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Sat, 17 Sep 2022 18:54:25 +1000New details about the Queen's final journey
After the Queen's funeral, Her Majesty will take one last tour of the capital before she is laid to rest at Windsor.
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 18:26:03 +1000Wait time to see the Queen grows
The wait time to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state has grown.
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 18:25:59 +1000Prime Minister Anthony Albanese lays flowers for the Queen
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has laid flowers for the Queen in Green Park, next to Buckingham Palace.
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 18:20:50 +1000King Charles III visits Wales
Kings Charles III has visited Wales for the first time in his new role.
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 17:12:15 +1000A risk worth taking? Cheetahs make a comeback in India after 70 years
The mission is not without risk with the eight African cheetahs likely to find Indian reserves challenging due to a lack of suitable habitat of sufficient size.
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 16:55:02 +1000Public grief over Queen’s death doubles as dissent in Hong Kong
It’s seen by some experts as a form of dissent against increasingly intrusive controls by communist-ruled Beijing, which took over the territory in 1997.
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 16:55:00 +1000The doctor, the race car driver and the bridesmaid: Inside Queen Elizabeth’s inner circle
She was one of the best known faces in the world yet those who truly knew Queen Elizabeth II were among a select few
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 14:14:14 +1000‘Not an era for war’: Putin threatens to escalate attacks as India urges peace
Narenda Modi has told Russia “today’s era is not one for war’ but Vladimir Putin has warned Moscow’s efforts so far have only been “warning strikes.”
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 13:46:57 +1000Why the Queen will be buried in the tiniest, plainest sanctuary in the world’s largest occupied castle
After all the rich pageantry, medieval costumery and solemn ceremonies of the past week, this will be the most modest of burials.
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 12:40:25 +1000‘Using them as props’: Why migrants have been sent to an island playground for celebrities and the rich
A stunt where Republican governors send migrants to Democrat-led-cities such as Washington and New York to publicise arrivals under the Biden administration has reached fever pitch.
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 10:56:18 +1000Police arrest man who allegedly ‘ran up’ to Queen’s coffin
One witness said the man pushed her seven-year-old niece out the way and ran up to the coffin before he was tackled by police.
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 08:44:58 +1000Man arrested after rushing at Queen's coffin
A man has been arrested after he reportedly tried to rush at the Queen's coffin lying-in-state.
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 06:39:41 +1000King Charles leads siblings in emotional vigil near Queen’s coffin
The Queen’s children have stood guard near their mother’s coffin in Westminster Hall. Outside, the public queue stretched almost eight kilometres along the Thames.
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +1000God save our history: it’s time King Charles called off royal censors
The royals refuse access to their archives, often on the slim pretext that the details are ‘personal’. I was repeatedly denied access while researching my Queen Victoria biography.
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 02:24:59 +1000David Beckham queues over 12 hours to pay tribute to Queen
David Beckham was spotted in the Lying in State queue and enjoyed snacking through the night with those around him in the line.
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 02:05:09 +1000Kiwi troops perform haka in front of William and Kate
New Zealand troops have performed the haka for the Prince and Princess of Wales at a base in Pirbright.
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 00:54:24 +1000Prince and Princess of Wales meet Commonwealth troops
Prince William and Catherine have met with Australian, NZ and Canadian troops who have been deployed to take part in Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 22:36:19 +1000Skyscraper engulfed by fire in Changsha, China
A fire has broken out in the China Telecom building in the centre of Changsha.
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 22:14:26 +1000Fire engulfs 42-storey office tower in southern Chinese city
A massive fire engulfed a skyscraper in the city of Changsha belonging to the country’s largest telecoms operator.
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 19:30:00 +1000New Zealand republic debate complicated by Maori treaty
Constitutional experts say the government’s obligations under the treaty wouldn’t need to change if New Zealand became a republic, but that hasn’t reassured all Maori.