Lawyers for Julian Assange are launching what could be his final bid to avoid extradition to the US to face trial over leaking military secrets. The two-day hearing at the High Court in London is due to hear his team argue he should be allowed a full appeal. There is no guarantee that will be…
Julian Assange’s wife says the WikiLeaks founder would not survive being extradited from the UK to the US. His final appeal will be heard at the High Court on Tuesday and Stella Assange says he is physically and mentally extremely weak. She told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that “this could very well be the…
UK Special Forces blocked Afghan troops they had fought alongside from relocating to the UK after the Taliban seized power, BBC Panorama can reveal. Leaked documents show special forces rejected applications despite some containing compelling evidence of service alongside the British military. Afghan commandos accompanied British special forces on some of the most dangerous missions…
The sovereignty of the Falkland Islands will not be up for discussion as long as they want to remain a British territory, Lord Cameron has said. The foreign secretary is preparing to make the first visit to the islands by a cabinet minister since 2016. Last month Argentina’s President Javier Milei called for the islands…
Tens of thousands of people are taking part in a pro-Palestinian march in central London. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) march is calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war. Saturday’s march will be the first protest to go near the Israeli embassy in west London since a static rally in October. Some 1,500…
The Duke of Sussex is set to discuss his father the King’s health in a television interview in the US. Prince Harry has been interviewed for the first time since Charles postponed all public-facing duties because of his cancer diagnosis. The interview is due to be broadcast on Good Morning America on Friday. It will…
Prince Harry has attempted sit-skiing whilst visiting the training camp for next year’s Invictus Games in Whistler, Canada. The Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan met competitors at the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort on Wednesday. The couple will meet more athletes at host locations for the 2025 games in Whistler and Vancouver. The duke…
London Mayor Sadiq Khan says deepfake audio of him supposedly making inflammatory remarks before Armistice Day almost caused “serious disorder”. Mr Khan says the law is not “fit for purpose” in tackling AI fakes, as the audio creator “got away with it”. The man who first posted the clip, tracked down by the BBC, told…
Prince Harry and Meghan have had an online overhaul, launching a newly-branded sussex.com website. It is under the rather grandiose title of “The Office of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex”, with a regal-looking coat of arms. Their Archewell brand, covering their charity and media business, is now folded inside. You…
King Charles has attended church in Sandringham in his first public outing since Buckingham Palace announced his cancer diagnosis. Members of the public caught a glimpse of the King as he walked outside St Mary Magdalene Church, in Sandringham. It comes after the King thanked the public on Saturday for their “support and good wishes”…