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Sam ClenchEurope correspondent

Sam covers politics, with the occasional foray into entertainment news. He previously worked in the Canberra press gallery and as news.com.au’s US correspondent. Sam led our coverage of the 2016 and 2020 US elections and hit the campaign trail for the Australian federal elections in 2019 and 2022 – but you’re probably more likely to recognize him as our resident Game of Thrones nerd.

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King Charles III follows the coffin as it arrives at the Committal Service for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in St George's Chapel inside Windsor Castle on September 19, 2022. (Photo by Jon Super / POOL / AFP)

King’s secret coronation plans revealed

Details of the plans for King Charles III’s slimmed down coronation have just been revealed, with big changes to tradition looming.

Television

Aaaaand what he looks like now. Quite the transformation, no? Picture: Foxtel/Binge/HBO

Star barely recognisable after transformation

A lead actor in one of the world’s biggest TV shows completed an astonishing physical transformation in an award-worthy role.

Television

Images from episode seven of House of the Dragon. Picture: Foxtel/Binge/HBO

Sensational twist blindsides everyone

SPOILER WARNING: Hardcore fans of George R.R. Martin thought they knew what was coming this week. Even they were fooled.

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TOPSHOT - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II waves to the crowd from Buckingham Palace balcony at the end of the Platinum Pageant in London on June 5, 2022 as part of Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee celebrations. - The curtain comes down on four days of momentous nationwide celebrations to honour Queen Elizabeth II's historic Platinum Jubilee with a day-long pageant lauding the 96-year-old monarch's record seven decades on the throne. (Photo by Frank Augstein / POOL / AFP)

Queen’s official cause of death revealed

Part of Queen Elizabeth II’s death certificate has been released, confirming her official cause of death weeks after her passing.

World Economy

BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - AUGUST 17: Conservative party leader candidate Liz Truss pictured during a hustings event at Culloden House on August 17, 2022 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss and former Chancellor Rishi Sunak are vying to become the new leader of the Conservative Party and the UK's next Prime Minister. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

‘What were you thinking?’: PM confronted

British Prime Minister has emerged from “hiding” amid her nation’s financial turmoil, only to be confronted by a barrage of angry questions.

World Economy

*** BESTPIX *** LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 27: Prime Minister Liz Truss is seen returning to Downing Street on September 27, 2022 in London, England The pound sank to a record low against the dollar yesterday in reaction to the new British government's economic policy of high borrowing to fund tax cuts. The UK economy is predicted to flatline next year. (Photo by Rob Pinney/Getty Images)

‘This is bad’: Drastic intervention amid crisis

The central bank of the United Kingdom has announced a drastic intervention in a desperate attempt to stabilise panicking financial markets.

Television

House of the Dragon screengrabs. Picture: Foxtel/Binge/HBO

Ominous hidden message in dress at feast

When a seemingly joyous occasion is interrupted, the dress worn by one major character says everything. WARNING: Spoilers.

Royals

Britain's Prince Andrew walks behind the hearse carrying the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in Edinburgh, Scotland, on September 12, 2022. - Mourners will on September 12, 2022 get the first opportunity to pay respects before the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, as it lies at rest in an Edinburgh cathedral where King Charles III will preside over a vigil. (Photo by PHIL NOBLE / POOL / AFP)

‘He was protected’: Troubling Andrew claim

The man who once led the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein has made a troubling claim about the treatment of Prince Andrew.

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Creepy sex act turns show on its head

A sudden flurry of sex scenes surprised viewers in HOTD’s latest episode, and one in particular was unsettling. WARNING: Spoilers.

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‘Profound mourning’ as Queen dies aged 96

The royal family is in “profound mourning” after Queen Elizabeth died aged 96, just two days after her final official engagement.

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