in national insurance could provoke a very significant backlash . and as the paralympics come to a close with fireworks, the queen congratulates great britain s paralympians who return home with 124 medals, including 41 golds. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the former girls aloud singer sarah harding has died of cancer aged 39. she was part of one of the most successful all girl bands this century which was formed on the itv show, popstars: the rivals. her mum marie announced her death on instagram saying the 39 year old had been treated for cancer and slipped away peacefully this morning. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba looks back at sarah s life. the last member of the band is. after three months of competition, the moment her dream came true. ..sarah. cheering. but sarah harding could scarcely have imagined the success that would follow. every one of their first 16 singles a top ten hit. thanks to a collection of irresistibly catchy songs, they we
Yes, but it is obviously also worth pointing out that for several decades there have been allegations and criticisms of so called cash for access, that in return for large donations people got access to prince charles. that is part of the world of royal charities. people said that prince charles skated too close to the edge. this is another allegation that that kind of thing has been going on and it is an embarrassment. mr fawcett has stepped down. what sort of investigations follow from this? for example, are the charities involved looking at their relationship? the prince s foundation is an umbrella group for a number of different charities and it at the moment is remarkably tight lipped about what is going on. i put a number of allegations to them late last night and got one single response about michael fawcett because there were allegations in the newspapers about other people connected to the charities too. so we don t quite know what the nature of the investigation is,
Up and down on the bed with her and her mum? oh, no, that s the best moment. that, sorry, that to me is what pop music is all about, when you ve changed somebody s life and they re excited about it. that s the moment nothing can beat that. it is like when you see. when you buy somebody a lovely birthday present and you see it s something they have always wanted. it s the greatest moment in your life. it doesn t get any better than that. the record producer pete waterman. the chief executive of one of prince charles charities the prince s foundation has temporarily stepped down following claims that he helped secure an honourfor a major donor. the sunday times and the mail on sunday allege that michael fawcett used his influence to assist a saudi businessman. mr fawcett was until 2003 the prince s valet. here s our correspondent simonjones. and a warning his report contains some flashing images.
He was once one of prince charles closest aides, but now michael fawcett is facing questions about his conduct. good morning, mr fawcett. did you secure honours for cash? any comment on the allegations in the newspapers today? three years ago, he became chief executive of the prince s foundation, an umbrella group for a number of prince charles s charitable interests. newspaper reports allege that mr fawcett offered to assist a wealthy saudi national and major donor to the prince s foundation with citizenship and with an honour. mahfouz marei mubarak bin mahfouz received an honorary cbe in late 2016. one former government minister who s written books on royal finances wants a police investigation into the allegations. in 2013, mr fawcett resigned from a previous job with the royal family after an internal report criticised the running of the royal household. in 2003. now, michael fawcett s been forced to resign twice already, and both times, under cover of darkness, almost, he was r
Michael fawcett is accused of helping a saudi businessman receive an honourary cbe. here s our royal correspondent, jonny dymond. for decades, michael fawcett was the aide with the answers to the prince s problems. mr fawcett, did you secure honopurs for cash? any comment on the allegations in the newspapers this morning? is the sunday times story true? this morning he wasn t taking questions. he s accused of promising to help this wealthy saudi businessman mahfouz marei mubarak bin mahfouz to get british citizenship and an honour in exchange for donations to the prince s charities. he was the prince s valet until 2003 but he was more than just a servant. a controversial figure at the palace, he won the loyalty of prince charles. twice he left the prince. twice he came back. until yesterday, the chief executive of the prince s foundation.