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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

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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
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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Prince Andrew settled a multimillion-pound lawsuit with Virginia Giuffre.

Prince Andrew, Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre says she only has ‘days to live’

In a post on Instagram on Monday, the 41-year-old shared a picture from a hospital bed, showing bruises on her face.

  • Connor Stringer and Iona Cleave
Harrods former owner Mohamed al-Fayed, whose son Dodi was killed with Diana, Princess of Wales in Paris in 1997.

Nannies, flight attendants accuse Mohamed al-Fayed of sexual abuse

The five women claim they suffered “serious sexual abuse, harassment and mistreatment” while working for the billionaire ex-owner of Harrods.

  • Louis Goss
Greenwich College and the landscape of Greenwich Park.

London’s most attraction-packed neighbourhood is where time begins

Britain’s maritime history is here, but you’ll also find London’s answer to the Sistine Chapel and the dividing line between the eastern and western hemispheres.

  • David Whitley
Maxie Allen was arrested after complaining about his daughter’s school on WhatsApp.

British parents arrested after complaining about daughter’s school on WhatsApp

Maxie Allen and Rosalind Levine were reportedly detained by six officers in front of their three-year-old daughter after posting in a parent group chat.

  • Will Bolton

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