21 h. ago Queen Camilla showed her mettle as a teenager when she beat back a groper with her shoe

A new book on the UK royal family says Queen Camilla beat off an indecent attack when she was a teenager by taking off her shoe and bashing the assailant in the groin

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32 h. ago Queen Camilla fought off sexual assault as teenager, book claims

Valentine Low’s Power and the Palace relays story in which young Camilla ‘whacked attacker in the nuts’ on train to PaddingtonQueen Camilla was a victim of an attempted sexual assault as a teenager and used the heel of her shoe to fight off her attacker, a new book about the monarchy has claimed.According to Power and the Palace, serialised in the Sunday Times, the queen told Boris Johnson about the attack while he was mayor of London, a position he held from 2008 to 2016. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Camilla told Boris Johnson she was ‘attacked’ by man on train – new book

Former Times royal correspondent Valentine Low wrote the book called Power And The Palace.

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3 d. ago US appeals court rules most of Trump’s sweeping global tariffs illegal – live

Ruling upholds decision from trade court while president attacks ‘Highly Partisan Appeals Court’ and says he will win tariff fightFull story: Most of Trump tariffs illegal, court findsA visit to Taiwan by two US senators has drawn criticism from China, which claims the island as its own and objects to any contact between officials of the two sides.The chair of the Senate armed services committee, Roger Wicker, and the Nebraska senator Deb Fischer arrived in Taipei on Friday for a series of high-level meetings with senior Taiwanese leaders to discuss US-Taiwan relations, regional security, trade and investment, according to the American Institute in Taiwan, Washington’s de facto embassy in lieu of formal diplomatic relations with the self-governing island democracy.A thriving democracy is never fully assured and we’re here to talk to our friends and allies in Taiwan about what we’re doing to enhance worldwide peace. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump aide defends Robert F Kennedy Jr over CDC chaos, calling him ‘crown jewel of this administration’ – US politics live

Stephen Miller baselessly claims CDC experts ‘weren’t actually very knowledgable about public health’ as he defends health secretaryA visit to Taiwan by two US senators has drawn criticism from China, which claims the island as its own and objects to any contact between officials of the two sides.The chair of the Senate armed services committee, Roger Wicker, and the Nebraska senator Deb Fischer arrived in Taipei on Friday for a series of high-level meetings with senior Taiwanese leaders to discuss US-Taiwan relations, regional security, trade and investment, according to the American Institute in Taiwan, Washington’s de facto embassy in lieu of formal diplomatic relations with the self-governing island democracy.A thriving democracy is never fully assured and we’re here to talk to our friends and allies in Taiwan about what we’re doing to enhance worldwide peace. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Lawyer for Federal Reserve governor targeted by Trump says firing does ‘irreparable harm’ – US politics live

Lisa Cook’s attorney argues she should be allowed to carry on in her role until court makes ruling White House picks Kennedy deputy to replace fired CDC chiefA visit to Taiwan by two US senators has drawn criticism from China, which claims the island as its own and objects to any contact between officials of the two sides.The chair of the Senate armed services committee, Roger Wicker, and the Nebraska senator Deb Fischer arrived in Taipei on Friday for a series of high-level meetings with senior Taiwanese leaders to discuss US-Taiwan relations, regional security, trade and investment, according to the American Institute in Taiwan, Washington’s de facto embassy in lieu of formal diplomatic relations with the self-governing island democracy.A thriving democracy is never fully assured and we’re here to talk to our friends and allies in Taiwan about what we’re doing to enhance worldwide peace. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Ambassador, you're spoiling us! Former embassy where diplomats entertained Boris Johnson in one of London's poshest neighbourhoods can be yours for £10m

The property in Gloucester Square is a stone's throw from Hyde Park and boasts access to the prim 1.6 acre gardens - and it's ready for moving in.

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6 d. ago Australia has ‘high level of confidence’ Iran behind antisemitic attacks as ambassador spotted leaving embassy

There is no accusation Ahmad Sadeghi, the embassy or Iranian diplomats in Australia were involved in any attacksFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has rubbished denials from Iran over accusations its military wing had directed antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne, with the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, claiming evidence of direct links from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to the arson attacks.It comes as Iran’s ambassador to Australia, Ahmad Sadeghi, was spotted leaving the Canberra embassy on Wednesday after becoming the first ambassador to be booted by the federal government since the second world war. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago On Fire: Jake Johnson Tops Monaco Modified Series At New London

On Fire: Jake Johnson Tops Monaco Modified Series At New London-Waterford Speedbowl  RaceDayCT.com -

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2 w. ago Facial recognition technology not about ‘total surveillance society’ – minister

Dame Diana Johnson said it was about ‘giving the tools to our police officers to enable them to keep us safe’.

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3 w. ago London's poshest neighbourhood turns into 'zombie' hotspot as locals too scared to leave

Locals in Westminster, London, have been left terrified by drug users who sleep in doorways during the day and then leave human waste in communal areas at night

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