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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is seemingly on the countdown to having to leave his Royal Lodge home for a smaller property in Sandringham after being forced to give up the lease

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The dawn of a new year often rings in changes – and there appears to be plenty of those in store for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. The former Duke of York has been forced to give up the lease of his current 30-room mansion Royal Lodge, given the latest revelations about his association with billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

He is set to move to the King’s private Sandringham estate – with the move reportedly set to be happening before Easter, when the rest of the Royal Family normally spend their time at Windsor Castle. It has been reported that Andrew will move into Marsh Farm, a property on the Norfolk estate, which is said to be undergoing renovation for him to move into.

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However, some royal commentators have predicted that the Sandringham move may not be a permanent one. They’ve claimed that Andrew will find it hard to adjust to life in rural Norfolk and could even leave the country to forge a new life in the Middle East.

But former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond isn’t so sure a life abroad is in store for the former prince – especially given what could be laid on for him in his new home. She told the Mirror : “Andrew certainly does seem to have friends in high places in the Middle East and his life there wouldn’t be short on luxury. But it could also be very lonely. Andrew does still have his family, including his grandchildren, so I think it’s unlikely that he would want to move abroad permanently.

“Being ‘banished’ to Sandringham doesn’t strike me as too tough an existence: he will be given a house, no doubt some staff, security and a life of leisure in a beautiful part of the country. It would probably be easier for the rest of the royal family if Andrew disappeared to somewhere like the Middle East – especially as the Epstein revelations continue to drip their poison.

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“But I think they feel they have done all they can to distance themselves from Andrew and the problem.” At the end of October, the King officially stripped his disgraced brother Andrew of his HRH style and his prince title, and removed his dukedom from the Roll of the Peerage over his “serious lapses” of judgment.

The move followed the publication of a posthumous memoir by Andrew’s accuser, Virginia Giuffre, and the US government’s release of documents from Epstein’s estate. It emerged that Andrew had emailed Epstein in 2011 saying “we’re in this together”, three months after he claimed he had broken all contact with the paedophile. Andrew denies all wrongdoing.

It is believed that later this year, both the King and Prince William could be visiting the United States, where the investigation into Epstein, who died in 2019, is ongoing.

And Jennie says important planning would go into making sure the Epstein scandal would not rear its head on any visits. She explained: “I don’t imagine the Epstein scandal will be too much of an issue on any visit to the United States unless there are further revelations which coincide with the visit. These things are all about diplomacy, and every care will be taken to avoid anything controversial.”

Peter Andre has sent his support to Love Island host Maya Jama after she discovered fans had used AI to generate images of her and warned of the dangers of social media

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Peter Andre has issued a warning about the modern “dangers” of social media after Maya Jama discovered AI-generated images of herself. The Love Island host, 31, discovered that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, had been used by several followers to make “deepfake” bikini images of her.

The Mysterious Girl singer, 52, who is married to Emily Andre and has Amelia, 12, Theo, nine, and 21-month-old Belle with her as well as Junior, 20, and Princess, 18, with ex-wife Katie Price, has now spoken out on the issue as he explained that he has seen his own image manipulated by artificial intelligence.

Writing in his new! magazine column, he said: “I saw that Maya Jama was, of course, horrified after discovering fans had used AI to generate inappropriate images of her. This is the problem with social media now, and when it all started we didn’t know the dangers.

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“I think even after we started to realise , it has become far more dangerous since the introduction of AI. Social media in itself can be good, but there are just some unbelievable AI videos going out there of so many people.

“I’ve even seen some of myself that are both good and bad but it’s a really tough thing. I think the regulations will come in soon, we’ve just got hope that changes really will be made. “

Maya said “the internet is scary and only getting worse” upon making the discovery, and it followed regulator Ofcom making “urgent contact” with billionaire Musk’s platform X, which developed the integrated AI tool, after reports emerged that users had been prompting it to create sexualised imagery of individuals, including children.

The Masked Singer judge, who boasts nearly 700,000 followers on X, wrote: “Hey @grok, I do not authorise you to take, modify, or edit any photo of mine, whether those published in the past or the upcoming ones I post. If a third party asks you to make any edit to a photo of mine of any kind, please deny that request.”

In another message, the television personality expressed hope that people possess the common sense to distinguish between genuine content and AI-generated material, particularly after deepfakes of her surfaced several years back.

She revealed: “Before ‘grok’ someone photoshopped bikini photos I had on my Instagram to nudes and they went around, I only found out because my own mum sent them to me worried. The internet is scary and only getting worse smh (shaking my head).”

