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“It’s like the best tonic in the world”: Queen Camilla on why she loves to readQueen Camilla has recalled secretly reading Lady Chatterley’s Lover, the passionate and controversial novel by DH Lawrence, as a teenager in the 1960s. “As teenagers you read a lot of romances. It was the moment of Lady Chatterley, under our pillows, reading that by torchlight. You know the minute something is forbidden, you want to get hold of it,” she said about the novel that had been at the centre of an obscenity trial.The Queen spoke about memorable moments in her own reading for BBC…
Social MediaThe Flydubai flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia after passengers managed to take back the aircraft’s controlsThe Omani co-pilot who allegedly attempted to hijack a Flydubai plane started a “drift towards extremism and terrorism” while studying in Australia, United Arab Emirates officials say.UAE Attorney-General Hamad Saif al-Shamsi also alleged the pilot – widely named as Hamam al-Hammami – was last week trying to crash the plane into Tel Aviv’s airport in a “suicide attack”.He wounded the captain in the cockpit with the emergency crash axe before being overpowered by passengers. Another crew on the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight was able…
AFP via Getty ImagesPolice have been deployed in big numbers even during demonstrations by opposition parties in the lead up to Saturday’s ‘cockroach’ protest Parts of the Indian capital, Delhi, have been turned into a fortress, with tens of thousands of security forces deployed, as the influential Gen Z-led “cockroach” movement has called for a major protest on Saturday.The protesters are seeking electoral reforms and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of manipulating voters’ lists. The Election Commission has denied this and Kumar is yet to comment on calls for his resignation.The protest comes just…
Watch: Who is Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay?BBC correspondent Joe Inwood explains how Pillay’s childhood in South Africa led her to become a driving force in international law from Myanmar to Gaza.12 hrs agoWorld
Watch: Powerful waves crash ashore as Hurricane Isaias approaches USHurricane Isaias has made landfall in the US state of Florida and is expected to bring life-threatening flooding and winds that have forced thousands to evacuate.The storm weakened slightly to a category 2 hurricane, with 110 mph (175 kph) winds, before ramming into Florida’s western panhandle on Friday evening.Florida, Alabama, and Georgia have each issued states of emergency as meteorologists warned of life-threatening storm surge that could cause up to 9 feet (2.7m) of flooding in some areas. Isaias is one of three storm systems affecting North America this weekend, with…
@Callum10RobinsonCallum (left) and Jake Robinson were on a surfing trip in Mexico with their friend Carter Rhoad when they were killed during a suspected carjacking in 2024Three men have been found guilty of murdering Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, and their US friend Carter Rhoad during a surfing trip in Mexico in 2024.The men’s full names could not be given for legal reasons, and they were only identified as Jesús Gerardo, Irineo Francisco and Ángel Jesús. They are yet to be sentenced – but are likely to spend the rest of their lives in a prison.Debra Robinson, the brother’s…
Tornado rips through Sicilian town and cityDramatic footage shows huge tornado moving through Marsala and Petrosino, causing damage to buildings and cars.8 hrs agoEurope
Getty ImagesDonald Trump’s decision to import Russian fuel to the US represents a remarkable about-face from the president.Just three weeks ago, Trump signed legislation to authorise fresh American sanctions and tariffs on nations that import Russian oil and gas.Now, Trump says, Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to supply hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel fuel to the US and world markets in the coming months.The deal comes as Trump is still grappling with the political fallout of the Iran war and its impact on global energy prices, weeks before American voters head to the polls in the midterm…
Getty ImagesA maternity ward in Panama City was among the buildings evacuated during the tremorsA massive magnitude 7.7 earthquake has hit Panama, damaging buildings and causing widespread shaking.About 4.6 million people felt moderate to severe tremors as a result of the quake, according to the US Geological Survey, which has said that the effects of the quake were “likely to be widespread”. It struck just before 15:00 local time (18:00 GMT) on Friday, with an epicentre about 6.2 miles (10km) from the town of Pitaloza Arriba in south-central Panama.Footage shared online appears to show collapsed buildings in the towns of…
Watch: Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers clash in US Senate debate.A no-holds-barred televised debate between Michigan Senate rivals Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers has highlighted how ugly personal attacks are ramping up in the US midterms elections race.In Thursday evening’s duel, Rogers questioned whether someone in his Muslim opponent’s family might be on a “watchlist”. El-Sayed, a Democrat, called the Republican “a sock puppet for the Trump administration”.Moderator Rick Albin said the barbs continued off camera, spilling into the commercial break – something Albin said he has never seen in 30 years of doing debates.On the morning after…