The Duke of York is to step down from his role as the UK's roving business ambassador, Buckingham Palace confirmed tonight.

He will give up the post following the intense scrutiny he faced earlier this year over his relationships with a series of controversial figures, including a convicted paedophile.The Duke has been dogged by accusations of a lack of judgment about his links with American billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who was sentenced to 18 months in prison in 2008 for soliciting a minor for prostitution. The Duke has been dogged by accusations of a lack of judgment about his links with billionaire Jeffrey Epstein (right), who was sentenced to 18 months in prison in 2008 for soliciting a minor for prostitutionAndrew has been the UK's Special Representative for...

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Malcolm Hughes is accused of driving his Land Rover at an Army helicopter

A gamekeeper could have killed two Army helicopter pilots when he drove his Land Rover straight at the low flying aircraft, a court has been told.The pilot of a squirrel helicopter avoided disaster when he saw Malcolm Hughes' car driving towards him.Lt Andrew Higgins was flying just 10ft above a field as he prepared to carry out a manoeuvre in Pewsey, Wiltshire.Mr Hughes, 61, of Raffin Lane, Pewsey, denies acting in a manner likely to endanger aircraft. The case continues.Lt Higgins was flying with trainee pilot Bombardier Henry Luck when he spotted Mr Hughes on 9 December 2009.Prosecutor Justin Gau told jurors at Salisbury Crown Court: "They...

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Mick Jagger, who had never taken LSD, went on TV to condemn the News of the World and filed a libel suit.

In early 1967, the News of the World, the British tabloid that recently closed down because of the phone hacking scandal, reported that Mick Jagger had taken LSD. He had also consumed six Benzedrine tablets in front of reporters, the paper said, and shown off a lump of hashish.The story was entirely false. It was just possible that the News of the World’s reporters had seen Brian Jones, another Rolling Stone who had a serious drug problem, consume...

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