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Three people have been charged in connection with the death of One Direction star Liam Payne in Argentina, the public prosecutor's office in the country has said.The 31-year-old pop star died after he fell from a third-floor balcony at the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires on 16 October. The prosecutor ordered the arrest of the three and charged one with "abandonment of a person followed by death" and supplying […]

Prince William has been met by a handful of protesters, outweighed by excited crowds, as he finished his tour of Cape Town.William was visiting Kalk Bay Harbour to highlight the contributions of 2023 Earthshot finalist Abalobi, a social enterprise which aims to protect small-scale fishing communities while also promoting sustainable fishing methods. But as the prince walked along the harbour front shouts could be heard from local fishermen and women […]

A "dangerously fast" wildfire in California fuelled by strong winds has spread, destroying dozens of homes and forcing thousands of people to flee - as forecasters warned of the potential for "extreme and life-threatening" blazes.The fire in Ventura County grew from less than half of a square mile to 16 square miles in just over five hours. Image: Firefighters have been racing to homes to save lives. Pic: AP "This […]

An Australian Olympian, whose breakdancing routine at the Paris Games went viral, says she will no longer compete.Rachael Gunn known competitively as 'Raygun', says her professional career is over. The 37-year-old Sydney university lecturer failed to get on the scoreboard in all three of her competition rounds in August.Her routines at the Olympics included unorthodox moves such as a "kangaroo" dance.She later apologised and said she was "very sorry" for […]

Ireland's prime minister has announced the planned date for a general election to be held this month.Taoiseach Simon Harris said he hopes the election will take place on 29 November, formally kicking off a truncated campaign which will last mere weeks. Mr Harris, 38, was appointed Irish prime minister - the youngest in the country's history - after Leo Varadkar's shock resignation in March.He will travel to Aras an Uachtarain […]

Footballer Benjamin Mendy says he is "delighted" after a judge ordered Manchester City to pay him around £8.5m - as he called on the club to "do the honourable thing".Mendy took the Premier League champions to an employment tribunal, claiming they had wrongly stopped his £500,000-a-month salary after he was charged with sex offences and remanded into custody in August 2021. The 30-year-old was subsequently cleared of all charges.Tribunal Judge […]

Sir Keir Starmer has joined world leaders in congratulating Donald Trump after he declared victory in the US presidential election.The UK prime minister said he looked forward to working with Mr Trump in the years ahead and said the relationship between the UK and US will "continue to prosper". "As the closest of allies, we stand shoulder to shoulder in defence of our shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise," […]

This was a short tour with only a few engagements, but the King's first visit to one of his realms mattered, and Australia was a real test of the monarchy overseas.Even the palace admits no one knew how the King would go down, down under. It wasn't without its challenges.Some had questioned whether the King, who is still undergoing regular cancer treatment, would even make the trip.And the unexpected outburst […]

For Vladimir Putin, the optics could not be better.More than two and a half years into his war in Ukraine, he is shaking hands this week with not just one world leader, or two, but more than 20. China's Xi Jinping, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the new Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian…there's even Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the leader of a NATO member state and EU candidate country.They have all […]