UK
Media tycoon tells court he did not use Trump officials to influence policy on Hong Kong
Pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai has taken the stand for the first time since his arrest on national security charges.
- by Lisa Visentin
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Gearhead, farmer, tax protester: Jeremy Clarkson takes to London streets
Farming’s least likely champion opposes a new tax the Labour government says will help restore public services.
- by Rob Harris
King tried to stop Prince Harry suing Murdoch publisher, court hears
Harry previously alleged that Buckingham Palace had a “secret agreement” with Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper group.
- by Victoria Ward
Koala habitat destruction is a disgrace
How many times do we have to read stories about the NSW government’s failure to deliver the Great Koala National Park?
Opinion
Child abuse
He’s the vile QC who disgraced the church. At least I derailed his Australian mission
Vile child abuser John Smyth, QC, and morals crusader Mary Whitehouse came to Australia in the 1980s to spread the word of “muscular Christianity”. I’m glad I could scuttle their attempt to meet the attorney-general.
- by Geoffrey Robertson
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Religion
Archbishop of Canterbury resigns ‘in sorrow’ over handling of abuse scandal
Justin Welby had faced calls to resign after a report found he had taken insufficient action to stop a person it described as arguably the Church of England’s most prolific serial abuser.
- by Rob Harris
Demands for Archbishop of Canterbury to resign over abuse scandal
Justin Welby, the spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans worldwide, has been criticised for failing to report John Smyth, said to be the most prolific abuser in the church’s history.
- by Rob Harris
Jamie Oliver withdraws children’s book after criticism from Indigenous Australians
Oliver, 49, said he was devastated to have caused offence and apologised wholeheartedly.
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Missing in Europe: A strong leader for a new Trump era
The world is made of herbivores and carnivores, Emmanuel Macron told European leaders: “If we decide to remain herbivores, the carnivores will win.”
- by Jim Tankersley and Aurelien Breeden
Princess Catherine attends Remembrance Day event in return to public duties
Catherine was accompanied by husband William and other members of the royal family, including King Charles, who is undergoing his own cancer battle.
‘It’s been brutal’: Prince William says 2024 has been the hardest year of his life
The 42-year-old has spoken with remarkable candour about the personal impact of 2024, during which his wife and his father were diagnosed with cancer.
- by Victoria Ward
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