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Lucy Letby was jailed for the deaths of seven premature babies while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

Hospital’s ‘complete failure’ to protect babies from killer nurse

A UK inquiry has blasted a hospital for blunders that let nurse Lucy Letby murder seven newborn babies, saying some of the deaths could have been avoided.

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Andy Burnham has cancelled all appointments after the death of his father. (EPA PHOTO)

UK PM’s father dies without knowing his son’s new position

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham's father has died without ever realising his son had become Britain's prime minister.

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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, at an Invictus Games event in Canberra earlier this year.

Harry’s Invictus snub is reversed after royal intervention

The nation which sensationally pulled out of Prince Harry’s signature sporting event for veterans has made a dramatic u-turn following a royal intervention.

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King Charles III is set to host major leaders of AI companies Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic amid mounting fears over the technology.

King Charles to meet major AI leaders as tech fears mount

The monarch is set to host top ranking execs from Nvidia, Google, DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic amid fears that the technology’s rapid development could endanger humanity.

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King Charles III during an audience with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Balmoral Castle in September 2025.

‘A privilege’: Albanese reveals phone call to King Charles

The Australian Prime Minister revealed the conversation with King Charles on Monday night.

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A Ukrainian soldier with a military drone.

Man charged with helping Russians sabotage drone factory

The 31-year-old man has faced court charged with engaging in conduct to materially assist a foreign intelligence service.

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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex after a boat trip during the Invictus Games in 2023.

Harry and Meghan blame King’s letter for Invictus Games blow

The Sussexes have linked one Commonwealth nation’s decision to withdraw from Prince Harry’s signature event to this week’s letter from Buckingham Palace outlining the pair’s royal status.

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s party is at the centre of a criminal probe over foreign donations.

Police launch probe into Reform over foreign donation saga

The investigation comes a week after a TV expose in which two senior Reform UK officials appeared to discuss ways to get around foreign donation rules in order to receive an American financier’s cash.

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Passengers wait for flights and connections at the South terminal of Gatwick Airport on September 09, 2026 in Crawley, England.

Airlines race to recover as UK tech woes ground 1750 flights

The technical issues at Britain’s air traffic control system continued to cause delays for a second day Wednesday with airports already scrambling to clear a huge backlog of cancelled and delayed flights.

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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex in Melbourne in April this year.

‘Public vs private’: Harry and Meg hit back at King’s edict

New reports have emerged that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex want to be called ‘public figures’ rather than the ‘private citizens’ outlined in a letter from the King.

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Police caught a legally blind man behind the wheel of a car 240km from his home in Huddersfield, a UK court was told.

Blind man who drove 240km while drunk learns fate in court

A court was told the driver managed the 240km journey by following the tail lights of semi-trailers in front of his vehicle.

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Australia was a notable omission from a cast of countries led by the UK that declared a trade ban on Israeli goods.

Australia opts out of ‘moral emergency’ Israeli trade ban

LATIKA M BOURKE: A cast of countries led by the UK has declared a ban on Israeli goods from illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank — with Australia a notable omission.

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It was revealed Harry and Meghan would relocate to somewhere outside London for an ⁠extended period. (AP PHOTO)

King Charles clarifies status of Prince Harry and Meghan

King Charles has issued a letter to UK officials concerning the royal status of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

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Prince Harry conducted his first official outing on Monday since arriving back in Britain. He was pictured smiling at the Tower Bridge Studios in London and signing a mural on a wall during a pseudo-royal engagement. Unknown

Harry, Meghan remain non-working royals, King insists

Returned UK residents Prince Harry and his wife Meghan may not use the title 'his or her highness' and remain non-working royals, King Charles has confirmed.

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UK Police have arrested four adults over the death of a three-month-old child.

‘Tragic’: Four adults arrested after baby’s campsite death

Police made the arrests just two days after emergency services rushed to the scene of a campsite following reports of a child in cardiac arrest.

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