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Giving evidence for the first time on Thursday, Marten was asked by her barrister Mr FitzGibbon KC if she loved her daughter.

A civil case brought by four women against Andrew Tate is believed to be a legal first, a barrister for his accusers has said.

However, work on the local inquiries appears to have stalled, with the barrister tasked with helping to develop the five "victim-centred, locally-led" pilot schemes suggesting there had been little progress nearly three months on.

Prince Harry's decision to step back from his life as a working royal resulted in a "unique set of circumstances", a government barrister has told the Court of Appeal.

When asked why the council's own legal department could not handle the barrister's conclusions, it said its main priority was the possible impact on the victims.