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You can’t simply walk into Hermes and buy a Birkin bag. This pair is suing instead
The exclusivity of the item is very much part of its appeal – but a pair of California residents who have struck out in their attempts to buy the bags have decided that enough is enough.
- by Jacob Bernstein
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Royal family
I jumped on the ‘Katespiracy’ bandwagon. Now I’m flooded with shame
The prospect of a missing princess was a blessed diversion. But now we know the truth, I feel ashamed. What was I thinking?
- by Kerri Sackville
ISIS-K claim of Moscow attack is credible, analysts say. Here’s who they are and why
The attack in a Moscow concert hall had many hallmarks of an attack by Islamist militants, but one unusual aspect has intrigued security analysts.
- by Mark Trevelyan
Catherine ‘enormously touched’ by support after cancer announcement
The Princess of Wales and Prince William have released their first statement since Catherine announced her cancer diagnosis.
- by James Davey, Hannah Ellison and Will Russell
Analysis
Royal family
The secret burden of holding the family together when your wife has cancer
Prince William has spent his whole life preparing for his future role, but not this one: a husband and father desperately trying to hold his family together while his wife undergoes treatment for cancer.
- by Guy Kelly
Putin vows to punish those behind Moscow coyncert hall terrorist attack
Four men have been arrested for the attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that has killed at least 133 people.
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Mass shooting
Suspects arrested, death toll soars to 133 in Moscow concert hall attack
US agencies confirmed the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan branch was responsible for the attack, which was described by Russian president Vladimir Putin as “a bloody, barbaric terrorist act”.
The world reacts, offers support to Catherine after cancer announcement
The Princess of Wales revealed that tests following abdominal surgery showed cancer had been present, and she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy.
Analysis
Royal family
As we sat feverishly speculating, there was a horrible truth confronting Catherine, Princess of Wales
It’s hard to pinpoint the moment when we came to expect the private health concern of a public figure was fair game for clicks or laughs.
- by Rob Harris
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Royal family
The voice of a naturally private princess cracked as she shared her diagnosis with the world
Having steeled herself for a video message, Catherine delivered in one take a message that will go down in history as one of the most moving royal broadcasts imaginable.
- by Hannah Furness
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Royal family
Princess of Wales announces she is receiving treatment for cancer
The wife of the heir to the British throne said it had been “an incredibly tough couple of months” for her family.
- by Rob Harris