Harry and Meghan in 'near catastrophic' car chase in New York

The Independent's Morning Headlines email [The Independent]( May 18, 2023 [View online](   [Morning Headlines]( 1 / [Harry and Meghan ‘not contacted by royal family’ after car chase in New York]( The Duke and Duchess of [Sussex]( have not been contacted by the [royal family]( after claiming to have been[involved in a “near-catastrophic” car chase](. [Harry]( and [Meghan]( were followed by [paparazzi]( after attending an awards ceremony with the duchess’s mother [Doria Ragland]( in [New York]( on Tuesday, the couple’s spokesperson said. Despite claims the[three of them were subjected to a “relentless pursuit”](involving half a dozen blacked-out vehicles, the PA news agency reports no members of the royal family had reached out to the couple as of 10pm on Wednesday. A [Buckingham Palace]( spokeswoman declined to comment. In an earlier statement on Wednesday, a spokesperson for Harry and Meghan said: “Last night, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Ms Ragland were involved in a near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi."   2 / [Sunak tries to delay Brexit rules in bid to save thousands of UK car industry jobs]( Rishi Sunak government rasies issue with Brussels – as ministers warned of ‘existential threat to UK car industry’ 3 /[Police apologise to man wrongly charged with girl’s murder in 1992]( Northumbria Police also apologised to Nikki’s family for the 31 years they had to wait for justice 4 /[Royal fans claim paparazzi ‘learned nothing from Diana’ after Meghan and Harry involved in car chase]( Social media reacts in horror to news of incident 5 / [Five things we learned as Man City thrash Real Madrid to final]( Manchester City 4-0 Real Madrid: Bernardo Silva scored twice as Pep Guardiola’s side thrashed the holders THE BIG QUESTION [What are the 56 health conditions that could entitle you to £407 a month?]( Millions of Britons aged 66 or over and suffering from a medical condition or disability could be entitled to claim Attendance Allowance from the [Department for Work and Pensions]( (DWP) worth as much as £407 a month to help with the cost of day-to-day personal care or supervision. 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