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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 20: David Beckham wearing a David Austin Roses “King’s Rose” speaks with King Charles III, patron of the Royal Horticultural Society during a visit to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 20, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Grover - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

David Beckham’s knighthood: a symbol of reinvention and quiet service

The British football icon’s public journey has always followed a particular arc: early acclaim, a fall from grace, and then redemption through endurance.

  • Rob Harris

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The end of Flight 149: The British Airways Boeing 747 was eventually destroyed on the ground in Kuwait.

‘Cover-up’: How a brief stopover turned into horror ordeal for passengers on Flight 149

The British Airways Boeing 747 was about to take off from Heathrow when a mystery group of men were ushered on board. Hours later, all hell would break loose.

  • Ed Cumming
Earl Spencer, the brother of Princess Diana, with her son Prince Harry.

What Diana’s brother told Prince Harry about using the Spencer name

Earl Spencer reportedly met with the Duke of Sussex, who sought advice on changing his family’s surname.

  • Albert Tait
Sydney Opera House.

This idea helped build the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. Could it save NSW heritage?

Experts say there is too little money to save heritage, and too much red tape. A lottery could help.

  • Julie Power
English comedian and actor Russell Brand leaves Southwark Crown Court.

Russell Brand pleads not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault in London court

Brand, who turns 50 next week, denied two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault involving four women dating back more than 25 years.

  • Brian Melley
Lynton Crosby speaks with John Howard at a luncheon in Washington in 2002.

‘Gotcha moments’ and ‘digital lynch mobs’: Political mastermind issues warning for democracy

He steered David Cameron and John Howard to victory, but Lynton Crosby wonders if even Winston Churchill would survive the age of online pile-ons.

  • Rob Harris
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Musk has been criticised for taking his eye off the ball at Tesla.

Elon Musk is right about one thing – we’re spiralling towards bankruptcy

The West is in a doom loop with no real escape – and Elon Musk’s departure from the White House is a further reason for pessimism.

  • Sam Ashworth-Hayes

MAGA v the monarch: Is King Charles blowing royal raspberries at Trump?

There is a majestic irony to the fact an unelected British king has become a counterweight to American despotism.

  • Nick Bryant
Andrew Tate arrives at a police station in a Lada vehicle in Voluntari, Romania, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tate brothers facing rape, human trafficking charges in UK

Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been charged in Britain with multiple sex offences following an investigation by UK police.

  • Rob Harris
Sam Fender returns to Australia for an arena tour in November.

Britpop’s chosen son might be the second coming of Springsteen. But he doesn’t want to be

Sam Fender’s viral working-class sensation “Seventeen Going Under” exploded in 2021. Now he’s battling the labels that come with his success.

  • Robert Moran

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