The funny exchange came after a moment between Sione Tuipulotu and Princess Anne went viral on social media

Mike Tindall was involved in an awkward exchange on his popular rugby podcast when he had to explain that the royal being discussed was in fact his own mother-in-law.

The former England star was chatting on the podcast The Good, The Bad & The Rugby, which he co-hosts alongside James Haskell and presenter Alex Payne.

During a conversation about a recent Six Nations moment involving Princess Anne and Sione Tuipulotu, guest Ben Kayser admitted he wasn’t sure exactly who the royal was.

Referring to the interaction between Tuipulotu and the Princess Royal, Kayser asked: “I don’t even know… who is she exactly? Is it a princess?”

Tindall quickly replied, with a laugh: “My mother-in-law.”

He then clarified her official title, The Princess Royal, prompting Kayser to respond jokingly: “Is it your mother-in-law?! I just don’t want to get it wrong!”

The hosts burst out laughing before teasing the former France international that he should make sure to greet her properly next time, joking he should “give her a hug”.

The exchange followed the widely-shared moment involving Anne and Tuipulotu during the Six Nations Championship earlier this month.

Anne, who has been patron of the Scottish Rugby Union for decades, presented the Auld Alliance Trophy after Scotland’s victory over France.

When Tuipulotu approached her, the pair briefly opened their arms as if going in for a hug before laughing and opting instead for a handshake – a light-hearted reference to a previous awkward moment.

That earlier encounter came when the Scotland captain appeared to lean in for a celebratory embrace following a win over England, only for Anne to step back slightly and place a hand on his shoulder instead, sticking to royal protocol.

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Members of the Royal Family typically avoid hugging members of the public during official engagements, meaning the moment became a light-hearted talking point among rugby fans and royal watchers alike.

Anne has long been known as one of the most sport-loving members of the Royal Family and is a regular presence at rugby matches, particularly Scotland games.

Her connection to the sport stretches back almost three decades after she became patron of Scottish rugby, something she once revealed happened by chance.

Speaking previously on the same podcast hosted by her son-in-law, she explained she was first invited to Murrayfield at short notice to open a new stand before later being asked to take on the patron role permanently.

Since then she has remained a passionate supporter of the game and is regularly seen attending matches and meeting players after big fixtures.

Clair Strevens was just 13 years old when the man who employed her mum raped her at his home

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It haunted her for years, throughout her teenage years and early adulthood, until Clair finally reported what happened to her in the home of her mother’s boss with his hideous brown leather sofa.

Clair Strevens was just 13 years old when her mother’s boss offered her some pocket money for coming to his home to help him with his receipts and other admin.

Her mother was a private cleaner for Paul Abraham at several of his properties and money was tight for the single mum and her daughter in Cyncoed, Cardiff, so she jumped at the chance. She saw Paul as a family friend she had known since she was seven years old.

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She was horrified when he attempted to kiss her but agreed to go back the following week – because she and her mum needed the money. But this time he raped her.

Growing up, Clair, now 46, was traumatised by what she went through, and experienced eating disorders, depression, substance abuse and self harm.

But she never told anyone as she claimed Abraham, who is now 69 years old, had implied harm could come to her family if she did.

It wasn’t until 28 years later that Clair finally filed a report with police after a traumatic breakdown, and spoke out in November 2019.

Abraham, of Lansdowne Road in Canton, Cardiff, pleaded not guilty to charges of buggery, rape and four counts of indecent assault – and was found guilty of rape and one count of indecent assault in relation to Clair after a trial in August 2022 at Cardiff Crown Court.

Supported by the evidence of his acts against another young victim around the same time, Abraham was sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment.

He will be eligible for parole after 12 years and Clair has finally got “freedom” after so many years of quietly suffering.

Clair, who now works as a cleaner herself, said: “If I were to smell his cologne again now, I would instantly go back to that moment in time.

“I remember crying out for him to stop, it was horrific. As a teen it caused me to have a lot of dark thoughts and low self-worth, I was reckless.

“But I didn’t want my family knowing why, because at that age I saw myself to blame. I moved away from Cardiff and it wasn’t until decades on that another incident opened Pandora’s box, and I had a breakdown before finally reporting him.

“I knew he’d plead not guilty and it would go all the way to trial – I felt like I needed to see him in court, look him in the eye, and show him I’m not afraid any more.

“When the judge gave the sentence, I was blown away. The gravity of it all hit me. Just the biggest sense of relief.”

Clair remembers Paul as driving a MG MGF, styling slicked-back hair, jeans with a tight belt and wearing Christian Dior Fahrenheit aftershave.

So she jumped at the chance to help wealthy Paul for some extra cash. She said: “I needed to get his receipts, and take down the details for him – it just seemed like easy money.”

She was taken to Paul’s house in mid-February 1991 for the first time, when his wife was out.

She said: “We were sat on this hideous typical 80s leather sofa. He said ‘I think you owe me a Valentine’s Day kiss, don’t you?’”

