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It's an unlikely moment of agreement between the singers, who have famously feuded in the past. Writing on X on Wednesday, Minaj wrote on X: "The UK is truly one of a kind. They will portray her in film & TV one day…just like they did with Margaret Thatcher." Trinidad and Tobago-born rapper Minaj, best known for hits including Super Freaky Girl, Anaconda and Starships, has previously described herself as Republican president Donald Trump's "number one fan". Meanwhile, Banks who has spoken of her admiration for Ms Badenoch before, wrote on X: "Sorry i made fun of you guys in Britain, i rolled over and realized its actually no longer a laughing matter and I shouldnt be making jokes. I hope you all vote conservative and Listen to Kemi Badenoch." She went on to offer her advice on British domestic security. In a later post, Banks said of Ms Badenoch: "She is a star". Last month, the 32-year-old shared a clip of Ms Badenoch speaking in the House of Commons on X, with the message: "Kemi Badenoch is f**king iconic. World leaders will respect her Professionalism alot more than goofball Nigel [Farage]." Read more from Sky News:Streeting resigns without launching leadership bidStudent stabbed to death with 'extremely large' knife Minaj and Banks both went to the same LaGuardia High School in New York, with their original beef arising in 2012 after Azealia reportedly turned down the chance to tour with Nicki to work on her album Broke With Expensive Taste. New York rapper Banks won wide acclaim for her single 212, but has since become better known for her Twitter outbursts and ongoing feuds with numerous celebrities, including Minaj, Zayn Malik and Lana Del Rey. Despite losses in the local elections, Ms Badenoch has insisted that the Conservatives "are coming back to get Britain working again". Meanwhile, the Labour Party is in turmoil, with Health Secretary Wes Streeting the latest minister to resign, and many predicting an imminent leadership challenge against Sir Keir Starmer.

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The three-time LPGA Tour winner, returning as defending champion after last year's one-shot victory, sits in a share of seventh after carding an opening-round 68 in cold and windy conditions at Maketewah Country Club. Hull, who missed the cut at last week's Mizuho Americas Open, birdied the par-four 15th and cancelled out a bogey at the second with a birdie-eagle run from the sixth to get briefly get within one of the leaders. Kroger Queen City Championship: Latest scoresGot Sky? Watch golf and more LIVE on your phoneNot got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream no contract The Englishwoman then failed to get up and down from the sand to save par at the par-three ninth, her final hole of the day, as Chella Choi, Ina Yoon and Rio Takeda set the pace with opening-round 66s. "I hit some good shots," Hull told reporters. "I'm not really hitting it very well at the minute, so I completely whiffed my five-iron on the last hole in the bunker short. "I don't think the greens staff raked the bunker properly. There were a couple of bunkers like that out there. It was just a bit of a fluffy lie in like a footprinty thing. I finished with a bogey, but I was pretty happy how I played considering how I'm hitting it." Takeda mixed five birdies with a lone bogey during her four-under 66, while Choi held the solo lead until back-to-back bogeys dropped her back to four under, with Yoon completing the trio sharing top spot. Former majors champions Jin Young Ko and Lilia Vu sit a shot back in tied-fourth with Amanda Doherty, while Lydia Ko matched Hull's 68 after also bogeying her final hole of the day. "The front and back nine feel like two completely different golf courses, so it's really hard to compare," Ko explained. "I only hit like five out of 14 fairways, but it hit it good. It's one of those golf courses where if you're marginally off you can end up just in the left or right rough or through. "All in all, I thought I played really solid. Holed a couple putts on the back nine. Other than that, I really don't think there was much of a difference. I just tried to stay patient." The world's top two players - Nelly Korda and Jeeno Thitikul - are both three off the early lead, as England's Lottie Woad and Solheim Cup captain Anna Nordqvist started with level-par 70s. On the Ladies European Tour, Leonie Harm fired a bogey-free 65 to hold a one-shot lead over compatriot Esther Henseleit after the opening round of the Amundi German Masters. Harm posted eight birdies to set the pace at Green Eagle Golf Courses, with Denmark's Sofie Kibsgaard three strokes back in third and England's Meghan MacLaren four off the early lead after a four-under 69. "I've had a splendid ball striking day," Harm said. "I don't remember hitting it that close to your flag, potentially ever. It's been a long time, and my putter was really hot." Who will the Kroger Queen City Championship? Watch the LPGA Tour action this week live on Sky Sports. Live coverage continues Friday from 8pm on Sky Sports Mix. Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract.

