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Can Prince Charles save the Commonwealth once the Queen is gone?

Can Prince Charles save the Commonwealth once the Queen is gone?

Never mind the family feuds - the House of Windsor must also navigate a colonial reckoning over the British Empire’s dark past and doubtful future.

  • by Rob Harris

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Kevin Spacey appears at UK court to face sex assault charges

Kevin Spacey appears at UK court to face sex assault charges

The actor “strenuously” denies the allegations, his lawyer said as the 62-year-old made his first appearance at a British court to face charges dating back almost 20 years.

  • by Michael Holden
Britain ready for ‘next flight’, after halting first plane of refugees to Rwanda

Britain ready for ‘next flight’, after halting first plane of refugees to Rwanda

Home Secretary Priti Patel says she would not be “deterred from doing the right thing”. Refugee advocates call the deportation policy immoral and inhumane.

  • by Danica Kirka
‘Deeply sorry’: Brazil apologises for telling journalist’s family bodies were found in Amazon

‘Deeply sorry’: Brazil apologises for telling journalist’s family bodies were found in Amazon

The confusion is the latest misstep by officials in the search for the British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous worker Bruno Pereira.

  • by Terrence McCoy
Family waits for ID of bodies found in Amazon search for missing pair

Family waits for ID of bodies found in Amazon search for missing pair

British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous rights worker Bruno Pereira went missing after receiving threats. Family and official reports differ.

  • by Terrence McCoy
Britain moves to rewrite Brexit rules on Northern Ireland

Britain moves to rewrite Brexit rules on Northern Ireland

Boris Johnson says a new bill is “relatively trivial”, but the European Union is threatening legal action.

  • by Sylvia Hui and Danica Kirka
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From the Archives, 1982: Unconditional surrender on Falklands

From the Archives, 1982: Unconditional surrender on Falklands

Forty years ago, after 74 days of conflict and hundreds of deaths, the Falklands conflict came to an end when Argentine forces surrendered unconditionally to British forces in Port Stanley.

  • by Peter Smark
Prince Charles ‘appalled’ over UK’s offshore detention deal

Prince Charles ‘appalled’ over UK’s offshore detention deal

The heir has been embarrassed that his scathing views of Britain’s controversial plan to send illegal arrivals to Rwanda have been made public.

  • by Rob Harris
PGA bans some of golf’s biggest names for entering Saudi-backed tournament

PGA bans some of golf’s biggest names for entering Saudi-backed tournament

The series began in front of mediocre crowds amid a scandal over its links to the Saudi regime, which has attracted fierce criticism for human rights abuses.

  • by Rob Harris
Prince William spotted selling Big Issue magazine in central London

Prince William spotted selling Big Issue magazine in central London

The Big Issue magazine offers homeless individuals the opportunity to earn an income through its sale to the public.

Cheeky Prince Louis was on a ‘complete sugar high’: Tindall

Cheeky Prince Louis was on a ‘complete sugar high’: Tindall

Sweets behind the scenes explain Prince Louis’ exuberant antics at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, says Mike Tindall.

  • by Victoria Ward