All news by author: Sophie Bateman

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Charles won't stay at 'emotional' Balmoral Castle for first summer without Queen
King Charles and Queen Camilla have reportedly chosen Birkhall as their main base until autumn, leaving Balmoral without a monarch physically in residence for the first time since the 19th century
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Millionaire's neighbours give surprise verdict as he's ordered to tear down home
Neighbours of Gareth Wilson say the tycoon is a "nice chap" and that no locals objected to the £3million mansion he built during the pandemic without planning permission
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Harry and William's relationship 'non-existent' with 'no sign of reconciliation'
Pouring cold water on recent rumours about a brotherly reunion, a source has claimed Harry and William's relationship remains as frosty as ever with no sign of a thaw on the cards
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Charlotte and Louis to 'help' George take throne and avoid a 'Harry situation'
A leading royal expert believes George's two younger siblings will be enlisted to help him prepare to take the throne in an effort to avoid a feud like that between William and Harry
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Exact date Brits to bask in 30C highs but 10 days of storms to be endured first
Forecasters have finally zeroed in on a date we can expect to see the return of sunny weather and a potential high of 30C, a welcome relief after a miserably wet July
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Storms to roll across the UK within days as Met Office issues warning for August
It's been a fairly miserable summer so far for the UK, with temperatures lower than average and conditions unseasonably wet - and now thunder, hail and lightning are all on the cards
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Killer told fiancée he'd buried cyclist dad's body in boozy Christmas confession
Alexander McKellar mowed down cyclist Tony Parsons in September 2017 before calling his twin brother to help him hide his body - then stayed quiet about the killing for three years
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Unabomber's cause of death confirmed after serial killer found in prison cell
Ted Kaczynski, 81, was discovered unresponsive at a federal prison in North Carolina on Saturday decades after he terrorised the US with a series of targeted bombings
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Woman, 48, arrested on suspicion of murder as man found fatally wounded in home
Police are investigating and a woman has been arrested after a 38-year-old man was found dead in a house in Yorkshire this morning
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Adorable lion cub jumps into photographer's chair for once in a lifetime snap
Photojournalist Djamel Hadj Aissa was shooting on location in Algeria when a female lion cub wandered up and joined him behind the camera to watch what he was doing
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Major fire breaks out at Jaguar car dealership as nine engines battle huge blaze
Shocking photos show the Inchcape Jaguar and Land Rover dealership engulfed in flames as a huge pillar of smoke rises into the sky while locals are urged to keep their windows closed
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Israel strikes Lebanon and Gaza as leader warns enemies will 'pay heavy price'
Tensions are rising in the region after days of unrest at Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site and a rare rocket attack from Lebanon, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issues an ominous statement
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‘Dear Jacinda Ardern - can you ever forgive me for my post-feminist cynicism?’
Maybe it was a mistake for women to turn up our noses at "girlboss" feminism just as a wave of misogyny threatens to wipe clean the slate of 50 years' worth of achievements, writes Sophie Bateman
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Royal Mail hit by 'severe disruption' after coming under cyber attack
Royal Mail has said it suffered a cyber incident that led to "severe service disruption" to its international export services and it has reported the issue to "security authorities"
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