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Police Scotland opens inquiry into Epstein and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor at Balmoral
Police Scotland has launched investigations into reported stays at Balmoral by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, who were reportedly at the invitation of then Prince Andrew in 1999.
- Oct 21
King Charles praises Oman's mediation as Sultan Haitham begins first UK state visit in 44 years
Sultan Haitham bin Tariq began a three-day state visit to Britain on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, with a Windsor banquet where King Charles III praised Oman's mediation between the United States and Iran. Talks with Prime Minister Andy Burnham at Downing Street are set for Wednesday, 21 October.
- Oct 20
King Charles leads tributes to Aberfan survivors on 60th anniversary of 1966 disaster
Charles, Camilla and William visited the Welsh village on Wednesday, 21 October 2026, to remember the 144 people killed when a coal waste tip engulfed Pantglas Junior School in 1966.
- Oct 15
Harry and Meghan make first joint UK public appearance in Nottingham
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited charities in Nottingham on Thursday, 15 October, where about 150 people turned out to greet them. It was their first joint public appearance since moving back to England in August.
- Oct 9
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor receives £302,000 compensation for early Royal Lodge lease surrender
The Crown Estate said on Friday that the former prince was paid for handing back his Royal Lodge lease early, after he paid £1.8 million towards repairs and dilapidations.
- Sep 19
Verissimo opens new season on Canale 5 with Chanel Totti and Ilary Blasi
Italian talk show Verissimo will begin its autumn season on 19 and 20 September 2026, broadcasting at 16:30 CEST on Canale 5 with interviews featuring Chanel Totti, Riccardo Scamarcio, and Ilary Blasi.
- Sep 2
Danny Boyle opens 83rd Venice Film Festival with Rupert Murdoch drama 'Ink'
The Oscar-winning director premiered 'Ink' on the Lido on Wednesday night, while star Guy Pearce revealed Rupert Murdoch's positive reaction to his casting.
- Aug 28
British Museum opens 70-metre Bayeux Tapestry exhibition on loan from France
The 11th-century embroidery has returned to Britain for the first time in nearly 1,000 years, selling out tickets through 2027 as French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to the temporary transfer during renovations in Normandy.
- Aug 19
Meghan Markle's reported casting in Guy Ritchie's Netflix series The Gentlemen is withdrawn
Discussions for Meghan Markle to appear in season three of Guy Ritchie's series The Gentlemen were dropped following public reaction in Britain as the Sussexes prepare their UK return.
- Aug 15
Bonnie Tyler laid to rest in Wales as thousands honor the 'Total Eclipse' singer
The Welsh rock singer was buried in Swansea on August 17 after dying in Portugal on July 8, with thousands of fans paying tribute across her homeland over several days.
- Aug 14
Workers find 9 million euro gold treasure hidden in wall of former Belgian brewery
Construction workers renovating a former brewery in Dendermonde, East Flanders, discovered 49 gold bars and thousands of coins worth an estimated 9 million euros, triggering a police investigation and a five-year wait for potential claimants.
- Aug 10
Las Vegas jury convicts ex-gang leader Duane Davis of murder in 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur
A Clark County jury deliberated for three hours before finding the 63-year-old former South Side Compton Crips leader guilty of first-degree murder, concluding a two-week trial that rested largely on Davis's own public confessions.
- Aug 9
Belfast hosts Fleadh Cheoil for first time as visitors top one million
The world's largest Irish traditional music festival has come to Belfast for the first time, drawing over a million visitors and exceeding all forecasts with one day still to go. Only the second Fleadh ever held in Northern Ireland, it has brought cross-community participation to a city once defined by sectarian division.
- Aug 4
Berlin's Hotel Adlon up for sale at €280 million minimum as 4,000 investors vote on exit
The Jagdfeld Group is seeking to sell the landmark Hotel Adlon on Pariser Platz in Berlin, with a minimum price of €280 million. More than 4,000 investors in the Fundus-Fonds 31 are voting through August on the proposed liquidation.
- Jul 30
Ceuta court expels 12 migrants as tunnel fire reveals subterranean camp and Morocco arrests 10
A Spanish court ordered five-year expulsions for 12 Moroccan nationals following assaults on soldiers, hours after a blaze in sealed military tunnels near the university campus uncovered dozens living underground.
- Jul 4
US envoys Witkoff and Kushner urge compromise in Kyiv after Moscow talks with Putin
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday following a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, urging both sides to compromise as the war threatens to continue into winter.
