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Prince Philip: Duke of Edinburgh is laid to rest
Today in Windsor, the final journey of a man who started life almost a century ago as a citizen of nowhere, a refugee prince from a German, Danish and Greek background, who ended his life as the quintessentially English custodian of monarchy and consort of the Queen for more than seven decades. It was not…
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Prince Philip’s ‘death registers the passing of the war generation’ – Prof Amanda Vickery
We spoke to two historians: Prof Amanda Vickery from Queen Mary University of London and James Holland.
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Tributes paid to Prince Philip in Windsor, as public urged to stay away
In normal times we might expect to have seen large crowds here for this solemn occasion. But these are not normal times are they? So how did people get to experience Prince Philip’s funeral? We went around Windsor, a town that has been the duke’s home, to speak to some of the few people that…
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Global Covid deaths pass three million
The number of people who have died across the world is now more than three million, according to Johns Hopkins University in America who have tallied this number since the beginning of last year. This comes as the latest 24-hour government figures show nearly 120,000 people received their first dose of the Covid vaccine yesterday.…
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Carbon capture and the battle against global heating
Once touted as a controversial idea, carbon capture is increasingly seen as a crucial weapon in the battle against global heating. In the run up to the crucial COP26 climate summit in Glasgow later this year, the Science Museum has a new exhibition – the first of its kind – to look at the technologies…
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Nasa picks SpaceX to build spacecraft to return humans to moon
Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur behind the Tesla electric car brand is celebrating more success today after his SpaceX project was selected by Nasa to build the next moon lander. The $3 billion dollar project will try to land people on the moon by 2024, which would be 55 years since Neil Armstrong made history…
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Digital-only artwork touted as the future of the industry
It’s been a month since the art world was turned upside down when Christie’s auctioned a digital-only piece of art for a record-breaking £50 million. More and more established artists are now producing digital-only work, we went to the centre of the digital art world, Los Angeles, to meet artists who say this is the…
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‘He was always beside her’ – one family remembers Prince Philip
Although the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral was scaled-down due to Covid, people across the country marked the occasion, mostly at home. For many it was also a chance to reflect on what the monarchy has meant to them, and how it’s changed over the course of the Duke of Edinburgh’s lifetime. We spent the afternoon…
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‘We’re now in the twilight of this long, Elizabethan reign’ – royal historian Anna Whitelock
What does the future hold for the monarchy? To discuss this we were joined by historian of the monarchy Anna Whitelock and Kimberley McIntosh, who is a writer and commentator.
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Personal tributes at Prince Philip’s funeral
We reported live from Windsor on the aftermath of the duke’s funeral.
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Prince Philip remembered
We took a look back at some images charting the life of the Duke of Edinburgh.
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Jailing of Jimmy Lai is ‘vengeful behaviour by a wicked regime’, says Chris Patten
We spoke to Lord Patten, who served as the last governor of Hong Kong
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’If we can show they have no monopoly over us, we can move away from their grip’ – Lyra McKee’s partner Sara Canning
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Final preparations for Prince Philip’s funeral taking place
Final preparations have been taking place in Windsor, ahead of the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral tomorrow.
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St Vincent: Thousands seek safety in shelters as eruptions continue
There have been more volcanic eruptions on the Caribbean island of St Vincent, with thousands of people seeking safety in government shelters.
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‘Our presence exacerbates problem’ – Congressman Adam Smith on Afghanistan
President Biden made another major foreign policy call this week declaring that all US troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan by September this year.
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Peaky Blinders actress Helen McCrory dies aged 52
The actress Helen McCrory has died from cancer at the age of 52.
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Hong Kong media tycoon jailed over pro-democracy protests
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 14 months in jail for his role in the mass pro-democracy demonstrations which swept the territory in 2019.
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Joe Anderson: ‘I’ve never taken a bribe, nor would I, why would I?’
In his first television interview since his dramatic political downfall, Joe Anderson spoke to us.
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Chicago police release video showing 13-year-old boy shot dead by officer
Bodycam video footage has been released in Chicago showing the moment a police officer fatally shot a 13-year-old boy.
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‘We have to get to the bottom of how this happened’ – Lord Kerslake on Greensill
We spoke to Lord Bob Kerslake, who was head of the civil service under David Cameron.
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National Audit Office launches probe into Greensill’s involvement in Covid schemes
Another inquiry has been launched into Greensill Capital, the collapsed finance firm which had former Prime Minister David Cameron on its books, and its relations with Whitehall.
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Series 7, Episode 7: Ayesha Vardag
Ayesha Vardag is arguably Britain’s most well-known divorce lawyer. She’s famous for representing the rich and the powerful and big high worth divorce cases.
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How poverty and corruption fuel terrorism across Africa
Attacks are on the rise across the African continent; a consequence of poverty, domestic grievances new and old, and Africa’s resource “curse”.
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‘My mum would still be alive if that domestic abuse register was here’
A year after it was first introduced, the landmark violence against women and girls bill is back in the House of Commons, where the government has accepted the majority of suggestions made by the Lords.
