than the neighbours themselves - but many attacks have hit civilian infrastructure. At least 18 people have been killed across the region so far, most of them security personnel or foreign workers. The Palestinian group has previously condemned as a "heinous crime" the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in joint US-Israeli strikes on the first day of the war on 28 February. The Hamas-run health ministry said 649 people had been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire came into effect.

An urgent appeal has been issued by the force, who believe the man was hit by a car before being moved to Cash's Park off Daimler Road at 17:00 GMT on Friday. A member of the public found the man, who is believed to have been aged between 40 and 50 years old. He was found in a Coventry City Council bin with a green lid, said West Midlands Police, who are working with the council to find out where the bin has been moved from. Det Ch Insp Phil Poole, from the Major Crime Unit, said: "We are keeping an open mind, but we believe that this man has been hit by a vehicle, and then has been moved to the park. "I urgently want to hear from anyone who believes they may have hit someone in their car yesterday, or who has noticed a change in behaviour from someone they know who drives, or who has noticed damage to a vehicle. A blue forensics tent has been erected in a wooded area of the park, which is quiet apart from a few joggers and dog walkers.

Both Kimi Antonelli, who broke the record for Formula 1's youngest pole-winner, and championship leader George Russell hit trouble. 351secs slower than Antonelli, more or less halving the deficit the next fastest car had to pole in both qualifying at the first race of the season in Australia and in the sprint qualifying on Friday in China. Seven-time champion Hamilton appears rejuvenated by the new 2026 cars, and seems back to something close to his previous form before the ground-effect cars of the past four years, with which he was never comfortable. We know Ferrari are quick off the line and we've got them in P3 and P4, which is the first time of the season, and Lewis was obviously great at the beginning of the race this morning, so I am sure it's not going to be straightforward. "With the overtake mode, the driver behind can use the boost button up to I think 330km/h, where the guy in the front can only use it to 290km/h," Russell said. " Chinese GP sprint race and qualifying review Antonelli youngest polesitter after Russell issues in China Max Verstappen: Why an F1 great is taking on a 24-hour race How to follow Chinese Grand Prix on the BBC Bahrain & Saudi Arabia Grands Prix to be cancelled.

The Traitors host was joined by stars Jeff Goldblum, Vanessa Williams, Jennifer Saunders and Tom Allen on the green sofa for the inaugural episode of The Claudia Winkleman Show. Chat shows are difficult to get right, so there was a lot of build-up as fans waited to see how Winkleman's primetime take on the format would be received. It's the latest step in the 54-year-old presenter's rise through television, which has continued even after she stepped down from Strictly Come Dancing. The Telegraph's Anita Singh reflected on Winkleman's popularity in her review, saying her new show "arrives on a wave of goodwill" with the host approaching "national treasure status". In the end, we heard from a number of people in the crowd, including a man from Wolverhampton who recommended his city's Nando's, and a woman who designs pencils. Throughout the show, Winkleman is characteristically self-deprecating, thanking her guests "for coming on the first and possibly last show".

Licence holders can be disqualified from driving if they build up 12 or more penalty points within a period of three years. According to government figures from the year 2024 to 2025, councils in England dealt with 1. The Environmental Services Association estimates, the cost to the economy to tackle the waste was around £1bn a year in England. A mountain of fly-tipped waste in Oxfordshire made headlines in November, which the prime minister had to address when questioned about it by Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey. The former Conservative government proposed a similar initiative in 2024. Currently, fly-tipping is a criminal offence, under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.

Niall Murphy, director of Glasgow City Heritage Trust, told BBC Radio 4's PM programme, "there is definitely a perception that Glasgow has more than its fair share of fires. " The Charles Rennie Mackintosh-designed School of Art is the most famous casualty, having caught fire twice, in 2014 and 2018. B-listed tenement blocks at the Albert Cross in Pollokshields on the south side of the city caught fire in 2019 and 2020, while the India Buildings on Bridge Street on the south bank of the River Clyde had to be demolished in 2024 after general decay resulted in the roof collapsing. Another listed building on Sauchiehall Street in the city centre - which housed popular nightclub Victoria's - was destroyed in 2018, following a fire blamed on an electrical fault. In 2025 Glasgow City Council launched a compulsory purchase order (CPO) process to take over the building from the current owners, and in February property firm Ediston was approved to advance plans to bring the site back into use. " The blaze last Sunday started in a vape shop at 105 Union Street and since then a tangled web of ownership has emerged surrounding who had responsibility for the shop there.

The public is being invited to vote on which of six shortlisted artists should create an artwork from the wood of the illegally felled Sycamore Gap tree. The National Trust asked artists, organisations and creative agencies to present ideas for a "nationally important" commission that would help shape the tree's next chapter by using half of its timber. The six chosen ideas were from artists in the north-east of England, Devon, London, Hampshire, London, Sussex and Bristol. The tree, which had stood in a dip along Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland since the 1800s, was cut down by two men from Cumbria in September 2023. " The public's input will contribute to 30% of the final decision, while scores from a judging panel made up of nature and art experts will make up 70%. Voting runs until 28 March.

Donath interviewed 23 mothers, each of whom emphasised the difference between their feelings of regretting motherhood and how they felt towards their children. A 2023 study conducted in Poland estimated 5–14% of parents regret their decision to have children and would opt to be childfree if they had their time again. Carmen realised she was not alone when she joined the Facebook group I Regret Having Children, which has 96,000 members from around the world. " The I Regret Having Children Facebook group was created in 2007 and its content comes directly from parents - largely women - who have privately messaged their stories, to then be posted anonymously. The group's moderator, Gianina, 44, a laboratory scientist from the US, says, "the aim has never been to shame parents or promote a particular lifestyle". "I have people coming to me in their 20s and 30s who know they want to have children, but are still kind of worried about the challenges, and would like some support to navigate it.