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September 17, 2022

Saudi prince’s visit ‘is a stain on Queen’s memory’

Plans by the crown prince of Saudi Arabia to visit London to pay his respects to the Queen ha ve been condemned by the fiancee of the murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi and other human rights defenders as a “stain” on the monarch’s memory and an attempt to use mourning to “seek legitimacy and normalisation”.

5 mins

David Beckham joins 13-hour queue for Queen’s lying in state

‘It’s special’ Beckham joins queue and hails monarch’s legacy

3 mins

Heads tell of funding crisis as staffing and energy costs soar

Just days into the new academic year head teachers have raised the alarm about the looming funding crisis in schools, with some parents urged to make donations and parent-teacher associations on standby to plug funding gaps for classroom essentials.

3 mins

‘We wouldn’t put Charles on a bus’ Gulf royals balk at British funeral protocol

From Oman in the east to Morocco in the west, Middle East and north African royalty have been closely monitoring plans for the Queen’s funeral, but with days to go until the biggest event in modern royal history, they are unlikely to travel to London in numbers.

3 mins

Charles greeted by supporters – and some protesters – in fi rst visit to Wales as King

For more than half a century he held the title Prince of Wales but in autumnal sunshine yesterday, Charles was helicoptered across the Severn from his Gloucestershire country home for his first visit to the country as King.

3 mins

First days as king Charles shows his temper, but also his emotions in a draining week

In the end, it was the pens that did it. Twice.

4 mins

Michael Jordan's 'Last Dance' jersey sells for a record $10m at auction

During his stellar basketball career, Michael Jordan was famous for his gravity-defying dunks and redefining the bounds of what seemed possible.

2 mins

Rail strikes to resume in October with Tory conference disrupted

Disruption to rail services across Britain will resume after the Queen’s funeral, with drivers at 12 train operating companies staging coordinated strikes at the start of October.

2 mins

‘Lack of urgency’ Chris Kaba cousin says watchdog is taking too long

‘He was the life of the party, you know, everywhere he went he didn’t shy away from showing the people he cared for that he cared for them,” says Jefferson Bosela , describing his cousin Chris Kaba .

3 mins

Federer Retiring star was graceful in play, graceful in defeat

Well, it had to happen. But then, in a sense, it already had. We hadn’t seen Roger Federer play since he was beaten easily by Hubert Hurkacz at Wimbledon in 2021.

3 mins

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