The young person attended Henley College in Oxfordshire, according to a GP surgery. In a statement, the Hart Surgery in Henley-on-Thames said: "Dear patients. We have been in contact with the UK Health Security Agency this morning (14 May) regarding the very sad news that a student at Henley College has died with suspected meningococcal disease. "They have confirmed that they are actively contacting those who may be at risk due to a close association with the student involved. "If you have not been contacted by the UK Health Security Agency, then currently you do not require any treatment. Staff and students have been advised they can attend the college as usual. "The number of confirmed cases is very low so there are currently no plans for a local emergency meningitis vaccination programme." One of the cases has been confirmed as meningitis B, the same strain behind a cluster of fatal cases in Kent earlier this year. Close contacts of the cases are being offered antibiotics as a precaution, the UKHSA said. But the risk to the public currently remains low, the agency added. In a statement released on Thursday, the agency said its specialists were "working with local authority and NHS partners following three cases of meningococcal infection (meningitis) in young people in Reading". Read more:New rules to stop killer kitchen deathsWorld's first laughing gas breathalyser trialled Dr Rachel Mearkle, consultant in health protection, said: "We understand that many people will be affected by this sad news and would like to offer our condolences to the friends and family of this student. "Students and staff will naturally be feeling worried about the likelihood of further cases, however meningococcal meningitis requires very close contact to spread and large outbreaks as we saw in Kent recently are thankfully rare. "We are working closely with partners and have provided public health advice and precautionary antibiotic treatment to close contacts of the cases. "Meningococcal disease does not spread easily and the risk to the wider public remains low."

Erik Fleming pleaded guilty in 2024 to conspiracy to distribute ketamine and distribution of the drug resulting in death or serious injury, after connecting Perry with drug dealer Jasveen Sangha. Prosecutors said Sangha was known as the "Ketamine Queen" because of her jet-setting lifestyle. She was jailed for 15 years last month. In legal documents, prosecutors said Fleming helped distribute 51 vials of ketamine to Perry in October 2023, including the dose that caused his death. Fleming, 56, told the judge, Sherilyn Peace Garnett, in a Los Angeles federal court on Wednesday: "It's truly a nightmare I can't wake up from. I'm haunted by the mistakes I made." Also ahead of sentencing, he submitted a letter to the court, describing how he too had struggled with addiction and saying he felt "overwhelmed with grief and shame" when he found out the actor had died. "I knew what I had done and understood how much pain his death would cause to the people who loved him," he wrote. "To Matt's family, I am very sorry for my inexcusable behaviour in this case. "I take full responsibility for my criminal acts. I hope my sentence provides some measure of justice and peace for everyone who loved Matt." Perry, 54, had struggled with substance addiction on and off for years before his death in the jacuzzi at his LA home on 28 October 2023 following an accidental drug overdose. A medical examiner's report found Perry died from the acute effects of surgical anaesthetic ketamine, with drowning as a secondary cause. In his letter, Fleming described becoming certified as a counsellor after speaking to addicts about his own recovery. He said he met the Friends star a few times and was aware of his issues, but that in October 2023 he was "in the midst of a relapse" himself and "desperate" for money. "I procured ketamine for Matthew Perry because I wanted the money and because I thought I was doing a favour for a friend," he wrote. "I never contemplated the worst possible outcome." Fleming gave up Sangha to investigators the same day they found him at his sister's house several months after Perry's death. Fleming's lawyer Robert Dugdale told the judge he "handed over the Ketamine Queen on a silver platter". "They didn't have a clue who she was before that day," Mr Dugdale said. His legal team argued for three months in federal prison and three years of supervised release. Fleming, who has been free on bail for around two years, was ordered to surrender to serve his term within 45 days. Read more from Sky News:Lawyer's double murder convictions overturnedPassengers banned from leaving ship Fleming was the first of five defendants to plead guilty to charges related to Perry's death, in August 2024, before arrests were announced. He is the fourth of the five to be sentenced, after Sangha and doctors Salvador Plasencia and Mark Chavez. Plasencia was jailed for two-and-a-half years for illegally supplying ketamine to Perry in the weeks before his death. Chavez was sentenced to eight months home confinement after admitting selling ketamine to Plasencia. Kenneth Iwamasa, Perry's live-in assistant, is to be sentenced in May.