He leant over to try and kiss me, and I was petrified.

“I ran to the toilet, and when I came back out, he told me it was time to go home, and nothing more was said about it.”

She went back a week later – desperate for money to help her mum.

Clair said: “That was when the rape happened. I remember crying out for him to stop, and this horrific pain.

“But he said if I told my mum, my family would be distraught, and he indicated that my mum would lose her job if I said something.

“He said he had dangerous connections to ‘villains’, to make me think that if I revealed anything that happened to anyone, they could harm my family.”

So Clair vowed never to tell a soul – although the abuse she experienced affected her throughout her teenage years and into adulthood.

She moved out of her home at just 14 and suffered with “dark thoughts” and periods of depression, self harm and eating disorders.

She said: “I was referred to a psychologist, and I remember thinking, ‘there’s no way I’m sharing anything about that’.”

She moved away from Cardiff aged 18 and studied Early Childhood Studies in Derbyshire, then spent two decades moving around various areas of Pembrokeshire.

Clair dated, but could never maintain a healthy, lasting relationship because of what she had experienced.

She said: “Relationships were always difficult for me. I could never appreciate what love was.

“It led to me being throwaway with other people’s emotions, because I felt unloveable.”

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Aged 40, she moved back to Cardiff to work with vulnerable young adults that become pray for county lines gangs, and this became a catalyst for her finally reporting the rape – some 28 years on.

She said: “I learned there are a lot of similarities between the identities of people who are susceptible to county lines gangs, and those who are sexual abuse victims.

“They are often people from broken homes, without positive role models. I identified with that. They emphasised the weight of reporting.

“At the end of the session, I asked, ‘if someone were looking to report something from years ago, how would they go about it?’.”

From there, Clair was put in touch with a team where she shared her rape out loud with authorities for the first time in her life. It transpired there was a second victim a year older than Clair.

Evidence the two women provided which supported each other’s accounts was enough for Paul to be charged with buggery, rape and four counts of indecent assault, in relation to Clair.

It went to trial at Cardiff Crown Court in August 2022 after Paul pleaded not guilty.

Clair said: “I faced him in court, stood in the box, looked him in the eye and showed him I wasn’t not afraid of him any more. I wanted him to know I wasn’t bothered. I felt empowered.”

Clair got a phone call confirming the verdict and described feeling “absolutely elated” and “the biggest sense of relief”.

She said: “When the judge gave the sentence, it had a huge impact. It showed the seriousness of the offence.”

As the years have passed since the sentencing, Clair’s life has improved and “flourished”.

Clair said: “Survivors don’t have to be tying themselves up with the guilt and shame.

“This thing I’d lived with my whole life, I feared coming forward as I didn’t expect to be believed.

“It is possible to get a conviction, and that brings a sense of freedom.”

Manchester United have no plans to reverse their decision to release veteran midfielder Casemiro at the end of the season.

The Brazilian, 34, announced in January that he would leave the club when his £350,000-a-week contract expires.

Despite his strong performances this season, United concluded they would not offer a new deal to the former Real Madrid midfielder, who will be available on a free transfer.

Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe previously voiced incredulity about Casemiro’s £18.2m annual salary, and the 73-year-old has vowed to drive down costs.

That was thought to be behind the decision not to trigger the option on Casemiro’s contract, with United wanting to make the decision early to allow them to continue with their long-term squad overhaul.

Casemiro asked for the news to be made public in order to avoid any confusion towards the end of the season.

However, since then, Casemiro has turned in a series of excellent performances.

He opened the scoring against Aston Villa on Sunday with his seventh goal of the season, six of which have been headers.

The midfielder celebrated in front of the Stretford End by pointing repeatedly to the club badge on his shirt.

Supporters sang “One more year, Casemiro” in response, and repeated it after the final whistle as the player headed for the tunnel.

Captain Bruno Fernandes and defender Leny Yoro both said after the game they hoped Casemiro would remain at the club.

However, sources have told BBC Sport that the club have no plans to reassess their decision.

Interim head coach Michael Carrick has also suggested there will be no U-turn on Casemiro’s future at Old Trafford.

“When something is decided it makes it a little bit easier and everyone understands the situation,” said Carrick.

“The impact he’s had has been terrific, through his influence within the team and with big moments and goals.

“There was a nice moment at the end with the supporters. He’ll enjoy that one.”

Spooked Kent University students speaking to the Daily Mirror have said they are seeing people fleeing for home after collecting antibiotics in the wake of the meningitis outbreak

Terrified students at Kent University are queuing for lifesaving antibiotics and then immediately getting on buses to head home.

Many are so scared of catching meningitis that they are leaving to return immediately to their families across the UK. Some have been seen waiting for buses with their packed suitcases. Ethan Norris, 24, from Canterbury who works in the housekeeping department at Tyler Court and partner Nancy O’Sullivan, 23, from Hornchurch, Essex, a primary school teacher, queued for their pills.

