Britain isn’t stuck in the past,it’s stuck in the present
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Britain isn’t stuck in the past,it’s stuck in the present

Britain has become Limboland,a nation in which one of its most famous tea-towel epigrams is in danger of becoming a looping incantation:Keep calm and carry on.

  • byNick Bryant

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Activists elevate anti-oil message,spend hours on Rishi Sunak’s roof

Activists elevate anti-oil message,spend hours on Rishi Sunak’s roof

Greenpeace protesters entered the grounds of British prime minister’s listed manor house in North Yorkshire,using ladders and ropes to scale the building.

  • byEwan Somerville,Martin Evans andDominic Penna
Albanese ‘proud’ of Australian cricketers after British PM weighs in on Lord’s stumping
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Albanese ‘proud’ of Australian cricketers after British PM weighs in on Lord’s stumping

A spokesman for the British prime minister said he supported the views of England captain Ben Stokes over the so-called “cheating” cricket scandal.

  • byRob Harris
Zelensky v Eurovision:A political song and dance over the future of Europe

Zelensky v Eurovision:A political song and dance over the future of Europe

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky wanted to talk to Eurovision’s audience of 160 million. The organisers said no.

  • byMichael Idato
Long-awaited free trade deal with UK to finally come into effect

Long-awaited free trade deal with UK to finally come into effect

Britain is about to get a taste of Australia.

  • byLatika Bourke
Australia urged to redeem itself after ‘leading race to the bottom’ on border laws
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Australia urged to redeem itself after ‘leading race to the bottom’ on border laws

Veteran human rights lawyer Tirana Hassan says she was inspired to action by Australia’s “crueller and crueller” policies during the Howard years.

  • byLatika Bourke
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UK deputy prime minister quits after bullying investigation

UK deputy prime minister quits after bullying investigation

Dominic Raab denied claims that he belittled and demeaned his staff,saying he had “behaved professionally at all times”.

  • byBrian Melley
Sunak urges Northern Ireland’s politicians to start governing again

Sunak urges Northern Ireland’s politicians to start governing again

Republican protests were largely peaceful in Northern Ireland on Easter Monday ahead of US President Joe Biden’s visit to mark 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement.

  • byBrian Melley
Rishi Sunak paid more than £1 million in tax in past three years

Rishi Sunak paid more than £1 million in tax in past three years

Sunak is one of the richest MPs in British Parliament,and the prime minister’s personal wealth is something opposition parties have often used as a political attack line.

  • byRob Harris
British PM in doghouse after letting pet roam free in park

British PM in doghouse after letting pet roam free in park

A Sunak family walk in the park attracted the attention of passers-by and police.

‘We need to respond’:Mammoth submarine outlay sparks budget battle

‘We need to respond’:Mammoth submarine outlay sparks budget battle

The government says the AUKUS investment is essential to shield Australia from threats,but the potential $368 billion cost sets up a long political fight.

  • byDavid Crowe andMatthew Knott