Girls Aloud singer Cheryl has described the death of former One Direction star Liam Payne as “indescribably painful”, as she voiced fears over protecting their seven-year-old son Bear.

A man has died weeks after he was stabbed in south-west London, police have said. The Metropolitan Police has now named the victim as Omarkafi Sahal, 28, and a murder investigation is under way.

The blast happened in Violet Close, in the Benwell and Elswick area of the city, in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

David Lammy pressed his Chinese counterpart on human rights concerns and Beijing’s support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during talks in Beijing, the Foreign Office has said.

Andrew Talbot, 54, was found guilty following a trial of supplying a controlled drug of Class A and misconduct in public office.

An American professor of law honoured by Anne said his four-year-old daughter once offered the Princess Royal to ‘show her’ how to curtsy.