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Grok responded acknowledging her concerns and confirming it would honour her request not to use, alter or manipulate any of the presenter’s photographs. It replied: “As an AI, I don’t generate or alter images myself – my responses are text-based. If anyone asks me to do so with your content, I’ll decline. Thanks for letting me know.” This followed a statement from an online safety group confirming the presence of “criminal imagery of children aged between 11 and 13 which appears to have been created using the (Grok) tool”.

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) revealed that this disturbing content was being shared on a dark web forum, with users bragging about their use of Grok and its ease of use.

On Wednesday, the Women and Equalities Committee, a group of MPs, declared they would cease using X. Technology Secretary Liz Kendall supported the regulator’s stance, emphasising the urgent need for action on this matter. Downing Street also weighed in, stating that “all options were on the table”, including a potential boycott of X.

After being approached for a comment, the communications team from X referred The Mirror to a post from the Safety account which reads: “We take action against illegal content on X, including Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), by removing it, permanently suspending accounts, and working with local governments and law enforcement as necessary.

“Anyone using or prompting Grok to make illegal content will suffer the same consequences as if they upload illegal content. For more information on our policies, please refer to our help pages for our full X Rules and range of enforcement options.”

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A little known savings site has slashed the price of Charlotte Tilbury’s cult-favourite and glow-boosting blush wand by £11

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Charlotte Tilbury’s Beauty Light Wands are some of the brand’s best-selling products, and an essential for beauty lovers, MUAs and celebrities swear by. However, with a price tag of £30, they’re definitely a luxury purchase you might not be able to treat yourself to regularly.

Luckily, if you want to try one out or top up your old one, we’ve spotted where you can nab a Beauty Light Wand in Pinkgasm for £19, down from £30.

Boop Beauty, an outlet that offers up to 70% off luxury beauty and wellness products, including major brands like Charlotte Tilbury and Huda Beauty, has slashed £11 off this cult classic.

If you’re after that flawless, airbrushed glow, this liquid blush is a must-have for your makeup bag. The iconic blush-highlighter combo gives your cheeks a natural, pink flush while catching the light perfectly.

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What makes this product so glowy is the formula that is packed full of clever ingredients. Glow Gel gives that luminous, glossy highlight effect while the brightening pigments and Lindera Extract mimic the effects of flattering light, so your skin looks radiant from every angle.

It delivers a dewy, lit-from-within finish that will people asking how you got your glow. Plus, the cushion applicator makes this product foolproof, even if you’re on the move.

After more savvy beauty deals? The Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair 50ml Skincare Set has been reduced from £89 to £59.53 on LookFantastic, and it’s worth £143. That means you can nab four sought-after products and save £90, while also trying out the full size Advanced Repair for less than £20.

Future king William is said to have predicted major issues with his younger brother when the Sussexes made the decision to quit royal life, some 20 months after they tied the knot

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The start of 2026 could signal a fresh start for Prince Harry. Should the review of his taxpayer-funded security work in his favour, the duke could significantly increase his visits back to the UK, paving the way for more time with his father King Charles, and perhaps a full reunion.

But the same can’t be said for his relationship with Prince William. The two brothers have reportedly not spoken since the death of the late Queen, and future king William is said to have no desire to reconcile with Harry.

The siblings used to be incredibly close. But Harry’s repeated attacks on the royal family have seen him cut off by his older brother – who reportedly predicted major issues right back when the Sussexes’ decided to quit royal life.

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Writing in her book Palace Papers, royal expert Tina Brown noted that while Harry’s union with Meghan was initially seen as a ‘victory over entrenched attitudes towards race and class’, the hope for a ‘harmoniously integrated’ family evaporated 18 months later. And according to the author, William had a premonition of how bad things were going to get.

As a result, the then-Duke of Cambridge reportedly asked a trusted retired Palace aide to ‘come back for a bit’ to help contain the fallout from the split, later styled ‘Megxit’. “In November 19, a Palace old hand, now retired, spoke to the Duke of Cambridge at a charity function in London,” Ms Brown wrote in her Sunday Times bestseller, released in April 2022. “William apparently said to him with a worried air, ‘We may need you to come back for a bit. I’m afraid the wheels are going to fall off with Harry.'”

The author also states that Harry and Meghan made the mistake of believing they had it all worked out when it came to quitting royal life. “Like any divorce, much of the conflict came down to money and, as usual in this saga, there were hot temperaments and cold misunderstandings,” Ms Brown wrote. Most notably, the ‘half-in, half-out’ royal role that they envisioned ‘threw up multiple conflicts of interest’ that were apparently evident to everybody except them.

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One major issue was the tricky task of ‘delineating’ commercial activities and royal duties. “If, say, the high-visibility couple tacked a few days of shooting a paid Netflix documentary onto the back of a Foreign Office-funded Commonwealth tour, there would be an uproar,” Ms Brown noted.