Nancy said: “I’m seeing social media videos of people being picked up in the middle of the night to get out of here. I’ve seen students with suitcases getting on buses now.”

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“They are getting their anti biotics and leaving. Exams have been cancelled. What we’ve seen is a load of university students packing up their stuff, there’s panic because this has appeared so suddenly. Students are too scared to be on campus. You don’t know how far it has spread already. It’s terrifying.”

Ethan added: “I’ve seen a student taken out of the one of the blocks on a stretcher. We queued for over an hour and 40 minutes for an antibiotics pill. We’ve heard that two have people have passed away so it’s just something we needed to do. It’s scary.”

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it had been notified of 13 cases with signs and symptoms of meningitis from Friday to Sunday in the Canterbury area of Kent. Some students at the University of Kent have been given antibiotics while others are in hospital. The specific strain of meningitis has not yet been identified.

Thomas Ibbotson, a third year studying Business and Spanish, says students have been told that the outbreak started at a Fresher’s event, which was also attended by local sixth formers. Others have spoken of the fear for their friends who are in hospital.

Thomas said: “I got told the people most exposed are freshers who were out on this night out. They started at a house party and then went on to Club Chemistry later in the evening. In all of the emails to us, the University has been saying that if you had been to Club Chemistry on Friday or Saturday, that is where you would be most at risk.

“The freshers then came back into the accommodation where it has spread. I’m not in the block that has been affected, but I live around Tyler Court where there has been a case in one block so it’s very worrying.

“I’m going home so I want to be extra safe and I’d rather get the antibiotics, that’s why I’m queueing up here. But I really don’t know if the university is doing this in the most efficient way, given the queue time is 40 minutes right now. They put a letter underneath our flat door saying if you spend time in the affected areas or had friends who lived in the affected blocks, you would need to come to the Senate to pick up antibiotics.”

Daisy Gower, a third year student studying psychology, says she was told to get the antibiotics by the university.

“I’ve just been informed that I might have been in close contact with someone who’s affected in my dance class. So we’re just here to get the antibiotic just in case. It’s really quite a concerning situation. It has caused a lot of panic here but hopefully everyone here taking the antibiotic will prevent it from spreading.”

Student Ben Segneri has spoken of his fear he has caught it after displaying symptoms this morning.

He said: “I woke up this morning with some cold symptoms, a headache and some muscle pains. It really could be anything around this time of year but I want to make sure I am protected just in case so I will be taking the antibiotic.

“I heard about the outbreak about a day before everyone else because I know someone who works at the hospital so we were warned about the cases in advance. We were just wauiting for the university to announce it and they ended up doing last night. Every single soceity and any space to socialise has been shut. People seem very very stressed about it.”

A spokeswoman for the UKHSA said: “We can confirm that UKHSA has worked with the University of Kent to provide advice letters to all 16,000 students, advising on recent cases, signs and symptoms, how to obtain antibiotics, and what to do if they feel unwell.”

Not all 16,000 students at the university will be given antibiotics, only those who are regarded as “close contacts” of those affected, such as living in the same accommodation block.

Helen Whately, the Conservative MP for Faversham and Mid Kent, told PA she was expecting to be briefed on Monday about the situation. “I’ve been in contact with the Health Secretary and I’m expecting to hear from the UKHSA this morning,” she said.

“I’m trying to get information about what is being done locally to trace contacts and identify which students and school pupils are at risk.

“Also I want schools to be given briefings on what steps they should take and the advice to give to parents.” The UKHSA said on Sunday specialists are interviewing affected individuals and their families to “help identify all close contacts and arrange antibiotics to limit spread”.

North Yorkshire Council cancelled the licence for Lewiatian, in Sackville Street, Skipton, following a day-long hearing.

The council’s three-councillor statutory licensing sub-committee met on Friday at the Civic Centre, in Harrogate, to review the store’s premises licence.

Members of the panel heard how the shop was being investigated for a number of alleged offences by North Yorkshire Police’s licensing team and the council’s trading standards department.

The committee was also told there was a coroner’s inquest due to take place following a death connected with the premises, although no further details were revealed.

The owner of the shop, Saheb Sadeqhi, did not attend the hearing due to illness, but was represented by his solicitor.

The press and public were excluded from the majority of the hearing due to evidence being presented on ongoing investigations.

The hearing took place just two days after a worker from the store appeared before Skipton Magistrates’ Court.

The staff member, Milad Karimi, 26, of North Street, Keighley, was fined £200 after he pleaded guilty to knowingly selling alcohol to someone who was drunk and selling alcohol to someone who is under 18.

Both offences took place in July 2025.

In 2024, the store was prosecuted for selling illegal vapes, while in 2022 it was fined for selling fake tobacco and falsely labelled vodka.

North Yorkshire Council declined to comment on the case due to the ongoing investigations.

The members of the panel were councillors Tim Grogan, Kevin Foster and Andrew Lee.

After the hearing, Mr Sadeqhi told the Local Democracy Reporting Service he planned to appeal the decision.