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Ian Huntley, one of UK’s most notorious child killers, dies days after prison attack
The murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman transfixed Britain after the best friends left a barbecue to buy candy and vanished in 2002.
- by Pan Pylas
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World politics
How the royal ‘Trump whisperers’ will be key to winning back Washington
With British PM Keir Starmer’s reputation state-side at a low, the King and Queen will have to work their magic on their latest visit.
- by Hannah Furness, Connor Stringer and Tony Diver
Beatrice and Eugenie ‘banned from joining royals at Ascot’ amid Andrew scandal
The princesses, the daughters of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, are not expected to attend high-profile events with the royal family for the foreseeable future.
- by Hannah Furness
Opinion
Wales
It’s a day to celebrate the nation that gave us Julia, Kylie and Naomi
It’s St David’s Day, the national day of Wales, a good time to acknowledge a ‘little battler’ culture that has quietly stitched itself into the fabric of Australian society.
- by Matt Lewis
Denmark’s Queen Mary on a mission in latest visit to Australia
King Frederik of Denmark and his Australian-born queen will be joined by dozens of Danish leaders on a state visit to Australia that aims to drum up $2 billion in annual business.
- by David Crowe
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UK politics
How a firebrand plumber triumphed for the Greens and infuriated the UK right
Hannah Spencer walked through communities each day with a big smile, bright clothes and her four greyhounds. She was an antidote to the anodyne political class.
- by David Crowe
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World elections
‘Not over yet’: After taking on Trump, Danish PM calls snap vote over Greenland
Mette Frederiksen will take the country to the polls on March 24, counting on her recent surge in popularity to take home the prize.
- by David Crowe
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ‘banned from horse riding’
Royal aides have reportedly warned the former prince not to be seen on horseback, fearing it would be a “bad look” for him to be enjoying himself while under police investigation.
- by Tom McArdle
Louvre boss quits four months after $146m heist
Laurence Des Cars had been blamed for security failings that allowed thieves to break in and steal France’s crown jewels.
- by Lily Shanagher
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Epstein fallout
Ex-British cabinet minister Peter Mandelson released on bail amid Epstein leaks probe
The UK Labour insider was earlier arrested at his London home on suspicion of misconduct in public office, days after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was detained on similar grounds.
- by David Crowe
Australia seals UK defence deal with $300m for AUKUS sub reactors
The new spending is the first payment for Rolls-Royce equipment to be installed in the first AUKUS boats, as Defence Minister Pat Conroy visits his British counterpart in London.
- by David Crowe