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A hero’s welcome home for Flinders, two centuries too late
Explorer Matthew Flinders gave Australia its name. He had too much ambition to “rest in the unnoticed middle order of mankind”, but too many of us forget.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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He’s on the verge of ending 58 years of hurt. So why is England divided on Gareth Southgate?
But despite England advancing unbeaten into the final of the European Championships attitudes have turned markedly against the England football coach.
- by Rob Harris
Man sentenced to life over plot to rape and murder British TV personality Holly Willoughby
Gavin Plumb’s elaborate kidnap plan, as fleshed out in vivid detail in an online chat group, involved attempting to “ambush” the television presenter at her family home.
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History
Family makes shock discovery of unknown Captain Flinders portrait
The painting, worth more than $1 million, has gone on public display for the first time this week ahead of a reburial service for the explorer, the first person to circumnavigate Australia.
- by Rob Harris
NATO launches diplomatic attack on China over support for Russia’s war
NATO leaders issued the alliance’s strongest-ever language calling out China’s military support for Russia’s war in Ukraine.
- by Donato Paolo Mancini and Peter Martin
World of photos, July 12, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
Rewriting history in real time: Russia builds Wikipedia copy … with a few edits
The most sensitive moments of history have been left out or rewritten on RuWiki. The Kremlin hopes millions of Russians will now embrace these new versions as the truth.
- by The Economist
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World elections
Respect for Macron falls to new low among French public
Emmanuel Macron was once France’s young and charismatic president who embodied hope. He is now widely despised, considered narcissistic and disconnected.
- by Rob Harris
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Crime
Suspected crossbow killer served in army and has brother who is a convicted murderer
A manhunt was sparked after Carol Hunt and her daughters Hannah, 28, and Louise, 25, were found fatally injured at the family home near London.
- by Pan Pylas
King allows public to see other side of famous palace balcony for first time
Inside the Centre Room at Buckingham Palace, a first group of visitors will be allowed to peer out at where crowds gather for jubilees, royal weddings and birthdays.
- by Hannah Furness
Le Pen faces criminal investigation for French election campaign funding
Revelations about the investigation into her finances surrounding her 2022 presidential bid come as a new poll places her as the frontrunner in the next race.
- by Gaspard Sebag and Ania Nussbaum