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Australia is to pay $368 billion for nuclear submarines under the defence pact.

Australia’s submarine deal under scrutiny as global alliances shift

Britain will scrutinise Australia’s nuclear submarines deal with the UK and the United States, as concerns are raised on the other side of the Atlantic about the continued reliability of the US as a security partner.

  • Rob Harris

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Prince Harry leaves the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Tuesday.

Prince Harry ‘singled out for inferior treatment’ over police protection, court told

Prince Harry made a rare public appearance in Britain at London’s Royal Courts of Justice to fight the government over changes made to his security after he stepped down from royal duties, which his lawyer branded unjustified.

  • Michael Holden
Boris Johnson pecked by ostrich.

Ostrich shows Boris Johnson where he sits in pecking order

The former British PM was cruising through what appeared to be a wildlife park when an ostrich stuck its head through the window to give him a feisty peck.

  • Livia Albeck-Ripka
Bill Lark

Guardians of famed Scotch whisky want to ensure Australians are getting what they pay for

In a rapidly evolving global market, protecting this centuries-old product has become a full-scale legal battle.

  • Rob Harris
US President Donald Trump went to his golf course in Florida on Friday as the financial markets collapsed after his new tariffs.

After $10.4 trillion wipeout, US expected to fall into recession ‘under weight of tariffs’

While the White House says Trump’s plan is working, some Republicans have joined Democrats to introduce a bill to terminate new tariffs unless the US Congress approves them.

  • Michael Koziol and Rob Harris
Owen Cooper stars as 13-year-old Jamie Miller in Adolescence. The series illustrates how vulnerable young boys can be when they fall under the influence of toxic masculinity.

After ‘Adolescence’: How a TV show made Britain confront its problem with lost boys

Boys are falling into a dangerous world full of anger and entitlement, experts say, and it shouldn’t take a TV show to stop it.

  • Rob Harris
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UK comedian Russell Brand attending the the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee last year.

Russell Brand charged by UK police with rape and sexual assault

The charges follow an 18-month investigation that was sparked when four women alleged they had been assaulted by the controversial comedian.

Virginia Roberts Giuffre has accused Prince Andrew of sexually assaulting and battering her two decades ago, a claim he denies.

Virginia Giuffre charged with breaching violence restraining order

9 News Perth revealed Giuffre faced Joondalup Magistrates Court on March 14 and is due back before the courts next week over the charge. 

  • Rachael Clifford

‘No injuries reported’ in crash believed to involve Prince Andrew accuser, say police

Her spokesperson told British media Virginia Giuffre thought she was posting on her private Facebook page, rather than her public Instagram profile at the time. 

  • Iona Cleave, Chanel Zagon and Connor Stringer
The four-part Netflix series about a 13-year-old boy who kills a schoolmate.

Netflix’s Adolescence will be shown in UK schools, in bid to curb social media harm

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed the filmmakers to Downing Street for talks. “As a dad, I have not found it easy to watch this with children,” he said.

  • Sylvia Hui

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