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Book claiming Meghan ‘brainwashed’ Harry is ‘deranged conspiracy’, says his spokesperson

Prince Harry’s spokesperson has criticised a new book claiming his wife Meghan “brainwashed” him, calling it a “deranged conspiracy”. The claims about the couple, who are estranged from the Royal Family, were made in extracts from a biography by author Tom Bower which were published in The Times. According to Bower, who has written various […]

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What future do you want for Sycamore Gap tree? Vote now on what’s next for the felled landmark

The public has been asked to vote on which of six shortlisted artists should create an artwork from the wood of the illegally felled Sycamore Gap tree in a “nationally important” commission. It comes after the National Trust in September called on artists, organisations and creative agencies to present their ideas for the future of

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Why is Iran’s Kharg Island so important and why wasn’t its oil infrastructure hit by US strikes?

Donald Trump has said his forces carried out a bombing raid on Iran’s “crown jewel” Kharg, a small island in the north of the Persian Gulf, on Friday. The five-mile-long coral island – twice the size of London’s Heathrow Airport – is in the north of the Persian Gulf, 16 miles (26km) from Iran’s coast

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‘Trump is doing a favour for humanity’: Hopes and fears of LA’s Iranian community

Luxury Persian rugs are stacked in piles in the Los Angeles shop which Eric Saddigh has owned for decades. He shakes out a small handwoven rug with a peacock design. “This one is $25,000,” he says. A lot of his customers are Beverly Hills millionaires. The opulence seems far removed from the horrors of war,

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The rise of Jessie Buckley – from reality TV to Hamnet and Oscars history

In an unusually unpredictable Oscars race, there is only one moment experts agree is a dead cert – Jessie Buckley, on stage once again, to collect the award for best actress. The big honours started with a Critics Choice award in January. A Golden Globe followed, then a BAFTA, and most recently, a statuette at

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Family’s anger as hospital unit where father died after surgery mix-up investigated

The family of a man who died waiting for life-saving brain surgery at one of the country’s leading hospitals say they’re “furious” the department which treated him is now under rapid investigation. John Brackenbury died in 2016 after doctors at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge prioritised another patient for treatment. Despite several recommendations being made after

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Uninsured driver jailed for killing ‘cheerful’ four-year-old girl

An uninsured driver who killed a four-year-old girl after making a “split-second decision” to overtake has been jailed for five years and four months. Mayar Yahia was walking home with her family from Eid celebrations on 14 April, 2024, when she was struck by a Vauxhall Corsa being driven by Javonnie Tavener, 23. Two women

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Ministers warn petrol retailers over prices in meeting

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has warned petrol retailers of a “shared obligation” to keep prices down for motorists amid soaring prices and war in the Middle East. The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) had threatened to pull out of the Downing Street meeting with Ms Reeves and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband hours before, citing “inflammatory language”. That

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