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William focuses on Earthshot mission as he avoids royal scandal question
Prince William politely refrained from commenting on the controversy involving his uncle Andrew when addressing reporters during a Q&A session on his Earthshot Prize visit to Brazil.
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Highland Council hits out at lack of consultation on plans to house asylum seekers in Inverness barracks
The leader of Highland Council has accused the UK Home Office of “disrespect” over its handling of plans to house asylum seekers in an Army barracks in Inverness.
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King formally removes Andrew’s prince title and HRH style
The King has officially removed his disgraced brother Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of both his HRH status and his prince title.
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UK academics critical of China face threats and pressure on universities
UK academics whose research criticizes China say they have been targeted, and their universities subjected to "extremely heavy" pressure from Beijing, leading to calls for a reassessment of the sector’s reliance on tuition fee income from Chinese students.
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Major investigation triggered after doll mistaken for child’s body near Awliscombe
Police have confirmed that remains initially thought to be a “child’s body” found near a Devon village were in fact a “childlike sex doll”.
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Lammy ‘outraged’ after new blunder sees another foreign inmate freed by mistake
David Lammy refused to confirm whether any other criminal asylum seekers have been “accidentally released from prison” - just moments before police announced that another convicted sex offender is on the loose.
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Reality star and royal insider Ben Duncan plunges 100ft to death from £1,000-a-night hotel
Big Brother star and reported friend of Prince William, Ben Duncan, has died aged 45.
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UK minister tells Elon Musk to “mind his own business” after London rally remarks
Elon Musk has been told to "mind his own business" by a Home Office minister after the tech billionaire made a string of comments criticizing the UK.
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Prince Andrew may seek refuge in Abu Dhabi amid royal fallout
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor may have been stripped of his title as a prince – but could he succeed as a sheikh?
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Gopichand Hinduja, head of £35bn empire, dies after long illness
The head of the UK’s wealthiest family has passed away, his family confirmed.
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Poland defies Germany over Nord Stream suspect, calling pipeline blast a ‘defensive act of war’ by Ukraine
Chunky steel pipes run through one of the exhibition rooms at Warsaw’s Museum of Contemporary Art, part of an installation that purports to show “how gas flows, propaganda and conspiracy theories intertwine”.
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Swedish Foxtrot gang uses 13-year-old boys to launch grenade attack in Oslo
It is just after nightfall in Bislett, a quiet student neighborhood in central Oslo, when two children armed with hand grenades step off a bus and approach their target.
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Anas Sarwar says £1bn Glasgow prison ‘not fit for purpose’ as inmate numbers hit record high
Scotland’s new £1bn super-prison will be too small to solve an overcrowding crisis despite costing the same to build as a five-star Dubai hotel, Anas Sarwar has warned.
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King Charles strips Prince Andrew of his last title and orders him to leave Royal Lodge
King Charles was seen putting on a brave face as he arrived at Sandringham before Andrew faced the final humiliation of losing his naval title.
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Former Duke of York stripped of vice-admiral rank amid Epstein fallout
The former Duke of York will lose his naval title, the defence secretary has said, as King Charles seeks to put an end to the scandal involving his brother’s connection with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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US lawmakers push Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to testify over Epstein ties
Pressure is building on Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to give evidence before a powerful U.S. Congressional committee about his links to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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Ex-royal couple’s Windsor chapter closes amid Epstein scandal fallout
The lavish royal ride has ended for Sarah Ferguson, as former Prince Andrew’s ex-wife plans to strike out on her own after being forced to vacate the Royal Lodge.
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Three-storey house destroyed in early morning Notting Hill fire
Around 100 firefighters are tackling a blaze in Notting Hill, west London, this morning.
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Prince Andrew forced to leave Royal Lodge after losing lease and title
Prince Andrew has been forced to leave Royal Lodge, his 30-room mansion in Windsor.
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Army officers ordered to cut ties with men-only members’ clubs
Army officers have been ordered to “disassociate” themselves from private members’ clubs that refuse to allow female soldiers to join.
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75 migrants returned to France under UK “one in, one out” scheme
A total of 75 migrants who crossed the English Channel by small boat have been returned to France so far under the Government’s “one in, one out” deal, and 51 people have arrived in the UK under the scheme.
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Giuffre family calls it ’justice for Virginia’ after the King stripped Prince Andrew of his royal titles
The family of Virginia Giuffre said she had “brought down a prince” after Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s public life as a royal was effectively ended by the King.
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King begins process to strip Prince Andrew of titles, but his daughters to remain in royal fold
Prince Andrew’s daughters will remain in the royal fold after the King began the formal process to strip him of his titles in the wake of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
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King Charles begins process to strip Prince Andrew of titles
The King has initiated the formal procedure to remove Prince Andrew’s titles, and he will relocate from his Windsor residence to Sandringham.
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UK mother loses child benefit after government wrongly claims she emigrated
A woman who booked a flight from London to Oslo but never checked in or traveled has had her child benefit stopped by the UK government.