UK
‘No connection’ between man’s suicide and his UK talk show appearance: coroner
Inspired by Jerry Springer, Kyle, far more combative than his US counterpart, presided over domestic squabbles and teased out as much drama as possible.
- by Rob Harris
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From BBQs to the CSIRO, King Charles and Queen Camilla’s Australian itinerary revealed
The King and Queen will visit Sydney and Canberra from October 18-22, with the schedule reflecting Charles’ longstanding interest in climate change.
- by Matthew Knott
Burberry rocked by doubts it will remain ‘a high-end luxury brand’
Worn by Queen Elizabeth II, Naomi Campbell and Vanessa Redgrave, Burberry was considered the height of British fashion. Its reliance on outlet stores has put this in jeopardy.
- by Daniel Woolfson
Airline review: It has a bad rep, but I would definitely fly this again
Was it just my lucky day, or do the bad experiences receive more airtime? Surprisingly, my first-ever easyJet flight exceeds expectations.
- by Catherine Marshall
Princess Catherine says she has finished chemotherapy course
The 42-year-old underwent major abdominal surgery in January that revealed the presence of cancer and has been undergoing treatment since then.
- by Rob Harris
Spy chiefs come out of the cold to talk Putin, Hamas and Russia’s ‘feral’ agents
The chiefs of the CIA and the British Secret Intelligence Service have appeared together publicly for the first time in the history of their agencies.
- by Mark Landler
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Albert Namatjira paintings auctioned by son of late mining millionaire
The watercolours, thought to have been personally bought by Sir John Galvin from the pioneering Aboriginal artist in the 1950s, were sold to a mystery buyer.
- by Rob Harris
Prince Harry’s 40th birthday: Time to put old gossip to bed?
Harry’s future looks very different from how we might have expected at his last milestone birthday, 10 years ago.
- by India McTaggart, Georgina Wray and Josh Bourne
Deed or the breed? Britain wrestles with an XL dog problem
Barely a week goes by without a news report of someone being mauled or killed by a dog somewhere in Britain, but is banning dangerous breeds the answer?
- by Rob Harris
‘Should never have happened’: Grenfell Tower fire inquiry cites ‘incompetence’, ‘greed’
The deaths of 72 people in the fire in June 2017 were “all avoidable”, the chairman of the inquiry into the disaster has said.
- by Rob Harris
Why Bruce Lehrmann’s high-profile lawyer dropped out of men’s rights conference
Colourful solicitor Zali Burrows, who says Lehrmann is ‘arguably the most hated man in Australia’, skipped a conference hosted by Bettina Arndt.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook