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  PRINCESS Diana's new statue, which was unveiled at Kensington Palace last week, left a close pal "surprised" by its color and appearance. Princess Diana's new statue at Kensington Palace divided critics after it was unveiled by Prince Harry and Prince William in a ceremony on July 1. A friend of Diana's stated that even though the statue captured the Princess of Wales in "all her majesty", the chosen colour for the statue was "surprising". Asked about his ideas on the statue, Stewart Pearce sniggered for a few seconds as he rolled his eyes. Mr Pearce informed Royally Us: "I was amazed - I feel that the proper essence of it is really beautiful. "There she is in all her majesty, in her maturity and seniority with the three children. "I was just slightly amazed by the color of it but then it was proven to me on a very quick video." "I wasn't there because it was a private ceremony so I want to get closer to really st

England fans throughout the country are already piling into pubs and bars as the country awaits tonight's blockbuster Euro 2020 semi-final in opposition to Denmark at Wembley. Gareth Southgate's guys face the Danes at 8pm with the winners going on to face Italy in the final on Sunday - in what would be England's largest game since 1966. The nation is right behind the Three Lions, with 30 million anticipated to tune in on TV, as well as 60,000 at the stadium. Top tier tickets for the clash are being re-sold for up to £6,500 each on 'touting' websites, MailOnline has found. The Duke of Cambridge, who is president of the Football Association, will be amongst those inside the ground to watch the match, which will be the first time the men's team has made it to the semi-final of a European Championship since an ill-fated penalty shoot-out defeat to Germany at Euro 96. Fans up and down the country shared photos of themselves wearing England shirts and waistcoats as th

  Allowing pregnancy terminations up to birth if the foetus has Down’s syndrome is discriminatory and stigmatises disabled people, the excessive court has heard. Heidi Crowter, a 26-year-old woman with Down’s syndrome from Coventry, Máire Lea-Wilson, 33, and her son Aidan, who has Down’s syndrome, who both live in Brentford, west London are challenging Sajid Javid over the Abortion Act 1967. The act sets a 24-week time restriction for abortions unless there is “substantial risk” of the child being “seriously handicapped”. The three argue it is discriminatory, interferes with the right to respect for private life in article 8(1) of the European convention on human rights (ECHR), which include the decision to become or not to become a mum or dad and “rights to dignity, autonomy and personal improvement of all three claimants”. Jason Coppel QC, representing the claimants, advised the high court in London on Tuesday that Crowter, who has her own flat, recently got married and has pursued s

  Ministers are probable to announce that vaccinated people touring to England from amber list countries will no longer have to quarantine from later this month, in a huge boost for the travel industry, it is understood. A date of 19 July to alternate the policies is amongst alternatives that will be considered via the Covid operations committee, chaired by the Cabinet Office minister, Michael Gove, which is due to meet on Thursday morning. Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, is then anticipated to make a formal announcement of the decision on Thursday afternoon. It would apply to England, but Covid travel rules have tended to be unified throughout the UK. Currently, people coming into the UK from amber list countries and territories, covering the bulk of places and including predominant holiday destinations including France, mainland Spain, Italy and mainland Portugal, need to quarantine for 10 days. This leaves only the 20 or so places on the green list as conceivable holiday choi