King Charles supports study into Royal Family slavery links // Buckingham Palace has said that it is co-operating with an independent study exploring the relationship between the British monarchy and the slave trade in the 17th and 18th centuries.
The King has previously spoken about the "depths of his personal sorrow" over the slave trade. Will Donald Trump face a gag order, and what happens next in his case? // Donald Trump has become the first former American president ever to be criminally charged, pleading not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records. Although these charges are usually treated as lesser misdemeanours, Mr Trump is accused of committing felonies - more serious offences that carry a maximum penalty of prison time.
Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell arrested in SNP finance probe // Peter Murrell, the former SNP chief executive, was arrested and then released without charge pending further investigation into party finances.
The couple's Glasgow home was searched by police over two days.
Witham 'sex flags' councillor advised to attend training // A councillor has been advised to attend equality and emotional intelligence training after she made comments on Facebook about LGBTQ+ Pride flags. Conservative Angela Kilmartin wrote that she did not want "sex flags" on her local high street in Witham, Essex.
Coolio: Gangsta's Paradise rapper died of fentanyl overdose – manager // The death of US Grammy-winning rapper Coolio in September 2022 was due to the effects of fentanyl and other drugs, his manager has said. Jarez Posey said the musician's family had been informed about the findings by the Los Angeles County coroner.
Other significant conditions listed on Coolio's death certificate include asthma, cardiomyopathy and recent use of hallucinatory drug PCP. Stephen Fry to fund UEA American Studies students' year in US // British writer, actor and comedian Stephen Fry is to provide travel bursaries amounting to £50,000 across five years to 20 undergraduates. The Stephen Fry Travel Awards will go to American Studies students at the University of East Anglia (UEA).
KSI apologises for racial slur in Sidemen YouTube video // YouTuber turned boxer KSI has apologised for making a racial slur in a recent YouTube video. The British rapper, real name Olajide William Olatunji, also says he will be taking a break from social media.
Masters 2023: Tiger Woods on Augusta victory chances // Five-time champion Tiger Woods says he cannot be discounted as a Masters contender even if his mobility is not "where he would like it" to be. Woods finished 47th last year as he returned to competitive golf 14 months after a high-speed car crash.
Frank Lampard: Chelsea name ex-manager as boss until end of season // Lampard has completed a surprise return to Chelsea for the rest of the season, replacing the sacked Graham Potter. The club say Lampard will take charge while they carry out an "exhaustive process" to find a permanent boss.
Frank Lampard is back in the managerial hot seat with Chelsea as an interim boss. Maro Itoje: England lock says RFU racism investigation a reminder to hold each other to account // England lock Maro Itoje says players need to "make sure we're holding each other to account" in light of the Rugby Football Union's report into racism. The investigation found former England centre Luther Burrell's claims of racism in the sport were true.
Sport brain injury claims group grows to 378 // A group of former football, rugby league and rugby union players who are taking legal action claiming they suffered brain injuries playing their respective sports has grown to 378.The new claimants include 100 former rugby league players, 40 ex-rugby union players and 14 former footballers.
Eight out of ten firms pay men more than women // Men still earn more than women, according to data gathered by the BBC. Despite a continued push for equality, the wage difference is still 9.4%, the same level as in 2017/18 when companies were first required to publish figures. The data is based on the difference in pay between the middle-ranking woman and the middle-ranking man, the so-called "median" pay gap.
Demonstrators hold an End the Gender Pay Gap banner during a University and College Union strike and protest in London in 2021. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock. UK housing model is broken and more homes needed, says Michael Gove // The UK's housing model is broken and more homes are "desperately" needed, Michael Gove has said. The housing secretary said progress in tackling problems had been "piecemeal" but insisted he was committed to increasing the housing supply.
Tesco boss won't predict when food price inflation will ease // Shortages of fresh produce helped push food inflation to 18.2% in the year to February, the highest since 1978. The chairman of Tesco, the UK's biggest retailer, says he cannot forecast when rises in food prices will peak.
Warning post-Brexit border checks could deter EU imports // New plans for post-Brexit border checks on goods coming into the UK will deter many EU suppliers and push up food prices, a trade body has said. The plans - which have been delayed several times - are designed to introduce checks the UK is required to make under its Brexit trade agreement with the EU.