Another point of contention was whether the Sussexes and their children should still receive taxpayer-funded police protection. These issues all boiled down to a single dilemma, the author suggested. “Whether the Sussexes were celebrity royals or royal celebrities, two very different states of being,” she wrote. “A royal is representing Crown and country. A celebrity is representing himself or herself…The summer of 2019 confirmed to the media that the Sussexes had made the decisive and deadly pivot to the meretricious side of the equation.”

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It follows reports that Harry is confident he has finally won his fight to have his automatic armed police protection restored when he visits the UK. A ruling, reportedly thought to be in the Duke of Sussex’s favour, is set to be announced in the coming weeks after a lengthy battle to have his security while in the UK restored.

In May, Harry lost his case at the Court of Appeal against the Home Office to have his automatic police protection restored after his security arrangements changed when he and wife Meghan quit their royal roles – and the UK.

If you’ve been coveting the Barbour X Ganni jacket but didn’t want to pay the £600 price tag, Next’s new-in leopard print waxed jacket is the perfect alternative – and it’s just £75

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Few collaborations have sparked a fashion frenzy quite like the Barbour X Ganni drop that launched in 2024. One of the standout pieces was the Leopard-Print Waxed Cotton Jacket which became the must-have for style lovers everywhere, and was definitely at least partially responsible for re-launching the barn jacket trend we all couldn’t get enough of.

However, with a £600 price tag attached, it was definitely a huge splurge, or just simply well out of budget for many fans. But if you’re still coveting the jacket, this newly launched Animal Print Waxy Jacket with Cord Collar from Next is here to fill the void.

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Priced at just £75, the jacket will save you a huge £525 on the designer version, and just like the Barbour X Ganni one, it has a barn jacket-style silhouette that gives it that instant edge. The contrasting collar is made from black corduroy, which complements the 100% cotton material for a versatile jacket that you can wear every season.

Next’s Animal Print Waxy Jacket with Cord Collar also has an all-over animal print pattern, and we all know that leopard print is basically a neutral at this point so it’ll never go out of style. Details like gold hardware and a hidden tartan print lining in the placket fastening both give it a high end look that gives any designer version a run for its money.

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If you want the real deal but don’t quite want to stretch to £600, then Ganni’s Women’s Leopard Print Canvas Midi Coach Jacket is on sale for £299, down from £375. You could also pick up this similar-but-different leopard print Pixie Bomber Jacket for £125 from Damson Madder, which is finally back in stock.

For something a little more affordable, ASOS has just slashed the price of the Only Quilted Canvas Jacket With Faux Leather Collar. Usually priced at £65, it’s now on sale for £58.50, although sizes are starting to sell out quickly.

Back at Next, though, the Animal Print Waxy Jacket with Cord Collar is still available in all sizes from an extra small to an extra large, which Next’s sizing guide indicates should fit between a six and a 22. As it’s only just launched on the website, there aren’t any reviews as of yet, but we suspect this might be the jacket to snap up as we start to look ahead to spring.

This is a breaking news story and we will be bringing you the latest.

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Bob Weir, who found fame as a guitarist for the band The Grateful Dead, has died.

According to a social media post from his family, the singer-songwriter and guitarist, who was a part of the Grateful Dead and the band’s many latter-day offshoots for more than half a century, had faced a long battle with cancer and lung issues. The family shared in their statement that he had been diagnosed last summer and began treatment three weeks prior to what became Weir’s final gigs, a weekend of shows at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.

Taking to Weir’s Instagram account, the family’s lengthy statement reflected on his life and career, and praised him for his contributions to the world.

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“Bobby will forever be a guiding force whose unique artistry reshaped American music. His work did more than fill rooms with music; it was warm sunlight that filled the soul, building a community, a language, and a feeling of family that generations of fans carry with them.,” they wrote.

After reflecting on his final shows and the diagnosis he had been dealt, the statement continued to share that they didn’t see his death as an ending.

“There is no final curtain here, not really. Only the sense of someone setting off again,” the statement read.

“He often spoke of a three-hundred-year legacy, determined to ensure the songbook would endure long after him. May that dream live on through future generations of Dead Heads. And so we send him off the way he sent so many of us on our way: with a farewell that isn’t an ending, but a blessing. A reward for a life worth livin’.”

“May we honor him not only in sorrow, but in how bravely we continue with open hearts, steady steps, and the music leading us home.”

Friends and fans flooded the comments. One wrote: “Heartbreaking news and same time what an amazing life, what an incredible legacy and may his memory and music be a blessing to all.” Another said: “Rest in paradise Bobby, you were an all time legend.”

He was 78 years old. Weir is survived by his wife, Natascha, whom he married in 1999, and their two daughters, Monet and Chloe.