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Elderly protesters chip Magna Carta case at British Library
The two women, aged 82 and 85, attempted to smash the reinforced case holding an original text of the Magna Carta in the British Library in London.
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One more time, with feeling: The reinvention of David Cameron
The former British prime minister’s shock return to politics was cynically received by the public. Now he’s got less than a year to rewrite his legacy.
- by Rob Harris
World of photos, May 11, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
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‘Eunuch maker’ who broadcast mutilations of men jailed for life
A Norwegian national made more than $500,000 from the website’s 22,841 members who paid to watch videos of his “barbaric” underworld surgeries.
- by Max Stephens
‘More time to learn’: Ashes hero drops out of race for UK parliament
After a series of gaffes, former England cricketer Monty Panesar has now said he will no longer contest the seat for parliament one week after announcing his run.
- by Rob Harris
This country wants to kick under-13s off social media. Will Australia do the same?
Social media firms will be required to introduce robust checks, including the use of photo ID such as passports, to identify children using their sites and protect them from harm online.
- by Charles Hymas
Plot to assassinate Zelensky and top Ukrainian officials a ‘gift to Putin’
Ukrainian authorities said they arrested two officers in the agency responsible for protecting senior government leaders and accused them of developing the assassination plot.
- by David L. Stern and Serhiy Morgunov
Prince Harry in UK but won’t visit father because King couldn’t find time
The Duke of Sussex had made little secret of his hopes to see his father, who was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer earlier this year.
- by Rob Harris
Unmasked: Notorious Russian cyber criminal who plundered hospitals with ransomware
Attacks by the Lockbit ransomware operation targeted over 100 hospitals and healthcare companies worldwide. Now the world knows Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev is the mastermind.
- by Rob Harris
‘New round of escalation’: Putin’s Russia threatens UK, plans tactical nuclear drills
The drills are a response to “provocative statements and threats of certain Western officials regarding the Russian Federation,” the Defence Ministry said in a statement.