Stalkers could face up to five years in jail for breaching powerful new court orders which ban them from contacting alleged victims.

Police in England and Wales will be able to apply to courts for stalking protection orders (SPOs), which aim to protect victims “at the earliest opportunity”.

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Labour leadership contender Jess Phillips talks about why current drug policies aren’t working, with crime and anti-social behaviour being a problem.

Outlining some of her policy ideas, she calls for private schools to be ‘treated like businesses’, saying they give some people an ‘unfair advantage’.

She would want to make childcare free at nine months and says she has ‘no plan’ to re-join the EU.

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Katy Bourne, chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, says she found it “terribly gruesome” to go through civil courts to get an injunction as a stalking victim.

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Prince Harry and Meghan will lose royal funds and no longer use their HRH titles from spring, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.

The couple will be known as Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.

Harry, who was born a Prince of Wales, will remain a prince.

The announcement marks the conclusion of talks about their future with senior members of the family and royal aides.

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