The house purchase, completed in May 2024, came weeks before Mr Farage reversed his decision not to stand in the general election. Politics Hub: Rayner paves way for leadership bid A spokesperson for Reform said: "The relevant chronology is straightforward. The offer and purchase process for the property commenced before the gift. "Mr Farage had already passed proof of funds and the relevant checks before receiving the gift. The purchase was therefore already proceeding independently of it." The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner is launching an inquiry into whether Mr Farage broke Commons rules by accepting a £5m gift and not declaring it, Sky News understands. The Guardian first reported that Mr Harborne, a Thailand-based cryptocurrency investor who has become Reform UK's biggest financial backer, gave Mr Farage the money before the 2024 election. Under the House of Commons code of conduct, "new MPs must register all their current financial interests, and any registrable benefits (other than earnings) received in the 12 months before their election within one month of their election". Reform UK denies any wrongdoing and says the money was a "personal unconditional gift" unrelated to politics. Speaking previously about the gift, Mr Farage said: "I've been the most attacked, physically, politician of modern times and yet despite repeated requests to the Home Office and the police for protection and help, I've been denied at every twist and turn. This money is the only way I can look after myself and protect myself for the rest of my life." The Electoral Commission are also considering whether to investigate the payment to the Reform UK leader. Mr Harborne made a separate donation to Reform UK of £9m in August 2025, the biggest single donation to a UK political party by a living person. Read more:Xi hosts Trump in ChinaLabour leadership crisis The rules also state that gifts should be declared if they could "reasonably be thought by others to be related to membership of the House or to the member's parliamentary or political activities". A spokesman for Reform UK also said: "Mr Farage's office is in communications with the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. "We look forward to this being put to bed once and for all."

Whitlock retired from gymnastics following the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris but made a shock return at the end of last year and is hoping to earn a place in the Team GB squad for Los Angeles 2028. The Briton will be 35 years old at the next Olympics in LA and says he wants to take his main disciple, the pommel horse, "further than I've ever pushed it". Sky Sports on WhatsApp: Breaking news, videos and analysisNot got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream contract-free on NOWChoose the Sky Sports push notifications you want "It's incredible to be back. It feels amazing to be able to say that I'm a gymnast again, I'm an athlete," he told Sky Sports News. "I've just competed my first international back. Some good bits, some but not so good bits, but loads to work on, so I'm massively fired up. "We're gearing up towards Commonwealth Games and World Championships, so I'm back in the thick of it, and it's very exciting. We've got just over two years to LA, that's my end goal. And trust me, I will be done after LA, I will be finished!" Whitlock: I didn't want any regrets Whitlock burst onto the scene at London 2012 with bronze medals in the team and pommel horse events, before winning two golds in Rio 2016 on the floor and pommel horse. He defended his pommel horse title at Tokyo 2020 and was a strong medal hopeful for Paris 2024, but finished fourth and failed to come away with a medal. The 33-year-old admits missing out on a medal was "a lot tougher" than he expected and that his career "didn't finish in the right way". "I couldn't fight the feeling that something was just constantly itching out of me and just almost thinking 'there's more I could do'," said Whitlock. "Then I feel like, fast forward 20 years time, would I regret not coming back for two years and that final push to really squeeze everything I possibly can at sport? "I still feel like my body can give more. I still feel like in my head I can do more physically, mentally. I want to prove that to myself and do everything I can." He added: "I think that I'm very lucky to be in this position. There was zero persuasion. I think a lot of people, the people real close to me, saw that something was missing. Me saying, 'actually I'm coming back', saying that to my family, making a decision with them not only brings smiles to their faces. "My wife is mega excited for me to be back. [My daughter] Willow is mega, mega excited for me and my whole family, my mum, dad, my brother, everyone's excited about it come out to the competitions again and watch me compete. "I think they really kind of felt a bit of a gap when I said that I'm done."