60 minutes ago A history of royal tours Down Under: From a young Queen Elizabeth II to Harry and Meghan’s baby joy

King Charles’s first visit to Australia as monarch will begin on Friday

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61 minutes ago Watch live: King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive in Australia for first visit since coronation

Watch live as King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in Australia on Friday, 18 October, for their first official visit since the coronation.

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64 minutes ago Howe confirms no contact from FA over England job, team news: football news – live

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekendSign up for the Football Daily newsletter | And mail YaraMore from Mikel Arteta on Thomas Tuchel’s appointment as England manager and his opinion on a foreigner managing the team:I think he’s one of the best coaches in the world. The way his teams are set up and it is very exciting times. I spoke to a few players, they had a smile in their faces. That’s a great sign.I understand the opinions but that’s the responsibility of the FA to say the filter is either the English manager or the best manager from another country. I can feel sad for some people not to have an English manager there. The history tells you how important this could be. But I would take a lot of pride that a lot of people and managers would do anything to become the ...

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66 minutes ago Manchester Christmas Markets 2024 full list of traders at every location

Manchester Christmas Markets 2024 stalls and traders in full

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70 minutes ago Budget 2024: Inheritance tax set to rise – here’s what it means for you

Only around four per cent of families have to pay inheritance tax under current legislation

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79 minutes ago Simpsons fans say 'history repeats' with spooky prediction but not everyone is sure

An episode of the cult series from 1996 seems to bear spooky similarities to the hurricanes which hit Florida earlier this month, causing at least 17 people to die

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80 minutes ago Israel condemns UN chief for not ‘welcoming’ Yahya Sinwar killing: US pushes for Gaza ceasefire – Middle East crisis live

Israeli foreign minister says UN secretary general António Guterres remains barred from entering IsraelAt least 28 people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school turned shelter in the Jabaliya neighbourhood of Gaza City, amid accusations Israel intends to forcibly expel the remaining population in a renewed ground campaign.The bombing of Abu Hussein school in Jabaliya on Thursday killed 28, including doctors and several children, and injured dozens more, according to health officials, who warned the final toll was likely to be higher. Another 11 people were killed in two separate airstrikes in Gaza City, and it was unclear how many were killed in other strikes in central and southern Gaza. Continue reading...

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84 minutes ago Charles and Camilla praise ‘beautiful’ Australia as they begin historic tour Down Under

The six-day trip to Canberra and Sydney is Charles’s first to a realm since he became monarch following the death of Queen Elizabeth II

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86 minutes ago Barack and Michelle Obama to hit the campaign trail with Kamala Harris next week as polls show a tight presidential race

Former President Obama and First Lady Michelle will hit the campaign trail alongside Vice President Kamala Harris next week with separate rallies in Georgia and Michigan.

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87 minutes ago Karl Ove Knausgård: ‘The book that changed me as a teenager? The History of Bestiality’

The Norwegian author on the magic of Ursula K LeGuin, returning to Virginia Woolf, and the insight of Jorge Luis BorgesMy earliest reading memory One of the most intriguing books, when I was around six years old, was Gangles by Ronald McCuaig. The main character, a wild girl from Australia, could stand on top of fountains and travelled around with a whale by balancing on the water spray the whale exhaled. Reading that book was one of the great experiences of my childhood. That is completely impossible to understand when I leaf through it now: how could something so small grow into something so huge? Pure magic.My favourite book growing up A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K Le Guin. No one above, no one beside. I must have read it 10 times ...

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