13 h. ago Prince Harry makes huge announcement on awkward diary clash with estranged William

It has been revealed that while Prince William is in Brazil as part of his Earthshot Prize Awards this week, Prince Harry will also be embarking on a major trip too

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13 h. ago 'I'm working with Prince William on vital project and saw the real him behind the scenes'

Ahead of this week’s Earthshot Prize awards ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Prince William's long-term colleague offered a glimpse into the royal’s motivations behind the scenes

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15 h. ago 'I work with Prince William on vital project and he shows true colours behind the scenes'

Prince William's colleague revealed insights into the royal's behind-the-scenes motivations ahead of his appearance at The Earthshot Prize awards ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this week

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15 h. ago Prince William makes surprise appearance on Brazilian TV show ahead of his Earthshot Prize awards

The royal, 43, today touched down in Rio de Janeiro for his 'favourite' event of the year, putting the scandal surrounding his uncle, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, firmly to one side.

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18 h. ago Prince William puts Andrew drama to one side as he arrives in Rio de Janeiro for his prestigious Earthshot Prize

The heir to the throne will land in vibrant Rio de Janeiro for what friends say is his 'favourite' event of the year, his Earthshot Prize environmental awards.

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18 h. ago Prince William's constant worry about what George, Charlotte and Louis will inherit

Prince William is arriving in Brazil today for the fifth annual instalment of his Earthshot Prize Awards in Rio de Janeiro and has spoken out about the effect his children have on his work

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31 h. ago Prince William heads to Brazil for 'exciting' Earthshot Prize 2026 ahead of awards ceremony

After a tumultuous period for the royal family, dealing with the consuming alleged sex abuse scandal involving the former prince Andrew, William hopes to shift the focus on his tour of Brazil

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8 d. ago 'It's like asking Iron Maiden to play jazz': Chef for Prince William's eco awards refuses to prepare 'disrespectful' vegan menu

Saulo Jennings was asked to cater canapes for the prince and 700 guests at the Earthshot Prize awards night in Rio de Janeiro on November 5 but could not stomach the vegan supper.

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8 d. ago Forward prize names poets Vidyan Ravinthiran and Karen Solie its first joint winners

Judge of prestigious award says two best collection winners ‘address the urgent challenges of our time’Vidyan Ravinthiran and Karen Solie have been named joint winners of this year’s Forward prize for best collection, one of the UK’s most prestigious poetry awards, marking the first time in the prize’s history the honour has been shared.Ravinthiran, who was born in Leeds to Sri Lankan Tamil parents and now lives in the US, was recognised for Avidyā. The collection is described as having emerged from “journeys of great personal significance, and out of a migrant sensibility tied to three different countries”. The Canadian poet Solie shared the prize for Wellwater, a “self-interrogative conversation with a culture in crisis and a natural world on the brink”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Booker Prize announces launch of first award for children’s fiction

The Children’s Booker Prize winner will be chosen by a combined panel of child and adult judges and awarded £50,000.

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1 week ago Kylie Minogue among stars performing for William’s Earthshot Prize awards in Rio

Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey has voiced an awards trailer featuring the 15 finalists and showcasing their solutions.

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2 w. ago Beasts of the Sea: the tragic story of how the ‘gentle, lovable’ sea cow became the perfect victim

Iida Turpeinen’s novel has been a sensation in her native Finland. On the eve of its UK publication, she talks about her compulsion to tell of the sociable giant’s plightIida Turpeinen is the author of Beasts of the Sea, a Finnish novel tracing the fate of a now-extinct species: the sea cow. Similar to dugongs and manatees, the sea cow was only discovered in 1741 by the shipwrecked German-born naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller but by 1768 it had already become the first marine species to be eradicated by humans.Translated into 28 languages and shortlisted for the country’s most prestigious literary award, the Finlandia Prize, Beasts of the Sea was described by the Helsinki Literacy Agency as the most internationally successful Finnish debut novel ever. Turpeinen, 38, a PhD student of comparative literature, is now a resident novelist at Finland’s Natural History Museum. Her book will be published in the UK on 23 October. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Kate Middleton thought her hopes of 'happily ever after' had been dashed... until Prince William sprung a special surprise that left her 'speechless'

Following an almost nine-year relationship, it was no wonder that rumours had began to circulate that Prince William was contemplating popping the question to his university sweetheart.

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2 w. ago Hilarious BBC blunder as live performance by legendary band Pulp is wrongly subtitled with lines from Miss Marple

A SONG by Pulp was wrongly subtitled with lines from Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple in a BBC blunder. Phrases such as “Morning, Miss Marple. How’s the leg?” accompanied Jarvis Cocker. Hard-of-hearing viewers were baffled as the frontman belted out Spike Island at the Mercury Prize awards ceremony on Thursday night. Subtitles as he prowled the...

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2 w. ago Trump vindicated as stunning new poll crowns him the man who did what Obama and Biden never could in the Middle East

Donald Trump may not have been awarded a Nobel Peace Prize yet, but American voters - even Democrats - are giving him high marks for his work trying to achieve peace in the Middle East.

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2 w. ago WSL considers borrowing tens of millions to accelerate growth plans

WSL board examining ways of raising fundsLoans would be used to boost payments and prize moneyThe Women’s Super League is exploring borrowing tens of millions of pounds in an attempt to accelerate the growth of the competition. The WSL board has commissioned the investment bank Goldman Sachs and the accountancy firm Deloitte to examine ways of raising funding anda debt deal is the preferred option at this stage.The borrowing would be used to increase central payments and prize money awarded to clubs, with the aim of stimulating further growth in sponsorship, broadcast deals and club-led investment, as a result of creating a better product. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sam Fender didn’t need his Mercury prize win – but he earned it with his incisive social realism

They could have given the award to an album that wasn’t already a huge hit – but Fender’s blend of kitchen-sink drama and stadium choruses is expertly done‘You can expect all the usual excitement,” offered host Lauren Laverne at the start of this year’s Mercury prize ceremony. It’s the kind of thing people hosting awards shows are duty-bound to say, but the use of the word “usual” suggested she was diplomatically overlooking last year’s event, which – through no fault of the album that won, English Teacher’s This Could Be Texas – had all the excitement of a wake.The Mercury had lost its corporate sponsorship, necessitating what host Annie Mac called “an intimate celebration of this year’s shortlist”, in the same way that an estate agent might call a flat with the shower next to the cooker “cosy”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sam Fender wins 2025 Mercury prize for his album People Watching

Geordie singer-songwriter’s album reached No 1 on the UK album chart and led to a series of stadium-sized concerts this summerSam Fender is the winner of the 2025 Mercury prize, for his chart-topping album People Watching.Announcing the award, Sian Eleri, BBC radio DJ and one of the judges on the judging panel, said the album was characterised by “cohesion, character and ambition. It felt like a classic album, one that will take pride of place in record collections for years to come”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Hamilton Judo Club's Antony Martin  is nation's Disability Coach of the Year

He picked up the prize from the prestigious JudoScotland Community Awards.

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2 w. ago Mercury Prize Awards 2025: Who is CMAT? Irish singer tipped to beat Sam Fender

Irish singer-songwriter CMAT emerges as the frontrunner for Best Album at the Mercury Prize Awards in Newcastle tonight with her third record, Euro-Country

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