BBC presenter who announced Queen’s death quits over teen photo scandal

BBC presenter who announced Queen’s death quits over teen photo scandal

Huw Edwards,the broadcaster’s best-paid newsreader,was suspended last year following claims he allegedly paid a teenager for explicit pictures.

  • byRob Harris

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It’s what Penny Wong didn’t say in her two-state solution speech that’s most alarming

It’s what Penny Wong didn’t say in her two-state solution speech that’s most alarming

The foreign minister’s failure to say more about the world’s most serious conflict is symptomatic of the way Ukraine has slipped down the list of Australia’s priorities.

  • byGeorge Brandis
English wines are set to take over from French and Australian,scientists say

English wines are set to take over from French and Australian,scientists say

Rising temperatures are set to make traditional wine regions unsuitable for production and places not known for wine could squeeze out today’s leaders.

  • byMarc Walker
When a $770 drone can take out a $15 million tank,it puts the future of war in doubt

When a $770 drone can take out a $15 million tank,it puts the future of war in doubt

The emergence of cheap drones,not dissimilar to commercially available models,has been exploited to great effect in Ukraine. The tank’s place as a war-winner may be over.

  • byLara Jakes
Huge cruise ships are a symptom of economic and cultural decline

Huge cruise ships are a symptom of economic and cultural decline

It looks like the monstrous love child of Le Corbusier and H.G. Wells.

  • byJemima Lewis
It’s official,Prince Harry now a US resident

It’s official,Prince Harry now a US resident

Although he and Meghan have put down roots in Montecito,Harry was facing scrutiny about his US visa because of an admission of drug use made in his book,Spare.

  • byDanica Kirka
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Shrinkflation at your supermarket? France has an answer for that

Shrinkflation at your supermarket? France has an answer for that

The practice of downsizing products without downsizing their prices has enraged shoppers in Australia,Britain,the US and elsewhere. France says it’s a scam.

  • byLiz Alderman
Greece puts nearly 200 beaches under lock and key

Greece puts nearly 200 beaches under lock and key

Disgruntled locals complain of being pushed off their own beaches by a tourist boom that brought more than 32 million foreign visitors to Greece last year.

  • byNiki Kitsantonis
Arrest marks latest fall for Scotland’s once high-flying power couple

Arrest marks latest fall for Scotland’s once high-flying power couple

Nicola Sturgeon,who dramatically quit public life in March last year after eight years as first minister of Scotland,was detained in June. Now her husband has been arrested.

  • byRob Harris
For pity’s sake,it’s time to bring Assange saga to an end
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Assange saga

For pity’s sake,it’s time to bring Assange saga to an end

Julian Assange has always polarised opinion. Now,for some,his plight has evoked a sense of pity.

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World of photos,April 19,2024
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World of photos,April 19,2024

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.